Coastal Resilience Working Group

Positives

• This article provides climate adaptation strategies for coastal communities in Wisconsin.
• This article precisely details the threats facing Wisconsin's coastline.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should know what bluffs are and why they're important.
• Students should know what ice cover is, why it matters, and how climate change impacts it.
  

Differentiation

• If the article is being shown in a Zoom lesson, the teacher could annotate and explain key words, phrases, and concepts in order to enhance comprehension. 
• Teachers could have students read this article at home to prepare for an in-class discussion on the socioeconomic challenges posed by climate change.
• Students could use this article for an informative essay on climate adaptation strategies that communities can employ.
• This article could support a lesson on the American government's approach to fossil fuels since the 20th century and how that approach is impacting us today.