Unit 2

Get The Message!

Read the cartoon strip on pages 58 to 61 of Literacy in Action 4A.

As you read the story, pay close attention to the clues that the author gives:

Body language (facial expressions, body movement)
Signs on walls and paper
Speech bubbles (which are called captions)

Check your predictions in your Reader's Notebook: Cartoon Strip.

Were your predictions about the messages he sees correct?

Open Your File

Go to your Documents folder and open your Types of Messages document.

Choose three different types of messages you found in the comic strip and add them to your table.

Complete all three columns:

The form of message (a sign, picture, symbol, etc.)
The message it is giving to the reader
The purpose of the message (explaining something, telling how to do something, asking something)

Instructions for recording your answers.

Here Is How to Record Your Answers

Follow these instructions to record your answers in the Types of Messages chart:

Open your table from your desktop.
Click your cursor in the first column and add information about the message form.
Click in the next column to type the message.
Click in the last column to type the purpose.
When finished, save your document by clicking “Save As”. Use the same title, and save to your desktop again. If you receive a pop-up message on your computer asking if you want to replace the document with another with the same name, click “Yes” so your new information is saved.

Making Predictions