Year 4 E-School Oct 31 to Nov 4th

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TASK A

o Reading - NON FICTIONo Tumblebooks.com (or a book

of your own).

TASK B

o Watcho Summariseo Note take TASK C

oWrite a newspaper report

using the feastures helper

TASK D

o Maths word problems TASK E

o View a TV documentary andrespond

TASK F

o Geography Website

Here are the

tasks for your

next few daysof e-school.

Use this

checklist to

help youorganise your

time, and

keep track of

your work.

You need to

decide with

your family

how e-school

will look inyour house.


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TASK A:Some readingchoices for the next few days Have fun exploring the books in your home. Where are they kept? Who

reads them? Choose one you can read and spend some time enjoying it. Re-read a book you like (or love!) that you have at home and think more

deeply about it than you have before. Think about: Do parts of this book remind me of anything? What is the main idea of the book? Where might the author have gotten his/her idea for writing? What other ways could this book have ended? Why do I enjoy this book? What things does the author do, that I

like? Try to write an alternative (different) ending to this book!

Search for information on what is happening in Bangkok right now. Youcould use newspapers for example. Write a short summary of what you read.What do you think about it? Record your thoughts.

IF you can get online, have some fun exploring www.tumblebooks.com.Username is: nist and password is: books. Why not explore types of books youwouldnt normally read? You can write summaries, look up the meanings ofnew words, rewrite the story as if you were a different character in thestorylots of possibilities!

ALL of these can of course be done more than once! Book worms are cool.!
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TASK C

Design a front page for a newspaper. Write a report about the floods in Thailand.

Reports usually appear in newspapers. They tell readers about events that have been happening intheir local area, or national or international news.

Newspapers are read by people who want information about something that has happened. Theywant details quickly so reports have to be easy to read and have a snappy presentation style.

When you plan your news story, remember that newspaper reports usually provide the answers tothe questions WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN , WHY, HOW?

Go towww.bangkokpost.comto use as a guide.

Use the plan given to help you plan and organize your writing.

Watch the news on television. It can be a Thai channel if you speakThai or a foreign channel if you speak English. Take notes about thenews report and updates regarding the floods in Thailand. Record theimportant details in point form using bullets.

For example:

Make a summary from your notes and write a paragraph to show thatyou have focused on the important details. From what you hear andyour notes write the summary into your own words.You will need to have good listening skills and writing skills for thistask. Be organized and prepared by having a clipboard, paper and a

pencil ready.

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TASK B
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Key Features of a Newspaper Article

Headlineusually only four or five words. It tries to attract the interest of the

reader by telling them what the story is about, in a short and interesting way.

What is the headline for your article?

How many words are in the headline?

By-linewho wrote the article

Who wrote your article?

IntroductionIt will set the scene and summarise the main points of thearticle: who, what, when, where.

Can you identify these important points in your article?

- Who is the article about?

- What happened?

- When did it happen?

- Where did it happen?

Bodyprovides more detail about the event, in particular it answers the

questions how and why. What else do you know now?


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Quotessometimes articles will include what a person (like an eye-witness or

an expert) has said. These will be in speech marks.

Does your article have quotes? If so,

- What was said?

- Who said it?

- How are they related to the event?

Photograph and caption

sometimes articles have a photograph, and asentence explaining the photograph

Does your article have a photograph? What does it show describe exactlywhat you see?

What does the caption say?


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Headlineusually only four or five words. It

tries to attract the interest of the reader by

telling them what the story is about, in a short

and interesting way.

By-linewho wrote the article.

IntroductionIt will set the scene and

summarise the main points of the article:who, what, when, where.

Bodyprovides more detail about the event,

in particular it answers the questions how and

why.

Quotessometimes articles will include what

a person (like an eye-witness or an expert) has

said. These will be in speech marks.

Photograph and caption

sometimesarticles have a photograph, and a sentence

explaining the photograph.


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TASK E: Watch a documentary of your choice onone of these TV channels:

Discovery

National Geographic

Animal Planet

Give a written response to what you saw.Below are some ideas:

What was the main idea?

Can you make any connections?

What is the message you come away with? List some facts you found out.

TASK D: Switch on to solve some math problems!Have fun solving these math problems on a piece of

paper you have at home. For each one SHOW how youknow your answer is correct!

Find the difference between 1,728 and 2,871.

Peter goes fishing with Patrick. Peter catches 3 small fish and 3 big

fish. Patrick catches four times as many fish as Peter. How many fish

did Patrick catch?

Kathryn goes out to lunch with Mia and Fran. Each girl orders the $17

lunch special. Kathryn agrees to pay the bill. How much will she

have to pay?

George went to the store 46 times last month. He buys 7 blocks each

time he goes to the store. How many blocks did George buy last

month?

Robert has 3 marbles. Edward has 70 marbles. If Edward gives all of

his marbles to Robert, how many marbles will Robert have?


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TASK F: Here is a website with a lot of geographyand important facts of countries. There are puzzles

and quizzes! Youll need the sound on for some of

them.

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/World_Continents.htm
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