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TITLE: DISCOVERY ATLAS: BRAZILLENGTH: 60 MinutesGRADES: 4-5, 6-8, 9-11

SUBJECTS: History, Geography, Social Science, Language

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DESCRIPTION: Teaching strategy: Summary

This program synthesis offers relevant information about the documentary. It emphasizes key concepts, principles and terms, and the main argument.

Brazil, the country that dominates a continent, the country of Carnival and the Amazon. This program shows us how Brazil has transformed since its discovery by the Portuguese in the year 1500, its customs and enormous wealth, and the challenges of life in its big cities. We’ll witness the time, money and effort the inhabitants of the favelas invest in preparing for the biggest party on the planet: the Rio de Janeiro Carnival; sail down the Amazon with a traveling river merchant; discover the enormous problems the city’s intense traffic poses for the residents of São Paulo and the lengths its executives go to avoid it; experience the national passion for soccer and rodeo; and watch as the city of Ouro Preto blankets itself in colorful carpets of wood chips and flowers to celebrate Easter.

CREDITS: María Dávila de Corona, college professor

OBJECTIVE:Teaching strategy: Objective

Establish the conditions, types of activities and system for evaluating student learning and meeting expectations for the lesson’s outcome.

Students will learn about:

Geographic, historical, cultural, economic and social aspects of Brazil, such as: 1. The fabulous spectacle of the world’s most famous party: the Rio de Janeiro Carnival.2. Life along the planet’s longest river: the Amazon.3. Traditions, religion, cultural and ancestral roots, the national

passion for soccer, and urban living in some of the world’s biggest cities.

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MATERIALS. Map, pencil, pen, graphic organizer, cardboard, Internet access

via computer or tablet.

I. PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE

Teaching strategy: Activation of previous knowledge Introductory and contextual information that allows the

instructor to gauge students’ knowledge of the subject in question and encourage the learning process. This exercise serves as a cognitive bridge between old and new information.

Answer the following questions:

1. What do you know about Brazil?2. Which is the most important city in Brazil? Which is the most famous? Why?3. Have you ever celebrated Carnival?

II. WATCH MINUTES 01:00 THROUGH 03:30 OF THE VIDEO AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

Teaching strategy: Key words that trigger analytical reasoning This exercise leads students down a specific line of thinking, allowing them to demonstrate defined and identifiable types of learning.

1. Which country dominates the South American continent?

2. What’s the best word to describe Brazil’s population and territory?

3. What was the main reasons settlers came to Brazil?

4. What’s the biggest party in the world?

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5. How many days does the Carnival parade last?

6. Where does the spirit of Carnival originate?

7. How long did slavery last in Brazil?

8. How are those 300 years of slavery reflected in the Carnival?

9. Who introduced Christian ceremonies to Minas Gerais?

10. Which city is Brazil’s industrial center?

11. When did Europeans discover Brazil?

12. Why did the European colonists wait 40 years to move deeper into the rainforest?

13. Which tribe was among the most violent?

14. What happened to these so-called Amazons?

15. What is the Amazon River like?

III. WATCH MINUTES 03:32 THROUGH 08:40 OF THE VIDEO. FILL IN THE CHART ABOUT “CANETA” THE RIVER MERCHANT.

• Teaching strategy: Charts and diagrams • This type of diagram helps students develop a main idea or

concept with supporting details. Answers will vary according to the student’s capacity to organize, identify and integrate information coherently.

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DIAGRAM

Choose a segment of the video. Fill in the spaces with information about the life and work of “Caneta” the river merchant. Watch minutes 3:32 through 8:40 of the video “Discovery Atlas: Brazil.”

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AMAZON RIVER

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PIRATES

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The round-trip journey takes two months.

NAVIGATION

TRADE

ABAETETUBA

IV. BASED ON THE INFORMATION IN THE VIDEO AND USING THE WORDS BELOW, COMPLETE THE PARAGRAPH ABOUT THE AMAZON RIVER.

Teaching strategy: Key words that trigger analytical reasoning

This exercise encourages the detection and codification of main information.

region deforestation daily ice planetarmed waterway survival longest living darkness pirates tributaries vessels rainforests habitat outlet terrorize Andes speciespiranhas attack fauna guns Amazonia

Stretching for 6,310 kilometers, the Amazon is the world’s (1) _________ widest and deepest river, and the largest in terms of the volume of water it carries. Many (2) _________ flow into the Amazon along its course. The river has its origin high in the Peruvian (3) ______, fed by melting (4) i_____ at 5,998 meters above sea level. From there it flows across Brazil, finally finding an (5) _______in the Atlantic Ocean. Thanks to its depth and strong current, the river serves as an important commercial (6) ________.

Known as (7) ________ the river (8)________ is of vital cultural, biological and economic importance. The Amazon is the basis for (9)________for thousands of (10)________ things, providing the (11) ________for countless forms of wildlife. Amazonia is home to approximately 10% of all known (12) _________ on Earth, and one-third of the world’s animals live in its (13) _________. Typical examples of its (14)________include (15) _________, the giant nutria and the Amazonian manatee. The Amazon rainforest is often described as the lungs of our (16) _______, but despite its importance, the area faces an enormous threat from (17)_______________.

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(18) ________ are a danger along the Amazon River, posing a (19)________ threat to travelers on the region’s myriad waterways. They usually (20) ________ at night, taking advantage of the cover of (21) ________ to (22) ___________ passing boats. The captains of (23) _______along the river know that they are at their mercy: The bandits are heavily (24) ________ while the crews of legitimate vessels are prohibited from carrying (25) _________.

V. WATCH MINUTES 09:10 THROUGH 09:40 OF THE VIDEO AND FILL IN THE CHART WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE PHYSICAL, CULTURAL AND SOCIAL FEATURES OF BRAZIL



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DIAGRAM

Choose a segment of the video. Fill in the spaces with information about the physical, cultural and social features of Brazil. Watch minutes 9:10 through 9:40 of the video “Discovery Atlas: Brazil.”

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B R A Z I L

ORIGINAL INHABITANTS

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4.

5,

SOCCER

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GEOGRAPHY

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VI. WATCH MINUTES 11:15 THROUGH 16:51 OF THE VIDEO. USE THE TABLE BELOW TO FIND THE COORDINATES OF THE MISSING LETTERS. WRITE THE COORDINATES IN PARENTHESES UNDERNEATH EACH LETTER. FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE:

Teaching strategy: Semantic network The use of this type of diagram to fill in information is ideal for

integrating mathematics with language. Plotting the coordinates will help students not only build the

words they need for their answers but also familiarize them with basic graphing concepts.

Follow the example:A feline: C A T (2,3) (1,5) (3,4)

5 A L G V D 4 K N T P H 3 Q C B W S 2 F U X Y Z 1 I O R E M

1 2 3 4 5

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1. The …………….. neighborhood is home to Brazil’s most popular samba school.

____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____(5,1) (3,5) (2,2) (3,1) (1,5)

2. …………….. rate the music, lyrics and costumes.

____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____(3,2) (2,2) (4,1)

3. Rio residents tan their ………… on the beach at Copacabana and Ipanema to show them off at Carnival.

____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ (3,3) (1,1) (4,1)

4. Luciana is genuinely ……………..

____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____(3,3) (1,5) (5,2) (1,1) (1,5)

5. The ……….. schools spend more than two million dollars on the parade.

____ ____ ____ ____ ___(5,3) (3,3)

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6. Residents of Rio de Janeiro are known as…………… ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ _____(2,3) (3,1) (1,1) (1,5)

7. A third of Rio de Janeiro’s population lives in ……………..

____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____(1,2) (4,5) (1,5)

8. The ………………….. is a 1.5 kilometer-long parade ground.

____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ (1,5) (5,1) (5,5) (3,1)

9. Seventy-five thousand spectators come out to see the ……………… and cheer on their team.

____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ (4,4) (4,1) (3,4) (2,3) (4,1)

10. The samba schools accept people from outside their favela in exchange for needed ………….

____ ____ ____ ____ (2,3) (5,4)

11. Brazilians tend to be very ………………. people.

____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ (3,4) (3,1) (1,5) (1,1) (4,5)

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12. Brazilians call .......... the “Marvelous City.”

____ ____ ____ (3,1)

13. Mangueira is one of Rio’s …………….. favelas.

____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ (2,1) (5,5) (4,1)

14. Portuguese has been described as the “ ………. ………….”

____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ___ ___ (4,3) (4,1) (2,5) (3,5) (2,2) (3,5)

15. Carnival ………..... are faithfully observed.

___ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ (3,4) (1,5) (5,5) (2,3) ( 2,4)

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VII. WATCH MINUTES 17:25 THROUGH 18:38 OF THE VIDEO AND FILL IN THE DIAGRAM WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY OF BRASÍLIA.



DIAGRAM

Choose a segment of the video. Fill in the spaces with information about Brasília. Watch minutes 17:25 through 18:38 of the video “Discovery Atlas: Brazil.”

VIII. WATCH MINUTES 18:40 THROUGH 26:03. READ

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BRASÍLIA

THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS AND DECIDE WHETHER THEY ARE TRUE (T) OR FALSE (F)

Teaching strategy: Analogies Having students distinguish between true and false statements

can improve their concentration. This exercise helps students evaluate the accuracy of a

statement, interpret information, analyze data, etc.1. ( ) Brazil is the world’s top beef producer.

2. ( ) Brazil doesn’t have many cowboys.

3. ( ) The 160-hectare Bolucatu ranch is the property of Rodrigo Ferreira de Souza.

4. ( ) The professional rodeo circuit holds 1,800 events each year.

5. ( ) Brazil has more than 10,000 professional rodeo riders and around 50,000 amateurs.

6. ( ) The rodeo truck picks up bulls every week.

7. ( ) Rodrigo participates in the annual Novo Horizonte rodeo.

8. ( ) Rodrigo is a better rider than the other competitors.

9. ( ) The state of São Paulo holds the world’s biggest rodeo.

10.( ) Rodrigo has a good chance of winning.

11.( ) If Rodrigo performs well he could be invited to join the rodeo riders’ federation.

12.( ) Most riders manage to stay on the bull for more than 8 seconds.

13.( ) The riders are often injured when the bull throws them.

14.( ) Rodrigo does well and earns the professionals’ respect.

15.( ) Rodrigo’s performance could be a step toward making his dream come true.

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IX. MULTIPLE CHOICE. WATCH MINUTES 24:00 THROUGH 29:40 OF THE VIDEO AND SELECT THE OPTION THAT BEST COMPLETES THE STATEMENT.

Teaching strategy: questions accompanying the video This multiple-choice exercise helps focus attention on

relevant information, allowing students to make associations, abstractions, generalizations and discriminations while testing their powers of assimilation.

1. São Paulo is…. a) the biggest city in the Americas. b) Brazil’s main industrial and economic center. c) the modern capital of Brazil.

2. São Paulo has……. a) a fleet of helicopter taxis. b) the world’s fastest helicopter fleet. c) A fleet of 100 helicopters.

3. Clarissa…..a) had no trouble learning to fly a helicopter.b) has worked as a taxi pilot since she was 16.c) flies helicopters as a hobby.

4. Executives at big companies in São Paulo think that….a) the city’s traffic is no problem. b) the price of a helicopter ride is not excessive.c) getting around by helicopter is a good solution.

5. Clarissa wants to get an advanced pilot license so she can….a) continue working as a taxi pilot in São Paulo.b) work in the army or on an oil platform. c) pilot bigger helicopters at night.

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6. The São Paulo metropolitan area…. a) has a population equal to that of other cities its size. b) has many skyscrapers with heliports. c) is built on just a few square kilometers.

7. To pass the pilot’s test, Clarissa has to….. a) know how to fly a light plane. b) learn the symbol for each building. c) take a test flight with an examiner.

8. Clarissa passed the test with flying colors because during the test flight she …

a) applied what she learned in the pilot’s course. b) flew mostly on automatic pilot. c) followed the same procedures she always does.

X. WATCH MINUTES 31:45 THROUGH 40:30 OF THE VIDEO. IN THE FOLLOWING CODE, EACH SYMBOL REPRESENTS 3 POSSIBLE LETTERS. DECIPHER THE 11 WORDS AND LIST THEM SO THEIR FIRST LETTERS SPELL OUT “MINAS GERAIS.” SEE THE EXAMPLE.

Teaching strategy: Key words that trigger analytical reasoning

This exercise encourages the detection and codification of main information by emphasizing relevant elements in the curriculum content.

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Learning strategy: This exercise helps improve spelling and vocabulary by

having students find words with letters that spell the key term.

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XI. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES:

1. Lays dresses up as an ________to participate in the procession.2. The ________ streets of Ouro Preto become works of art.3. They are carpeted in ________ designs made of paper, flower petals and wood chips. 4. ________traditions in Ouro Preto haven’t changed in 300 years.5. The ornate Basilica of Nossa Senhora do Pilar is ________with nearly 500 kilos of gold. 6. Ouro Preto is a _______city in the mountains of Minas Gerais.7. An _________of Ouro Preto’s former prosperity is its 13 baroque churches adorned with gold. 8. The cobblestone_________are covered in colorful carpets. 9. Ouro Preto was one of Brazil’s ________ cities.10.Local families gather in the main ________ or outside their homes.11.The discovery of ______ in the eighteenth century brought great wealth to Ouro Preto.

ACROSTIC

M I N A S

G E R A I S

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XII. WATCH MINUTES 31:45 THROUGH 40:30 OF THE VIDEO AND FILL IN THE DIAGRAM WITH DETAILS OF THE CELEBRATION OF THE EASTER TRIDUUM, THE THREE MOST IMPORTANT DAYS OF HOLY WEEK IN THE MINING CITY OF OURO PRETO.



DIAGRAM

Choose a segment of the video. Fill in the spaces with details about the Easter Triduum celebrations on the three most important days of Holy Week in Ouro Preto, the mining city in the mountains of Minas Gerais. Watch minutes 31:45 through 40:30 of the video “Discovery Atlas: Brazil.”

XIII. WATCH MINUTES 41:40 THROUGH 46:18 OF THE VIDEO AND MATCH THE STATEMENTS IN EACH COLUMN.

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EASTER TRIDUUM

MAUNDY THURSDAY

GOOD FRIDAY

EASTER SUNDAY

Teaching strategy: questions accompanying the video This exercise encourages the detection and codification of

main information. This exercise helps students use the rich vocabulary in the

video.

1. ( ) The splendor of Carnival fuels… (A) is at the core of Carnival.2. ( ) Mangueira participated … (B) glamorous. 3. ( ) Carnival pays tribute to … (C) like no other. 4. ( ) A little girl became … (D) a fantasy for

Brazilians.5. ( ) The humble becomes …. (E) spectators overflow

the bleachers in the Sambódromo.

6. ( ) The idea of investment (F) with more than 4,000 and transformation … people.7. ( ) Many Brazilians prefer… (G) the entrance of the samba schools.8. ( ) The fireworks announce… (H) is an integral part of

life. 9. ( ) Carnival is like … (I ) an angel.10.( ) For two nights … (J) to spend the holiday traveling.11.( ) Brazil is a country… (K) national unity.12.( ) In Brazil, change … (L) Brazil’s cultural, religious and ancestral roots.

XIV. WORD SEARCH. Find the following words:

Teaching strategy: questions accompanying the video

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This exercise encourages the detection and codification of main information by emphasizing relevant elements of the curriculum.

Learning strategy: Focusing on a single concept can help students maintain their concentration.

procession Baroque Modernist river cowboyCarnival simulator rodeo slavery culturalSambodromo favela Lent journey soccerAmazon carioca indigenous piranha pirateancestral spectacle tradition caboclo sambaregatao untamable rainforest carpet gold

I N D I G E N O U S R P A M A L P S I A L R S SB A M O D E R N I S T R R U V P I A A V A O I IA Y S R M O R I D D C O A R A P R M L C S D L LR O T T R T V E L I A C N A R I A B O U O E I LO B E Q F S N O C A B E S P E C T A C L E O C SQ W P A R E G A T A O S C A C U E A R T A R R AU O T V R R R L E I C S V A C A O N E U T L S ME C A L T O A A I A L I C B O R T E P R A C I BC U B I E F O M I T O O R A S E I L L A R E A OA L A V I N R A C T B N T O L S A O F L I R D DR E G A T I T Z L E G O R S I M U L A T O R O RI M L M A A F O E S L A V E R Y A N V L E I R OV O E I A R L N I E I E X C A V S R E T R N I ME M J O U R N E Y G A N C E S T R A L U I D O OR R E A I M P I R A N H A S O A I C A R I O C AV T R A D I T I O N T O T E L B A M A T N U T E

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XV. CURRICULAR CONNECTIONS

SOCIAL SCIENCE

1. Carnival ParadeBreak into groups of 3-4 students.Organize the activities your group will need to do to appear in Carnival. Specify:

The place where the parade will be held Costume design Float design Music and musicians

Present each group’s plans.

2. Holy WeekResearch how Holy Week is celebrated in your town, including ceremonies and traditions.Present your findings.

3. InterviewsBreak into groups of 3-4 students.Each group will choose one of the people presented in the video:

o Caneta, the river merchant.o Clarissa, the helicopter pilot.o Luciana, the Carnival participant.o Lays, the girl who creates a beautiful carpet of flowers.o Rodrigo Ferreira de Souza, the aspiring rodeo star.

Interview the individual you choose, asking about the following information:

The reason why he or she chose that job/activity. Benefits. Advantages and disadvantages. Satisfaction with the job/activity.

Present the interviews to the class.

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XVI. GLOSSARY

1. Amazon River:A South American river that has its source in Peru and flows into the Atlantic Ocean. It’s the world’s longest river and the largest in terms of the volume of water it carries.

2. Baroque: An artistic style developed in Europe and the Americas during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

3. Carioca: A term for a person or thing from Rio de Janeiro.

4. Carnival:A celebration during the week before Lent in Roman Catholic countries featuring parades, music, dancing, and costumes.

5. Culture:The beliefs, social forms and material traits of a specific era or social group.

6. Favela: A Brazilian shantytown or slum.

7. Holy Week For Catholics, the week preceding Easter.

8. Indigenous: Native to a place or country.

9. Lent:For Catholics, the 40-day period between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday.

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10. Modernist:A style or movement in the arts that aimed to break with classical and traditional forms, especially associated with the mid nineteenth to mid twentieth centuries.

11. Piranha:The common name for a number of species of bony fish measuring up to 30 cm in length, with flat bodies and conical teeth. They inhabit the great rivers of South America, especially the Amazon and Orinoco, congregating in large groups and attacking mammals that fall into the water.

12. Pirate:

A bandit who attacks boats or ships, or makes incursions along the coast.

13. Procession: A solemn or religious parade.

14. Rainforest:A dense forest rich in biodiversity, found typically in tropical areas with consistently heavy rainfall; a jungle.

15. Rodeo:An exhibition or contest in which cowboys show their skill at riding broncos, roping calves, wrestling steers, etc.

16. Samba: A Brazilian dance of African origin.

17. Sambódromo: The venue built in Rio Janeiro for the Carnival parades.

18. Simulator:A machine with a similar set of controls designed to provide a realistic imitation of the operation of a vehicle, aircraft or other system, used for training purposes.

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19. Tradition: A custom passed down from generation to generation.

20. Tribe:A social group made of families or communities linked by social, economic, religious, or blood ties, with a common culture and dialect.

21. Tributary: A river or stream that flows into another river or lake.

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