10% summary vocabulary words – ”pain remains from the exxon valdez oil spill 25 years later”
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10% Summary Vocabulary Words – ”Pain Remains from the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill 25 Years Later”. Type 1 Writing: Please copy the following list of words into the first column of your handout. You will have 5 minutes to write “your definition” for each word (middle column). . 1. herring - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
10% Summary Vocabulary Words – ”Pain Remains from the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
25 Years Later”
1. herring2. Exxon Valdez3. fjords4. contentious
5. pre-spill6. Pigeon Guillemots7. protein
Type 1 Writing: Please copy the following list of words into the first column of your handout.
You will have 5 minutes to write “your definition” for each word (middle column).
Vocabulary Word Your Definition Class Definition
herring
http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=herring.main
a long thin silver ocean fish
Exxon Valdez
http://www.evostc.state.ak.us/index.cfm?FA=facts.map
The Exxon Valdez was repaired and renamed
the Sea River Mediterranean and is used to haul oil across the Atlantic. The ship is prohibited by law from
returning to Prince William Sound.
fjords
http://www.fjordnorway.com/en/ABOUT-THE-REGION/Fjord-Norway/What-is-a-fjord/?view=article
A fjord is a deep, narrow and elongated sea or lakedrain, with steep
land on three sides. The opening toward the sea
is called the mouth of the fjord, and is often
shallow. The fjord's inner part is called the sea
bottom. If the geological formation is wider than it is long, it is not a fjord.
Then it is a bay or cove.
Vocabulary Word Your Definition Class Definition
contentious
causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.
pre-spill
before the occurrence of a spill
pigeon guillemots
Pigeon Guillemots (PIGUs) Cepphus columba are dark brown or black birds, 13-inch, pigeon-shaped
seabirds with white wing patches and bright fire-engine-red feet.
Their mouths display a similar red lining.
http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=wildlifenews.view_article&articles_id=390
This species inhabits the near shore environment along the Pacific coast of North America its territory extending from California to
Alaska, and continuing around the Bering Sea west
along the north Russia Pacific shore.
protein
The plant or animal tissue rich in such molecules,
considered as a food source supplying essential amino
acids to the body.
FCAs for 10% Summary
FCA 1. S”T”Art Sentence (not included in your word count) 6 pts FCA 2. 3-4 [# main points] in 90 words (85-95 ok) 24 pts
FCA 3. 4-5 # vocabulary terms 20 pts
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