U3-L4.1 Assignments for Polar Bears
Completion requirements
There are three assignments for this lesson:
Open Your File
Go to your Documents folder and open your Saving Habitat Chart that you have saved there.
Today, you will start learning Word Wall List 10. Need a reminder of what Word Wall Words are? Go back to read about them on the Assignments page.
Vocabulary Word Wall
Click the Vocabulary icon button to open the Grade 4 Word Wall. Look for Unit 3 Word Wall List 10 for your next six words.
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Use Word Wall Strategies to find ideas about learning Word Wall Words. Use whichever of these ideas works best for you to learn the words.
Writing Captions
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Type a caption for each picture in the space under each photo. Think about the following questions as you create your sentences.
Click the coloured tabs to view the Example and Rubric for this assignment
Use capitals, punctuation, accurate spelling, and Word Wall Words in your captions.
Rubric
Check the
Writing Captions Rubric to better understand the expectations of this activity.
Unit 3
Survivors!
Assignment
There are three assignments for this lesson:
- make a new entry in your Saving Habitat Chart
- start on your next list of Word Wall Words
- write captions for some photographs
Make an entry in your Saving Habitat Chart.
Open Your File
Go to your Documents folder and open your Saving Habitat Chart that you have saved there.
- Make an entry for the Polar Bears story, remember to include the name of the story, what the habitat problem is, and what you think people might be able to do about it.
- Don’t forget to save your work.
Save
How to save a file:
- Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
- Name your Saving Habitat Chart file in this format: jsmith_savinghabitatpolarbears and save the file to your Documents folder.
Go to the Word Wall Words chart to get your new Word Wall Words.
Today, you will start learning Word Wall List 10. Need a reminder of what Word Wall Words are? Go back to read about them on the Assignments page.
Vocabulary Word Wall
Click the Vocabulary icon button to open the Grade 4 Word Wall. Look for Unit 3 Word Wall List 10 for your next six words.
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Download PDF
Use Word Wall Strategies to find ideas about learning Word Wall Words. Use whichever of these ideas works best for you to learn the words.
- Download the document Word Wall Strategies.
- 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 Word Wall Strategies.
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Can't view the file? View
Skill Builder: Saving Dynamic PDFs.
Writing Captions
You are going to write captions for the photos of habitats in the Story Board Poster.
The photos were all taken in the same habitat.
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- Download the document Storyboard Poster.
- 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 Story Board Poster.
- Can't view the file? View Skill Builder: Saving Dynamic PDFs.
Imagine that you are a book publisher, and these pictures are going into a book about habitats – what information should be included under each picture in your book?
Type a caption for each picture in the space under each photo. Think about the following questions as you create your sentences.
- What kind of habitat is this?
- What is happening in the picture?
- Does the picture show a way the animal has adapted to the habitat?
- Can you use any of the new vocabulary words you learned on page 117 of Literacy in Action 4A?
- Does the picture show why the wild life needs the habitat?
- Do you see any conservation messages?
Example and Rubric
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A red-spotted newt in its natural forest habitat.
Here’s an example
Use capitals, punctuation, accurate spelling, and Word Wall Words in your captions.
Rubric
Check the
Writing Captions Rubric to better understand the expectations of this activity.
Save
How to save a file:
- Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
- Name your Poster file in this format: jsmith_writingcaptions and save the file to your Documents folder.
Throughout the unit, you learned and practiced new concepts and presentation formats. Now it's time to demonstrate or "sum up" your understanding of that information by submitting this assignment for a mark.
- Submit your Writing Captions worksheet to your teacher for marking.
- Click Add Submission to upload your document.