Lesson #3
In "Save the Redwoods," how does the organizational structure of Paragraph 3 help to develop
Muir's point that redwoods are at great risk?
Save the Redwoods - ANS-By specifically describing the small range in which redwoods grow,
he emphasizes that redwoods are a rare resource that cannot easily be replaced if destroyed.
\In "Save the Redwoods," you can infer that Muir wants to appeal to the readers' sense of
patriotism to convince them to support the preservation of the redwood.
What evidence from the text most effectively supports this inference?
(Select all that apply.)
Save the Redwoods - ANS-"God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease,
avalanches, and a thousand storms; but he cannot save them from sawmills and fools; this is
left to the American people."
"Fortunately the American people are equal to this trust, or any other that may arise, as soon as
they see it and understand it."
\In which sentence is the italicized word used correctly? - ANS-The flood victims were eternally
grateful to their benefactors who provided them with food, shelter, and clothing.
\Read the excerpt from "Peregrine Falcon."
"Although less severe, the decline spread west, where peregrine populations were reduced by
80 to 90 percent by the mid-1970s. At that time, only the populations of Peale's falcons nesting
along the north Pacific Coast in Alaska and British Columbia appeared to be stable."
Why does the author mention Peale's falcon in the text?
Peregrine Falcon - ANS-DDT and other pesticides were not used where Peale's falcons lived
and their population did not decline; this demonstrates a clear link between the use of DDT and
the decline of peregrine falcon populations.
\Read the paragraph from "Peregrine Falcon."
"Scientists at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Patuxent Wildlife Research Center near
Laurel, Maryland, began investigating the peregrine's decline. They found unusually high
concentrations of the pesticide DDT and its breakdown product DDE in peregrine falcons and
other birds of prey. The peregrines accumulated DDT in their tissues by feeding on birds that
had eaten DDT-contaminated insects or seeds. The toxic chemical interfered with eggshell
In "Save the Redwoods," how does the organizational structure of Paragraph 3 help to develop
Muir's point that redwoods are at great risk?
Save the Redwoods - ANS-By specifically describing the small range in which redwoods grow,
he emphasizes that redwoods are a rare resource that cannot easily be replaced if destroyed.
\In "Save the Redwoods," you can infer that Muir wants to appeal to the readers' sense of
patriotism to convince them to support the preservation of the redwood.
What evidence from the text most effectively supports this inference?
(Select all that apply.)
Save the Redwoods - ANS-"God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease,
avalanches, and a thousand storms; but he cannot save them from sawmills and fools; this is
left to the American people."
"Fortunately the American people are equal to this trust, or any other that may arise, as soon as
they see it and understand it."
\In which sentence is the italicized word used correctly? - ANS-The flood victims were eternally
grateful to their benefactors who provided them with food, shelter, and clothing.
\Read the excerpt from "Peregrine Falcon."
"Although less severe, the decline spread west, where peregrine populations were reduced by
80 to 90 percent by the mid-1970s. At that time, only the populations of Peale's falcons nesting
along the north Pacific Coast in Alaska and British Columbia appeared to be stable."
Why does the author mention Peale's falcon in the text?
Peregrine Falcon - ANS-DDT and other pesticides were not used where Peale's falcons lived
and their population did not decline; this demonstrates a clear link between the use of DDT and
the decline of peregrine falcon populations.
\Read the paragraph from "Peregrine Falcon."
"Scientists at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Patuxent Wildlife Research Center near
Laurel, Maryland, began investigating the peregrine's decline. They found unusually high
concentrations of the pesticide DDT and its breakdown product DDE in peregrine falcons and
other birds of prey. The peregrines accumulated DDT in their tissues by feeding on birds that
had eaten DDT-contaminated insects or seeds. The toxic chemical interfered with eggshell
