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Civil War Soldiers Laid To Rest 150 Years Later (1350l) - Middle School Reading Article Worksheet

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Civil War Soldiers Laid to Rest 150 Years Later (1350L)

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__________________

Civil War Soldiers Laid to Rest 150 Years Later

Notes on my thoughts,

reactions and questions as I

read:

Washington (CNN) -- The remains of two men found in the wreckage of the

Civil War ironclad USS Monitor 11 years ago are being laid to rest Friday in

Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia after an extensive but unsuccessful

quest to discover the sailors' identities.

In what seems like a real-life "CSI" episode, a military lab was able to narrow

the remains' identities down to five or six men using DNA samples, facial

reconstructions and bones -- but not to the individual sailors. With the

measurements from the remains, examiners were able to determine scientifically

the average height of the individuals and their age. One of the sailors' teeth had

been worn away where he held a pipe his whole life.

The researchers also had other clues like the items and clothing left with the two

men, including buttons from a uniform, a gold ring, a comb, some coins and a

pair of mismatched shoes.

One of the sailors "had a different shoe on his left foot than he did on his right,"

said David Krop, the conservation project manager for the Monitor. "It is hard to

explain why that is. One of the possible options is as these guys were leaving the

ship the night of the sinking, it was chaotic, it was dark. Perhaps they just

grabbed the nearest clothing they could find."

The Monitor's 1862 battle against the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia was

perhaps the most famous naval engagement of the Civil War, signifying the end

Starr, B., Civil War soldiers laid to rest 150 years later, CNN News, March 8, 2013.

Civil War Soldiers Laid To Rest 150 Years Later (1350l) - Middle School Reading Article Worksheet