Reading Activity Week 5 Term 3 2014

SCHOOL JOURNAL PART 3 NUMBER 1 2007, PAGES 2 - 7

The Sun and Other Inventions by Simon Cooke

WALT: Use inferencing strategy to find answers to questions based on the text. Success Criteria: I know I have used the inferencing strategy when I have done the following to look for an answer: *look for clues around the text, *re-read the text, * sound out the question and look for key words in the question, *discuss with a buddy. * form a picture of the question and then try and answer it. * read on while looking for the correct answer.

ACTIVITY 1 - READING RESPONSE

Read the story and then answer the questions based on the story.

1. What is a Science Fair?

A science fair is a time for people to show their research about science to other people.

2. What did Grandpa Sid do as Emma and he were watching the exhibition?

As Grandpa Sid and Emma was watching the exhibition, Grandpa sid said that he invented the sun.

3. Why did the President of the World go and see Grandpa Sid?

The President of the world went to go and see Grandpa Sid because he wanted Grandpa Sid to invent the sun.

4. Why had the people stopped to listen to Grandpa Sid?

The people stopped to listen to Grandpa Sid because he said he invented the sun.

5. Why were the scientists annoyed with Grandpa Sid.

The scientists were annoyed with Grandpa Sid because no one was visiting his exhibition.

6. What did the scientists do in the end to stop Grandpa from lying to everyone?

In the end the Scientists got the security guards to stop Grandpa Sid from lying to everyone.

ACTIVITY 2 - VOCABULARY

Make sentences with these words.

1. ignored - I pretended to ignore the boy that was teasing me.

2.scattered - I threw them all over the place.

3. screamed - I shouted really loudly because I was scared.

4.scientist - A scientist experiments with things to make other things.

5. enormous - I had an enormous lunch.

6. invented - I invented a talking dog.

7. disappointed - I was very disappointed because it did not work.

8. mistake - It was mistaken for a security alarm.

9. everyone - Everyone was pleased with my invention because it was my first invention.

10. unfortunately - Unfortunately, it ran away and a car collided with it, so now it’s dead.

ACTIVITY 3 - STORY REVIEW

Write an article review for this article and take a screenshot of a picture from the article and put it up on your Blog after it has been checked by your teacher.

This story is called The sun and other inventions, and it was written by Simon Cooke. This story is about an elderly man named Grandpa Sid and his young granddaughter named Emma who go to the International Science fair one rainy Saturday afternoon.

Then Grandpa sid said that he invented the stars, sun, moon, Gravity, and then the scientists (that heard him telling lies) got two security guards, so Grandpa Sid said “Perhaps it’s time to show everyone another one of my inventions: The president of the world wanted a way to save people from dinosaurs”. “So what did you come up with” Emma asked. “Running” Grandpa Sid said.

The end.