ELA5, CSS, Sferrazza

Now, it is time to put show your teacher the skill you've developed in nonfiction reading.

• Can I recognize nonfiction text features?
• Can I use strategies for determining importance and finding the main ideas?
• Can I apply thinking skills to gain meaning from text?
• Can I respond to text in a variety of ways, including providing support for my response?

You have read about an amazing person, Alaina Podmorow. Now, you can read about an amazing animal, a Gorilla named Koka. First, you will "Take a Peek". Second, you will turn the headings into questions. Third, you will read to answer those questions. Finally, you will write a paragraph response that includes citing evidence from the text to support your response.

Assessment:

Each section is marked on a 4-point scale for a total of 16 marks.

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Submission Options:

• Attach a document completed on your computer using the dropbox below.
• Scan it as one big .pdf file. (best idea)
• Drop it off with your teacher. (also a great idea, but more difficult to return)
• Scan it as multiple .jpg's and put them into a single WORD document.
• If no other way works, pull out your phone and take pictures. (Make them good pictures; then embed them all into a single word document.)

If you have a new scanner and are trying to figure out the best way to scan your submission, here are some tips:

• Paper Size: 8.5 x 11 inches (most typical or can be resized later)
• Colour Format: Grayscale (keeps file smaller then color, yet still clear)
• File Type: PDF (best), or JPG (if PDF isn't available)
• Resolution: 150 or 200 (can use 300 if small details don't show with 150/200)

If you are scanning or taking pictures, please do not submit pages or images as separate files. You can combine your scans or images into a single document (page-by-page) and submit your work as one file.