Literacy

Character traits task click here. 1  Choose a character from your story and complete the How is my character as a person? sheet- draft in literacy book first and when checked you can put onto the sheet. We are learning how to analyse a character and identify their traits. We can do this by finding examples of what they do, say, think and how they react to things and people. The author gives us this detail to help us get to know the character. 2 Choose a character to do a character web.     See example sheet. Draw the characte in the middle and have the arms going out in a different colour for each .

Sparks text here Read and do Think Marks. Responding to text requires a range of strategies- what can you do? What connections can you make to this text? We are learning how to make responses to text.

Journal link - Match Report   Read this and ... Choose   Think Marks   to respond to text.    Think Marks    We are learning how to make thoughtful responses to text.

What do you do when you make an inference? How is an inference different to a prediction? Click this link and think!   Read it carefully We are learning how to make an inference. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reading Responses... responding to texts. As you read add a think mark- Post-It note or mark on text if you have a copy.

Journal here Not So Normal Read the story ...when finished ... What happened at the end of the story? Describe Normal by drawing him and putting words around him to describe him. This called a character web.   See below for an example: Can you see how it works? others see her feels like acts like looks like

Journal here. Ski Camp Read the above story- list down any words that are new to you. See wiki for what to do with them. What is the problem to be solved in the story. Did they solve it? What could you do to earn money for ski camp? Make a list of ideas with a partner or by yourself. Can you find some examples of where you can make inferences?

Journal text here 1. Have you read your text and done the vocab hunt- see wiki instructions. 2. Find your text above and read reading response guide below. Summarising   In 4 – 6 sentences, summarise what you read today  then share with teacher then ...   Write from a specific character’s point of view,               summarise what  happened in your reading.  remember to include only the important bits.