Reading
Name 3 events in the competition.
Basketball Shoot, Three-Legged Race, Water Balloon Toss, Ring Toss, Hula-Hoop, Bean Bag Toss, Sack Race, Soccer Kick contest, Bubblegum Blow Out
What is the name of today's story?
The Field Day from the Black Lagoon
People who take part in sports are called _____________.
athletes
What are the names of the two teams in the contest?
The Tigers and The Pussycats
What is today's reading skill?
graphic and text features
On the island the man learned how to ____________. He caught fish and found clean water.
survive
How does Eric become a casualty?
He gets beaned in the bean bag toss.
Name three games / activities we saw in the photos at the start of class.
Three-legged race, sack race, egg and spoon race, and tug of war
When someone gets hurt or injured, they are a _____________.
casualty
Why do the narrator and Eric lose in the three-legged race?
Because they fall over, and Randy and Derek practiced before the event.
What is today's text type? Describe it.
Humourous fiction - It is a fiction story with funny characters and funny events for the reader to enjoy.
The storm destroyed everything in our town. It was _______________.
catastrophic