Lesson Plans for THE YANOMAMI: DEEP IN THE AMAZON Level W

After Reading

Building Comprehension
Refer to the questions in each section of the worksheet. Ask students to share their summaries of each section.
Have them restate facts and details in their own words.
Ask: Where do the Yanomami get their fruit? Where do the Yanomami get their fish? Where do the Yanomami get their meat? Where do the Yanomami get the materials for their houses? What do they make their houses out of? What do they Yanomami use for clothing? How are the Yanomami's beds made? How are these things different from what happened in your lives?

Word Work
Antonyms and Synonyms
Explain to students that antonyms are words that have the opposite meaning.
Explain to students that synonyms are words that have the same or nearly the same meaning.

Use the following examples "strange / normal" on page 4.
Write the two words at the top of a piece of paper.
Say: These words are antonyms of each other.
Have students suggest words that are either antonyms or synonyms of these words.
Write students' suggestions under each word with an a or s next to them.

Compound words
Explain to students that compound words are made up by joining two whole words to make a new word. The new word may have a different meaning from the original words.
Use this example from the book: "sometimes" on page 8.
Have students locate other compounds words in the text.
Have them suggest other compound words not found in the book.

Introduce the second worksheet
Explain to students it is related to the work covered on compound words, antonyms, and synonyms.

Learning through Visual Devices
Read and interpret a graph.
Point out the map of the Yanomami lands in the Amazon Rainforest.
Explain to students there are features of maps that make them easier to read and get information from.
They might include:
Title - tells what the map is about.
Labels - identify different parts of the map
Legend - identifies symbols on the map

Using these features, ask students to suggest information they can see in the map.
Ask: Using the features we have talked about, what information can you see in this map?

Writing Link
Have students choose one topic from the story to research further.
They may need to visit the library or use the Internet.
Write up their findings in similar format to the story.

Assessment
Monitor student's responses in the Comprehending Text section to assess how well they understand the text.
Monitor reading to see if students are using the effective reading strategies.
Assess students' knowledge of compound words, antonyms and synonyms.


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