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Member Of Secret Wwii Navajo Code Talker Marine Unit Dies At 90 (1270l) - Middle School Reading Article Worksheet

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Member of Secret WWII Navajo Code Talker Marine Unit Dies at 90 (1270L)

Instructions: COMPLETE ALL QUESTIONS AND MARGIN NOTES

Read the following article carefully and make notes in the margin as you read.

Your notes should include:

o Comments that show that you understand the article. (A summary or statement of the main

idea of important sections may serve this purpose.)

o Questions you have that show what you are wondering about as you read.

o Notes that differentiate between fact and opinion.

o Observations about how the writer’s strategies (organization, word choice, perspective,

support) and choices affect the article.

Your margin notes are part of your score for this assessment.

Answer the questions carefully in complete sentences unless otherwise instructed.

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Member of secret WWII Navajo Code Talker

Notes on my thoughts,

reactions and questions as I

Marine unit dies at 90

read:

A member of the famed Navajo Code Talkers, who used their rare and ancient

language to outwit the Japanese during World War II, has died.

George Smith died on Oct. 30 at the Gallup Indian Medical Center in New

Mexico, said Navajo Nation president Ben Shelly. Smith was 90.

"Our Navajo Code Talkers have been real life heroes to generations of Navajo

people," Shelly said in a statement. "They have brought pride to our Navajo

people in so many ways."

In honor of Smith, the Navajo Nation flag will be flown at half-staff until

sundown on Nov. 4. Smith was part of a Marine unit of Native Americans who

created a complex and secret code based on the Navajo language. Because

Navajo is an unwritten language that was passed through generations, it is

difficult for a non-Navajo speaker to translate, according to

The words of the code, which were committed to memory by the Code Talkers,

were used in communications in key battles, such as Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima,

the official site of the Code Talkers notes.

Recinto, R. Member of secret WWII Navajo Code Talker Marine unit dies at 90. November 2, 2012. The Lookout.

Member Of Secret Wwii Navajo Code Talker Marine Unit Dies At 90 (1270l) - Middle School Reading Article Worksheet