West Indies

Sara B

February 21, 2018

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Information about islands in 3 island groups, from various Internet Domains. (.gov , .edu , .org , .com )

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Date of Article: September 19, 2017

Headline: West Indies

Author: Colin Graham Clarke, Bridget M.Brereton

Source of the Article: Britannica.com



Write down three (3) vocabulary words and their definitions:

1. Crescent - the curved sickle shape of the waxing or waning moon. - a thing that has has the shape of a single curve, especially one that is broad in the center and tapers to a point at each end.

2. Mainland - a large continuous extent of land that includes the greater part of a country or territory, as opposed to offshore islands and detached territories.

3. Comprising - to include especially within a particular scope < civilization as Lenin used the term would then certainly have comprised the changes that are now associated in our minds with developed rather than developing states Times Literary Supplement >



Summary: (BULLET form: Who, What, When, Where, Why)

Who: African slaves, British, French, Dutch, and spanish people

What: The west indies

When: 20th Century

Where: Atlantic Ocean. Island

Why: Because why not.



S "I Wonder Questions": think of three (3) questions that you could ask about the article that were not answered in the article or were only partially answered.

1. How many islands are there?

2. Did any islands get devoured by the hurricane?

3. If we were to have more hurricanes how many hurricanes will it take to have all islands under water?

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