Week 4

Literacy - Week 4

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*** 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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• Write a journal entry: If you could be any animal in the world, which one would you be and why? Use some interesting words to describe what the animal looks like, sounds like, and what the animal does.

• Using books you have at home or on the Internet, do a Scavenger Hunt for text features. (e.g. About the Author, Glossary, Titles, Subtitles, captions, labels, Table of Contents, the back-cover summary, paragraphs, chapters, headlines, bold or italic print, quotation marks, etc). Choose 3 and explain how they help readers understand what they are reading.

• Listen to and/or watch someone making a presentation (e.g. The Prime Minister, someone reading a story, a person giving directions on how to do something). How does this person use expression to influence the emotions of his/her audience? What gestures and facial expressions are used? How do these help convey messages? What suggestions might you make to improve the presentation?

• Watch a show or view a website about a topic you are interested in. Think about what else you know or have read/seen on this topic. Do you agree with the information and ideas that were presented? Did anything seem exaggerated? Were there any information or opinions missing? Discuss with another person and give some evidence that shows why you think this.

• Think about the quotation “Don’t judge a book by its cover”. What do you think it means? Talk with someone about this. Do you think it is true? Why or why not? Can you think of a time in real life when this was true? Do you agree with this idea? Write down the meaning of the quote in your own words and write a paragraph explaining your ideas about it.

• Describe a pet that you have or would like to have. How and when did you get the pet? Then write an interesting story about you and your new pet.

• Think about your favourite book. Why is this your favourite book? Describe the characters and the storyline. Who is your favourite character? Do you know the author or any interesting details about him or her?

• Talk with a family member or friend about what your dream job would be. Why would you think this would be the perfect job? If possible, interview a person who currently does this job.

• Create a commercial for your favourite movie, game or book.

• Describe your hero or someone you admire a lot. What qualities does this person have? How can you try to be like this person?

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