U1-L9.1 Perfect Man (Formative)
Completion requirements
Perfect Man
Comic books, cartoons, and movies portray them as extraordinary people who save individuals in trouble.
If such a super hero lived in your neighbourhood, what characteristics would that person have? Would he or she be perfect?
Read Perfect Man on pages 31 to 39 of Literacy in Action 4A.
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Unit 1
What is Courage?
Lesson 9
Reader's Notebook
Reader's Notebook
Perfect Man
Superman, Wonder Woman, Spiderman & Supergirl - are all fictional super heroes.
Comic books, cartoons, and movies portray them as extraordinary people who save individuals in trouble.
If such a super hero lived in your neighbourhood, what characteristics would that person have? Would he or she be perfect?
Read Perfect Man on pages 31 to 39 of Literacy in Action 4A.
- Read “Perfect Man” by Troy Wilson.
- As you read the story, remember to make predictions and to pause and check your predictions as you go.
- Be ready to make inferences

Assessment (Formative)
When you have finished reading the whole story, answer the questions on the Reader’s Notebook: Perfect Man and submit it to your teacher.
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- Download the document Reader’s Notebook: Perfect Man.
- 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: Perfect Man.
- 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: Perfect Man file in this format: jsmith_perfectman 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.