Coral Under Threat

Read Reefs in Peril. Then study these cartoons to answer the following questions.

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What factor does the top cartoon suggest is a major cause of coral die-off? What features in the cartoon support your answer?

In the bottom cartoon, what’s changed between 2006 and 2016? What do the words fearsome great white refer to in each panel? Explain.

Compare and contrast the top and bottom cartoons. How are their messages similar? How are they different?

What purpose(s) do you think the artists had in creating these cartoons?

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