Week 3

Literacy - Week 3

*** Please understand that you are not expected to complete all of these activities ***

It is suggested that you try to complete 4 - 6 activities per week. Of course, you are welcome to complete more if you wish :)

I have included many options to give you a variety of ideas to choose from.

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• Design a T-shirt that a character from your favourite movie, book or video game might wear. Explain why this design would match the character’s personality.

• Read a book or story of your choice. What mood has the author created? How did he/she create the mood? How does that compare with other stories you have read?

• Write about a special vacation. Where was it? What did you do? Why was it special?

• Create a short performance where no one is speaking. Focus on using body language and facial expressions to communicate the character’s feelings.

• Read a book of your choice today. How did the author help you picture the setting? What kind of words did they use to help you understand? Find evidence from the book to support your thinking.

• Read a book of your choice today. How did the author help you picture the setting? What kind of words did they use to help you understand? Find evidence from the book to support your thinking.

• Create a short skit to present to your family. Focus on using different voices, projecting your voice for your audience to hear and pausing when your audience might laugh.

• Create a storyboard using at least 3 drawings of important events in series. Then include some writing below that explains what is happening in the pictures.

• Talk with someone about how two different books, movies or other media are connected. You could talk about how you felt similar emotions, or recognize similar themes, structure or characters.

• Compare two different texts. (eg. an article and a letter). How are they the same? How are they different? What text features does each have? (eg. headlines, captions, pictures, day-to-day language, familiar or formal language, paragraphs, sub-headings, salutations [Dear....], etc.)

• Describe your best friend or someone you feel close to. How did you meet? What things do you enjoy doing together? How do you feel when you are together? What is special about your friend?

• Find an interesting photograph in the news or in your home. What might you hear, smell, taste, touch? What colours, textures, sounds, movements do you experience? What details in the photograph create vivid pictures in your mind? What powerful words describe the scene? What might you think, wonder, say if you were there? What do you feel when you look at this image? What might the people in the photograph be feeling? Do a quick write about the picture. Think of some possible titles for the picture.

• Why do people read? What sort of things do they read? (e.g. books, professional articles, texts, grocery lists.) What do you like about reading? What types of books do you like to read? (example: funny, scary, poems, biographies, myths,

• articles...). Choose a type you’ve never read before and give it a try!

• Talk with someone about this quote: “The early bird gets the Worm.” What does it mean? Can you think about a time in real life when this is true? Is it always true? Do you agree with the quote? Write a paragraph about your thoughts.

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