Souvlaki: Home economics

This term we have been looking at a cultural unit, where it consists of making food from other countries, or countries where we export and import food from. In the previous lesson, I had the privilege to make Souvlaki. Souvlakis is a popular greek food that has small pieces of meat, vegetables and also sauces, like the yoghurt sauce and the marinade.  Here is the ingredients we needed for our souvlaki last Friday.

Ingredients:
100g - 150g Beef - Weiner, schnitzel - shredded
2T oil
Tortilla/Souvlaki wrap
Cucumber
Capsicum
Tomatoes - cut flesh
Lettuce - chiffonade
Marinade sauce - Red onion - finely chopped, Fresh oregano
Yoghurt sauce tzatziki - Greek yoghurt - added freshly, chopped mint, parsley, grated cucumber.

Didn't make sauce *was already made for us*
Process for cooking meat:
- Shred beef and put in marinade.
- A drop of oil in the pan - then add the beef
- Heat temperature to cook the meat- sizzle (so it seals in the moisture)

Once done with beek create your souvlaki!

Home economics: Vegetarian Sushi

Vegetarian Sushi:

Teamwork aspects:Every person in my group each was assigned a certain job, for example, Mine and Chloe's job was separating the rice evenly into 4 plates. The boys were assigned to getting all of the ingredients and also the dishes. We all had the initiative to do stuff, and help each other out.

Skills:
- We all knew what we were doing
- We all listened to the teacher and watched carefully what she was demonstrating

- We washed and dried our dishes when we had spare time

Improvements:I think our group could improve on getting our equipment a lot faster, and getting right into it as well. Overall our group is doing really well.

Ingredients/Method:

- 4-5 nori sheets

- 2 cups of sushi rice

- 1 red pepper, julienned

- 1 avocado, sliced

- 1 carrot, julienned

- 4 tbsp rice vinegar

- wasabi

STEP 1: Wrap your sushi mat (bamboo mat or folded kitchen towel) in a large piece of cling film. Put the mat down, put a nori sheet on top of the mat, shiny side up. Grab some rice with your hands and spread it evenly on the nori sheet leaving 1 cm margin at the very top. As well as spreading the rice evenly, keep on pressing it into the mat. Keep a bowl with water handy so that you can clean your fingers if they get too sticky.

STEP 2: Stack vegetables at the bottom of the sheet. Be careful not to overfill the roll.

STEP 3: Using the mat, slowly start rolling the roll squeezing it tightly with both hands as your roll. Go back every now and then to make sure everything is tightly bonded.

STEP 4: Once you get to the end, dip your finger in water and brush the water on the margin to seal the roll. Finish rolling and set the roll aside. Repeat the last 4 steps with the remaining nori sheets.

rolling vegan sushi step by step

Once you’ve rolled all sushi rolls, cut them into 1 cm slices with a sharp knife.

Writing prompts 12: Children of Blood & Bone

Chapter 79 – Zélie
Inan’s amber eyes trap me in the truth of his betrayal, but it isn’t the gaze I know. He’s a stranger. A soldier. The shell of the little prince. Note: It is interesting to think about how Zélie became an empty “shell” after Saran tortured her. After talking with Saran, Inan became a shell, also.
Think back to when Inan said they had no choice but to kill the maji.
Zélie said “There’s always a choice.”

This message can be compared to when you are going through phases or problems that can remind you of things that have scarred you before, like going to war. When people go off to war, they usually come back a lot fearer than usual, this is because they saw and done stuff they didn't want to do or see. Some things can remind a person of the past or of the memories that they want to forget, 'shell' - hiding.

Social Studies- Paragraph about Cellphones

Are students addicted to their cellphones? If so, is that a problem?

Paragraph:
In the generation we live in right now, there has been a lot of technology impacts or changes compared to how many there was in the past. One technology change that has made a big difference to many young lives are cellphones. I believe that for most teenagers they use their cellphones 24/7 or are addicted to it, which is a problem. Research has shown that being addicted to your cellphones or even just using them can cause you to have health problems. These health problems can include Mental health problems, vision problems and also neck strains. Some news shows or sites have shown where kids have made bad decisions all because of a certain video game they have played. So, my answer to this question is Yes, I do think teenagers are addicted(Well most of them) And it can be a problem if you are but even if you're not it still is a problem.

Writing Prompts 11: Children of Blood & Bone

Chapter 66 – Inan
Father stands in his night robes, scanning a faded map. No sign of hatred. Not even a hint of disgust.
For him, carving MAGGOT into a girl’s back is just another day’s work.
…
In that instant it hits me: Zulaikha’s death. Zélie’s screams. They don’t mean a thing to him. Because they’re maji, they’re nothing.

This message can be compared to what happened 71 years ago, which was the apartheid. This is because of how cruel they were treated and how many of their deaths meant nothing to the English and Afrikaaners.

Writing prompts 10: Children of Blood & Bone

Chapter 63 - Zélie
  “You know what intrigues me about your kind? You always start in the middle of the story. As if my father didn’t fight for your rights. As if you maggots didn’t burn my family alive.”
  “You can’t enslave an entire people for the rebellion of a few.”
  Saran bares his teeth. “You can do whatever you want when you’re the king.” This message can be compared to any story that has two characters, for example, a Protagonist and an antagonist. This is because these two characters both have different views or perspectives on the topic they share. Just like in this situation, Zelie views her kind, Maji, as the victims of this problem, but the king sees the Maji as the villains.

Technology changes

Technology Changes

In social studies, my class and I are learning about technology and its changes from the past to the future. Here is a small presentation showing different things that had a big impact of technology change in our lives.