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Japanese Tsunami Victim'S Soccer Ball Found In Alaska (1180l) - Middle School Reading Article Worksheet

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Japanese Tsunami Victim’s Soccer Ball Found in Alaska (1180L)

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.

Student ____________________________Class Period__________________

Japan tsunami victim's soccer ball found in Alaska

Notes on my thoughts,

reactions and questions as I

read:

Jiji Press / AFP/Getty Images. A soccer ball belonging to

16-year-old Misaki Murakami was found washed up in

Alaska after being lost during last year's tsunami in Japan.

A teenager who lost his home in Japan's devastating tsunami now knows that

one prized possession survived: a soccer ball that drifted all the way to Alaska.

Officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say the

ball with the youngster's name inscribed on it is one of the first pieces of debris

from last year's tsunami to wash up on the other side of the Pacific.

A man found the ball while beachcombing on an Alaskan island, and his wife,

Japanese tsunami victim’s soccer ball found in Alaska. Associated Press. April 24, 2012. Available at

Japanese Tsunami Victim'S Soccer Ball Found In Alaska (1180l) - Middle School Reading Article Worksheet