{"id":634,"date":"2020-03-30T23:25:59","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T06:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/hons\/?page_id=634"},"modified":"2026-05-09T10:51:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T17:51:40","slug":"literacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/hons\/literacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Literacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Literacy time encompasses a variety of language-based activities to engage students in reading, writing and developing their oral language skills.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Novel Study: Fantastic Mr. Fox<\/span><\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/hons\/files\/2026\/01\/fmf.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6692 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/hons\/files\/2026\/01\/fmf-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"107\" height=\"158\" \/>\u00a0<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/hons\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_E6525.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6828\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/hons\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_E6525-300x259.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/hons\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_E6525-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/hons\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_E6525-768x664.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/hons\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_E6525-347x300.jpg 347w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/hons\/files\/2026\/05\/IMG_E6525.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Students will identify elements of a story such as characters, plot and setting, and practise using reading comprehension strategies.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Visualizing:<\/strong> This comprehension strategy involves listening to the read aloud text and making mental pictures of the characters or story events.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Chapter 1 &#8211; Visualizing &amp; drawing appearance and personalities of Farmer Boggis, Farmer Bunce and Farmer Bean<br \/>\nChapter 10 &#8211; Imagining and drawing a tunnel map of Mr. Fox&#8217;s escape<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-6851.fg-masonry { --fg-gutter: 10px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-masonry foogallery-lightbox-foobox fg-center fg-masonry fg-ready fg-light fg-shadow-small fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-light-overlays fg-hover-fade fg-hover-eye fg-no-js fg-col6\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-6851\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:false,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:false},&quot;lazy&quot;:true,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;src&quot;,&quot;srcset&quot;:&quot;srcset&quot;}\" style=\"--fg-title-line-clamp: 0; --fg-description-line-clamp: 0;\" >\n\t<div class=\"fg-column-width\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fg-gutter-width\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Predicting\/Inferencing:<\/strong>\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Making a prediction or inference support by reasons, whether or not the Famers will catch Mr. Fox in Chapter 2 &amp; 3<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Retelling:<\/strong>\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">The practise of recalling story details and sequence of events<br \/>\nChapter 1 &amp; 2 &#8211; Using their knowledge of adjectives, students were asked to write a short descriptive paragraph about the main character, Mr. Fox.<br \/>\nChapters 4-7 &#8211; Retelling the problems Mr. Fox encountered and solutions he had<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Reader&#8217;s Theatre:\u00a0 Students read aloud dialogue for main characters in Chapter 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summarizing:\u00a0<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Using own words, students were asked to write about the main idea including story climax in Chapter 13.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/hons\/files\/2026\/05\/feast.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6857\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/hons\/files\/2026\/05\/feast-300x282.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"151\" \/><\/a><strong>Extension Activity<\/strong>:\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">The novel ends with Mr. Fox enjoying a grand feast with his family and friends.\u00a0 Students were asked to visualize and write planning their own feast.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kindness Messages<\/strong><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-6756.fg-masonry { --fg-gutter: 10px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-masonry foogallery-lightbox-foobox fg-center fg-masonry fg-ready fg-light fg-round-small fg-shadow-small fg-loading-partial fg-loaded-fade-in fg-captions-bottom fg-hover-fade fg-no-js fg-col6\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-6756\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:false,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:false},&quot;lazy&quot;:true,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;src&quot;,&quot;srcset&quot;:&quot;srcset&quot;}\" style=\"--fg-title-line-clamp: 0; --fg-description-line-clamp: 0;\" >\n\t<div class=\"fg-column-width\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fg-gutter-width\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reading Discussion:<\/strong>\u00a0 <strong>What is a fable?\u00a0<\/strong> What is the difference between a fable and a fairy tale?\u00a0 What is the moral or lesson learned in the Ant and the Grasshopper?<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-6551.fg-masonry .fg-item { width: 250px; 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font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Literacy time encompasses a variety of language-based activities to engage students in reading, writing and developing their oral language skills. 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