Unit 4

What do kids like to do?

You will complete a layout activity for this lesson.

Layout

Review information you learned about layout on page 81 in Literacy in Action 4A.

Layout refers to the arrangement of words and space in a picture. Artists place words, colors, and graphics on certain parts of a photograph or poster to draw your attention there.

Analyzing Layout

In this assignment, you will analyze the layout of page 42 in Literacy in Action 4B by responding to questions in the Analyzing Layout worksheet.

This process will guide your planning for both your end of the unit news article and presentation about your hobby.

Download the worksheet for this assignment.

Document: Analyzing Layout
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Download the document Analyzing Layout.
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 Analyzing Layout.
Can't view the file? View Skill Builder: Saving Dynamic PDFs.

Websites

For other ideas on layout, re-visit some of the different kids news sites listed previously and look at some of the articles posted. Look for the elements of layout listed above in the activity.

Instructions for saving the worksheet.

How to save a file:

Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
Name your Analyzing Layout file in this format: jsmith_analyzinglayout and save the file to your Documents folder.

Formative Assessment

This worksheet is similar to homework, which is an opportunity to practise important concepts in the lesson. The worksheet is NOT for marks.
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.

U4-L11.2 Analyzing Layout