Question

“us strike destroys drug boat, kills 11 tren de aragua members” posted on september 4, 2025 in daily news article by joe hussain and shane galvin, ny post
monday: number the paragraphs and complete at least four annotations using your notice and note sheet from your journal.

• wonder & connection - what surprised you?
• words to abolish language - why did the author say it this way?
• notice & note - why are these numbers important?
• question words - who was the person talked?
• word gap - what vocabulary do you not know?

tuesday: answer the following questions using short answers.

1. for what reasons is the u.s. state department offering a $50 million reward for nicolas maduro? be specific.
2. what is a narcoterrorist?
3. what action did the u.s. take against tren de aragua narcoterrorists this week? – where did this take place?

wednesday: answer the following question in 3 - 5 complete sentences.

1. what crimes did president trump accuse tre de aragau (tda) gang members and nicolas maduro of being responsible for, in a post on truth social on tuesday, and what warning did he give in the same post? the crimes president trump accused tre de aragau gang members and nicolas maduro of being responsible for were

for warning issued
thursday: write a short paragraph that connects three to five words from the following list to our current unit (greek myths, percy jackson, or narrative writing). write this on a separate sheet of paper and staple it to your homework before turning it in.
apathy, prosperous, narrative, fiction, conviction, personification, identification.

Explanation:

1. Regarding the U.S. State Department's reward for Nicolas Maduro, typically such rewards are related to alleged drug - related or criminal activities that the U.S. deems significant threats to its interests. A narcoterrorist is an individual or group that combines drug - trafficking with terrorist - like activities, often using violence and intimidation to further their drug - related goals. The action taken by the U.S. against Tren de Aragua narcoterrorists as described in the article is a strike that destroyed a drug boat and killed members. The location would be inferred from the context of the news article. For the Trump - related question, one would need to refer to the specific post on Truth Social to accurately state the crimes and warnings. For the Thursday task, one could, for example, write a short narrative about a prosperous fictional world where apathy leads to a lack of conviction among its inhabitants, using personification to bring inanimate objects to life as part of the narrative, connecting it to the themes of narrative writing.
2. However, without the full text of the news article and the specific post on Truth Social, some answers are speculative based on general knowledge of such terms and situations.

Answer:

1. The U.S. State Department may offer a reward for Nicolas Maduro due to alleged drug - related or criminal activities that threaten U.S. interests.
2. A narcoterrorist is a person or group combining drug - trafficking with terrorist - like activities, using violence and intimidation for drug - related goals.
3. The U.S. took a strike action against Tren de Aragua narcoterrorists, destroying a drug boat and killing members. Location details are in the news article.
4. Without the specific Truth Social post, cannot accurately state the crimes and warnings.
5. Example for Thursday: In a prosperous fictional land, apathy reigned supreme. The lack of conviction among the people was palpable. The old oak tree, personified as a wise elder, watched in sorrow as the land's once - vibrant narrative faded into a tale of inaction.