Whoever finnishes this gets and 100 points ≧◡≦ Collections Grade 7 Guiding Questions: “Big Rocks’ Balancing Acts” by Douglas Fox

Read the expository essay “Big Rocks’ Balancing Acts” by Douglas Fox. Then, reread the lines indicated with each question below. Answer each question, citing text evidence.

Lines 1–2: What image does the first sentence create in your mind? Why do you think the author chose to begin the article in this way?

Lines 12–15: What are Richard Brune’s exact words in this passage? What effect does the quotation have on the text?

Photo and Caption: How do the photograph and caption contribute to the text?

Heading: Based on the heading, what do you expect to read about in this section?

Lines 44–48: What are two causes and their effects in this paragraph?

Lines 49–54: What is the signal word or phrase in these lines? What cause-and-effect relationship does it indicate?

Lines 92–95: Explain the cause-and-effect relationship in these lines.

Lines 109–112: What words and phrases indicate the passage of time or the order of events?

Lines 140–148: Explain the cause and the two effects in this passage.

Lines 140–148: What are two examples of figurative language in these lines? What does each mean, and what is the author’s purpose in using it?

Lines 156–162: What are the cause and its effects in this paragraph?

Lines 167–174: What is an example of a word that reveals the cause-and-effect structure? What is the central idea of this paragraph, and how does the sentence that begins in line 171 support it?

Lines 193–204: Explain the “less destructive” method Richard has found. What pattern of organization does the author use to describe this method?