Lesson Plans for ADVENTURE ON THE AMAZON RIVER Level V

Before Reading

Elicit Prior Knowledge and Build Background
Write the words Amazon River on a large sheet of paper. Ask students to suggest things they know about the Amazon River.
Say and Ask: I have written Amazon River on this piece of paper. What do you know about it?
Write all of the students' responses on the paper surrounding the words.

Introduce the idea of problems/solutions. Choose one of the students' responses - something like dangerous fish.
Say: This is a problem. Solutions to this could include to travel in safe boat or don't swim in the water.
These are problem/solution relationships.

Introduce the worksheet.
Say: This worksheet looks at problem/solution relationships within the story we are going to read.
You may want to fill in some parts as you read.

Introducing the Book
Before handing out the book, introduce it by showing the front cover.
Ask: What does this tell you about the book?
Turn the book over to the back cover.
Ask: What other information does this give us about the book?
Add any new information to the chart made in Elicit Prior Knowledge and Build Background.

Skim and Scan
Hand out the book and ask students to skim through the chapter headings and illustrations.
Ask: What other information does this give you about the book?
Add any new information to the chart made in Elicit Prior Knowledge and Build Background.

Have students find the word malaria on page 15. Ask students to read the sentence that it is in.
Ask: Does anyone know what this word is? What do you think this word means?

Do the same with the other words in the Vocabulary section.

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