Unit 2

Get The Message!

Lesson 10 

Reader's Notebook - Assessment (Formative)

Private And Confidential

In the next story, you will read about a girl who writes letters to a penpal.


A letter is a personal or business form of a message from one person to another.

Go to Private and Confidential on page 105 of Literacy in Action 4A.

This story is longer than other stories you read in the course so far.

Before Reading


Use your background knowledge and prediction skills as you think about the title. 
Answer the first three questions on the Reader’s Notebook: Private and Confidential.




Document: Reader’s Notebook: Private and Confidential
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  1. Download the document Reader’s Notebook: Private and Confidential.
  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: Private and Confidential.
      • Can't view the file? View Skill Builder: Saving Dynamic PDFs.

During Reading


The author includes the letters between Laura and her penpal, which gives the reader more details about the characters in the story. 
Use the character chart tool to track Laura’s character traits. Download and complete this chart. Instructions for creating your character chart are provided on the next page of the course.




Document: Make A Character Chart
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  1. Download the document Make A Character 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 Make A Character Chart.
      • Can't view the file? View Skill Builder: Saving Dynamic PDFs.

Save

How to save a file for submission:

  1. Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
  2. Select your Documents folder as the location to Save In.
  3. Name the document. You will always name your documents in a similar way.
      • Use the first letter of your first name, followed by your last name, then an underscore (_), then the name of the file.
      • In this case, the file name is Reader’s Notebook: Private and Confidential. For example, if my name is John Smith, I would name my file jsmith_privateandconfidential.

  4. Click Save. Your chart is in your Documents folder.
  1. This Formative Assessment 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.