SOAR-High Earth System Science Unit  1 Science Reading Guiding Questions for the Prologue "Sentry on the Headlands"

Name  _________________________ Date  __________________________

1. The first part of this book is called Prologue. What is a prologue?
 

2. What kind of book is Cod?
        a. Historical Fiction
        b. Non-fiction historical documentary
        c. Docu-drama
        d. a novel

3. Why do you think the author included a prologue?
 

4. In what waters/parts of the world were the cod most abundantly found before there was a severe decline in their numbers?
 
 

5. Find and copy a quote from the text that indicates /describes how huge the numbers of cod were and put the page number.
 
 
 

6. What did the communities such as Petty Harbor do to try and protect the cod from complete decimation?
 
 

7.  They followed this policy because
    a. they cared about the environment and wanted to save the cod
    b. there were too many fishermen  and and there was not enough space in the cove for all of them to fish using

8. What are the 3 different ways fisherman and fishing companies utilized to catch cod?
 

9.  Which fishing techniques have been most harmful in decimating the numbers of cod?
 

10.  What scientific agency is researching the cod population?
 

11.  Describe the assignments given to the two Petty Harbour boats hired by the scientific agency.