Unit 3

How Does the Human Body Work?

Mini-Lesson

Reader's Notebook

Presentation

Presentation is about how a finished product looks to the reader.


The choices of presentation elements (for example, fonts, graphics, and layout) help attract attention, engage interest, and effectively communicate ideas to the reader.

Writers and illustrators try to present their work in a clear and interesting way to engage the reader. A sample checklist for an effective presentation is:

  • presents information in a clear, organized way
  • includes a variety of visual features
  • uses an interesting layout to attract reader's attention
  • makes the reader want to learn more about the topic

Diagram of Human Skeleton
Click each coloured row for information about the activity.

  1. Go back and scan the selection Your Eyes, Your Voice, Even Your Smell: Your New ID.
  2. Answer Questions 1 to 4 in the During Reading section of the Reader's Notebook: Presentation.




Document: Reader's Notebook: Presentation
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  1. Download the document Reader's Notebook: Presentation.
  2. 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: Presentation.

  3. Print the document.
  1. Choose a selection that you have enjoyed so far in this unit.
  2. Complete the Comparing and Contrasting worksheet to compare and contrast the selection you have chosen and Your Eyes, Your Voice, Even Your Smell: Your New ID.




Document: Comparing and Contrasting
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  1. Download the document Comparing and Contrasting.
  2. 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 Comparing and Contrasting.

  3. Print the document.
  1. There are many different presentation styles that are effective. Before you hand in your explanation use the criteria above to make sure you have presented your explanation in the best way possible.
  2. Once you have completed your science explanation, answer Questions 1 to 3 in the After Reading section of the Reader's Notebook: Presentation.
Compare your responses with those in the Key by clicking here.