Introduction
Unless you have lived for most of your life in a small Indian fishing village, it’s probably difficult to understand the lifestyle of the villagers like those in the story. Let’s find out a little about the country of India and the kind of people who live in the thousands of fishing villages around the coast. See the document below for instructions.
Research_task_instructions Mr. Underwood’s Class
Research Task Instructions – Miss T’s class
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Reading Tasks
As you read the book, make sure you complete all the Reading Questions in your notebook. Your teacher will be checking your notebook from time to time, and you will need your answers so that you can take part in class discussions about the book.
The Village by the Sea Chapter Questions
Note that you will have some class time to work on these, but some of this work must be done at home. Keep up to date with your reading! It’s good to be ahead of the class, but if you are behind then you have no idea what we are talking about in class.
Watch Veracross for reading dates and work schedules.
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Assessed Tasks
Essay
This essay is a literary essay, as you learned in Grade 6, but with a difference. This one focuses on only one section of the book, not the whole thing. In this case, we are focusing on the very first chapter, to investigate how the writer introduces us to setting and characters.
The-Village-by-the-Sea-Chapter-1-5-Essay
VBTS Literary Essay – Scaffold copy
Letter
Yes – people used to write letters! Especially people the age of Mr.P. See the instructions below, and see the second document for some ideas that may help.
Taken from http://www.goodletterwriting.com/formal-letters.html
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Some Indian fishing villages…
English website:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/combining_quiz2.htm
On line games
http://www.muchgames.com/games/grammar-ninja
http://www.savethecomma.com/game/