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Grade 12 Guiding Questions
Collection 5
“The Mosquito Solution” by Michael Specter
Text: “The Mosquito Solution” – Pages 453 – 470
Lines 384-430: Restate Specter’s central idea in one sentence. How does Specter support this idea?
Lines 410-415: Infer Specter’s purpose in writing this article. Give reasons for your answer.
Lines 440-454: Briefly restate the two different positions presented in the passage.
Lines 455-462: Why does Specter say “The biggest question raised by the creation of OX513A is who will regulate it and how”?
Lines 466-478: What terms in these lines seem to have strong connotations? Why are the terms a source of contention between Oxitec and its opponents? Evaluate each side’s position on this use of language.
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