Green City Author's Viewpoint

Which detail helps you identify the author's viewpoint about the effect of the tornado on people of Greensburg? (pg. 336)

• "I remember the night when a tornado destroyed the town of Greensburg in 9 minutes flat." (par. 1)

• "All of my things, our house, everything was blown thousands of feet in the air." (par. 2)

• "When it was all over and we climbed out of our shelter in the basement, everyone's past had been swept away." (par. 3)

• "Suddenly the entire town of Greensburg had no future." (par. 4)

Which details help you identify two viewpoints about the situation in Greensburg? (pg. 339)

• "With almost no buildings left, the only thing that remained of Greensburg was the people." (par. 14)

• "It seemed like the end of our town." (par. 15)

• "But some people saw the whole situation as an opportunity for a fresh start." (par. 16)

• "Soon the big question for everyone became, "What do we do now?" (par. 17)

Which detail identifies the author's viewpoint about the rubble? (pg. 341)

• "Donations came from all over Kansas, the United States, and the world." (par. 21)

• "The government sent experts to help us." (par. 22)

• "And there was a whole lot of rubble to clear out - more than 388,000 tons." (par. 23)

Which details help you understand the author's viewpoint on Greensburg becoming a GreenTown?

• "As an expert on community projects he [Daniel Wallach] was able to give good advice... when people began talking about rebuilding green."

• "Only five days after the storm, Daniel Wallach wrote down his ideas for Greensburg GreenTown."

• "When the news spread that Greensburg was aiming to rebuild green, people in the United States and around the world got very excited."

• "Bob Dixon took a little while to come aorund to come around to green ideas."

Which detail reveals the author's viewpoint on how the townspeople changed as they waited for the school to be built? (pg. 349)

• "We knew our school had to be at the very center of it all. The plans looked exciting." (par. 50)

• "For three years we only had small trailers for classrooms." (par. 51)

• "But we became experts in environmental science." (par. 52)