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Up To 20 Million Tons Of Debris From Japan'S Tsunami Moving Toward Hawaii (1190l) - Middle School Reading Article Worksheet

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Up to 20 Million Tons of Debris from Japan’s Tsunami Moving Toward Hawaii (1190L)

Instructions: COMPLETE ALL QUESTIONS AND MARGIN NOTES

Read the following article carefully and make notes in the margin as you read.

Your notes should include:

o Comments that show that you understand the article. (A summary or statement of the main

idea of important sections may serve this purpose.)

o Questions you have that show what you are wondering about as you read.

o Notes that differentiate between fact and opinion.

o Observations about how the writer’s strategies (organization, word choice, perspective,

support) and choices affect the article.

Your margin notes are part of your score for this assessment.

Answer the questions carefully in complete sentences unless otherwise instructed.

Student ____________________________Class Period__________________

Up to 20 million tons of debris from Japan’s tsunami

Notes on my thoughts,

reactions and questions as I

moving toward Hawaii

read:

Debris from Japan's tsunami approaching Hawaii. (KITV/ABC)

Some 5 to 20 million tons of debris--furniture, fishing boats, refrigerators--

sucked into the Pacific Ocean in the wake of Japan's March 11 earthquake and

Hasan L. Good Morning American. Available online at Good Morning America. Retrieved October 25, 2011.

Up To 20 Million Tons Of Debris From Japan'S Tsunami Moving Toward Hawaii (1190l) - Middle School Reading Article Worksheet