Inside B, Unit 3
Name _______________________________________
Reading Comprehension: Dr. Maathai’s biography
Word Bank: peace, scholarship, cancer, animals, jobs, trees, land, trees, environment, life,
veterinary anatomy, trees, sixty two (62)
Questions:
1. How was Dr. Maathai able to go to college in the United States? Dr. Maathai had a
s________________________.
2. What did Dr. Maathai study for her PhD? Dr. Maathai studied
v_______________________ a________________________.
3. What did Dr. Maathai like in Kenya? Dr. Maathai liked a______________ and
t_______.
4. What did women and Kenya need? Women needed j_______.
5. What did the Green Belt Movement plant? The Green Belt Movement planted
t_______________.
6. What did the women want the laws to protect? The women wanted the laws to protect
the l___________ and the t________.
7. How old was Dr. Maathai when she was elected to Kenya’s Parliament? Dr. Maathai
was s__________ t_______ years old.
8. Why did Dr. Maathai win the Noble Peace Prize?
Dr. Maathai won the noble prize because she worked for the e________________ and
p_______________.
9. What is an autobiography? An autobiography is a book about your
l________________.
10. Why did Dr. Maathai die in 2001? Dr. Maathai died from c_______________.
Writing: Detail Chart - Dr. Maathai
Page
1
2
3
4
Event
born
school
college
Year
1940
1948
1960
Age
baby
8
20
5
8
9
10
10
11
12
Adjectives to describe Dr. Maathai
Kind, brave, proud,…
Word bank: land, Kenya, scholarship, small, first, animals, excellent, 2011, beaten,
30,000,000, trees (Italicized terms are adjectives.)
Dr. Maathai was born in _________________ in 1940. She grew up in a __________________
village. She was an ___________ student in school. Dr. Maathai won a ____________to study
in the United States. She studied biology. Dr. Maathai was the ____________ woman in East
Africa to earn a PhD. She was a professor. Dr. Maathai liked ___________ and
_______________. Women needed jobs. Dr. Maathai helped women plant ________________
trees. They saved the land and changed the laws. Dr. Maathai was arrested and ___________.
She was elected to Parliament and won many awards. Dr. Maathai died from cancer in
_____________. Dr. Maathai wanted people to respect the __________.
Write a summary paragraph. Include answers to the questions:
(a) Who was Dr. Maathai?
(b) Where did Dr. Maathai live?
(c ) When did Dr. Maathai live?
(d) What did Dr. Maathai do for women and the environment?
(e) How did Dr. Maathai help women and the environment?
(f) Why did Dr. Maathai help women and the environment?
Speaking / Listening
Help the earth / my community:
I think
we must
we should
we need to
we have to
I believe
we must
we should
we need to
we have to
plant trees.
study biology.
go to college.
Student 1: I will help the earth. I think we must ___________.
Student 2: I think we should __________________.
Students 1: Yes. I think we need to ______________.
Student 2: Okay. I think we have to _____________________.
Student 1: No. I believe we must ___________.
Student 2: I believe we should __________________.
Students 1: Yes. I agree. I believe we need to ______________.
Student 2: Okay. I believe we have to _____________________.
Student 1: Thank you, ____________________ (Student 2).
Student 2: Thank you, ___________________ (Student 1).
Reading Comprehension: Chico Mendes’ biography
Word Bank: trees, South America, land reform, rancher, environmental activists, nine (9), forest,
cattle ranchers, rights, Indians, beaten, Washington, D.C., stop, rubber trappers, arrested
Questions:
1. Where is Brazil? Brazil is in S_______________ A___________________.
2. What does a rubber trapper do? A rubber trapper makes small cuts in t_______________.
3. How old was Mr. Mendes when he became a rubber trapper? He was __________ years old.
4. What is deforestation? Deforestation is burning down the f_____________________.
5. Who burned down the forest. The c____________ r___________ burned down the forest.
6. Who worked in the forest? The r______________________ t_____________________
worked in the forest.
7. What did the Rural Workers Union want? The Rural Workers Union wanted
r_________________, and l_____________ r__________________.
8. What happened when Mr. Mendes organized demonstration? When Mr. Mendes organized
demonstrations, he was b______________ and a___________________.
9. Who worked together in the National Council of Rubber Trappers? Brazilian
I_______________, e__________________ a____________________, and rubber trappers
worked together.
10. Where did Mr. Mendes go to get the Global 500 Award?
Mr. Mendes went to W_________________ to receive his award.
11. Why did the ranchers take Mr. Mendes home? The ranchers wanted Mr. Mendes to
s__________ fighting for rights and the forest.
12. Who killed Mr. Mendes? Mr. Mendes was killed by a r_______________ and his son.
Writing: Detail chart – Chico Mendes
Page
1
2
3
4
Event
born
work
Learned to read
Year
1944
1953
1964
Age
Baby
9
20
5
6
7
8
9
Adjectives to describe Mr. Mendes
Word bank: Brazil, small, nine (9), twenty (20), rights, forest, leader, demonstrations, killed,
killed, honor
Mr. Mendes was born in _________________ in 1944. He grew up in a ___________________
village. His father was a rubber trapper. When Mr. Mendes was __________ he worked as a
rubber trapper. He did not go to school. H learned to read when he was ______________ years
old. Mr. Mendes learned about ________________ for workers. He worked to save the
__________________. Mr. Mr. Mendes was the _________ of a union. They organized
_______________. They were arrested, beaten and _______________. In 1987, Mr. Mendes
won an award. The ranchers wanted to stop Mr. Mendes. In 1998, Mr. Mendes was
_____________. To ________ Mr. Mendes, forest land was saved for the workers.
Write a summary paragraph. Include answers to the questions:
(a) Who was Mr. Mendes?
(b) Where did Mr. Mendes live?
(c ) When did Mr. Mendes live?
(d) What did Mr. Mendes do for women and the environment?
(e) How did Mr. Mendes help women and the environment?
(f) Why did Mr. Mendes help women and the environment?
Speaking / Listening
Help my community:
I think
we must
we should
we need to
we have to
I believe
we must
we should
we need to
we have to
save trees.
learn how to read.
clean up trash.
Student 1: I will help my community. I think we must ________.
Student 2: I think we should __________________.
Students 1: Yes. I think we need to ______________.
Student 2: Okay. I think we have to _____________________.
Student 1: No. I believe we must ___________.
Student 2: I believe we should __________________.
Students 1: Yes. I agree. I believe we need to ______________.
Student 2: Okay. I believe we have to _____________________.
Student 1: Thank you, ____________________ (name).
Student 2: Thank you, ___________________ (name).
Reading Comprehension: Brazilian Rainforest / Kenyan Savanna
Adjectives to describe the rainforest / savanna
Rainforest:
Savanna:
Word Bank: dead, plants, birds, killed, cattle ranching, animals
Questions:
1. What is a herbivore? A herbivore eats ______________________.
2. What is a carnivore? A carnivore eats ____________________.
3. What is an omnivore? An omnivore easts __________________ and ________________.
3. What does scavenger eat? A scavenger eats _____________ plants and animals.
4. What does an elephant eat? An elephant eats ___________.
5. What does a Zebra eat? The Zebra eats _____________.
6. What does a lion eat? The lion eats _______________.
7. Why is a bird a primary consumer? A bird is a primary consumer because it eats
__________________.
8. Why is a snake a secondary consumer? A snake is a secondary consumer because it eats
__________________.
9. What happened to the elephants from 1975 to 1990? The elephants were _____________.
10. Why do people cut most of the forest? People cut most of the forest for ________________.
Fact / Opinion chart:
Facts about a Food Web
1. Food webs need producers.
2. The Brazil rainforest has more primary
consumers.
3. The Kenyan savanna has large animals.
My opinions
1. Plants are the most important producers.
2. I think primary consumers are the best.
3. I like large animals.
Word bank: hot, cool, open, closed, big, small, fat, thin, green, brown, black, rainforest,
savanna, (visit, save, etc.)
The rainforest is __________________. The savanna is ___________________. The animals in
the rainforest are ________________. The animals in the savanna are _______________. The
plants in the rainforest are _________________. The plants in the savanna are
________________. I like the ____________________. I think we should
_________________ the rainforest and the savanna. We must ____________ the rainforest and
the savanna.
Write a summary paragraph. Include answers to the questions:
(a) Where is the rainforest? Where is the savanna?
(b) Who lives in the rainforest? Who lives in the savanna?
(c ) What do animals eat in the rainforest? What do animals eat in the savanna?
(d) What do plants do in the rainforest? What do plants do in the savanna?
(e) How do you feel about the rainforest? How do you feel about the savanna?
(f) Why is the rainforest important? Why is the savanna important?
Speaking / Listening
Help the rainforest / savanna / my community:
I think
we must
plant trees.
we should
save the elephants.
we need to
we have to
I believe
we must
talk about the
we should
rainforest.
we need to
stop cutting down
we have to
trees.
Student 1: I will help the (rainforest, savannas). I think we must ___________.
Student 2: I think we should __________________.
Students 1: Yes. I think we need to ______________.
Student 2: Okay. I think we have to _____________________.
Student 1: No. I believe we must ___________.
Student 2: I believe we should __________________.
Students 1: Yes. I agree. I believe we need to ______________.
Student 2: Okay. I believe we have to _____________________.
Student 1: Thank you, ____________________ (Student 2).
Student 2: Thank you, ___________________ (Student 1).