Activate Prior Knowledge
Discuss what students already know about Brazil, and find the country on a globe or world map.
Students will read about the unique characteristics and geographic features of Brazil.
Lesson Plan - What’s Up, World? Brazil
Learning Objective
Students will read about the unique characteristics and geographic features of Brazil.
Text Structure
Description
Content-Area Connections
Social Studies; Global Communities
Standards Correlations
CCSS: RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.3, RI.3.4, RI.3.5, RI.3.6, RI.3.7, RI.3.8, RI.3.10, L.3.4, SL.3.1
NCSS: Global Connections
TEKS: Social Studies 3.13
1. Preparing to Read
Activate Prior Knowledge
Discuss what students already know about Brazil, and find the country on a globe or world map.
Preview Words to Know
Project the online vocabulary slideshow and introduce the Words to Know.
Set a Purpose for Reading
Invite students to notice how Brazil is similar to and different from your community.
2. Close-Reading Questions
1. Why does the author write that preparing for the Children’s Parade is a lot of work?
The author explains that “kids create and practice their dance moves all year.” Young dancers also help make their floats and outfits for the parade.
RI.3.1 Text Evidence
2. What are three facts you can learn about Brazil from the map?
Sample response: The map shows that Brazil is the biggest country in South America, that it is partly covered in rainforest, and that it borders the Atlantic Ocean.
RI.3.5 Text Features
3. Based on the article, photos, and captions, what might people do on a visit to Brazil?
Visitors might learn samba, watch or participate in Carnival in the early spring, play soccer, visit the Amazon rainforest, eat brigadeiro, and see an Amazon River dolphin.
RI.3.5 Text Features
3. Skill Building
FEATURED SKILL: Compare and Contrast
Use the skill builder “Comparing Communities” to have students compare and contrast their own communities with Brazil.
RI.3.8 Comparison