1. Rachel Carson
Adriana Cervino
Period 1, English
12-12-13

2. Biography
 Rachel Carson was
born on May 27, 1907.
 She lived in
Springdale,
Pennsylvania.
 Rachel Louis Carson
died in April 14, 1964
of breast cancer in
Silver Mol, Spring.

3. Assertion
 Rachel Carson was a significant scientist
because of her knowledge in earth.

4. Evidence #1
 “Rachel Carson discovered that, without
knowing it, people were in danger, of
destroying their world themselves.”

5. Explanation #1
 People were destroying the earth because
the were using lots of chemicals, sprays,
and powders to kill pests, such as
mosquitoes, and weeds.

6. Evidence #2
 “To help people Rachel Carson wrote a
book called “Silent Spring.”

7. Explanation #2
 Many people read this book and thanks to
this book the people got scared. She wrote
many other books to help the society, and
earth.

8. Evidence #3
 “After World War II, Carson reluctantly
changed her focus in order to warn the
public about the long term effects of
misusing pesticides.”

9. Explanation #3
 Thanks to Rachel Carson people stopped
treating pesticides unfairly. The world grew
to be a better place because Rachel Carson
helped us and the earth.

10. Conclusion
 Rachel Carson was a significant scientist
because of her knowledge in earth.
 Rachel Carson was a very wise woman for
wildlife and people, she knew what she was
doing, she enjoyed her job.
 I think Rachel Carson was very smart, she
really cared abut animals. I would have liked
to meet her.