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Indonesia Girl Back With Family After 2004 Tsunami (1010l) - Middle School Reading Article Worksheet

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Indonesia Girl Back With Family After 2004 Tsunami (1010L)

Instructions: COMPLETE ALL QUESTIONS AND MARGIN NOTES

Questions: Answer in COMPLETE SENTENCES unless otherwise instructed. Lists and charts are the

exception and may be answered in phrases.

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.

Student _________________________________Class Period______________________

Notes on my thoughts,

Indonesia girl back with family

reactions and questions as I

read:

after 2004 tsunami

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — A girl who was swept away in the Indian

Ocean tsunami seven years ago said Friday she broke down in tears this week

after tracking down her parents, who had long lost hope of finding her alive.

The 15-year-old showed up in Aceh province's hard-hit town of Meulaboh

earlier this week, saying that not long after the wave hit she was "adopted" by a

woman who called her Wati and forced her to beg, sometimes beating her and

keeping her in the streets until 1 a.m.

When the teen stopped bringing in money, she was told, "Go ahead, leave ... go

find your parents then, they're in Meulaboh."

With only patchy memories about her past — she was only 8 when the tsunami

hit, an age where most children don't know their relatives' full names — Wati

began her search, telling people she thought her grandfather was "Ibrahim."

She met a pedicab driver in Meulaboh, who brought her to a man by that name.

Though she didn't look familiar, he, in turn, quickly summoned her parents.

"When I saw my mother, I knew it was her," said the wide-eyed girl, her hair

cropped close to her head. "I just knew."

Indonesia Girl Back With Family After 2004 Tsunami (1010l) - Middle School Reading Article Worksheet