Standing up for Clean Water/Fighting for Native Land

The fact that the pipeline would go under the Missouri River explains ______.

• why the land near the river is good for farming

• how the pipeline could be built quickly

• why the Sioux Nation thought the pipeline might ruin their drinking water

• how the pipeline could carry oil to cities around the Midwest

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

Based on the text, what brought attention to the fight against the pipeline?

• an order issued by a judge

• a protest at Standing Rock reservation

• a video of Tokata speaking out against the pipeline

• a study on the effects of the pipeline

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The main purpose of the section “A New Path” is to show ______.

• why the protests failed

• that the pipeline could be moved

• what Tokata is doing now

• the pipeline’s effect on the environment

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

How old is Tokata now?

• 15

• 16

• 17

• 18

How much land do Native people own today?

• the same amount they owned in 1607

• none

• more than half of North America

• an amount about the size of Minnesota

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Both articles support the idea that ______.

• oil pipelines can be bad for the environment

• people will travel long distances to support causes they believe in

• the new Americans’ fight for freedom from England was long and difficult

• Native Americans have had much of their land taken from them

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

Restate the question and respond.

Based on details in the two articles, how did life change for Native people after Europeans arrived in America?

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

Restate the questions and respond.

Based on the articles, in what ways is the fight against the pipeline a fight for Native American rights?

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1