This memoir’s events show Evan Bartow’s shift in experience from (a)   work to (b)   work.

• research
• desk
• field
• tax
• desk
• field

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analyze

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.10.3

Which options accurately summarize how the events in the text helped Bartow?

• They helped him appreciate the work of biologists.

• They helped him develop a love for birds and ducks.

• They helped him understand the kind of research funds go into.

• They helped him understand new research techniques.

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analyze

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.10.3

What purpose do the details of the second paragraph serve in understanding Evan Bartow and the following events?

• It shows that Bartow had no previous experience with eiders of the field.

• It shows the authoritative position Bartow held at the time at work.

• It shows Bartow’s disinterest in wildlife conservation efforts.

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analyze

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.10.3

Name the repeatedly-mentioned device that researchers use to track eiders by attaching it to the bird.

Hint: It starts with a ‘t’ and sends signals

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.10.3

Select all the aspects of field research that Evan Bartow came to admire after this experience with eiders.

• the endurance of the duck to survive in harsh conditions

• respect for the geographical features of the island

• the patience and decisiveness needed for field work

• the purpose with which biologists work toward conservation

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analyze

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.10.3

Which word from the text is a popular tactic to hunt or capture animals?

Custom hint: It begins with a ‘d’.

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analyze

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.10.4

Why did Bartow and his colleagues measure female eiders at Birch Island?

• to easily study their behavior during brooding season

• to understand where they were migrating to

• to observe their flying and hunting patterns

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analyze

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.10.3

What role does paragraph 4 play in Bartow’s recount of his field work?

• It explains why Bartow was interested in ducks and bird.

• It explains the purpose of studying the predation of eiders.

• It lays down the background information about Bartow’s current work.

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analyze

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.10.3

If you were a biologist, which animal, bird or insect would you like to observe and study? Why? (Answer in 80-100 words)

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Create

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.10.3