"Our World Turned to Water" Pop Flashcard

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Which line from the article shows that the students and teachers at Episcopal didn’t realize a disaster was coming? Options: The storm was moving slowly, which meant that it would hover over Baton Rouge for days. The house is flooded. I’ve never been so scared. We were all so happy to start school . . . We weren’t worried about a little rain.

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We were all so happy to start school . . . We weren’t worried about a little rain.

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In the section “Dangerous Conditions,” Lauren Tarshis writes, “What no one at Episcopal realized was that this rain was unlike any they had ever seen.” This line shifts the mood of the section from lighthearted to

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threatening.

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The author likely wrote this article mainly to ( in other words, what was the author's purpose of writing this article)

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inspire readers with a story of how a community came together after a flood.

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Both the article and the poem support the idea that (synthesize: meaning gathering the details from the article and the poem. What was the main idea ? what was the message? )

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it is important to come together and support one another in times of need.

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What does oversaturated mean?

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excessive amount of water

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In the section called "Flash Flood" (How to Stay Safe), what was the author's purpose for adding the infographic in the article?

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Ways to handle the situation if you're in a flooded area