Unit 6

Amazing Places!

Lesson 4

Reader's Notebook

In the second report on Protected Parks, you will be looking at the report Roosevelt Campobello International Park.

You will find this report on pages 130 and 131 of your Literacy in Action 4B book.


As you read the report, think about how you used your reading strategies to make meaning from the text. The three strategies you are using are

  • use what you know to build information
  • decide on important points
  • summarize the main ideas
Roosevelt Campobello International Park

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Download the Reader's Notebook: Roosevelt Campobello International Park worksheet.


You will use the Reader's Notebook: Roosevelt Campobello International Park page to record your answers to the following questions as you read through this report.

Preview the report first to see what you notice about this park. Read the title and headings and look at the pictures and list two other examples of What I Notice and What I Already Know in the chart in your document.

Next, write a sentence about what you predict the report will be about.




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As you read through the report, think about the questions asked in each section and use them to help you write notes to summarize each section and then to write your summary about the park.


Go back to the Banff National Park Summary example if you need help.

Look on page 130 of Literacy in Action. You see a big picture under the title that should give you some clues as to what kind of park it is. You find two sections on this page. The first is An Island Park.

Think about the questions as you read this section:


  1. What makes the park different from other parks?
  2. How would you describe this park?

The next section is called Location. Think about these questions as you read this section:


  1. Where is the park located?
  2. What other places is it close to?

Look on page 131 of Literacy in Action.


There you see another couple of pictures. Read the top section Wildlife and think about these questions:

  1. What wildlife might I find there?
  2. Can I find the same wildlife everywhere in the park?

The last section is called Origin.


Think about these questions as you read:

  1. How did this park get started?
  2. How did the park get it's name?
  3. What is unique about the park?

Use answers to these questions to guide your responses to help you summarize each section.


The organizer is made of four parts:

  • Location: type at least two facts you learned in this section in this part of the organizer.
  • Nature: type at least two facts you learned in this section in this part of the organizer.
  • Origin: type at least two facts you learned in this section in this part of the organizer.
  • Summary: type two or three sentences of the most important details you found out about the Roosevelt Campobello International Park in this section of the organizer.
Websites

Websites

To read more and see pictures of this fascinating park, go to Roosevelt Campobello Park.

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How to save a file:

  1. Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
  2. Name your Reader's Notebook: Roosevelt Campobello International Park in this format: jsmith_rooseveltcampobello 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.