Through her decades-long campaign to create Hope Spots—designated areas where marine ecosystems can recover from human impact—marine biologist Sylvia ...

Step 1: Decode and Map the Passage

Part A: Create Passage Analysis Table

Part B: Provide Passage Architecture & Core Elements

Visual Structure Map: [BACKGROUND: Earle's decades-long Hope Spots campaign] → [MISSING ACTION] → [TARGET: ocean sanctuaries as conservation strategy]

Main Point: The sentence establishes Earle's relationship to ocean sanctuary conservation through her Hope Spots work.

Argument Flow: The sentence provides context about Earle's conservation work (Hope Spots campaign) and relates it to her stance on ocean sanctuaries as a conservation approach.

Step 2: Interpret the Question Precisely

This is a fill-in-the-blank question asking us to choose the best logical connector. The answer must create the right relationship between what comes before and after the blank.

Step 3: Prethink the Answer

• The word must describe Earle's relationship to "the establishment of ocean sanctuaries as a conservation strategy"
• Given her decades-long campaign to CREATE Hope Spots (which are areas for marine ecosystem recovery), she would logically support ocean sanctuaries
• The word should show positive support/advocacy, since her work aligns with the goal of ocean sanctuaries
• So the right answer should show that she advocates for or supports ocean sanctuary establishment