THE AMAZING PENGUIN RESCUE. by Lauren Tarshis Katelyn Ballauer, Ava Casale, Kayla Gowan, Kaleigh Bonitatibus Period 4 Group 6

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1 THE AMAZING PENGUIN RESCUE by Lauren Tarshis Katelyn Ballauer, Ava Casale, Kayla Gowan, Kaleigh Bonitatibus Period 4 Group 6

2 SUPER SUMMARIZER Sometimes the problems of the world can seem hopeless and overwhelming. How did the people in the two articles solve their problems? How do these stories bring hope to readers? Write an essay that explains how the people in the two articles solve their problems in seemingly hopeless and overwhelming situations. Be sure to include evidence from both of the texts to support your ideas. Kaleigh

3 THE AMAZING PENGUIN RESCUE BY LAUREN TARSHIS This story was all about the penguin rescue that took place on June 23, Thousand of penguins were suddenly trapped by 1,300 tons of toxic oil. In this story you take the point of view of these penguins in danger. As the penguins start swimming in the South Atlantic Ocean, the oil comes pouring in. The text says, It is too thick, it burns your eyes. You try to swim away, but suddenly your wings have become too heavy to lift. This lets you feel what there going through. Later in the article, people came to help save the penguins. The article says, You bite his arm, ripping his skin through the fabric of his thick coat. He doesn't let go he cares more about you, more than himself. This shows that, despite the penguins being scared and hurting the humans that are helping them, the humans didn t give up until the penguins were safe. Kaleigh

4 THE AMAZING PENGUIN RESCUE BY LAUREN TARSHIS VOCABULARY Brays; loud, harsh sound: The beach echoes with penguin noises: barks and honks and brays. Dote; to bestow or express excessive love or endless habitually: Some of your fellow penguins fight for territory, while others cuddle with their mates or dote on their chicks Enduring; long suffering, patient: All across the beach, dozens of people are capturing penguins, enduring excruciating bites and wing slaps as they load terrified birds into crates Kayla

5 THE AMAZING PENGUIN RESCUE BY LAUREN TARSHIS EVIDENCE Sometimes the problems of the world can seem hopeless and overwhelming. How did the people in the two articles solve their problems? How do these stories bring hope to readers? He doesn't let go, so you strike again But he cares more about you than himself pg.17 These penguins wont accept dead fish from human hands, so they must be forced fed pg. 17 and 18 A team of scientists and volunteers transformed a warehouse into a penguin rescue center pg.17 Ava

6 SAVING PENGUINS, ONE SWEATER AT A TIME BY THE SEABIRD CHRONICLE In September 1998, the rescue workers at Phillip Island Nature Park in Australia was stuck in a sticky situation. An oil spill close to the island were threating many lives of the penguins that lived there. When the workers went to the sight, the penguins were in bad shape. They could hardly breathe and were struggling to keep warm. The text says, The workers had an unusual idea; sweaters. The sweaters were made for the penguins to help them keep warm. The text states, But amazingly, the sweaters did the trick, warming the penguins and keeping them from preening. Eventually, the penguins ended up safe and healthy because of the humans clever idea of sweaters. Katelyn

7 SAVING PENGUINS, ONE SWEATER AT A TIME BY THE SEABIRD CHRONICLE VOCABULARY Decimate; To destroy a great number of: When a large quantity of oil leaks into the sea, it can decimate fragile ecosystems and injure or kill marine life. Preening; To trim or dress with the beak or tongue: But amazingly, the sweaters did the trick, warming the penguins and keeping them from preening. Surplus; Something that remains above what is used or needed: Surplus sweaters have been donated to other wildlife conservation groups, or sold in the gift shop, which raises money for the park. Ava

8 SAVING PENGUINS, ONE SWEATER AT A TIME BY THE SEABIRD CHRONICLE EVIDENCE Then the workers had an unusual idea sweaters pg.19 At first the birds were determined to tear them off with their beaks. But amazingly, the sweaters did the trick pg.19 Over the past 15 years, workers on Phillip Island had put the sweater donations to good use, helping save more than 1,000 little penguins pg.19 Katelyn