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The Yanomami: Deep in the Amazon
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Reading Recovery 40
DRA 40
The Yanomami: Deep in the Amazon
Informational (nonfiction), 1,642 words, Level W (Grade 4)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy Ask and answer questions
Comprehension Compare and Contrast
Grammar and Mechanics Commas
Word Work Synonyms

Book Summary

The Yanomami: Deep in the Amazon is a factual text about the Yanomami people who live in the Amazon. The book describes Yanomami traditional ways of life, including what they eat, how they hunt, what they wear, and how they build their houses. Also included is a section on how outsiders are changing the Yanomami way of life.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Ask and answer questions

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions to understand the text
  • Compare and contrast nonfiction information
  • Recognize commas in a series of items or actions
  • Identify and use synonyms

Vocabulary

  • Content words: aglobal, isolated, traditional, unique
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