Going on a school camp

Going on a school camp

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Overview
Using this Resource
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This task is about finding information across four similar texts.
Use the four advertisements to answer the following questions.
 
Four advertisements from different campsites

Question

a)  Which one of the holiday parks is not close to the sea? Select one

    • A - South New Brighton

    • B - Russell Top 10

    • C - Hutt Park holiday village

    • D - Wincorp

Question

b)  Which two camps show details on the number they can sleep? Select two

    • A - South New Brighton

    • B - Russell Top 10

    • C - Hutt Park holiday village

    • D - Wincorp

Question

c)  Which camp would you contact first, if your school had a student in a wheelchair? Select one

    • A - South New Brighton

    • B - Russell Top 10

    • C - Hutt Park holiday village

    • D - Wincorp

Question

d)  Which camp offers people on-site who will teach outdoor activities? Select one

    • A - South New Brighton

    • B - Russell Top 10

    • C - Hutt Park holiday village

    • D - Wincorp

Question 4Change answer

e)  Write down two positive adjectives from the advertisement for each of camp A and B that are used to attract people to the camp.
Camp A
 
Camp B

Question 5Change answer

f)  i)  What is the slogan camp B uses to advertise itself?
ii) What does this slogan mean?
Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online.
Copyright: 
Source: Principals Today, November 1998.
Level:
4
Curriculum info: 
English, Making meaning, Reading
Key Competencies: 
Thinking
Keywords: 
advertisement, comprehension, locate information, language features
Description of task: 
This resource has students comparing four advertisements on holiday camps and identifying the meaning of a slogan.
Curriculum Links: 
 
Links to the Literacy Learning Progressions for Reading:
This resource helps to identify students’ ability to:
  • use comprehension strategies
  • recognise language features
as described in the Literacy Learning Progressions for Reading at: http://www.literacyprogressions.tki.org.nz/The-Structure-of-the-Progressions.
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Acquiring and using information and ideas in informational texts, set 4
within the Reading Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 
  Y9 (04/1999)
a) C (Hutt Park Holiday Village) very easy
b) A and D (South New Brighton and Wincorp) very easy
c) A (South New Brighton) very easy
d) D (Wincorp) very easy

e)

i)

 

 

 
 
 
ii)

Any 2 of:

  • clean
  • tidy
  • wheelchair friendly
  • reasonable

Any 2 of:

  • safe
  • exciting
  • skilled
  • experienced
  • great

4 correct - very difficult

3 correct - difficult

2 correct - difficult

1 correct - moderate

f)

i)

ii)

"A Bed for every Budget!"

They offer a range of prices.[Do not accept: "Cheap accommodation".]

easy

very difficult