Unit 4

How Do We Express Ourselves?

Activity

What's the Reality?

Before reading the selection, you will do two activities.

Click each coloured row for information about the activities.

Use What You Know

On the What's the Reality? Lesson Questions Chart, write down a list of all the reality TV programs you have watched or have heard of.


Then answer this question on the chart:

  • Do you think reality TV shows have a positive or negative impact on viewers?

Preview the selection What's the Reality? on pages 18 to 21 of Literacy in Action and then answer this question on the What's the Reality? Lesson Questions Chart:

  • What do the headings, subtitles, and illustrations suggest to you about the author's opinions?





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  1. Download the document What's the Reality? Lesson Questions Chart.
  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 What's the Reality? Lesson Questions Chart.
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Save

How to save a file:

  1. Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
  2. Name your What's the Reality? Lesson Questions Chart file in this format: jsmith_reality and save the file to your Documents folder.

Word Choice Activity

Complete the Vocabulary Sheet called Word Tornadoes.


Many words in the selection are base words to which you can add beginnings (prefixes) and/or endings (suffixes).





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Websites

Websites

Use the Online Dictionary to check for spelling errors.

Save

How to save a file:

  1. Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
  2. Name your Word Tornadoes file in this format: jsmith_wordtornadoes and save the file to your Documents folder.


Save

How to save a file:

  1. Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
  2. Name your What's the Reality? Lesson Questions Chart in this format: jsmith_reality and save the file to your Documents folder.

Formative Assessment

  1. This worksheet is similar to homework, which is an opportunity to practise important concepts in the lesson. The worksheet is NOT for marks.
  2. 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.
Compare your responses with those in the key by clicking here.