What is the Endocrine System- Literacy
Making Connections
1. Which hormones have you heard of before and what were people saying about them? Give 3 examples.
EG: Thyrotropin- My friend Cecilia has a thyroid problem and does not produce this hormone.
EG: Insulin- I teach a child that has diabetes and needs to inject insulin at lunch time.
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2. Where might you gain information about hormones?
EG: There is a poster in my doctor’s office on diabetes that talks about insulin.
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Making Predictions
3. Where might this article be published?
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4. What qualifications would the author have to write this article?
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5. How do you know that the information is right? How could you check?
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6. Why was this article published?
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7. Who is this article aimed at? (children, teens, adults, people with illness, actors, sport starts, teachers, parents,
anyone etc.) __________________________________
How do you know?
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Summary Techniques
1. With the person next to you write ONE sentence to tell someone else what this article is about. Your sentence
can be no longer than 25 words.
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Meaning
2. Synonyms are words that mean the same thing as each other. Find the words in the text and write an
appropriate synonym. REMEMBER you need to find the words in the text as not all synonyms have the same
meaning in different contexts.
EG That dog was fast. That dog was quick. QUICK and FAST mean the same thing.
EG We fast during Ramadan. We quick during Ramadan. IN THIS CONTEXT the words are different.
Word
Separate (1)
Properly (1)
Many (2)
Bigger (4)
Secretes (6)
Synonym
3. Antonyms are words that mean the opposite. EG fast and slow are opposites in meaning. Find the words in the
text and write an appropriate antonym. REMEMBER you need to find the words in the text as not all synonyms
have the same meaning in different contexts.
Word
Many (2)
Bigger(4)
Important (4)
Quickly (2)
Antonym
4. Most paragraphs have a subheading. What are paragraphs 1-3 about? Create a heading for paragraphs 1-3
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