Sustainable Development in Brazil. Who are the shareholders? The Amazon The Pantanal. A Unit Plan for. Grades Portuguese Heritage Speakers

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1 Sustainable Development in Brazil Who are the shareholders? The Amazon The Pantanal A Unit Plan for Grades 7 12 Portuguese Heritage Speakers Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program 2007 Created by Ann Griffiths, Portuguese Instructor Cobb County Schools, Georgia ann.griffiths@cobbk12.org

2 Target Audience: This unit was created for heritage speakers of Brazilian Portuguese residing in the United States. They range in age from 12- to 17- years old. Some have lived in the United States for as little as three months and others for up to seven years. The average length of residence is three years. They come from a variety of educational backgrounds in the Portuguese language and culture. Most are from rural Goiás or Goiânia, the capital of the state that is located south of the Brazilian capital of Brasília. The students from ages 12 to 14 are grouped together in two classes at the middle school. The students from ages 14 to 17 are at the high school in one class. The ability level required for this unit is in the intermediate to advanced intermediate range. It could also be used for non-native speakers of Portuguese at those levels. Objectives: To introduce Brazilian students to the ecology, varied cultures and geography of their native country To awaken an awareness of ecological pressures that exist in their world To evaluate resources for accuracy, factual content and opinion To provide opportunity for personal development in vocabulary and grammar appropriate for the intended audience (register) To develop composition, discussion and presentation skills Duration: 15 days on Block Schedule (90 minute periods), including time for group research and presentations. Teacher comment: The following material is given in its original Portuguese as it will be presented to the students. All authentic materials will be presented in their original form. Teacher instructions will be given in English to clarify the scope and sequence of the unit for future instructors. Essential Questions: Eu sou ecologista? Am I an ecologist? Como me afeta o meio ambiente? How does the environment affect me? O que eu sei sobre o meio ambiente do Brasil? Quem são os acionistas? What do I know about Brazil s environmental issues? Who are the shareholders? p. 2 of 33

3 Eu sei a diferença entre fato e opinião? Do I know the difference between fact and opinion? Qual o papel da gramática e do vocabulário para dar uma palestra? What role does grammar and vocabulary play when giving a public talk? Preciso pesquisar para apoiar as minhas idéias? Por quê? Is research necessary? Why? Standards: Meta 1 Comunicação Os alunos irão entender a importância de saber as normas sociais da linguagem Conteúdo: diferentes registros (maneira apropriada de falar ou escrever num lugar ou situação), sotaques, a gíria, gestos, a acentuação, a ortografia Processo: ouvir palestras, assistir filmes e noticiários, ler textos autênticos Performance: Os alunos irão identificar o registro das situações sociais Os alunos irão trocar opiniões e perspectivas sobre diversos temas culturais Os alunos irão compreender variedades de textos autênticos Os alunos irão identificar relações de causa/efeito Os alunos irão interpretar os detalhes salientes de discursos, leituras e palestras sempre sendo conscientes do registro. Os alunos irão interpretar os acontecimentos da vida impressos nos jornais e em outros meios de comunicação Os alunos irão aprender a escrever ensaios de vários tipos (preencher formulários, tomar notas detalhadas, escrever redações para diferentes leitores) Os alunos irão usar a língua criativamente em prosa e poesia Os alunos irão parafrasear e resumir textos em um parágrafo Os alunos irão dar palestras no registro apropriado para a audiência Meta 2 Cultura Os alunos irão reconhecer, resumir e analisar temas sociais, de história, literatura e arte Conteúdo: a internet, a arte plástica, a história do Brasil, artigos de jornais, romances Processo: ouvir palestras, assistir filmes e noticiários, ler textos autênticos, fazer pesquisas, participar em debates Performance: Os alunos irão perceber e usar o registro apropriado p. 3 of 33

4 Os alunos irão reconhecer expressões regionais em vocabulário, frases e a pronúncia Os alunos irão identificar humor, ironia e sátira em fontes diferentes Os alunos irão expressar suas opiniões sobre temas sociais Os alunos irão escolher temas apropriados para interações sociais Os alunos irão explorar temas culturais com tecnologia Meta 3 Conexões Os alunos irão usar a língua para incorporar outros campos Conteúdo: a internet, a arte plástica, a história do Brasil, artigos dos jornais Processo: ouvir palestras, assistir filmes e noticiários, ler textos autênticos, fazer pesquisas, participar em debates Performance: Os alunos irão fazer pesquisas usando tecnologia Os alunos irão usar fontes primárias e secundárias Os alunos irão usar técnicas literárias para analisar linguagem e temas universais Meta 4 Comparações Os alunos irão fazer comparações sobre culturas, língua, geografia, percepções Conteúdo: a internet, a arte plástica, a história do Brasil, artigos dos jornais, mapas, gravações Processo: ouvir palestras, assistir filmes e notícias, ler textos autênticos, fazer pesquisas, participar em debates, comparar gêneros, dados, sistemas, conceitos Performance: Os alunos irão explorar gêneros literários e artísticos Os alunos irão mostrar competência nos dados históricos e os acontecimentos do mundo inteiro Os alunos irão demonstrar compreensão do sistema lingüístico escrito comparado com o oral Os alunos irão demonstrar compreensão do conceito de gíria, língua chula (vulgar) e as normas acadêmicas e sociais Meta 5 Comunidades Os alunos irão conhecer o seu próprio mundo e comunidade lusófona p. 4 of 33

5 Conteúdo: a internet, a arte plástica, a história do Brasil, artigos atuais, textos autênticos, visitas, eventos Processo: ouvir palestras, assistir filmes e noticiários, ler textos autênticos, fazer pesquisas, participar em debates, entrevistar, fazer visitas Performance: Os alunos irão comunicar de maneira oral e escrita com membros da cultura luso-brasileira sobre temas de interesse (pessoal, da comunidade, do mundo) Os alunos irão mostrar que continuarão a aprender mais sobre a língua e cultura luso-brasileira para o resto da vida pelo fato de usar a língua para diversão pessoal e enriquecimento intelectual Materials: General Maps: Photos: Brazil, Mato Grosso do Sul, Amazonas Personal, Google Images Amazônia Survey: Você gosta da natureza? Avenida Brasil1 Livro de exercícios Article: Revista Veja October 9, 1991 Avenida Brasil1 Livro de exercícios Music: O Índio by Caetano Veloso Video: Mudanças do Clima, Mudanças de vidas: Como o aquecimento global já afeta o Brasil, Greenpeace, 2006 PowerPoint: Greenpeace CAAPG Brasil (attached) Film: Tainá, Coleção Istoé, Festival do Cinema Brasileiro Film: Certified Woods Photos: CD-Rom PowerPoint slide show, Amazônia Internet: List of sites (shareholders) Game: Jacaré (Game board, instructions and questions) Avenida Brasil1 Pantanal Gibi: Video: Game: Booklet: CD Fotos: Internet: Games: Pantanal Pantanal Amazônia, Zyd Produções, Carlos Freitas Animals of the Pantanal and Amazon Lista de Fauna e Flora, Caiman Lodge Imagens da Amazônia WWF Pantanal para sempre Caiman Lodge Avalanche (Game on Whiteboard) p. 5 of 33

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9 Amazônia Desenvolvido por GuiaNet - Guia Internet Brazil Info: guianet@guianet.com.br p. 9 of 33

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11 Introduction: Eu sou ecologista? Day 1 Am I an ecologist? Materials: Survey: Você gosta da natureza? Article: Revista Veja Procedures: Survey: Você gosta da natureza? 1. Students list pre-reading strategies on the board. 2. Students will apply pre-reading strategies to identify the topic and format of the survey. 3. Students should skim for key words and highlight them. 4. Students will complete survey and rate themselves with the key provided. Article: Revista Veja 1. Class will skim article and create their own top ten list of points on computer with LCD projector. 2. Students will match possible titles on handout to article and choose main topic of each paragraph. 3. Students will share their world knowledge of environmental hotspots in Brazil and locate areas on individual maps. Unit Folder: Students will create a folder to store all notes and handouts for the unit. Materials will be provided for them to decorate individually. Folders will be stored in the classroom. p. 11 of 33

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15 Part One: Amazonas Day 2 Materials: You don t have to be an adult to be a shareholder Maps: Brazil and South America Film: Tainá Procedures: 1. Students will locate Amazonas state and Amazonia regions on map of Brazil. 2. View Tainá film, 90 minutes. 3. Students will list images/vocabulary seen and heard in the film. 4. Store notes in folder. Day 3 Materials: Film: Tainá Notes from individual folder Amazon photos slideshow Procedures: 1. Finish film. 2. Take one, give one in a conga line. Use this activity to share vocabulary from Tainá film. Directions: a. Students count off 1, 2. b. Form two facing lines with their vocabulary/images notes. c. Share vocabulary/images with facing student for one minute. d. One line stays stationary and the other line moves one person to the left and shares with next student for a minute (it doesn t matter if they are repeating). e. Students continue to move and share with all. f. Finally, students return to seats and check spelling with computer or paper dictionaries in small groups. 3. View Amazon photos slide show PowerPoint on CD-Rom. 4. Small group discussion to compare and contrast actual photos with cinematographical visions (slides vs. film). Groups will appoint spokesperson to share their 3 most interesting comparisons. 5. Store notes in folder. p. 15 of 33

16 Day 4 Materials: Meet your first NGO Video: Greenpeace World graphic organizer Procedures: 1. Students will individually use world globe graphic organizer to write their notes/observations about the film on the globe part of the map. 2. Next students will move around room and collect new information from their classmates outside of the globe. 3. Partners will use the information to write a one page film critique that demonstrates their personal bias: positive/negative, pro/con 4. Factual/opinionated and provide examples from the film. 5. Store handouts and graphic organizers in folder. p. 16 of 33

17 Day 5 Materials: How do these shareholders state their case? GreenPeace PowerPoint Video: Certified Woods Music lyrics and cloze exercise: O Índio by Caetano Veloso Plain paper and colored markers Procedures: GreenPeace PowerPoint 1. Students will view PowerPoint and in groups write 5 statements of fact and 5 statements of opinion. 2. Students will move to new groups and try to build consensus for their choice of strongest statements of fact and opinion (one of each). 3. Students will move a third time to reach a final consensus. 4. Class will compare outcomes. Certified Woods video 5. Students will take general notes on facts and statements. 6. Small groups will discuss if the information is educational or for propaganda purposes and create lists and arguments to support their perceptions. 7. Small groups will present to class on overhead projector or whiteboard. Music: O Índio by Caetano Veloso 1. Students will be provided with paper and colored markers to draw what the lyrics and music inspire. 2. Cloze listening exercise. Play music as often as necessary for students to complete. The words selected for deletion represent problem areas in spelling for native and heritage speakers. The exercise could be recreated to practice a different specific need, i.e., contractions, articles, vocabulary. 3. Class discussion of theme and purpose, sharing of images. 4. Store all handouts in individual folder. p. 17 of 33

18 Um índio Caetano Veloso Um índio descerá de uma estrela colorida e brilhante De uma estrela que virá numa velocidade estonteante E pousará no coração do hemisfério sul, na América, num claro instante Depois de exterminada a última nação indígena E o espírito dos pássaros das fontes de água límpida Mais avançado que a mais avançada das mais avançadas das tecnologias Virá, impávido que nem Muhammed Ali, virá que eu vi Apaixonadamente como Peri, virá que eu vi Tranqüilo e infalível como Bruce Lee, virá que eu vi O axé do afoxé, filhos de Ghandi, virá Um índio preservado em pleno corpo físico Em todo sólido, todo gás e todo líquido Em átomos, palavras, alma, cor, em gesto e cheiro Em sombra, em luz, em som magnífico Num ponto eqüidistante entre o Atlântico e o Pacífico Do objeto, sim, resplandecente descerá o índio E as coisas que eu sei que ele dirá, fará, não sei dizer Assim, de um modo explícito Refrão E aquilo que nesse momento se revelará aos povos Surpreenderá a todos, não por ser exótico Mas pelo fato de poder ter sempre estado oculto Quando terá sido o óbvio p. 18 of 33

19 Um índio Caetano Veloso Um índio de uma estrela colorida e brilhante De uma estrela que virá numa velocidade E pousará no coração do sul, na América, num claro instante Depois de a última indígena E o espírito dos das fontes de água límpida Mais avançado que a mais avançada das mais avançadas das tecnologias Virá, impávido que nem Muhammed Ali, virá que eu vi como Peri, virá que eu vi Tranqüilo e como Bruce Lee, virá que eu vi O axé do, filhos de Ghandi, virá Um índio em pleno corpo físico Em todo sólido, todo gás e todo líquido Em átomos, palavras, alma, cor, em e cheiro Em sombra, em luz, em som magnífico Num ponto entre o e o Pacífico Do objeto, sim, descerá o índio E as coisas que eu sei que ele, fará, não sei dizer Assim, de um modo explícito Refrão E aquilo que momento se revelará aos povos a todos, não por ser exótico Mas pelo fato de poder ter sempre estado oculto Quando terá sido o p. 19 of 33

20 Day 6 Materials: How many shareholders are there? Internet Procedures: 1. Small group internet research: Read and select one Web site from each category. Write five-sentence annotated bibliographies about each of 5 Web sites that discuss Amazon issues from a different perspective. 2. Preview all sites then choose one from each category to include in annotated bibliography. 3. Groups may also research independently of these sites. They should be encouraged to locate other educational and indigenous peoples sites in the Amazon. 4. Each group should make copies of their annotated bibliography for each member and a copy to turn in to the teacher with the names of all group members. 5. Store copy of annotated bibliography in individual folder. Governmental (1) Commercial (1) Precious Woods, Manaus: NGOs (1) OELA Project-Oficina Escola de Lutheria de Amazonia, Menaus: p. 20 of 33

21 Native peoples (1) Educational (1) Day 7 Materials: Let me show you what I learned about the Amazon and its shareholders Internet Board Game: Jacaré Procedures: 1. Groups will present their favorite website to the class and turn in their annotated bibliographies for a grade. 2. The final assessment for this part of the unit will be a board game called Jacaré (Crocodile) which resembles Snakes and Ladders. The board game includes a series of written or printed questions. These questions may be generated by the students or created by the teacher from content covered. p. 21 of 33

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23 Instruções do jogo 1. Para o jogo você precisa de 2 peões e um dado. 2. O jogo pode ser fogado por duas pessoas ou 2 grupos. 3. Em cada casa os jogadores têm de resolver uma tarefa. 4. Se a tarefa foi resolvida: - o jogador pode subir a escada (não é necessário resolver a tarefa de cima). - não precisa descer pelo jacaré. 5. Se a tarefa não foi resolvida: - o jogador não pode subir a escada. - precisa descer pelo jacaré. - fica uma rodada sem jogar se não há escada nem jacaré. 6. Ganha quem chega primeiro a meta com o número certo no dado p. 23 of 33

24 Part Two: O Pantanal Day 8 Materials: A child s view Map of Brazil SESI Gibi (Comic Book): Sesinho Revista Educativa Ano 6 No.65 Viagem ao Mato Grosso Paper and colored markers Procedures: Pre-reading: Students will share personal knowledge of the Pantanal. Students will locate the Pantanal on the map and identify the states and countries that share it. Students will list flora and fauna that they believe form part of the region and may or may not be endangered or lead to endangerment. p. 24 of 33

25 1. Independent reading: Students will read the gibi which is an educational comic book provided free of charge by SESI ( It is published at intervals and distributed to employees and their affiliated schools. SESI provided me with 40 copies upon my request when I visited their offices in São Paulo. I was introduced to this issue by my Portuguese language instructor at the Diálogo School in Salvador. 2. Summarizing activity: Groups of three students will create a colorful one-page summary that includes the following information: a. A drawing that summarizes the information about the Pantanal. b. Two quotations that they feel are important about the topic. c. One question that they still have about the Pantanal. d. Two personal statements that they believe are relevant about the topic. 3. Sharing activity: Groups will share their summaries with the class the next day. Day 9 Materials: Child s play Large whiteboard that is accessible to all whiteboard markers and erasers. Assessment: Avalanche game (competition) Teacher will observe participation and demonstrated competence Warm-up: Share one-page summaries about the gibi content. Directions for Avalanche game: Class should be divided into 2 groups each side of the room is most convenient. One student from each group goes to the board and draws a mountain divided into the number of levels that you want to require them to use to write the names of the Pantanal animals mentioned in the gibi. You may require them to know all or a few. I usually use 5 to 8 levels on the mountain as that is the number that fits easily on the whiteboard. p. 25 of 33

26 Game procedures: 1. Begin at the bottom of the mountain as the idea is to climb the mountain without an avalanche. 2. All answers are erased if someone slips up and writes an animal not mentioned in the comic book or misspells the word.* 3. Each students must close the marker and put it on the tray to demonstrate that he or she has finished. 4. The next student on the team then approaches and if the first answer was not avalanched (erased by the teacher for being incorrect) the student writes the name of another animal. 5. This routine continues until one team reaches the top and plants their flag drawing after the last correct answer. *Note: the mountain will avalanche and all answers will be erased at any stage where incorrect information is left on the mountain. At that point the group starts over from the bottom! Day 10 How many animals are there? Materials: Booklet from Caiman Lodge: Check List of Fauna Or a teacher generated list of fauna Internet/Google Images PowerPoint Activity: Internet research/powerpoint presentation, Fauna of the Pantanal Procedures: 1. Pairs of students will receive photocopies of pages from the Caiman Lodge booklet for identifying animals at the lodge. 2. They will search for photographs of the fauna using Google Images or other clipart programs. 3. Students will create a PowerPoint to teach and test the names of the animals and birds and also to inform if they are considered endangered. 4. The name of the animal or bird should appear after the photograph to allow students time to guess the name and then confirm their answer and verify spelling. 5. If time permits, the pairs should create a scrambled version to use for assessment of classmates. Assessment: Points will be awarded for quantity and quality/accuracy of presentation. p. 26 of 33

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28 Day 11 Materials: Show and tell and remember it well Internet LCD projector printer paper Procedures: 1. All students should create a puff book to take notes on the presentations. This activity is surprisingly motivating for them to take notes. If this is a second language classroom, the directions for creating the book are a lesson in itself. Directions for puff book: a. Fold a page of printer paper in half (hotdog) b. Fold the hotdog in half from long to short. c. Do this again so that the paper when opened completely is divided into 8 sections. d. Open the paper completely. e. Fold the paper in half again (hamburger). f. Use a scissors to cut up half way from the fold side. g. Open the paper completely. h. Fold the paper again as a hotdog. i. Hold the ends of the hotdog and puff it until 4 sections form. j. Fold the sections flat to form a small book with 6 internal pages. k. Students should decorate the cover and write their name on it. 2. Pairs of students present their PowerPoint shows two times. The first time is the educational part. Observers should take notes in their puff book. The second time should be used to quiz individual student acquisition and memory. Day 12 Materials: Does music soothe the savage breast and do pictures really speak louder than words? Video: Pantanal e Amazonas* *This video has a pleasant sound track and slow moving images. It is not content rich enough to create a separate lesson but will create a pleasant, calming background while the students play the following game. Game: Animals of the Pantanal and Amazon p. 28 of 33

29 This was a memory/concentration type game purchased in Brazil. It could be recreated using images from the student generated PowerPoints. Directions: a. Make two copies of each image approximately 2 inches by 2 inches with the name of the wildlife printed on each. b. Laminate them or mount them on card stock. c. Alternatively, you could make one copy of each image and make another card with the name of the wildlife to be matched with the picture. Procedures: 1. Divide class into small groups of 3 or 4 students. 2. Divide the pairs of game cards among the groups. 3. Students should lay out the cards face up on a desk or flat surface and in a regular pattern of rows or lines. 4. Give students one to two minutes to memorize the card names and placement. 5. Tell students to turn the cards over and take turns trying to find matching pairs. The cards if correct should be removed and the incorrect choices should be replaced face down in their original location. The game continues until all of the cards have been matched. 6. The winner is the student with the most cards. 7. Groups should move around the room until they have played with all of the cards/animals. Practice and observed assessment: Memory game about the animals of the Pantanal and Amazon Day 13 What does it take to capture the imagination? An exercise in advertising/propoganda Materials: Computers, printer, internet WWF Web site: Refúgio Ecológico Caiman (Caiman Lodge) Web site: Web site sample below p. 29 of 33

30 Conservação da natureza Informações Pantanal para Sempre Árvore típica do Pantanal, a piúva pantaneira (Tabebuia albo rosa) floresce de junho a setembro. A espécie é a preferida dos tuiuiús (Jabiru micteria), aves cujas asas têm envergadura média de dois metros, e que encontram nas piúvas um local perfeito para seus ninhos WWF-Brasil / Eduardo Mongelli Durante muitos anos a rede WWF apoiou projetos isolados de conservação no Pantanal. Em 1998, no entanto, o WWF-Brasil iniciou um programa com uma visão de longo prazo de conservação do bioma. O objetivo do Programa Pantanal para Sempre é promover a conservação da biodiversidade por meio da criação e implementação de unidades de conservação, preservação de espécies, incentivo a atividades econômicas de baixo impacto ambiental e implementação do desenvolvimento sustentável. O programa atua em várias frentes: apoio à criação de áreas protegidas identificação e estímulo a atividades econômica e ambientalmente viáveis conservação da espécie arara-azul ampliação do conhecimento científico sobre a área apoio e capacitação de mulheres de pescadores para geração de renda e boas práticas ambientais treinamentos em educação ambiental para professores incentivo à participação da sociedade nos debates ambientais apoio à definição de políticas públicas para a conservação articulação com instituições da Bolívia e Paraguai para estudos e conservação do bioma O Programa Pantanal para Sempre é desenvolvido por meio de parcerias com os governos estaduais e municipais de Mato Grosso e de Mato Grosso do Sul, universidades, ONGs, WWF-Bolívia, WWF-Paraguay e Fundação DesdeElChaco (Paraguai), além de proprietários de terra e empresários que partilham da construção de um modelo de desenvolvimento sustentável para o Pantanal e para a toda a Bacia Hidrográfica Pantaneira. p. 30 of 33

31 Página atualizada em: November 22, Copyright WWF-Brasil. Todos os direitos de imagem e conteúdo são reservados. Procedures: 1. Explore the sites. 2. Pairs or groups of three create a poster using the computer to advertise/promote an aspect of Pantanal para Sempre or Refúgio Ecológico Caiman. Day 14 Materials: The shareholders state their case Internet Cards with names of the shareholders of the Amazon and Pantanal Procedures: Na Câmara dos deputados 1. Students will draw lots to represent one of the shareholders of the Amazon or the Pantanal. Depending on class size, this may be done independently, in partners or small groups. 2. Using information presented during the unit and the Internet, they will create a formal written statement of concern and plan of action. 3. Each member will need to create a formal typed message written in the appropriate register to present to congress. 4. Students may refer to class notes or complete more research to prepare. List of possible shareholders: Teacher or students may suggest others. Verify that Web sites or handouts exist for each before assigning. Ideally they will come from information on NGOs and commercial, private and government entities already presented in the classroom. Refúgio Ecológico Caiman WWF World Wildlife Fund Fundação Nacional do Índio (Funai) Precious Woods, Manaus Floresta Aviva Povos nativos (indígenas) ANA Agência Nacional de Águas Cikel Brasil Verde (soluções sustentáveis-madeira) OELA Project-Oficina Escola de Lutheria de Amazonia, Manaus Projeto Arara Azul Barcowinner (pescaria e cruzeiros) IPAM Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia p. 31 of 33

32 Day 15 A day at the Câmara dos deputados Presentations in the Câmara dos deputados 1. Each student will create a name card that includes the name of their organization or party. 2. Each student should have a notepad to take notes on each person s comments when they are listening and representing the Câmara dos deputados. 3. Students will individually write a news article detailing the various presentations for inclusion in the daily news of the Câmara dos p. 32 of 33

33 deputados in-house newspaper. This final assignment may be given as homework. Assessment of Unit Assessment is ongoing with rubrics for essays, presentations and participation in all learning activities. p. 33 of 33