Giving Bats a Helping Hand
adapted from The National Park Service

Bats play an important role in many ecosystems. They eat insects, pollinate plants, serve as prey, and scatter seeds. However, bat populations across the country are being threatened by a fungal disease called white-nose syndrome (WNS). WNS was introduced to the U.S. from Europe about 10 years ago. Since then, it has wiped out entire colonies at times. National parks across the United States are making the management of bat populations and their habitats a priority. The National Park Service has dedicated $3 million to address WNS-related issues. Park personnel must undertake a variety of tasks to safeguard bats and their habitats from WNS.
"We're excited to see the creative solutions from parks to fight white-nose syndrome," said Margaret Wild, chief veterinarian for the National Park Service. "The rapid spread of WNS and its high mortality are unprecedented in bats, so a multi-pronged approach to manage it is critical."
Park personnel have designed many solutions to combat WNS. Primarily, they regulate human access into caves and abandoned mines and tunnels. Bats use caves for hibernation and maternity roosts. These secured areas provide a safe place for bats to reproduce and raise their young. Park staff at a national park in Maryland used WNS funding to install gates in canal tunnels. The gates allow bats safe passage but keep people out. These gates were necessary after park officials discovered evidence of vandalism at some tunnels. This activity endangers the health and safety of hibernating bats inside.
Researchers have determined that WNS is caused by a particular fungus. People can spread this fungus. Education is the first step to prevent people from spreading this fungus. Several parks have put aside money to develop educational tools. These include programs and materials to explain the effect of WNS, how it spreads, and how people can get involved to help limit WNS and help bats. Park personnel explain the roles bats play in ecosystems. This helps visitors understand why bats and their habitats need to be protected. This strategy encourages visitors to take steps to help prevent human spread of the fungus that causes WNS.
Lava Beds National Monument in California is home to 14 species of bats, including 11 that are subject to WNS. This park is far away from the area affected by WNS; therefore, the biggest threat is the disease will be introduced by people spreading the dreaded fungus. So, the staff dedicated WNS funds to educating, screening and, when necessary, decontaminating clothes and gear from its 130,000 annual visitors.
Park staff, researchers, and volunteers use several methods to survey bat populations in parks. Documenting baseline population numbers allows researchers to determine the full effects of WNS on different species of bats and in different regions. Scientists use the data to identify at-risk populations and refine management plans to better protect them.
These various actions should give the bats the helping hand they need to overcome WNS and continue their important contribution to the ecosystem.

White-Nose Syndrome (WNS) Fact Sheet

Answer:

Bats reproduce and raise their young ones in caves.

Explanation:

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Which version best uses a variety of sentence structures to enhance
the flow and writing style of a story?

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The USS Constitution earned the nickname "Old Ironsides" because.........

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Which sentence best describes the author’s opinion of women’s athletic dress codes?
A. Women athletes should conform to society’s fashion expectations.
B. Sports is the one area where women should not be judged for what they wear.
C. Criticism of women’s athletic fashion does not stop eventual progress and
change.
D. Men use harsh dress codes to ensure they don’t have to compete against
women.


2. How does the author’s inclusion of a sportswriter’s comments contribute to the text?
(Paragraph 7)
A. They help readers understand the logic behind certain dress codes in sports.
B. They highlight how absurd people’s criticism of women’s appearances and dress
was.
C. They emphasize how male and female athletes are criticized for what they wear
in sports.
D. They show how people's views about women’s fashion in sports have largely
remained the same.



3. What does the author’s inclusion of the detail that “Stade Roland Garros ... has a court
named after [Suzanne] Lenglen” (Paragraph 3) convey about the future of the dress code
debate?
A. Eventually women will accept the rules of the past.
B. Eventually women will be remembered for their abilities.
C. Women’s legacies will always be about their appearance.
D. Women will give up the fight to wear what they wish while playing sports.


4. What does the phrase “country club muckety mucks” (Paragraph 9) convey about the
author’s view of the people who created dress codes banning shorts?
A. She views them as snobbish.
B. She views them as cooperative.
C. She views them as insignificant.
D. She views them as sophisticated.


5. What does paragraph 19 reveal about the author’s perspective on the future of female
dress codes?
A. Change and progress will happen in spite of opposition.
B. Change and progress will halt due to the outcry of opponents.
C. Change and progress will damage the future of female athletics.
D. Change and progress will become too extreme for people to accept.




Which term best describes the author’s tone in paragraph 8?
A. sober
B. passionate
C. flattering
D. mocking



7. Which piece of evidence best illustrates the author’s critical tone?
A. “It seems the old guard had been worn down — or simply died off.” (Paragraph 14)
B. “While some husbands may have skipped the stern lectures, it took three more
decades for shorts to fully reach widespread acceptance.” (Paragraph 16)
C. “Time and again, the powers-that-be in tennis push back on immodesty, and the
players push forward towards personal choice and — dare we say — personal
style.” (Paragraph 17)
D. “In the big picture, he won't do anything to stop the crawl of social change.”
(Paragraph 19)


8. How does the author use examples, word choice, and tone to persuade readers of her
point of view?

Compose meaningful and interesting sentences with not less than 12 words.
1. overwhelming
2. salami
3. quiver
4. chant
5. drift

Story Starter: “Ducking beneath the counter in the school office, I could not believe what I overheard the teachers saying…” complete the story starter by adding 5 sentences.

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In what way can this lesson be applicable to you in real life situation?​

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Two examples of Anaphora​

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In John Steinbeck's "The Chrysanthemums", what do the chyrsanthemum flowers symbolize?

You, with no limit or no bound, may choose for yourself the limits and bounds of your nature. We have placed you at the world’s center so that you may survey everything else in the world. We have made you neither of heavenly nor of earthly stuff, neither mortal nor immortal, so that with free choice and dignity, you may fashion yourself into whatever form you choose.


Which is the most complete paraphrase of the passage?


1. Humans have no limits because they have free will

2. Since their only limits are self-imposed, humans control what they become


3. because they gave free will, humans are the center of everything in nature.


4. Humans can become whatever they choose in the world.

What type of presentation is easier to plan using a site map?


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What big theme from Franklin Delano Roosevelt's speech interests you the most, and why?

Read the sample student paragraph that addresses a counterclaim and rebuttal on increasing the legal age of driving to eighteen.
With car crashes being the leading cause of death among teenagers, many are in favor of raising the legal driving age to eighteen. However, those who cite these statistics are overlooking other important facts. For instance, men are seventy-seven percent more likely to be involved in an accident than women. Does this mean that we should ban men from driving? Other statistics show that one is more likely to be involved in an accident in Newark, New Jersey, than anywhere else in the nation. Does this mean that we should ban people in Newark from driving? Is it fair to simply look at crash statistics and apply them to an entire group of people without considering all of the factors involved? There are many factors other than age involved in causing an accident, and these factors are the ones that actually need to be addressed.

What makes this rebuttal effective?

It proves that age has nothing to with causing accidents.
It lists the biggest factors involved in causing accidents.
It suggests that gender is the issue as opposed to age.
It provides strong reasons to weaken the counterclaim.

Definition of 1. Self assurance 2. Self confidence 3. Self reliance 4.Doubt 5. Uncertainty 6. Cynicism 7. Defeatism 8.Discouragement 9.Hopelessness 10.Pessimism (this is for our VALUES class lol)

Select the correct answer.
What is the mood of the passage?

Theme in yellow by Carl Sandburg

A)serious
B) suspenseful
C) playful
D) nonchalant

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How do plants change the Earth's surface?

Split rocks
Weathering
Wear down soil
Farming

Read the excerpt from The Dark Game.

As a result of the cut cables, Germany lost its most secure long-distance communications system. The Germans now had to rely on radio transmissions from their powerful wireless station at Nauen, a few miles from Berlin. Which was exactly what the British military knew they would have to do. And once the Germans began sending wireless messages, MI8, the British code breakers, began plucking them from the air. Of course, all German correspondence was sent in a complicated cipher system, so that was when the hard work began for the code breakers of MI8.

Which type of structure is used in the text?

problem and solution
cause and effect
chronological
comparison and contrast

Select the correct answer.
What is the role of the leader in a group discatssion?
OA.
to take notes on the main points of discussion
B.
to track the time spent on the group discussion
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to help resolve conflicts during group discussions
OD
to introduce information for the group to discuss

Nitin has been playing action games on the morning. a)Identify the tense in the above sentence. b)"Playing computer games continuously for hours

Which sentence uses the vocabulary word correctly?

A.We gathered gorgeous wildflowers from the barren field behind the barn.

B.The teacher's constant support, praise, and thoughtful criticism encouraged Karen to keep practicing.

C.The molasses oozed from the bottle drastically.

D.The tyrannical little girl smiled sweetly at everybody she saw.

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Task 1: Reflecting on a Poem's Form

Earlier in this unit, you learned how to analyze a poem's rhythm or meter, which is defined by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in each line. Scansion is the technical term for scanning a poem line by line and word by word, marking which syllables are stressed and which ones are unstressed.



Look at the metrical pattern of the first two lines of Robert Frost's poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening." The character x marks an unstressed syllable, while the character / marks a stressed syllable (in bold font in the text).



x / x / x / x /

Whose woods | these are | I think | I know.

x / x / x / x /

His house | is in | the vill | age though;



The scansion marks show that each line in the stanza has the same pattern: four pairs per line, with the unstressed syllable before the stressed syllable in each pair (x / x / x / x /). This pattern is called iambic tetrameter.



Select a song that you like and scan the lyrics, noting the rhyme scheme and meter. Then, reflect on and respond to the following questions:

What rhyme scheme and meter do the lyrics have? Is it a set meter, or does it vary?

How do you think the song type (rap, hip-hop, pop, country, etc.) influences the kind of meter it has?

Would you expect to find a similar rhyme scheme and meter in other songs in this genre?

If you recited the song lyrics as you would a poem, would it have the same rhythm and meter as it does as a song?

Does putting the lyrics to the musical arrangement alter the spoken rhythm of the




words?



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Now write a four-line stanza of your own that you think would go well to music. After you write the stanza, reflect on the following questions:

What rhyme scheme and meter does your poem have?

How do those qualities help express the meaning of the poem?

What genre of music do you see your poem fitting into?

In what ways is the musical genre you envision connected to the rhyme scheme and meter that you chose?



Type your response here:





Task 2: Comparing Text and Song Versions of a Poem

In this task, you will write a short essay that contrasts how a poem sounds when read in its original form to how that poem sounds when heard as a song.



Choose one of the following pairs of poems and songs:

“” by Alfred Tennyson; song “The Lady of Shalott” by Loreena McKennitt

“” by Emily Dickinson; song “Because I Could not Stop” by Natalie Merchant

“” by Christina Rossetti; song “Promises Like Pie-Crust” by Carla Bruni

“” by William Butler Yeats; song “The Two Trees” by Loreena McKennitt



Plan to read the text version of the poem and listen to the song version a few times to get a good feel for the rhythm of each of the two versions and how it contributes to the feel and meaning of the poem in both situations.



Write a short essay (200–400 words) comparing the two versions of the poem, considering the following questions:

How does the meter of the poem change, if at all, when it is presented in song form?

Does the original poem have a meter that lends itself well to song lyrics?

How, if at all, is the poem changed or presented differently as a song?

Why might the artist have made changes to the poem?

Does the poem take on a different meaning in song form than in poetic form?



Structure your essay into an introduction, body, and conclusion, and make sure that it focuses on a main idea. Use textual evidence, including scansion, to support your ideas.



Type the first draft of your essay here:

Revise the draft of your essay before you submit it to your teacher. Use the following

checklist to revise your essay:

Does the essay have a clear and concise main idea?

Is this idea made clear to the reader in a thesis statement early in the essay (usually in the first paragraph)?

Is there a clear plan and sense of organization to the essay?

Have you included concrete examples from the poem to support the claims in the essay?

Is each paragraph clearly related to the main claims of the essay?

Is the main point of each paragraph clear in the essay?

Does the essay's conclusion emphasize the main idea and provide a sense of completeness?
Type the revised draft of your essay here: