Unit 6

Amazing Places!

Lesson 8


What A Country!

What a Country! is a report that can be found on pages 140 to 143 in your Literacy in Action 4B book. Go there and view the pictures on these pages before you begin reading.


You will be answering questions about this report on the Reader's Notebook: What a Country! page.

The question under the title of this selection reads, What landforms make Canada interesting?

A landform is the natural land feature of a place, which includes things like flat surfaces, mountains, hills, valleys, and canyons.

Click on the colored rows for more information about the assignment.

Download the Reader's Notebook: What a Country worksheet.


Your first question is: "What landform can be found in the area where you live?" Type your response on the Reader's Notebook: What a Country! page.

Predict what you think this selection will be about by answering the Before Reading section of the Reader's Notebook.




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This report is also divided into sections.


Four places in this report have different landforms.

There is some very interesting information on how each of these places were formed. The headings help you separate the information and keep it organized in each section.

After reading each section, answer three questions to summarize information on the Reader's Notebook: What a Country! worksheet. Questions are the same for each of the sections.

Use the information in each of your summaries to do a compare and contrast chart or diagram.


  1. Pick two of the four places that you read about.
  2. Go to the last page of the Reader's Notebook where you will see the compare and contrast diagram.
  3. Type the name of your first choice in the "First Place" column.
  4. List things similar to both places in the middle column (Same), such as tourists visit both places.
  5. Type the name of your second choice in the "Second Place" column.
  6. One difference for both places is the type of landform.
  7. You should include two similarities and two differences for each place.
  8. When finished, save your Reader’s Notebook: What a Country worksheet to your Documents folder.

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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: What a Country! in this format: jsmith_whatacountry 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.