Vocab
I was _________ trying to figure out the rubix cube
puzzled
Why is Al Gore giving his speech?
He won the Nobel Peace Prize
What are the names of the three poems we read?
Turtle Watchers, nature is what we see, the sparrow
DDT
crisis
There are many different __________ that can get you sick.
maladies
What was Al Gore's job before becoming a climate change activist?
politician
What is the point of turtle watchers?
we share the earth with animals
What bird is rethinking the wild about?
the whooping crane
Which two countries are the biggest contributors to global warming?
US & China
The _______ of the emergency meant we had to move quickly.
urgency
Why is it easy to ignore CO2?
it is invisible
what is the point of the sparrow?
we must appreciate nature before it is gone
Who wrote Silent Spring?
Rachel Carson
Who needs to work to solve climate change?
everyone
There was an eerie ________ to the deserted town.
stillness
What does Al Gore say we are missing to solve the crisis?
political will
Who is the author of nature is what we see?
Emily Dickinson
Why is Silent Spring important?
it opened the door for environmental activism
What is the purpose of the sparrow in the poem according to the writer?
to show us beauty
I felt I had ___________ the good grade because I worked hard.
deserved
Summarize Al Gore's speech
grand
Summarize all three poems
okay
Summarize Silent Spring and Rethinking the Wild
nice
how are China and the US not doing enough for climate change?
they keep blaming each other to take away their own blame