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Grade 6 students from your school gase a presentation on Natinai Forest Week
to their neers.
Yu ntervi wed tfe - udents, who told you about he purpose of their prerrnt
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Fe irterestng information they presented. You are now eady to write your OCWS
article,

ksignment
Write a news article that will inform the readers about the purpose

of

the presentation and talk about some of the interesting information

that the students learned about National Forest Week.

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rignally called F )rest Fire Prevention

Week
forests help to pro ide clean water and air
usually first week in May

Who was involved?

Grade 6 students
urpose of the presentation
r learn more about Amertas Forests
to increase awareness of the importance of
orests
lo encourage a greater understanding of aur
environricnt

I forestry is Albertas thirdiargest

ndustry

-forests cover about 60 percent of the

province
forests provide habitat for wildlife
orests provde ood and pnducts tor
human e

a varie of special events are planned in

riany communities to celebrate National
forest Week

ided on this page

You do iot have to uce all of the information pros
on in your news article.
You may nclude additional appropr ate informati

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