Response to text - Rising seas

 RESPONSE TO TEXT RISING SEAS

Title of Article: Rising Seas

Author of Article: Kate Potter

1. What was the article about? Write a 30 word summary of the article.

The article is about the sea rising. The article was also talking about the sea level going up and down. They might be talking about the tsunami as well (MAYBE).

2. What do you think the author’s purpose for writing this article was?

I think the author’s purpose was about the sea level rising and what we should do about it. The author’s purpose

3. Identify 3 new words that you are unfamiliar with. Find the definition, and use the word in a sentence

WORD	DEFINITION	SENTENCE
aftermath	the consequences or after-effects of a significant unpleasant event.	A roller coaster is swallowed by the Atlantic ocean in the AFTERMATH of Hurricane Sandy.
erosion	the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.	Rising sea levels can do the same thing to the shoreline. We call this EROSION.
Tide gauge	A tide gauge is a device for measuring the change in sea level relative to a vertical datum.	To get a picture of how much the sea level has dropped or risen, scientists use information from different sources, such as TIDE GAUGES and satellites.

4. What are 4 important ideas you’ve got from the text? Write these in your own words.

I have to keep measuring sea levels

Tell people not to litter

Make sure New zealand doesn’t flood and become like Australia

Whenever i see rubbish, i will pick it up