current event#5

Date:1-15-12

Name: Julio Lopez

Current Events Journal

Title: To Preserve History on the moon, visitors are asked to tread lightly

Author: Kenneth Chang

Source: The New York Times

The topic of the article is in the title.

The main idea of the article is stated.

The author’s purpose for writing this article is to inform.

The author’s perspective in this article is objective (biased) because she talks about both sides.

The pattern of organization of the article is in chronological order.

The reason the author chose this pattern for the article is so the reader can understand the article more.

The text features included in the article are: sentences that people said.

This article is about (a summary in your own words) why people are asked to tread lightly on the moon.

The significance (importance) of this article is so people are aware of what they would be told when they go to the moon.

What I learned from this article is that there is a lot of important things on the moon.

What I liked about this article is that it explained.

What I did not like about it is that it did not have pictures.

Who should read this article and why it will help you understand more.

This article reminds me of (text-to-self) me being told not to touch the grass because it was special.

(text-to-text) none

(text-to-world) This can happen anywhere.

New vocabulary I learned

Word Context Clues Meaning

1. Anthropology- some type of study.

2. preservations- to preserve

3. obliterating