Connect Reading and Writing
Critical Thinking
1. SUM IT UP Create a Comparison Chart to summarize each writer’s viewpoint on modified food.
2. Interpret Why does Wambugu say, “Africa cannot wait for others to debate the merits of biotechnology?”
3. Infer Soybeans and corn have had modified genes since 1996. Why do you think Bloch says “We do not know the health effects of these foods”?
4. Compare Compare the feelings of the speaker in “Market Women” with each writer’s viewpoint in “Feeding the World.”
Reading Fluency
Intonation Read the passage on page 655 to a partner. Assess your fluency.
1. I read
a. great
b. OK
c. not very well
2. What I did best in my reading was _____.
Reading Strategy
Vocabulary Review
Oral Review Read the paragraph aloud. Add the vocabulary words.
Modern _______ can protect crops from harmful _______. For example, the _______ in the plant cells can be _______ in a lab. Some people who do _______ work say this is helpful. But other people look at the issue from a different _______. Although people disagree on which _______ to use in growing food, everyone agrees that feeding the world is an important _______.
Written Review Write a paragraph to describe techniques people might use to feed the world. Use five vocabulary words.
Write About the Guiding Question
Explore Feeding the World
Which writer makes the stronger argument about the best way to feed the world? Support your viewpoint with examples from the selection.