Reading - Early Level 3/level 3
Week 3 - Term 4
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Day 1: Comprehension
What did Lucy first imagine lockdown to be like?
Why did Lucy not want to watch the news?
What kind of things were they showing on the news that Lucy didn’t want to see?
What other things might have been on the news at the time that were not mentioned?
Explain what an algorithm is, use page 4 to help you:
Why did Andrew and Lucy think algorithms were a terrible idea?
Do you think the use of algorithms in social media are good or bad? Why do you think this?
Day 2: Vocabulary
Match the following words with their dictionary definitions
Use the following words in a sentence of your own
Reliable -
Adopted -
Explanation -
Day 3:
The news website “Bigg News” uses an algorithm so that everybody gets to read news articles that they enjoy. Write down what type of news articles each person had to read.
Day 4:
In the chart below, record the positive (good things), negatives (bad things), and interesting things about the use of algorithms on people’s personal devices.
Day 5: Reflection
Write about your own experiences during lockdown. Write down some things you thought you would do and what you have actually done.
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