Literacy ContractWeek 4&5Student name:___________Year Level:___________

Activity List Score ____/ 140Due Date:

Friday 21st August An Activity is only complete and points given if it is signed off by the teacher.

A Larrikin Becomes A Hero

Activity List Complete the Activity list below. Tally up your score. Your score will be added each week.5

Points(25 points total)

1. Word Shapes 2. Place the word list in alphabetical order

3. Correctly spell 5 words

4. Another Word For... Find 5 words that mean the same as the word in the spelling list

10Points

(50 points total)

5. Put the images into the correct order and write a sentence using Proper noun , verb , noun.

6. Perfect PunctuationRewrite the sentences making the required corrections. Full Stops, Commas and Capital Letters

7. Correctly spell 10 words

8. Complete the Find o Word Activity

20Points

(100 points total)

9 R e a d i n g G u i d e C h a p t e r 2 1 8 6 9 - Bushranger’s Student

1 0 . C o m p l e t e t h e sentence jumble below

11. Correctly spell 15 words

12. Write a 60 word re count abou t Ned s pen t t i m e i n t h e Strathbogie Ranges. Why?

Spelling ListWORD Look, Cover, Write, Check Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

1 lead

2 free

3 law

4 real

5 mare

6 damn

7 town

8 clue

9 work

10 folk

11 tale

12 camp

13 sash

14 sore

15 heat

1. Word Shapes1

2 3 4

Look at the letter shapes carefully to complete the word shapes. In the bow below write the word not used.

5 67

8 9

12

10 11

13 14

lead

free

law

real

mare

damn

town

clue

work

folk

tale

camp

sash

sore

heat

lead

free

law

real

mare

damn

town

clue

work

folk

tale

camp

sash

sore

heat

2. Alphabetical Order Place the words into alphabetical order

aA bB cC dD eE fF gG hH iI jJ kK lL mM

nN oO pP qQ rR sS tT uU vV wW xX yY zZ

4. Find another word forWORD 1 2 3 4 5

1 lead

2 free

3 law

4 real

5 mare

6 damn

7 town

8 clue

9 work

10 folk

11 tale

12 camp

13 sash

14 sore

15 heat

5. Picture Sequencing

Noun Verb Noun

Cut out the images and put them into the correct order. Find the Noun, verb, noun in each picture. Write a basic sentence

Noun Verb Noun

bees flying flowers

Example

The bees are flying near the flowers.

Noun Verb Noun1

2

3 Noun Verb Noun

Noun Verb Noun

4

5

Noun Verb Noun

Noun Verb Noun

Noun Verb Noun6

6.NED WORD Find. Find the words

A F F B U S H

R O R T O W N

A L E A D O N

N K E C E R T

E M R S L K A

R E A L A U L

S T P D W U E

E R A M D E N

E R O S A S H

T T A E H C X

lead

free

law

real

mare

damn

town

clue

work

folk

tale

camp

sash

sore

heat

8. Perfect Punctuation

Galah's and Cockatoo’s screeching in the trees

and kangaroos lazily sleeping in the shade

of the gums beside the river .

EXAMPLE

Rewrite the sentence in the Table by making the required corrections. Full Stops, Commas and Capital Letters

galah's and cockatoo’s screeching in the trees

and kangaroos lazily sleeping in the shade

of the gums beside the river

8. Perfect Punctuationned didn’t do anything but the troopers

never believed him

to get away from the troopers ned left the

family home and went to work for harry power

8. Perfect Punctuationned didn’t appear to mind because he was sick

of harry’s bad moods and temper tantrums

it wasn’t really a punishment ned was

heard saying that it was good to

relax without hearing a tantrum

8. Perfect Punctuation

ned spent a few weeks in gaol but

was released without going to trial

it was said that ned told the police where

harry’s hideout was

8. Perfect Punctuationit was damn ned kelly wasn’t it

harry power rambled he damn

well lagged me in i bet

9. Reading Guide - Chapter2 Bushranger’s Student 1869Read the question and find the answer. Write your answer in a sentence.

Qn Question Answer

1 Read page 21. Who would always stop and quiz Ned?

2 Read page 22. What did Ned do to get away from the troopers?

3 Who did he go to work for?

4 Who was Harry Power?

5 Where did they camp?

6 What did they do to many poor folk?

7 Read page 23. What did Ned do in the near darkness?

8 Read page 24. How did Ned and Harry sleep?

9 What did they drift off to sleep under?

10 What did Ned dream of?

11 Read page 25. What was Ned and Harry searching for?

12 What did Ned start wearing?

9. Reading Guide - Chapter2 Bushranger’s Student 1869Read the question and find the answer. Write your answer in a sentence.

Qn Question Answer

13 Why did he wear it?

14 Did it make things better?

15 Read page 26. How long did Ned sleep under the stars?

16 What did he do?

17 Where was home for Ned?

18 Read page 27. Why was Ned arrested?

19 How long did Ned spend in gaol?

20 Read page 28. What happened to Harry after Ned got out of gaol?

21 How much was the reward?

22 Who got the reward?

10. Sentence Jumble Print, cut them out and place them in the right order.

1

2

3

4

“ What did you do with Old Bill’s flock of sheep

“ , “ Where did you stash the mare “ ?

In Ned , Harry had a student and

in Harry , Ned had a teacher .

Many poor folk were held up by these

two - living to tell the tale .

But this didn’t stop Harry from being a

mentor to his young friend .

10. Sentence JumblePrint, cut them out and place them in the right order.

6

reward a , We boy did a give

must he him hero , said Mrs he

” rubbed Shelton chin Mr save for ,

our . too is He “ . his

. sure Shelton wasn’t

He knew he needed to be a great shooter , if

he was going to do anything with his life .

5

12. 60 word recount Ned spent time in the Strathbogie Ranges. Why?

Week 3&4 Activity List Score and Comment

5Points

(25 points total)

1. .../5 2. ...../5 3. ...../5 4. ......./5

10Points

(50 points total)

6. ....../10 7. ......./10 8. ......./10 9. ......./10

20Points

(100 points total)

11. ......./20 12. ......./20 13. ......./20 14. ......./20