Benchmark Breakdown- Urban Birds

The author's purpose is to

Which is the central idea of the text?

What does the author’s use of imagery in paragraph 1 illustrate about the falcon?

Select one underlined phrase that provides context for the meaning of endangered as it is used in the text.

​According to the text, which event influenced the decline of the peregrine falcon species?

Read the excerpts from paragraph 4.

When the scientists knew why the falcons were disappearing, they began the work of saving them. Then, one year later, the U.S. Congress passed the Endangered Species Act. This law gave special protection to animals that were threatened with extinction

.Based on the context of the paragraph, what is the meaning of extinction?

Do you understand why you missed the ones that you missed?

If you have selected yes for the previous question. PLEASE write down your concerns and give them to me at the end of class.