Gulf Spill Superheroes - Unit 3 week 4

How can you tell this is an expository text?

• It gives information about superheroes

• It gives information about a disaster that could have happened

• It provides pictures, factual events, and evidence about a real event

• It tells a great story that was made into a movie

Why does the author explain what the meaning of superheroes are at the beginning of the text?

• To hook the readers in because EVERYONE is a superhero fan

• To remind students that "Avengers: Endgame" is the name of a movie

• To explain to the reader that when people think of superheroes, they think of people coming together for one specific cause

• To have you debate who is the best superhero

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

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CCSS.RL.6.6

How long was the oil spilling into the ocean according to this text?

• 30 months

• 3 months

• 3 days

• 33 months

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How does this text use the word artificial?

• By stating that the workers used artifical sugar in their coffee

• The engineers used techniques that required artifical legs to be used

• Robots with artificial arms and special tools were used

• Artificial fire was extinguished

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

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CCSS.RL.6.4

In this text, what does SWORD stand for??

• Shallow-water Weathered Oil Recovery Device

• Shallow-fish Wandering On Rough Deserts

• Shallow Watermelon Off Regular Days

• Shallow-water Weathered Octopus Recovery Devise

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

What could be an overall theme of this text?

• Be careful where you drill for oil

• Accidents can happen anywhere in the world

• People should not mix oil and water AT ALL

• The success of such a huge mission depended on how well people worked together

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

Choose all of the following who were "experts" involved in the story.

• Veterinarians

• Fishermen

• Engineers

• Naturalists

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Weather experts "tracked," or ____________ storms.

• flew

• followed

• fell

• fished

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

A _____________ is an event that causes a lot of harm or damage.

• downward

• dainty

• deep

• disaster

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CCSS.RI.5.4

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CCSS.RL.5.4

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According to the text, when the fishermen needed help, which of the following helped them? Choose all that apply.

• Lawyers

• Bankers

• Insurance Companies

• Government workers

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

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