UNRAAVELL (Reading Strategies Street)

“High Stakes in Ecuador”

 Underline (Write here) the title of the article. __________________________
 Now predict the passage from the title. What do you think it might be about?
Write down three things you expect to learn from this article.
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 Run through and number the paragraphs. How many are there? _____
 Are you thinking something you already know on this topic? Write down five
statements that you already know about the Chevron case in Ecuador.
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 Are the important words circled? Below, write out three words that you don’t
know the meaning of and make an inference based on context clues:
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 Venture through the article and read it carefully.

 Explore your own background with issues discussed in the article. Write one
new thing you learned.
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 Let me know one way that your life could be affected by the Chevron
case/Ecuador contamination.
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 List what kind of writing this passage is. (Expository, descriptive, narrative,
persuasive.) ________________________