Weeks 8-10 Space Literacy Tasks
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Purpose of these reading activities is to: increase our knowledge of
space exploration and understand how our knowledge and ideas about
space have changed over time (science). We are also learning to read
non-fiction texts and use our writing skills to share our understanding of
this topic and our ideas (literacy). Throughout this task we will need to use
the skills of ‘Thinking’ and using ‘Language, Symbols and Text.’
space exploration and understand how our knowledge and ideas about
space have changed over time (science). We are also learning to read
non-fiction texts and use our writing skills to share our understanding of
this topic and our ideas (literacy). Throughout this task we will need to use
the skills of ‘Thinking’ and using ‘Language, Symbols and Text.’
Learning Intentions
I am learning to skim and scan text to identify the main ideas.
I am learning to locate the key sentences and questions in texts.
I am learning to use sub-headings to guide me to the main ideas in text.
I am learning to summarise the main ideas in the texts I read.
(from the Karoro Programme of work for Reading)
I am learning to write well structured paragraphs.
Success Criteria
I will be successful when I can show….
-I have have scanned text to find key ideas.
-I have summarised the main ideas from the reading.
-I have put my answers in chronological order.
-I have written two well structured paragraphs explaining how some of our ideas about space
have changed over time (introductory sentence, supporting detail, concluding sentence).
have changed over time (introductory sentence, supporting detail, concluding sentence).
Read the three paper based reading activities given to you about Stephen Hawking, Galileo Galilei
and The Telescope. You will be put with a buddy to do this work. We will mark and discuss our
answers together as a class.
and The Telescope. You will be put with a buddy to do this work. We will mark and discuss our
answers together as a class.
To add to our learning we will watch/ read and discuss these following videos or articles. 
After we have completed these reading activities and viewing and discussing the above materials your task is to write at least two well structured paragraphs explaining how our ideas about space have changed over time.
Write your paragraphs here.
Self assessment
I have an introductory sentence for each paragraph:
I have at least three sentences giving supporting detail:
I have a concluding sentence:
