Reading task

Your Task: Please visit the class site and view the full explanation for the activity under the “Literacy” tab. Click on the Google Slide for Reading.

Use this doc to answer the following questions for THREE texts of your choice from https://www.kidsdiscover.com/quick-reads/

You must answer in full and complete sentences!

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Text 1:

Title of article: Firenado
Date it was published: June 10th 2015

Link to article: Firenado link

Who is the article about?  Firenados

Where does it take place? cattle station in Northern Territory, Australia, in September 2012. Sao Paulo, Brazil,September 2012.

Summarise the article in 2-3 full sentences.

A firenado can reach up to about as tall as a real tornado. When the fire burns it rises because of hot air. It can cause really bad damage to wildlife.

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Text 2:

Title of article: Meet the Hickory Horned Devil, a Fierce but Harmless Caterpillar

Date it was published: April 14, 2015

Link to article: caterpillar link

Who is the article about? A caterpillar

Where does it take place? New Jersey

Summarise the article in 2-3 full sentences.

A caterpillar that looks fierce but really harmless even chickens are afraid. Hickory horned devils are a plant eating type and eats vegetables and fruit.

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Text 3:

Title of article: Meet the Hippo campus, Where Memories Go to Make Sense

Date it was published: March 7, 2015

Link to article: hippo campus link

Who is the article about? hippo campus

Where does it take place? The brain

Summarise the article in 2-3 full sentences.

The hippo campus is the brain cell to record core memories. It is shaped like a seahorse but brown.

Finished?

Please tell me in a paragraph which article you liked best and why!

The Hickory Horned Devil caterpillar because if you are scared of chickens you can go near them and they will run away.