Rachel Carson, Founder of the Environmental Movement

1.Rachel Carson's book warned people about:
The effects of dangerous chemical pesticides
2.What is the name of Rachel Carson's book?
Silent Spring
3.Rachel's book was written in a hurry and contained incorrect statements.
False
4.Rachel Carson's book made no difference; DDT is still being widely used.
False
5. Chemical companies attacked Rachel's book and said she was a troublemaker.
True
6. Rachel Carson was recognized for her contribution to the Earth by:
Being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
7.What does the word "posthumously" mean in paragraph 8?
With great ceremony and honor
8.Rachel's book showed that all living things are:
Connected
9.You can infer that:
Rachel Carson wrote her book to help animals, people, and the Earth.
10.Rachel Carson lived a long life and became very rich and famous.
False

Writing:

Is there something you are concerned about that is going on in the world? What would you tell people about this subject? Why do you want to tell them this?

One big concerned that now a days we have is global warming, people are going nut about global warming thinking that we are going to die because the sun is going to burn our skin off. I think that it is a really big problem and that we can help by doing many different activities to fix it like trying to use the car less, saving energy, and trying to burn whatever in some special build place. eventhough what we are doing it is hurting the earth we should help but not be scare. The sun is going to go nova and we will die but who knows when.

Vocabulary (definitions and sentences):

Publication: the preparation and issuing of a book, journal, piece of music, or other work for public sale.(Have you seen the publication date on that book?)

Springtime: the season of spring or the early part or first stage of something.( I am gonna have fun this Springtime.)

Planet:a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.(we live in a beautiful planet.)

Died: When a person, animal, or plant stop living. (My great grandmother died when I was 10.)

Cancer: The disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body.
(My uncle had cancer.)

Harmful: causing or likely to cause harm. (Almost everything in life is harmful.)

Born:existing as the result of birth. (I was born in Dominican Republic.)

Committee: a group of people appointed for a specific function, typically consisting of members of a larger group. (I am in the school presidential committee.)

Fairs: accordance with the rules or standards; legitimate.

Troublemaker: a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, esp. one who does so habitually as a matter of malice. (Life is not fair for some people.)

Claim: to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due. (I don't claim to be smart but i have good grades.)

Banned: to prohibit, forbid, or bar; interdict. (My most precious TV show was banned last year.)

Sprayed: water or other liquid broken up into minute droplets and blown, ejected into, or falling through the air. (I sprayed water to my plants almost a year ago so they are probably dead already.)

Preserve: to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
(Omar preserves his glasses clean.)

Rallies: to bring into order again; gather and organize or inspire anew. (The general rallied his scattered army.)

Natural:existing in or formed by nature (opposed to artificial). ( Joseph only uses natural herbs to heal his wounds.)

Chemical: a substance produced by or used in a chemical process. (chemical are use all over the world.