Post on 18-Dec-2015
“Saving the Wetlands”
Barbara A. Lewis
Barbara A. Lewis
• Utah• 6th grade teacher• Became an author when she decided to
write about the campaign to get rid of a hazardous waste site, led by her class.
• Age doesn’t matter when taking social action.
• Kids with Courage her book that tells stories about 18 youngsters who spoke up for what they believed in.
Insight into “Saving the Wetlands”
• A 12 year old boy tries to save an irreplaceable part of his local environment.
• With research, petitions, attendance at public hearings, and organizing a group, he fights to stop development on a wetland area.
Purpose for Reading
• Build vocabulary
• Read, comprehend, and interpret literature
• Relate literature to personal experience
• Make inferences
• Analyze persuasive techniques in literature.
Vocabulary
• Condominium (n.) – separately owned, grouped living units (a.k.a. “condo”)
• Petition (n.) – formal document of request, signed by many people
• Wizened (adj.) – withered• brandishing (v.) – Waving in a
challenging way (showing off)