Question

Using the ideas you previously wrote in your Compare and Contrast Organizer on the two helpers, you will write the introduction paragraph of your compare and contrast article.

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You have previously written ideas about two helper topics in your Compare and Contrast Organizer. Now you will use your ideas from the organizer (and tips from this lesson) to write the introduction to your compare and contrast article.
In your introduction, remember to include:
Hook: use a thought-provoking question or a surprising fact
Important information about your two topics
Thesis statement: your idea that answers the question: Are my two helpers similar, different, or are they both similar and different? In what general way do they compare and/or contrast? A thesis:
states your specific idea about the topic in one sentence
can be supported with valid evidence such as facts, expert testimony, and research
does not include feelings or emotions
is written in the third person point of view (do not use the pronoun “I” or the phrase “I think”)
Write four or more complete sentences
Write in formal style using the third person point of view.
Use correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
Save your work to your computer or drive.
Submit your work in 02.06 Introduce Your Ideas.
If needed, review your chosen articles.

Read the articles.
Article 1-Minutes That Matter
Article 2-Defeating Dragons
Article 3-Food That Fuels

Answer 1

here the 1 ArticleAs a teenager, whenever you have gone out with friends or traveled away from home, you've likely been asked to call and check in every once in a while. Most of us probably don't think much about doing so. We may even talk on the phone with friends or family members several times a day. But pretend for a moment that you are a soldier in the military. You have been sent overseas for several months, away from all of your family and friends, in order to serve your country. You might imagine that the ability to call home and talk with your loved ones would be something to look forward to. But what if those phone calls left you with a $7,600 phone bill?

When 14-year-old Brittany Bergquist and her 12-year-old brother Robbie, of Norwell, Massachusetts, saw a news story about a soldier who found himself with just this problem, they decided to help. Robbie recalls, "We were taken aback and wanted to make sure he didn't have to pay that cell phone bill!" They began by raising money. Brittany and Robbie donated 14 dollars of their own savings and collected seven dollars from friends. A local bank heard about what they were doing and donated $500. But $521 was nowhere near the amount needed to help the soldier pay his bill. So Brittany decided to send donated cell phones to the soldiers. This way, they would have their own phone to use when calling home, which would be less expensive. Brittany and Robbie collected as many old cell phones as they could. But there was a problem. Because of security concerns, the Pentagon would not allow the phones to be sent overseas. Brittany and Robbie were determined, so they came up with another idea. They found a cell phone recycler in Michigan who would pay them five dollars for each phone they sent in to be recycled. Using that money, they could buy pre-paid phone cards to send to the troops.

It didn't take long for the Cell Phones for Soldiers program to take off. Today, there are over seven thousand locations to drop off your old cell phone. The program has recycled over ten million phones since it was started in 2004. Over 180 million minutes of talk time have been given to the soldiers, and each week, about twelve thousand calling cards are sent. The Bergquist family still runs the program largely on their own. Brittany says that her involvement with the charity has helped her learn how to build awareness for a cause, and form relationships with companies that can help. Although she admits that she gets nervous when she has to do something that is out of her comfort zone, she has learned that it is important to overcome her fear so that her charity can continue to grow. She says founding Cell Phones for Soldiers "... has been the most positive and motivating experience of my life..." and that, "It's unbelievable and overwhelming to know that we've been able to help out families that we're never going to see; that we've had an impact on their lives."

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Answer 2

article 2It's Saturday night. You've just fallen asleep after spending the day hanging out with friends, watching movies, and enjoying being a typical teenager on the weekend. Suddenly, the beeper on your nightstand goes off. You jump up and get ready because someone needs your help. For a group of teenagers in Alaska, known as the Dragon Slayers, this is nothing unusual. They are from the town of Aniak, located about three hundred fifty miles west of Anchorage. Forget driving there, you can only reach the town by plane! There are around six hundred residents and one medical clinic, but the doctor only visits once a month. This means that if you are visited by a medical or fire "dragon," getting treatment or being rescued might be difficult. In fact, until the Slayers were formed, there was no emergency service in the town after 4 p.m. To address the problem, the fire chief decided to train qualified teenagers as first responders. He believed that because most of them did not have jobs, they had the time required to take on the responsibility.

Today, the Dragon Slayers respond to about 450 calls per year. They are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The team is made up of 14- to 18-year-old girls and boys. No matter what the emergency, it is important that Dragon Slayers remain calm and have the medical skills to help those who need them. They have over two hundred hours of medical and fire-safety training. All are certified emergency trauma technicians. They must also get passing grades in school and be drug and alcohol free. They are expected to treat everything from minor injuries requiring only first aid, to more serious issues such as heart attacks. They may be called to scenes ranging from small plane crashes to automobile accidents.

Their efforts have saved both lives and property. Just ask a former principal at their high school. At first, he didn't like the idea of Slayers being called out of class to respond to emergencies. However, he changed his mind after suffering a diabetic emergency at school and being cared for by the quick-thinking Slayers. Additionally, if it weren't for the actions of Amanda Hoeldt and several of her Dragon Slayer friends, the community hall might have burned to the ground when it caught fire in 2009. Although not allowed to enter the building, she and the other Slayers set up hoses that eventually put out the blaze, saving the structure. After observing the girls respond to an emergency call, state trooper Sgt. Mike Duxbury commented, "They helped each other out. Gave each other encouragement. They worked as a team."

Amanda says that the Dragon Slayers also benefit from their participation in the program. She feels that she is prepared to handle nearly any situation that comes her way. Through teaching others in her community life-saving skills, she has become more confident in her leadership abilities. Agnes Nicoli, another Slayer, says of her participation in the program, "Being able to save lives and save property is a wonderful feeling." Most Slayers go to college, and many of them choose careers in the medical field. And, just in case you're wondering what happens when a Slayer graduates, he or she is replaced by a "Lizard Killer." A Lizard Killer is a younger member of the program who is still in training. Upon completion of that training, he or she earns the right to be promoted to Dragon Slayer.

Answer 3

article 3By Chad Bailey

What if someone told you that eating french fries was good for the environment? Would you believe it? Cassandra Lin and her classmates from Westerly, Rhode Island, might just convince you to. When she was only nine years old, Cassandra and some of her friends learned of a problem in their community. "We were astonished by the realization that people in our own community were struggling to heat their homes in our harsh New England winters," she recalls. Cassandra had recently learned about a product called "biodiesel," which is a type of fuel. It is made, believe it or not, from the cooking oil people use to make food, french fries included. Cassandra believed that if she could get people to donate old cooking oil, it could be turned into fuel to heat homes.

She and her group of friends asked the town council to set up a container where residents and restaurants could leave leftover cooking oil. Cooking oil can clog drains and sewers when it is thrown out, so city leaders were happy to find a new way to get rid of it. With help from their parents, Cassandra and her friends sent the collected oil to a refiner. The refiner turned the oil into biodiesel. Then, some of the biodiesel was given to local families to heat their homes. In 2010, Cassandra was awarded the Presidential Youth Award for her efforts. Her project was so effective that in 2012, the governor of Rhode Island passed a law requiring all restaurants that use cooking oil to recycle their grease. Today, there are nine places in Rhode Island and Connecticut where residents and restaurants can drop off used cooking oil. Over one hundred forty families have been able to heat their homes because of the work of Cassandra and her friends. But Cassandra wasn't done.

She continued to explore ways that biodiesel could be used. Working with the same group involved in her original project, she performed experiments to see if biodiesel could be used in schoolbuses. After several tests, the students made a presentation to the school board. They explained that using biodiesel in schoolbuses would be less expensive than using regular fuel. They also showed that biodiesel was much better for the environment. As a result, the school board decided to start using biodiesel in all of the district's buses.

Today, Cassandra travels all over the world sharing her story and teaching communities interested in learning how to recycle oil into biodiesel. She has been invited to the White House twice and won numerous awards. Reflecting on everything that she has accomplished, Cassandra comments that, "It doesn't matter how big or small you are, anyone can make a difference." She encourages students to take action and realize the power they have to be superheroes for the environment.

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