This text is for grade 7 informational reading. Students should cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Students should also determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone (License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/).
