Never Retreat

Why did the author most likely write this selection?

• To show us that climate change really isn't an issue

• To explain why we should burn fossil fuels

• To describe what life would be like if we lived more simply

• To argue that we can do things to prevent climate change

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

What is subjective point of view?

• A point of view that include's the author's personal feelings

• A point of view that includes words like "he" and "she"

• A point of view that does not include the author's personal feelings

• A point of view that has a narrator

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is objective point of view?

• A point of view that include's the author's personal feelings

• A point of view that includes words like "he" and "she"

• A point of view that does not include the author's personal feelings

• A point of view that has a narrator

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is loaded language?

• Language that confuses the reader

• Language that is free of emotion

• Language that is loaded with sound devices

• Language used to evoke a specific feeling

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

Climate change is a problem because we burn fossil fuels such as gas and coal.

Which sentence has the same meaning, even though the subordinating conjunction has been changed?

• Climate change is a problem although we burn fossil fuels such as gas and coal.

• Climate change is a problem before we burn fossil fuels such as gas and coal.

• Climate change is a problem since we burn fossil fuels such as gas and coal.

• Climate change is a problem unless we burn fossil fuels such as gas and coal.

Combine the sentence using subordinating conjunctions while maintaining the same meaning.

We'd save hugely on resources as well as the energy needed to make them into products. We'd also lose large numbers of jobs.

• Because we'd save hugely on resources as well as the energy needed to make them into products, we'd also lose large numbers of jobs.

• Supposing we'd save hugely on resources as well as the energy needed to make them into products, we'd also lose large numbers of jobs.

• Even though we'd save hugely on resources as well as the energy to make them into products, we'd also lose a large number of jobs.

• We'd save hugely on resources as well as the energy needed to make them into products, so we'd also lose large numbers of jobs.

Which two ways does the author support the claim that people try to maintain their standard of living at any cost?

• By describing the way developing countries once lived

• By telling about the Japanese and the bluefin tuna

• By explaining what people do with freshwater aquifers

• By showing how rural societies have a decentralized system

Combine the sentences using subordinating conjunctions while keeping the same meaning:

A job is lost in the family. We cut budgets.

• Just as a job is lost in the family, we also cut budgets.

• Although a job is lost in the family, we cut budgets.

• If only a job were lost in the family, we cut budgets.

• Though a job is lost in the family, we cut budgets.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Select all the subordinating conjunctions.

• when

• but

• although

• since

• and

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Why does the author talk about adaptability?

• To show that adaptability is always gradual

• To show that people can adapt if they need to

• To show that natural events can often be the cause of adaptations

• To show that those who adapt are the most concerned about the planet

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9