{"id":79,"date":"2015-03-08T22:41:49","date_gmt":"2015-03-08T22:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=79"},"modified":"2019-06-11T22:57:53","modified_gmt":"2019-06-11T22:57:53","slug":"the-story-of-nellie-mcclung","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/chapter\/the-story-of-nellie-mcclung\/","title":{"raw":"The Story of Nellie McClung","rendered":"The Story of Nellie McClung"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-highlight\">\r\n<h3 itemprop=\"educationalUse\">Learning\u00a0Goals<\/h3>\r\nAt the end of this lesson, you will be able to:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Understand and use new vocabulary words<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Read words ending in -able<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Decide if a statement is fact or opinion<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Use capital letters for proper nouns<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Organize a paragraph<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Fill out a Voter Registration form<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_81\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2015\/03\/female-454868_1280.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2015\/03\/female-454868_1280-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"http:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/female-symbol-woman-sign-gender-454868\/\" class=\"wp-image-81 size-medium\" height=\"212\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a> Symbol for women[\/caption]\r\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Get Ready to Read <\/span><\/h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>What is sexism?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Have you seen or experienced an example of sexism?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Vocabulary <\/span><\/h1>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Figure out what the bold word means by looking at how it is used in the sentence. Match it to the best meaning. <\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">1. She starred in a play where she <strong>debated<\/strong> men\u2019s right to vote.<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">a. Expressed different viewpoints about something<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">2. They talked about how unfair it was that women were not allowed to sit in the <strong>Senate<\/strong>.<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">b. Became worse<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">3. Even as she grew older and her health <strong>declined<\/strong>, she kept writing and speaking for equal rights.<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">c. One of the groups that helps make laws in Canada<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">4. \u201cBecause I\u2019ve got a bad heart my doctor has told me not to write. I assume he meant books so I keep busy writing letters, <strong>editorials<\/strong> and messages.\u201d<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">d. An article in a newspaper or magazine that shares\u00a0the opinion of the editors<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"textbox shaded\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Write an answer for each question. Write in complete sentences and use the word in bold. <\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Do you watch the <strong>debates<\/strong> around election time?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Why do you think Ottawa\u2019s hockey team in the NHL is called the <strong>Senators<\/strong>?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Do you ever read the <strong>editorials<\/strong> in the newspaper?<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"textbox shaded\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Ask your instructor to check your work.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Word Attack Strategy<\/span><\/h1>\r\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-success\">\r\n<h3 itemprop=\"educationalUse\">Word Patterns<\/h3>\r\nA <strong>suffix<\/strong> is an end part of a word. The suffix -<strong>able<\/strong> means \u201ccan be.\u201d\r\n\r\nFor example: Reading is enjoyable.\r\n\r\n<strong>Enjoyable<\/strong> describes something that can be enjoyed.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>\u00a0Match the word to the correct\u00a0definition.<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\"><strong>Word<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\"><strong>Meaning<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">1. reasonable<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">Describes something that can bring comfort<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">2. fashionable<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">Describes something you can notice<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">3. comfortable<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">Describes something you can love<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">4. affordable<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">Describes something that is in fashion<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">5. loveable<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">Describes someone who can use reason<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">6. noticeable<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">Describes something you can afford<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Break these words into syllables. Remember that every syllable has a vowel and -ble is a separate syllable.<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">7. comfortable = __<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">com<\/span>__ + _______ + __<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ta<\/span>___+ _______<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">8. affordable = _______ + _<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">for<\/span>___ + _______+ __<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ble<\/span>__<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">9. loveable = _______ + ___<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">a<\/span>___+ _______<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">10. noticeable = _______ + __<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">tice<\/span>__ + _______+ _______<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">11. reasonable = __<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">rea<\/span>__ + _______ + _______+ _______<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Use Your Reading Skills<\/span><\/h1>\r\nRead <a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/chapter\/the-story-of-nellie-mcclung\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Story of Nellie McClung<\/em><\/a>\u00a0in your reader. Return to this page when you are done.\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Check Your Understanding<\/span><\/h1>\r\n<h2>Find the Topic and Main Idea<\/h2>\r\n<h5  style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>1. What is the topic of this text? <\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\r\n<div  style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">a. Picnics<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">b. Women\u2019s rights<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">c. Nelly McClung<\/div>\r\n<h5  style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>2. What is the main idea of this text? <\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\r\n<div  style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">a. This text tells the story of how Nellie McClung helped change Canadians\u2019 views about the role of women.<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">b. This text is about the disadvantages of allowing men to vote.<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">c. This text compares Nellie McClung to other women who fought for women\u2019s rights.<\/div>\r\n<div  style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\"><\/div>\r\n<div  style=\"text-align: left;\">\r\n<div class=\"shaded textbox\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<h5 ><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Open and print a <a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2015\/04\/Sum-It-Up_e.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sum It Up<\/a> sheet. Write down the main idea. Add one supporting detail for each box (Think: What did Nellie do to help change Canadians' views about the role of women?)\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\r\n<div class=\"shaded textbox\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Ask your instructor to check your work.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<h2>Identify Sequence<\/h2>\r\n\r\nReaders\u00a0need to understand the different ways that writers organize texts. In texts about history, writers often explain the events in the same order that they happened in real life.\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Match the events and the dates. Copy the sentences in the correct order.<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">1. 1882 __________________________________________________<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">2. 1918 __________________________________________________<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">3. 1921 __________________________________________________<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">4. 1929 __________________________________________________<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">5. 1951 __________________________________________________<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 60px;\">a. White women got the right to vote.<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 60px;\">b. Women were allowed to sit in the Senate.<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 60px;\">c. Nellie died.<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 60px;\">d. Nellie was told girls should not run in races.<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 60px;\">e. Nellie became an MLA.<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"shaded textbox\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<h2>Understanding the Difference Between Fact and Opinion<\/h2>\r\nA <strong>fact<\/strong> is something that can be proven. People can usually agree on the truth of facts. An <strong>opinion<\/strong> is a judgment about what is right and wrong, or what is better or worse. Different people have different opinions. \r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Look at each statement. Which one is a fact? Which one is an opinion? <\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\r\n<div  style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">1. Girls should not run in races.<\/div>\r\n<div  style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">2. Nellie McClung was not allowed to run in races when she was a child.<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">3. Men are more reasonable than women.<\/div>\r\n<div  style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">4. Before 1918, women were not allowed to vote or be in government.<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">5. It is wrong to use violence to fight for your rights.<\/div>\r\n<div  tyle=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">6. Nelly used humour instead of violence to fight for women\u2019s rights.<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"shaded textbox\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Grammar <\/span><\/h1>\r\n<h2>Compound Sentences<\/h2>\r\n<h5  style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Turn each pair of simple sentences into one compound sentence. Remember to add a comma and a conjunction (and, but, or, so). <\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">1. Some activists used violence to get their point across. Nellie used humour.<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">2. Men were seen as reasonable. Women were seen as emotional.<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">3. Nellie pointed out that most of the people in prison were men. Men made up only a small number of the people who went to church.<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">4. Women of colour were treated even worse than white women. Nellie called for an end to racism.<\/div>\r\n<div  style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">5. Nellie\u2019s health declined. She kept fighting for women\u2019s rights.<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"shaded textbox\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<h2>Capital Letters<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-success\">\r\n<h3 itemprop=\"educationalUse\">Grammar Rule<\/h3>\r\nTo understand the rules about capital letters, it helps to know that there are two kinds of nouns -- common nouns and proper nouns. \r\nA <strong>common noun<\/strong> is a general person, place, thing, or idea. Common nouns do not need capitals.\r\nA <strong>proper noun<\/strong> is a specific person, place, thing, or idea. Proper nouns need capitals.<\/div>\r\nExamples:\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Common Nouns<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Proper Nouns<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>woman\r\n\r\nschool\r\n\r\ncountry\r\n\r\ncity\r\n\r\nocean\r\n\r\nbook\r\n\r\nmonth\r\n\r\nevent<\/td>\r\n<td>Mary\r\n\r\nDouglas College\r\n\r\nCanada\r\n\r\nKamloops\r\n\r\nPacific Ocean\r\n\r\nAnne of Green Gables\r\n\r\nJune\r\n\r\nNew Year\u2019s Eve<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Edit these sentences by adding capital letters where needed. <\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<div  style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">1. Nellie was born in chatsworth, ontario.<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">2. Her first book was called sowing seeds in danny.<\/div>\r\n<div  style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">3. Nellie married a man named wes. They had five children together.<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">4. She started the women\u2019s political equality league, which fought to give women the right to vote.<\/div>\r\n<div  style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">5. She went on speaking tours in canada and the united states. She even crossed the atlantic ocean to give speeches in england.<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">6. She died on september 1, 1951, near victoria, british columbia.<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"shaded textbox\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Answer these questions in complete sentences.\u00a0Use capitals where needed.<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">7. What is your favourite restaurant?<\/div>\r\n<div  style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">8. What is the title of the last movie you saw?<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">9. What month were you born in?<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">10. What country would you most like to visit?<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">11. What is the name of your favourite singer?<\/div>\r\n<div  style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"shaded textbox\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Ask your instructor to check your work.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<h1  style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Writing <\/span><\/h1>\r\n<h2>Organize a Paragraph<\/h2>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">A <strong>paragraph<\/strong> is a group of sentences about one topic. A paragraph should include:<\/div>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\">A topic sentence that explains the main idea or point you want to make<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Supporting details that back up your point<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\">A concluding sentence that reminds the reader of your main idea<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Decide what order these sentences should go in.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">a. Second, our government may not make decisions that are good for us if we do not vote. We could lose important rights and freedoms.<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">b. In conclusion, Canadians should always take time to mark a ballot on election day.<\/div>\r\n<div  style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">c. Everyone in Canada over the age of 18 should vote.<\/div>\r\n<div  style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">d. First, our country will not be healthy if people do not vote. Voting is how we make decisions together.<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">e. Third, voting does not take a lot of time or effort. It will likely take less than an hour of your day once every few years.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-info\">\r\n<h3 itemprop=\"educationalUse\">Writing Task<\/h3>\r\nRewrite the sentences above in the correct order and in paragraph form. Do not start a new line for each new sentence. Each sentence should follow the one before it.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2>Fill Out a Voter Registration Form<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<div  style=\"text-align: left;\">In order to vote, you must fill out a form to get on the government\u2019s voters list. This is called registering to vote.<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">1. Look at <a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2015\/03\/Nellies-Application-to-Register-to-Vote.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nellie McClung\u2019s Voter Registration<\/a> form.<\/div>\r\n<div  style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">2. Open and print your own <a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2015\/03\/Register-to-Vote.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voter Registration<\/a> form. Follow Nellie's\u00a0example but use your own information.<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"shaded textbox\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Ask your instructor to check your work.<\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">3. If you are not registered to vote and you would like to be, mail your form to the address at the bottom of the sheet.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\r\n<h2>Answer Key<\/h2>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Vocabulary<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>QUESTION<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>ANSWER<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>1<\/td>\r\n<td>a<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>2<\/td>\r\n<td>c<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>3<\/td>\r\n<td>b<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>4<\/td>\r\n<td>d<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Word Attack Strategy<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>QUESTION<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>ANSWER<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>1<\/td>\r\n<td><span>reasonable - describes someone who can use reason<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>2<\/td>\r\n<td><span>fashionable - describes something that is in fashion<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>3<\/td>\r\n<td><span>comfortable - describes something that can bring comfort<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>4<\/td>\r\n<td><span>affordable - describes something you can afford<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>5<\/td>\r\n<td><span>loveable - describes something you can love.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>6<\/td>\r\n<td><span>noticeable - describes something you can notice<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>7<\/td>\r\n<td><span>com + for + ta + ble<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>8<\/td>\r\n<td><span>af + for + da + ble<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>9<\/td>\r\n<td><span>love + a + ble<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>10<\/td>\r\n<td><span>no + tice + a + ble<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>11<\/td>\r\n<td><span>rea + son + a + ble<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Check Your Understanding\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Find the Topic and Main Idea<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>QUESTION<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>ANSWER<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>1<\/td>\r\n<td>c<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>2<\/td>\r\n<td>a<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Identify Sequence\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>QUESTION<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>ANSWER<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>1<\/td>\r\n<td><span>1882 - d<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>2<\/td>\r\n<td><span>1918 - a<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>3<\/td>\r\n<td><span>1921 - e<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>4<\/td>\r\n<td><span>1929 - b<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>5<\/td>\r\n<td><span>1951 - c<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Understanding the Difference Between Fact and Opinion\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>\u00a0QUESTION<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>ANSWER<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>1<\/td>\r\n<td>opinion<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>2<\/td>\r\n<td>fact<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>3<\/td>\r\n<td>opinion<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>4<\/td>\r\n<td>fact<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>5<\/td>\r\n<td>opinion<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>6<\/td>\r\n<td>fact<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Grammar<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Compound Sentences<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>QUESTION<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>ANSWER<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>1<\/td>\r\n<td>but<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>2<\/td>\r\n<td>and<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>3<\/td>\r\n<td>and<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>4<\/td>\r\n<td>so<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>5<\/td>\r\n<td>but<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u00a0Capital Letters<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>\u00a0QUESTION<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>ANSWER<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>1<\/td>\r\n<td><span>Chatsworth, Ontario<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>2<\/td>\r\n<td><span>Sowing Seeds in Danny<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>3<\/td>\r\n<td><span>Wes<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>4<\/td>\r\n<td><span>Political Equality League<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>5<\/td>\r\n<td><span>Canada, United States, Atlantic Ocean, England<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>6<\/td>\r\n<td><span>September, Victoria, British Columbia<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Writing\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Organize a Paragraph<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span>c, d, a, e, b<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2>Attribution<\/h2>\r\n<strong>Symbol for women<\/strong>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/female-symbol-woman-sign-gender-454868\/\">Female Symbol<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/users\/geralt-9301\/\">geralt<\/a> is in the <a href=\"http:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/service\/terms\/#download_terms\">public domain<\/a>.","rendered":"<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-highlight\">\n<h3 itemprop=\"educationalUse\">Learning\u00a0Goals<\/h3>\n<p>At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Understand and use new vocabulary words<\/li>\n<li>Read words ending in -able<\/li>\n<li>Decide if a statement is fact or opinion<\/li>\n<li>Use capital letters for proper nouns<\/li>\n<li>Organize a paragraph<\/li>\n<li>Fill out a Voter Registration form<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2015\/03\/female-454868_1280.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2015\/03\/female-454868_1280-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"http:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/female-symbol-woman-sign-gender-454868\/\" class=\"wp-image-81 size-medium\" height=\"212\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2015\/03\/female-454868_1280-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2015\/03\/female-454868_1280-1024x723.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2015\/03\/female-454868_1280-65x46.jpg 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2015\/03\/female-454868_1280-225x159.jpg 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2015\/03\/female-454868_1280-350x247.jpg 350w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2015\/03\/female-454868_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Symbol for women<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Get Ready to Read <\/span><\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>What is sexism?<\/li>\n<li>Have you seen or experienced an example of sexism?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Vocabulary <\/span><\/h1>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Figure out what the bold word means by looking at how it is used in the sentence. Match it to the best meaning. <\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">1. She starred in a play where she <strong>debated<\/strong> men\u2019s right to vote.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">a. Expressed different viewpoints about something<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">2. They talked about how unfair it was that women were not allowed to sit in the <strong>Senate<\/strong>.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">b. Became worse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">3. Even as she grew older and her health <strong>declined<\/strong>, she kept writing and speaking for equal rights.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">c. One of the groups that helps make laws in Canada<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">4. \u201cBecause I\u2019ve got a bad heart my doctor has told me not to write. I assume he meant books so I keep busy writing letters, <strong>editorials<\/strong> and messages.\u201d<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">d. An article in a newspaper or magazine that shares\u00a0the opinion of the editors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"textbox shaded\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.<\/span><\/div>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Write an answer for each question. Write in complete sentences and use the word in bold. <\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<ol>\n<li>Do you watch the <strong>debates<\/strong> around election time?<\/li>\n<li>Why do you think Ottawa\u2019s hockey team in the NHL is called the <strong>Senators<\/strong>?<\/li>\n<li>Do you ever read the <strong>editorials<\/strong> in the newspaper?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"textbox shaded\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Ask your instructor to check your work.<\/span><\/div>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Word Attack Strategy<\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-success\">\n<h3 itemprop=\"educationalUse\">Word Patterns<\/h3>\n<p>A <strong>suffix<\/strong> is an end part of a word. The suffix &#8211;<strong>able<\/strong> means \u201ccan be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For example: Reading is enjoyable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Enjoyable<\/strong> describes something that can be enjoyed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>\u00a0Match the word to the correct\u00a0definition.<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\"><strong>Word<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\"><strong>Meaning<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">1. reasonable<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">Describes something that can bring comfort<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">2. fashionable<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">Describes something you can notice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">3. comfortable<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">Describes something you can love<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">4. affordable<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">Describes something that is in fashion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">5. loveable<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">Describes someone who can use reason<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">6. noticeable<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #146494;\">Describes something you can afford<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Break these words into syllables. Remember that every syllable has a vowel and -ble is a separate syllable.<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">7. comfortable = __<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">com<\/span>__ + _______ + __<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ta<\/span>___+ _______<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">8. affordable = _______ + _<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">for<\/span>___ + _______+ __<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ble<\/span>__<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">9. loveable = _______ + ___<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">a<\/span>___+ _______<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">10. noticeable = _______ + __<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">tice<\/span>__ + _______+ _______<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">11. reasonable = __<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">rea<\/span>__ + _______ + _______+ _______<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.<\/span><\/div>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Use Your Reading Skills<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Read <a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/chapter\/the-story-of-nellie-mcclung\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Story of Nellie McClung<\/em><\/a>\u00a0in your reader. Return to this page when you are done.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Check Your Understanding<\/span><\/h1>\n<h2>Find the Topic and Main Idea<\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>1. What is the topic of this text? <\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">a. Picnics<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">b. Women\u2019s rights<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">c. Nelly McClung<\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>2. What is the main idea of this text? <\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">a. This text tells the story of how Nellie McClung helped change Canadians\u2019 views about the role of women.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">b. This text is about the disadvantages of allowing men to vote.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">c. This text compares Nellie McClung to other women who fought for women\u2019s rights.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div class=\"shaded textbox\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.<\/span><\/div>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Open and print a <a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2015\/04\/Sum-It-Up_e.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sum It Up<\/a> sheet. Write down the main idea. Add one supporting detail for each box (Think: What did Nellie do to help change Canadians&#8217; views about the role of women?)\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"shaded textbox\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Ask your instructor to check your work.<\/span><\/div>\n<h2>Identify Sequence<\/h2>\n<p>Readers\u00a0need to understand the different ways that writers organize texts. In texts about history, writers often explain the events in the same order that they happened in real life.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Match the events and the dates. Copy the sentences in the correct order.<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">1. 1882 __________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">2. 1918 __________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">3. 1921 __________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">4. 1929 __________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">5. 1951 __________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 60px;\">a. White women got the right to vote.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 60px;\">b. Women were allowed to sit in the Senate.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 60px;\">c. Nellie died.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 60px;\">d. Nellie was told girls should not run in races.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 60px;\">e. Nellie became an MLA.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"shaded textbox\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.<\/span><\/div>\n<h2>Understanding the Difference Between Fact and Opinion<\/h2>\n<p>A <strong>fact<\/strong> is something that can be proven. People can usually agree on the truth of facts. An <strong>opinion<\/strong> is a judgment about what is right and wrong, or what is better or worse. Different people have different opinions. <\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Look at each statement. Which one is a fact? Which one is an opinion? <\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">1. Girls should not run in races.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">2. Nellie McClung was not allowed to run in races when she was a child.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">3. Men are more reasonable than women.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">4. Before 1918, women were not allowed to vote or be in government.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">5. It is wrong to use violence to fight for your rights.<\/div>\n<div>6. Nelly used humour instead of violence to fight for women\u2019s rights.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"shaded textbox\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.<\/span><\/div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Grammar <\/span><\/h1>\n<h2>Compound Sentences<\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Turn each pair of simple sentences into one compound sentence. Remember to add a comma and a conjunction (and, but, or, so). <\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">1. Some activists used violence to get their point across. Nellie used humour.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">2. Men were seen as reasonable. Women were seen as emotional.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">3. Nellie pointed out that most of the people in prison were men. Men made up only a small number of the people who went to church.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">4. Women of colour were treated even worse than white women. Nellie called for an end to racism.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">5. Nellie\u2019s health declined. She kept fighting for women\u2019s rights.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"shaded textbox\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.<\/span><\/div>\n<h2>Capital Letters<\/h2>\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-success\">\n<h3 itemprop=\"educationalUse\">Grammar Rule<\/h3>\n<p>To understand the rules about capital letters, it helps to know that there are two kinds of nouns &#8212; common nouns and proper nouns.<br \/>\nA <strong>common noun<\/strong> is a general person, place, thing, or idea. Common nouns do not need capitals.<br \/>\nA <strong>proper noun<\/strong> is a specific person, place, thing, or idea. Proper nouns need capitals.<\/div>\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Common Nouns<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Proper Nouns<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>woman<\/p>\n<p>school<\/p>\n<p>country<\/p>\n<p>city<\/p>\n<p>ocean<\/p>\n<p>book<\/p>\n<p>month<\/p>\n<p>event<\/td>\n<td>Mary<\/p>\n<p>Douglas College<\/p>\n<p>Canada<\/p>\n<p>Kamloops<\/p>\n<p>Pacific Ocean<\/p>\n<p>Anne of Green Gables<\/p>\n<p>June<\/p>\n<p>New Year\u2019s Eve<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Edit these sentences by adding capital letters where needed. <\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">1. Nellie was born in chatsworth, ontario.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">2. Her first book was called sowing seeds in danny.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">3. Nellie married a man named wes. They had five children together.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">4. She started the women\u2019s political equality league, which fought to give women the right to vote.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">5. She went on speaking tours in canada and the united states. She even crossed the atlantic ocean to give speeches in england.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">6. She died on september 1, 1951, near victoria, british columbia.<\/div>\n<div class=\"shaded textbox\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.<\/span><\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Answer these questions in complete sentences.\u00a0Use capitals where needed.<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">7. What is your favourite restaurant?<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">8. What is the title of the last movie you saw?<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">9. What month were you born in?<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">10. What country would you most like to visit?<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">11. What is the name of your favourite singer?<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"shaded textbox\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Ask your instructor to check your work.<\/span><\/div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Writing <\/span><\/h1>\n<h2>Organize a Paragraph<\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">A <strong>paragraph<\/strong> is a group of sentences about one topic. A paragraph should include:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">A topic sentence that explains the main idea or point you want to make<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Supporting details that back up your point<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">A concluding sentence that reminds the reader of your main idea<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Decide what order these sentences should go in.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">a. Second, our government may not make decisions that are good for us if we do not vote. We could lose important rights and freedoms.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">b. In conclusion, Canadians should always take time to mark a ballot on election day.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">c. Everyone in Canada over the age of 18 should vote.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">d. First, our country will not be healthy if people do not vote. Voting is how we make decisions together.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">e. Third, voting does not take a lot of time or effort. It will likely take less than an hour of your day once every few years.<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-info\">\n<h3 itemprop=\"educationalUse\">Writing Task<\/h3>\n<p>Rewrite the sentences above in the correct order and in paragraph form. Do not start a new line for each new sentence. Each sentence should follow the one before it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Fill Out a Voter Registration Form<\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">In order to vote, you must fill out a form to get on the government\u2019s voters list. This is called registering to vote.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">1. Look at <a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2015\/03\/Nellies-Application-to-Register-to-Vote.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nellie McClung\u2019s Voter Registration<\/a> form.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">2. Open and print your own <a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2015\/03\/Register-to-Vote.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voter Registration<\/a> form. Follow Nellie&#8217;s\u00a0example but use your own information.<\/div>\n<div class=\"shaded textbox\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Ask your instructor to check your work.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">3. If you are not registered to vote and you would like to be, mail your form to the address at the bottom of the sheet.<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<h2>Answer Key<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Vocabulary<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>QUESTION<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>ANSWER<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Word Attack Strategy<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>QUESTION<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>ANSWER<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td><span>reasonable &#8211; describes someone who can use reason<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td><span>fashionable &#8211; describes something that is in fashion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td><span>comfortable &#8211; describes something that can bring comfort<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><span>affordable &#8211; describes something you can afford<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td><span>loveable &#8211; describes something you can love.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td><span>noticeable &#8211; describes something you can notice<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td><span>com + for + ta + ble<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td><span>af + for + da + ble<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td><span>love + a + ble<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td><span>no + tice + a + ble<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td><span>rea + son + a + ble<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Check Your Understanding\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Find the Topic and Main Idea<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>QUESTION<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>ANSWER<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Identify Sequence\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>QUESTION<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>ANSWER<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td><span>1882 &#8211; d<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td><span>1918 &#8211; a<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td><span>1921 &#8211; e<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><span>1929 &#8211; b<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td><span>1951 &#8211; c<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Understanding the Difference Between Fact and Opinion\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>\u00a0QUESTION<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>ANSWER<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>opinion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>fact<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>opinion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>fact<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>opinion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>fact<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Grammar<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Compound Sentences<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>QUESTION<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>ANSWER<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>but<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>and<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>and<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>so<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>but<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u00a0Capital Letters<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>\u00a0QUESTION<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>ANSWER<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td><span>Chatsworth, Ontario<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td><span>Sowing Seeds in Danny<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td><span>Wes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><span>Political Equality League<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td><span>Canada, United States, Atlantic Ocean, England<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td><span>September, Victoria, British Columbia<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Writing\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Organize a Paragraph<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span>c, d, a, e, b<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Attribution<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Symbol for women<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/female-symbol-woman-sign-gender-454868\/\">Female Symbol<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/users\/geralt-9301\/\">geralt<\/a> is in the <a href=\"http:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/service\/terms\/#download_terms\">public domain<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"menu_order":3,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-79","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":3,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/79","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/79\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":858,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/79\/revisions\/858"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/3"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/79\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=79"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=79"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=79"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}