Unit 4

What do kids like to do?

On this page, you will do the following:


  • learn and practise lead sentences
  • learn and practise sentence structure and including quotations
  • add to your A to Z Hobbies chart
Click each coloured row for information about the assignments.

On previous pages, you learned that a lead sentence comes after the headline as an introduction to the news article.


A lead sentence includes an interesting or unusual detail about the subject of the article to catch a reader’s attention.

Download the Lead Sentences document to see different examples of lead sentences. Once you have determined what your subject will be, practice different lead sentences in the space on the bottom of the page. Save this document so you can work on it as you plan your article.




Document: Lead Sentences Document
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  1. Download the document Lead Sentences Document.
  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 Lead Sentences Document.
      • Can't view the file? View Skill Builder: Saving Dynamic PDFs.

Save

How to save a file:

  1. Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
  2. Name your Lead Sentences Document file in this format: jsmith_leadsentences and save the file to your Documents folder.

You also know that it is important to use proper punctuation in sentences that include quotations.


Quotations are important to include in news articles because they are direct evidence of a person’s opinion about the topic.

Scan the articles about Unusual Summer Camps on pages 10 to 15 in Literacy in Action 4B to see how quotations provide a speaker’s opinion.
Video

Video

Begin learning about ho to use quotation marks in this Youtube video:
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Find examples of more hobbies that begin with letters of the alphabet.


Complete another five hobby words. Include a picture and a word or description. If you get stuck, look at More Hobbies For Children.
Open

Open Your File

Go to your Documents folder and open your A to Z Hobbies chart that you have saved there.

Save

How to save a file:

  1. Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
  2. Name your A to Z Hobbies chart file in this format: jsmith_atozhobbies and save the file to your Documents folder.