To Drill or Not to Drill?
To Drill or Not to Drill?
To Drill or Not to Drill?
To Drill or Not to Drill?
To Drill or Not to Drill?
To Drill or Not to Drill?
To Drill or Not to Drill?
Pro/Con (nonfiction), 2,161 words, Level W (Grade 4), Lexile 990L
To Drill or Not to Drill? gives readers information on both sides of a heated debate: whether or not to drill for oil in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). The book includes a history of American oil along with reasons to drill in ANWR, reasons not to drill, and the science and law behind it all. Photographs, maps, and graphs support the text.
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Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand nonfiction text
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Author's Purpose : Identify the author's purpose
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Roots : Identify root words
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