Judy's Appalachia

Who is a character in the story, Judy's Appalachia?

• Amy

• Johnny

• Judy

• Amber

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is the setting of the story, Judy's Appalachia?

• Charlotte, North Carolina

• Marfork, West Virginia

• Miami, Florida

• New Orleans, Louisiana

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What is the problem in the story?

• Using dynamite to blow the mountaintops off was causing too many problems

• Judy is not happy with her hometown

• The miners needed jobs

• Judy's grandson was only 7

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What was the solution in the story?

• the miners found other jobs

• there was a boycott on the mining companies

• small changes were made to protect communities in mining areas

• Judy died

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

What did Judy;s grandson find in the creek?

• two roaches

• a bat

• a handful of dead fish

• his bookbag

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why is coal mining important?

• it caused problems in communities

• it gave people energy for lights and warmed their houses and it provided people with jobs

• it made people sick

• the fish in the creek died

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Why is Marfork important to Judy?

• She played sports there.

• She was a baker.

• Judy raised her daughter there, grew up there, and her family had lived there for generations.

• She owned the mining company.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How does the author describe Judy's reaction to the pollution.

• She was amazed.

• She was heartbroken.

• She was devastated.

• She was annoyed.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

What kind of change did Judy push for?

• changes in the mining process

• no mountaintop removal mining

• no mining

• mining only every other day of the week

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What is one example of cause and effect from the story?

• cause: mountaintop removal mining effect: pollution, sick people, forest destroyed

• cause: boycott

  effect: Judy died

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3