Reading Week 7

Click on the link for your group and read the article. Write the short date in your reading book and do the activities there. You may print the article if you need more time than your computer block.

Giraffes

The Zoo Lady
1. What would be the positive, negative and interesting things about having all of those animals?
Analyse by writing a PMI in your reading book about life as The Zoo Lady.
2. What strange pet would you like to have at your house? Explain why.

Monkeys and Zebras

The world is running out of Chocolate!

1. Read this article and make a cause and effect map in your reading book.
What things are causing this, and what do you think the effects will be?
2. What does supply and demand mean? Can you think of another example where demand is higher than supply?

Lions

New Zealand's money gets a new design.

1. Compare and contrast: Make a list of the similarities and differences between the new and old notes. You could use a ven diagram of two circles intersecting.
2. What are the reasons for re-designing the notes? Write about it in your reading book. Do you think it's a good idea? Why/why not?