Unit 1

What is Courage?

“Mia’s Problem” is a fictional story – someone made it up.

One way we can tell if a story is fictional (Not true) is by looking at the pictures.

The pictures in Mia's Problem are drawings, not photos of real people.

Real-life events are stories (Non-fiction) that actually happened.
You may have read about a true story or you may have seen one on TV.

Real-life events can be found in many places.

The book covers you see on page 8 of Literacy in Action tell about real-life events (Non-fiction) that involve courage. Maybe you can find them or other books about courage in your local library? To find real life (Non-fiction) books about courage at your local library, search the library card catalogue for "juvenile courage non-fiction". Or, just ask your local librarian for help.
The illustrations on page 8 of Literacy in Action also show an internet website and a movie, two more places you can learn about real-life events. But, be very careful, there is a great deal of information on the internet that is presented as being true but in fact is not.
Newspapers are full of real-life events. Look in your local newspaper, or try this link: CBC Kids News.

Download the Read About Real-Life Events worksheet, answer the questions about real-life events, and submit to your teacher.

Download the worksheet for this assessment.

Document: Reader’s Notebook: Read About Real-Life Events
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Download the document Reader’s Notebook: Read About Real-Life Events.
IMPORTANT NOTE: When the download screen opens:

Click the "Open with" button.
Select "Adobe Reader".
Click "OK".
You will then be able to view the document Reader’s Notebook: Read About Real-Life Events.
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Instructions for saving the worksheet.

How to save a file:

Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
Name your Reader's Notebook: Read About Real-Life Events file in this format: jsmith_readaboutreallifeevents and save the file to your Documents folder.

Formative Assessment

This Formative Assessment worksheet is similar to homework, which is an opportunity to practise important concepts in the lesson. The worksheet is NOT for marks.
However, your teacher may ask you to submit this worksheet to check on your progress so be sure to save it in your Documents folder.

U1-L2.1 Read About Real-Life Events (Formative)