Wonders Unit 1 Week 5 Part 1 - Remembering the Soldiers

What is the main idea of "Remembering the Soldiers"?

• Maya Lin created a beautiful design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

• The memorial is a good way to remember all the soldiers who died in the war.

• The VVMF was started by Jan Scruggs, a soldier in Vietnam.

• Women played an important role in the war.

Which sentence best supports your answer of the main idea of "Remembering the Soldiers"?

• Maya Lin's design was simple but beautiful.

• The VVMF had raised more than eight million dollars by then.

• The memorial would honor the soldiers who had died in the war.

• The rest of the memorial included a statue of three soldiers and a flag.

Read the sentence from the article:

People who visit the memorial are very moved by it.

Which sentence uses the word moved in the same way it is used above.

• Martin moved his chair closer.

• The music moved Ms. Wu to tears.

• Carmen moved from Houston to Dallas.

• The dancers moved gracefully across the floor.

Which paragraph would BEST be supported by the following detail?

The women were important to the effort, too.

• paragraph 4, page 49

• paragraph 1, page 50

• paragraph 2, page 50

• paragraph 3, page 50

Read the sentence from the article.

The group decided to present the memorial to the American people that same year.

Which meaning of the word present is the same one used in the sentence above?

• give

• play

• sing

• write

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a way to remember the soldiers who died in the war. Pick THREE details from the article that BEST support this idea.

• The walls of the memorial have the names of the soldiers who died.

• The Vietnam War started in the 1960's.

• More than 2,000 individuals entered the contest.

• People are very moved when they visit the memorial.

• Seeing their relative's name helps them honor the soldier.