More Valuable Than Gold
Más valiosa que el oro
More Valuable Than Gold
More Valuable Than Gold
More Valuable Than Gold
More Valuable Than Gold
More Valuable Than Gold
More Valuable Than Gold argues that the gold gained from illegal prospecting and mining in the Amazon rainforest is not worth the deforestation, mercury contamination, destruction of Indigenous cultures, and loss of biodiversity it causes. The author also discusses some reasons why people mine illegally and possible solutions. Photographs, maps, and graphs enhance the text.
Lesson Resources
Response to Reading
Ready Routine
Use the READY Routine resources to help students build strong, evidence-based responses to text-dependent questions through a scaffolded process of reading, analysis, collaborative discussion, and writing.
Read the text
Examine the question
Analyze the text
Discuss your thinking
You write a response
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
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