Vocab
The word accurate means
precise, exact
What is the author's purpose for writing this excerpt?
To give us a warning that this could happen to us. "This imagined town may very well be a stark reality."
Whooping crane
the state or quality of being
Your position on a topic is called...
claim
Counter Argument means
an opposing viewpoint
What is a pesticide?
A man made chemical used to keep bugs away from crops
What was the goal of the operation migration?
To get the bird to survive on their own without relying on humans
Name two ways people affect the environment.
Vary. Litter, pollution
An intro paragraph includes these 3 things
Hook, background, and claim.
Claim means
What was the pesticide used?
DDT
Who were the Gibbs?
The Gibbs were an elderly couple who loved feeding birds
Name two ways we depend on animals
food, companionship, pest control,etc
Commentary is used to...
show why your evidence is meaningful or supports your argument
acknowledge means to
accept the presence or existence of
Describe the town before the changes
beautiful, thriving, healthy, green
Why was feeding the birds such an issue?
It could ruin the operation because it would cause the birds to rely on people for food instead of being self sufficient.
Name two ways we depend on the planet
wood (trees), food (crops), air, water
We use evidence to do what?
To support our claim. Prove why we are correct.
antonym means
words that mean the opposite
ex. An antonym for up is down.
What was the author's claim in this text?
We need to put the planet before ourselves or we will destroy everything
The author's claim was..?
Human needs sometimes need to come before the needs of animals.
Name a commentary sentence starter...
This proves....
This shows....
This tells us....
What is our next argumentative essay going to be about?
People and the planet. Are the needs of humans ever more important than the needs of the planet and animals?