Unit 4

What do kids like to do?

Assessment  (Formative)

Ultimate Fun/Creating Visions

You completed an Ideas in a News Article chart in a previous assessment. Complete the following two assessments with details from your chosen article.


  • Ideas in a News Article
  • Interesting! ...But do I know what they mean?

Complete the Ideas in a News Article chart with details from either Ultimate Fun or Creating Visions.

Open

Open Your File

Go to your Documents folder and open your saved Ideas in a News Article .

You will need to complete the 5 Ws questions, interesting details in the text, and interesting details in the photographs for your chosen article. Remember to save your work.

Save

How to save a file:

  1. Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
  2. Name your Ideas in a News Article file in this format: jsmith_ideasinanewsarticle and save the file to your Documents folder.
  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.

Complete the Interesting! ...But do I know what they mean? chart


Choose six unfamiliar words from your chosen article, recording the page number and what you think the word means. Next, research and write the dictionary definition of the word.




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  1. Download the document Interesting! ...But do I know what they mean?
  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 Interesting! ...But do I know what they mean?
      • Can't view the file? View Skill Builder: Saving Dynamic PDFs.
Websites

Websites

To find definitions, go to kids.wordsmyth. Type a word in the search area under Word Explorer Children's Dictionary. Compare the definition you wrote with the dictionary definition: is it the same? Record the definition to the word on your sheet.

Save

How to save a file:

  1. Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
  2. Name your Interesting! ...But do I know what they mean? in this format: jsmith_interesting and save the file to your Documents folder.
  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.