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Coral Reef Teacher’s Guide Benefits, Threats, and Solutions

Advice Column

Objective: Students express an understand-
ing of an anthropogenic (human-made) activi-
ty which threat- ens the coral reef by writing
a letter to an imaginary advice columnist. This
activity should be completed after the “Positive
Posters” lesson.

Interdisciplinary Index: Science, Language
Arts

Vocabulary: advice columnist

PRESENTATION:
1. Discuss the role of advice columnists and the
types of letters they receive.

2. Have each student select a threat to the coral
reefs that i s of particular interest to him or her
(other than the one he/she used for the Positive
Posters).

3. Have the students write a letter to a fictitious
advice columnist from the viewpoint of a coral
reef creature. Express the specific concerns of
that animal.

4. Students should exchange papers and an-
swer each other’s letters.

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