Learning task 4
Formative assessment
- Ask students to read the formative reading text for US 12420, " When they told me I had cancer" (The NZ Herald, 9 January 2004).
- Hand out the
FormativeCloseReadingActivity (Word 961KB)
and ask students to answer the questions.
- The second formative assessment is based on the text "A special effect" by Pamela Stirling (The Listener, December 6 2003). This article is a recount of some significant events in the life of Cameron Duncan, a young New Zealand boy who died of cancer. It is a well-written article that has links to other news articles and The Lord of the Rings movie.
Published on: 24 Jun 2009
