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National Zoo Panda Healthy, Vibrant (1270l) - Middle School Reading Article Worksheet

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National Zoo Panda Healthy, Vibrant (1270L)

Instructions: COMPLETE ALL QUESTIONS AND MARGIN NOTES using the CLOSE reading

strategies practiced in class. This requires reading of the article three times.

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.

Student ____________________________Class Period__________________

National Zoo Panda Cub Healthy, Vibrant

Notes on my thoughts,

reactions and questions as I

WASHINGTON (AP) — The giant panda cub at Washington's National Zoo

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appears to be in excellent health, zookeepers reported after a 10-minute physical

exam Sunday morning.

The panda, born Friday afternoon, weighs 4.8 ounces, is pink with white fur and

wriggled and squealed loudly when it was taken away from its mother, zoo

officials said.

A second cub was stillborn Saturday night, but zookeepers were still overjoyed

at the prospect of one healthy cub given that pandas are critically endangered

and breeding them in captivity has proved difficult, especially in Washington.

The cub's mother, Mei Xiang, gave birth to her only surviving cub, a male

named Tai Shan, in 2005. Tai Shan enjoyed rock star status before he was

returned to China in 2010. China owns the pandas at the Smithsonian's National

Zoo.

The new cub had a full stomach, and veterinarians reported that it has been

digesting its food, zoo spokeswoman Pamela Baker-Masson said Sunday. Its

heartbeat is steady and its lungs appear to be functioning properly.

Mei Xiang gave birth to a cub last year after several years of failed breeding, but

Nuckols, B. National zoo panda healthy, vibrant. Associated Press. Available at . August 26, 2013.

National Zoo Panda Healthy, Vibrant (1270l) - Middle School Reading Article Worksheet