Additional Practice on annotating a text (Paragraph)
Practice 1: Fill in the blanks in the right column with the key information you get from the paragraph.
Paragraph 1
Global warming is dangerous. The IPCC warns that global warming is
bringing more frequent and more severe heat waves around the world. The
nine warmest years in the 20th century occurred in the 1980s and 1990s. In
Annotation
Danger of global warming
1) ______________
Support through using ___
the United States, a 1995 summer heat wave killed more than 700 people. On
average, twice as many people in the United States die from heat as from
cold in any given year. People with heart problems and respiratory problems
are particularly susceptible to the heat. Besides deaths directly caused by the
heat, global warming enables tropical diseases, such as malaria, to extend
their ranges. Diseases caused by insects, such as mosquitoes, will increase
with warmer temperatures.
a) ______________
b) ______________
2) ______________
Support through using ____
a) ____________
b) ____________
Pattern of organization
____________________
Adapted from: “Is Global Warming Real?” in SRA IIIa 2. McGraw-Hill.
Reference answers for practice 1:
Paragraph 1
Global warming is dangerous. The IPCC warns that global warming is
bringing more frequent and more severe heat waves around the world. The
nine warmest years in the 20th century occurred in the 1980s and 1990s. In the
United States, a 1995 summer heat wave killed more than 700 people. On
average, twice as many people in the United States die from heat as from cold
in any given year. People with heart problems and respiratory problems are
particularly susceptible to the heat. Besides deaths directly caused by the heat,
Annotation
Danger of global warming
1) severe heat waves
Support through using
examples
a) heat wave in US killed
700 people
b)More people in the US
die from heat than cold
global warming enables tropical diseases, such as malaria, to extend their
ranges. Diseases caused by insects, such as mosquitoes, will increase with
warmer temperatures.
Adapted from: “Is Global Warming Real?” in SRA IIIa 2. McGraw-Hill.
2) leads to tropical diseases
Support through using
examples
a)Malaria extends its range
in heat.
b)Diseases caused by
insects increase in hot
weather
Pattern of organization:
Cause and effect—focus on
effect
Practice 2: Fill in the blanks in the right column with the key information you get from the paragraph.
Paragraph 2
More efficient use of energy and use of alternative energy sources can
help slow down or stop global warming. Motor vehicles are a major
challenge. The Sierra Club says the average car emits 50 tons of carbon
dioxide pollution into the air during its lifetime. Raising fuel economy
standards will reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Coal-burning power
plants also produce large amounts of carbon dioxide. Oil and gasburning
plants produce carbon dioxide, too, but in smaller quantities. Shifting
energy production to rely more on solar energy and wind energy will
reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere.
Adapted from: “Is Global Warming Real?” in SRA IIIa 2. McGraw-Hill.
Annotation
Proposed solution to the
problem of global warming
1) More efficient use of
energy
Source of problem:
_________________
Specific Solution:
____________________
2) Use of alternative energy
sources
Source of problem:
______________________
Specific Solution:
______________________
Reference Answers for Practice 2:
Paragraph 2
More efficient use of energy and use of alternative energy sources can
help slow down or stop global warming. Motor vehicles are a major
challenge. The Sierra Club says the average car emits 50 tons of carbon
dioxide pollution into the air during its lifetime. Raising fuel economy
standards will reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Coal-burning power
plants also produce large amounts of carbon dioxide. Oil and gasburning
plants produce carbon dioxide, too, but in smaller quantities. Shifting
energy production to rely more on solar energy and wind energy will
reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere.
Adapted from: “Is Global Warming Real?” in SRA IIIa 2. McGraw-Hill.
Annotation
Proposed solution to the
problem of global warming
1)More efficient use of
energy
Source of problem:
Co2 emission from motor
cars
Specific Solution: Raising
fuel economy standards to
reduce it
2)Use of alternative energy
sources
Source of problem:
Co2 emission from oil and
gas burning plants
Specific Solution: use of
solar/wind energy