Shedding Light on a Dark Day, by Robin Meriwether 1. On May 19, 1780, the skies over New England turned dark in the middle of the day. For more than two hundred years, Ne
shrouded in mystery. Some blamed volcanoes. Some suggested supernatural events. Some claimed it was a sign from th
what happened. Many thought the mystery would never be solved.
2. Researchers at the University of Missouri were fascinated by the case. They began examining trees in all surrounding are
finally revealed the truth. Scientists looked at burned tree rings and discovered that huge wildfires once raged in the mour
created blankets of black smoke. The smoke traveled high into the atmosphere darkening the New England skies hundre
How do paragraph one and paragraph two work together to present the author's ideas?
O Paragraph one explains the cause of investigation. Paragraph two shows the results,
O Paragraph one offers a solution. Paragraph two explains a problem the solution creates
O Paragraph one presents facts. Paragraph two presents additional facts on the same topic,
O Paragraph one and paragraph two do not have a clear connection to each other.