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Study Skill:
Study Strategies
Using an outline can help you group facts and organize information
while you study. First skim, or quickly read, the article. Next scan, or
look carefully, for the titles, headings, and key vocabulary words of the
article. Then write your notes in an outline.
Look at the outline below. Then answer the questions.
Environmental Dangers
I. Global warming
A. Pollution is making it inevitable that ice at Earth’s poles will melt.
B. Coastlines and weather will change.
II. Damage to the ozone layer
A. Ozone gas protects us from the sun.
B. Pollution has caused the amount of ozone to decrease.
III. Acid rain
A. Pollution from fossil fuels mixes with rain.
B. Acid rain can harm trees, wildlife, and buildings.
1. What sort of information follows the Roman numerals?
2. What sort of information follows the capital letters?
Practice
At Home: Outline the summary of Kofi Annan’s speech to
world leaders about the health of the environment.
Beyond the Horizon
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Grade 5/Unit 3