Thursday, July 28, 2016

KiwiKids Current Events - Women donates $26,000 to salvation army by mistake


Current Events Date:28/7/16

WALT: recall and summarise information from a text.
THREE Headlines that took my interest:
1 New Housing estate bans cats
2 Women donates $26,000 to Salvation Army by mistake
3 Larry the cat to stay at 10 downing street

Chosen article - title and author: click here for the link
Women donates $26,000 to salvation army by mistake.
THINKING QUESTIONS
1 Find a quote from the main person in this news article? I’ve got a little bit of money in the bank which I use to pay my bills but this money was my security to help my kids if they needed anything desperately,” she said.
2  In your own words describe what happened in this news article. A 76 year old lady accidentally put 26,000 dollars into the salvation army instead of her pillows that she wanted to donate.
3  Use the Dictionary in the bottom right hand corner to find the meaning of 3 words from the article. Portion: part, piece; serving of food; allotment, allocation; dowry. Realising: [realise (Brit.) ] v. understand, comprehend; make real, accomplish, actualize; materialize; convert into cash, liquidate (also realize). Economic: adj. pertaining to the management of goods and services; of the science of economics.
4 Explain in your own words why this event took place. The only reason why this event happened was because the lady accidentally donated $26,000 instead of her pillows and if she didn’t donate her money this wouldn’t of happened.