PAT Tips: Day 3

Language Arts:

Writers commonly use one of three forms of narration. First person is written as if the events are happening to the writer. Key words that are used are "I" and "we". Third person is written as if the events are happening to someone else. Character names are commonly used along with key words like "he", "she", "her", "his", and "they".

Another form that is not as common is second person. In this style, the author writes so that the reader is the main character. The key word used here is "you". JR from our class mentioned that this is the style of the "Choose Your Own Adventure" type of stories.

Examples:
I took my family to Calaway Park and we had lots of fun. (first person)
You took your family to Calaway Park and you had lots of fun. (second person)
Mr. Sibley took his family to Calaway Park and they had lots of fun. (third person)

Try this: http://www.teachingandlearningresources.co.uk/person.shtml

Math:

Factors are numbers that when multiplied together produce a product.
3 x 5 = 15. Factors are 3 and 5. Product is 15. 15 is also a multiple of 3 and a multiple of 5.

Prime Numbers - these are numbers that only have two factors
Composite Numbers - these are numbers that have more than two factors
0 and 1 are not considered prime or composite. They are exceptions.

More detail and information on this: http://www.mathsisfun.com/prime-composite-number.html Near the bottom of this linked page there  is a section called "Your Turn". Test yourself.

Science:

There are three main groups that are interested in the value of the forests. The first group is Recreational Users including hikers, campers, hunters, and those that use the forests for things like quadding. The second group is Environmental Users including scientists, environmentalist and others that want to protect the forest ecosystem and the animal and plant life found there. The third group is Economic User including forestry companies, oil and gas companies and others that make a financial gain from the forest. In many cases, users may fit into more than one group or all three groups.

Can you think of other examples for each group?

Social:

official language minorities - Groups for whom one official language of Canada (French or English) is their first language but who live within a larger group for whom the other official language of Canada is the first language. For example, a French family that lives in an English community or an English family that lives in a French community. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms helps ensure the protection of Canada’s two official languages by providing minority groups of both official languages with education in their mother tongue. This helps keep their communities and culture strong and vibrant.