U1-L8.1 Pictures of Courage (Formative)
Completion requirements
Lesson 8
Pictures of
Courage
Today’s reading is a little different. Instead of reading words, you will be reading pictures.
You will watch a video about compound words, and do an assignment with compound words for practice.
You will write a recount of the story told in one of the pictures.
Reading Pictures
Because of those experiences, you likely understand many of the emotions involved in making that decision – fear, excitement, panic, worry, or dread.
The contents of a photo can give you a lot of information and make you experience some of those feelings again.
Read Pictures of Courage on pages 27 and 30 of Literacy in Action 4A.
View the photos on pages 28 to 30 of Literacy in Action 4A, then choose the one that affected you most. Answer the questions on the Reader's Notebook: Pictures of Courage, save it to your computer, then submit it to your teacher.
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Unit 1
What is Courage?
Lesson 8
Reader's Notebook
Reader's Notebook
Pictures of
Courage
In this lesson, you will read pages 27 to 30 of Literacy in Action 4A.
Today’s reading is a little different. Instead of reading words, you will be reading pictures.
You will watch a video about compound words, and do an assignment with compound words for practice.
You will write a recount of the story told in one of the pictures.

Read
Reading Pictures
At some point in life, everyone must decide whether or not to act courageously.
Because of those experiences, you likely understand many of the emotions involved in making that decision – fear, excitement, panic, worry, or dread.
The contents of a photo can give you a lot of information and make you experience some of those feelings again.
Read Pictures of Courage on pages 27 and 30 of Literacy in Action 4A.
View the photos on pages 28 to 30 of Literacy in Action 4A, then choose the one that affected you most. Answer the questions on the Reader's Notebook: Pictures of Courage, save it to your computer, then submit it to your teacher.
Download PDF
- Download the document Reader’s Notebook: Pictures of Courage.
- 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: Pictures of Courage.
- Can't view the file? View Skill Builder: Saving Dynamic PDFs.
Save
How to save a file:
- Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
- Name your Reader’s Notebook: Pictures of Courage file in this format: jsmith_picturesofcourage 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.