Lockdowns offer a lesson in humans' impact on wildlife

In a COMPLETE sentence, write down the MAIN IDEA of this article.

Restate the KEY WORDS in your answer. Re-read your sentence when you finish to check for C.O.P.S.

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In a COMPLETE sentence, tell me something you can do to make a positive impact and help wildlife.

Restate the KEY WORDS in your answer. Re-read your sentence when you finish to check for C.O.P.S.

Example sentence starter: "Something I can do to make a positive impact and help wildlife is..."

Make an inference using clues from the text! In a scholarly, COMPLETE sentence answer:

Why is it important to protect wildlife?

Restate the KEY WORDS in your answer. Re-read your sentence when you finish to check for C.O.P.S.

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Read the paragraph from the introduction [paragraphs 1-3].

In the past few months, mountain goats marched through a town in Wales. An alligator crawled across a shopping center sidewalk in South Carolina. In Argentina, sea lions sunbathed in the streets. There are reports of many other wildlife sightings, too.

What does this paragraph do in this section?

• It uses a comparison to introduce what caused animals to start exploring

• It uses a list of examples to share the idea that animals are exploring more

Which statement would the author be MOST likely to AGREE with?

• The lockdown is a good chance to see how animals benefit when humans stay out of the way

• The animals that are roaming the streets during the lockdown are dangerous to people

How is Katie Wood's point of view similar to Ellie Chesterton's point of view?

• Both say people should get out into nature to attract animals and see them up close.

• Both say people should pick a section of their yards where animals can live.

• Both say people need to give animals the space and distance they need to feel safe

Think CAUSE vs. EFFECT.. the cause is an event, the effect is what happens because of that event after...

What shows an example of and EFFECT of the lockdown on sea turtles.

• Sea turtles are endangered. They are at risk of going extinct. When an animal goes extinct, it dies out forever.

• Scientists counted up the leatherback sea turtle nests. They found the largest number in 20 years! Without so many visitors, the turtles had more safe, private spaces to build their nests.