Unit 6

What Are Our Connections to the Past?

Activity

The Search for the Northwest Passage

This selection on pages 132 and 133 in Literacy in Action 6B gives information on the search for a shorter trade route to Asia.


In this lesson, you will practise the reading strategies of use what you know, decide what's important, and summarize.
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Preview the Selection


Preview the selection on pages 132 and 133 in Literacy in Action 6B by reading the title, headings, and captions, and by looking at the images.

Answer the first section of questions on the document Search for the Northwest Passage Questions.




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  1. Download the document Search for the Northwest Passage Questions.
  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 Search for the Northwest Passage Questions.
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Remember that the main or key ideas can be found in the first sentence or the last sentence of a selection or implied throughout.


Use the crack the code strategies to solve unfamiliar words as you read.

As you read the selection, answer the second section of questions on the document Search for the Northwest Passage Questions.

Save

How to save a file:

  1. Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
  2. Name your Search for the Northwest Passage Questions in this format: jsmith_northwestpassagequestions and save the file to your Documents folder.
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