Read a student’s reaction to a nonfiction article.

summary:
i read an article by alfred jenson about oil spills. jenson has crossed the arctic ocean many times on vessels designed for exploration and research. he believes oil spills can be prevented with stricter international regulations governing oil transport.

controlling idea:
the controlling idea of jenson’s article is that many oil spills have occurred in recent years in the arctic ocean.

what must the student add to make this controlling idea complete?

a) jenson’s viewpoint
b) expert testimony
c) arctic ocean statistics
d) specific dates

Read the excerpt from part 2 of zeitoun. zeitoun woke with the sun and crawled out of his tent. the day was bright, and as far as he could see in any direction the city was underwater. . he could only think of judgment day, of noah and forty days of rain. and yet it was so quiet, so still. nothing moved. he sat on the roof and scanned the horizon, looking for any person, any animal or machine moving. nothing. as he did his morning prayers, a helicopter broke the silence, shooting across the treetops and heading downtown. why does the author include the details of zeitoun’s morning? to suggest the hopelessness of zeitoun’s situation to illustrate the solitary existence endured by survivors to establish zeitoun’s dedication to the rituals of his faith to reveal the military’s attempts at assistance