Read "Tackling the Trash" and answer the following question.

The houseboat headquarters for Chad's team was named The Miracle. Is The Miracle an appropriate name for the houseboat? In your response, use information from the article that supports your answer. Write your answer on your answer document.

Annotation: The reader responds that Miracle is not a good name. The reader explains that "a miracle is when something unbelievable happens" but adds that Chad's receiving the boat and repairing it is "good" but "wouldn't consider it as an miracle." To improve this response the reader could explain why the receiving and repairing of the boat are not beyond belief.

Annotation: The reader states that "Miracle was a good name" because Chad receiving the boat is a miracle. To improve this response the reader could explain how unusual it is for a boat to be given to someone and how the condition of the boat and the repair it needs add to the miracle.

Annotation: The reader responds that the name is good because it was miraculous "how Chad and his crew cleaned up all that junk..." Then the reader explains that this is an "accomplishment" that "seems like a miracle." To improve this response the reader could add the length of the river and amount of "junk" that made this a miracle.