Lesson 11: Hidden Worlds Magnified - Part A
Completion requirements
Unit 3
How Does the Human Body Work?
Lesson 11
Reader's Notebook
Hidden Worlds Magnified
Pages 157 to 160 of Literacy in Action 5A.
You know that in order to have a healthy body, your organs and body systems must remain healthy. Different body organs work together (like the heart and lungs) to create body systems.
The next selection shows magnified images of parts of a body. The close-up images you will be viewing are of "hidden worlds" in the human body.
Click each coloured row for information about the activity.
Illustration of cancer cells
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Game
It is time for a little bit of fun with adjectives! To practise with adjectives, go to one of the following websites:
Reader's Notebook
In the Before Reading section of the Reader's Notebook: Hidden Worlds Magnified, make a close up sketch of a body part.
Focus on a small area of the body, like a fingernail, a mole or a birthmark, pretending that you are looking through a magnifying glass. Use a magnifying glass if you have one.
In the Before Reading section of the Reader's Notebook: Hidden Worlds Magnified, make a close up sketch of a body part.
Focus on a small area of the body, like a fingernail, a mole or a birthmark, pretending that you are looking through a magnifying glass. Use a magnifying glass if you have one.
Adjectives
The photographs can be described using strong, vivid adjectives. Adjectives are words that describe nouns.
Example: It reminds me of green, underwater coral. The words in italics are adjectives that describe the word coral.
The photographs can be described using strong, vivid adjectives. Adjectives are words that describe nouns.
Example: It reminds me of green, underwater coral. The words in italics are adjectives that describe the word coral.
Game
It is time for a little bit of fun with adjectives! To practise with adjectives, go to one of the following websites:
Download PDF
- Download the document Reader's Notebook: Hidden Worlds Magnified.
- 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: Hidden Worlds Magnified.
- Print the document.
- Examine the selection by looking carefully at the four magnified images on pages 157 to 160 of Literacy In Action 5A and read the legend on page 160.
- For each of images shown, answer the same questions in the During Reading section of the Reader's Notebook: Hidden Worlds Magnified.
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Reader's Notebook
- Your task is to choose the photograph that drew the strongest response from you and write a journal entry (in the After Reading section of the Reader's Notebook: Hidden Worlds Magnified) about what the magnified image made you think about and how it made you feel.
- Remember a magnified image gives great detail, focuses on a small area, enlarges the subject.
- Your journal entry should be at least three sentences in length have strong, appropriate adjectives in each sentence.
Think About It
What would be some challenges of photographing body systems?
What would be some challenges of photographing body systems?
Save
How to save a file:
- Scan the document to your computer.
- Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
- Name your Reader's Notebook: Hidden Worlds Magnified file in this format: jsmith_rnhiddenworlds and save the file to your Documents folder.
Compare your responses with those in the Key by clicking here.