U1-L4.1 A New Beginning (Formative)
Completion requirements
What is Courage?
A New Beginning
The story - A New Beginning on pages 12 and 13 of Literacy in Action 4A is about a girl who comes to Canada from another country.
Things in Canada are very different than what she was used to in her old country.
Predictions
Before you read A New Country, A New School, make a prediction about this part of the story.
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When you finish reading the section, pause and check your predictions. Were your predictions accurate?
Answer the questions under the section A New Country, A New School in Reader’s Notebook: A New Beginning.
Read "Ignoring Fear"
Before you read "Ignoring Fear", make new predictions about this part of the story on the Reader’s Notebook: A New Beginning page above. Then read the section.
When you are finished reading, pause and check your predictions. Then answer the questions under the section Ignoring Fear in Reader’s Notebook: A New Beginning.
Read "Looking to the Future"
What do you think this part will be about? Make a prediction about this section of the story on the Reader’s Notebook: A New Beginning page. Then read the section.
Pause and check your predictions. Then answer the questions under the section Looking To The Future in Reader’s Notebook: A New Beginning.
Unit 1
What is Courage?
Lesson 4
Reader's Notebook - Assessment (Formative)
Reader's Notebook - Assessment (Formative)
A New Beginning
The story - A New Beginning on pages 12 and 13 of Literacy in Action 4A is about a girl who comes to Canada from another country.
Things in Canada are very different than what she was used to in her old country.
You will learn how finding courage helped her adjust to her new life in Canada.
Before you read A New Beginning on pages 12 and 13 of Literacy in Action 4A read about making predictions below.
Before you read A New Beginning on pages 12 and 13 of Literacy in Action 4A read about making predictions below.
Predictions
Use a prediction to get you started on understanding this story.
- View the pictures on pages 12 and 13 of Literacy in Action 4A. Ask yourself: What kind of a new beginning might this story be about?
- Read Predict at the top of page 12. Ask yourself this question: Why do you think a new student might need courage?
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Read the three headings for the different sections of the story; A New Country, A New School, Ignoring Fear, & Looking to the Future.
- What can you predict with this information?
Before you read A New Country, A New School, make a prediction about this part of the story.
Write your prediction on your downloaded Reader's Notebook: A New Beginning.
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- Download the document Reader’s Notebook: A New Beginning.
- 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: A New Beginning.
- Can't view the file? View Skill Builder: Saving Dynamic PDFs.
Click on each of the story's heading titles below for more information.
Read "A New Country, A New School"
When you finish reading the section, pause and check your predictions. Were your predictions accurate?
Answer the questions under the section A New Country, A New School in Reader’s Notebook: A New Beginning.
Read "Ignoring Fear"
Before you read "Ignoring Fear", make new predictions about this part of the story on the Reader’s Notebook: A New Beginning page above. Then read the section.
When you are finished reading, pause and check your predictions. Then answer the questions under the section Ignoring Fear in Reader’s Notebook: A New Beginning.
Read "Looking to the Future"
What do you think this part will be about? Make a prediction about this section of the story on the Reader’s Notebook: A New Beginning page. Then read the section.
Pause and check your predictions. Then answer the questions under the section Looking To The Future in Reader’s Notebook: A New Beginning.
Save
How to save a file:
- Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
- Name your Reader's Notebook: A New Beginning file in this format: jsmith_anewbeginning and save the file to your Documents folder.
- 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.