Informational Text Research Projects by Angela Ellison https://padlet.com/acellison05/2bmi6v0eg5ck2ots Made with a dash of wit en-us 2022-04-19 02:25:18 UTC 2022-04-19 03:05:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4da.png Brian T. acellison05 https://padlet.com/acellison05/2bmi6v0eg5ck2ots/wish/2147862839 Title: Inside Puerto Rico's Struggle to Recover a Month After Hurricane

Author: Kara Dapena, Daniela Hernandez, and Arian Campo-Flores

  1. When Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico, how did it affect the island's water system, power grid, road network, and cellphone infrastructure? 
  2. Describe two problems that are facing residents of Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. Use details from the text to support your description. Audio
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  3. Have relief efforts in Puerto Rico been mostly successful or mostly unsuccessful? Support your argument using evidence from the text.
  4.  Describe some of the damage caused by Hurricane Maria. Provide three details from the text to support your description. 
  5. In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, what have many people like Sonia Negrón Bell with friends and relatives in Puerto Rico done to offer their support? 
  6. Based on this text, describe one problem facing people who are trying to provide relief to those suffering in Puerto Rico. Support your description with details from the text. 
  7. Why is the recovery process in Puerto Rico proving to be long and difficult? Support your answer with evidence from the text. 
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Author: History.com. 
  1. The speech Barbara Jordan gave at Richard Nixon’s impeachment hearing “helped lead to Nixon’s resignation over the Watergate scandal and won Jordan national acclaim for her rhetoric, intellect, and integrity.” What was she asked to deliver two years later?
  2. Barbara Jordan had a successful career. Support this conclusion with evidence from the text. 
  3. What did Althea Gibson become the first black player to win? 
  4. Althea Gibson had a successful career. Support this conclusion with evidence from the text. 
  5. How was Barbara Jordan’s career similar to Althea Gibson’s career?
  6. Contrast the success of Barbara Jordan’s career with the success of Althea Gibson’s career. Make sure to identify at least two differences between their careers.
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Author: President Abraham Lincoln

  1. What issue does Lincoln declare is in the hands of his “dissatisfied fellow countrymen” near the end of this address?
  2. What is an argument that Lincoln makes against civil war in this address? Cite one or more statements from the speech to support your answer. 
  3. What is the main purpose of this address? Cite one or more statements from the speech to support your answer. 
  4. What “interest” does Lincoln identify in this address as the cause of the Civil War? 
  5. What does Lincoln urge “us” to strive to do in the conclusion of this address? 
  6. What is the main purpose of this address? Cite one or more statements from the speech to support your answer.
  7. In his second inaugural address, Lincoln claims that his previous inaugural address was “devoted altogether to saving the Union without war.” Evaluate the accuracy of this claim. Cite evidence from the first inaugural address to support your answer.
  8. Does the purpose of Lincoln’s second inaugural address have anything in common with the purpose of his first inaugural address? Support your answer with evidence from both speeches.
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