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Authors

Jonathan Watts, The Guardian

Grades

6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th

Subjects

Science, English Language Arts, World Languages, Spanish

Resource Types

  • Articles and Websites
  • Interactive Media

Regional Focus

Global

Environmental Groups Call Upon Brazil, African Nations to Save Native Lands

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Synopsis
  • This article describes that the most efficient way of protecting forests globally is by expanding tribal land rights. 
  • The article, available in Spanish and English, discusses the benefits of forests, their ability to fight climate change, where forests are most at risk, and the need for native communities to have more rights. 
  • There is also an optional suggestion for a writing assignment and an interactive quiz about the article available on the site. 
Teaching Tips

Positives

  • The article provides a clear and logical argument for the need to increase tribal land rights and protect some of the world's largest forests.

Additional Prerequisites

  • You must have an account with Newsela to access and distribute the article. In order to create the account, you must provide some basic information, including the name and location of your school.

Differentiation

  • Civics and social studies classes could use this resource to describe the global benefits of expanding human rights and Indigenous rights.
  • Similar human rights-based solutions to climate change exist, such as this resource about expanding equal rights for women and girls.
Scientist Notes
The resource explores the capacity of environmental groups and civil societies in advocating for climate action and integrating Indigenous youth to protect biodiversity and native lands and fight climate change. This is recommended for teaching.
Standards
  • College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Standards
    • Dimension 2: Civics
      • D2.Civ.12.6-8 Assess specific rules and laws (both actual and proposed) as means of addressing public problems.
  • Common Core English Language Arts Standards (CCSS.ELA)
    • Reading: Science & Technical Subjects (6-12)
      • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.10 By the end of grade 8, read and comprehend science/technical texts in the grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
      • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.10 By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend science/technical texts in the grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
  • World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (ACTFL)
    • Communication: Communicate effectively in more than one language in order to function in a variety of situations and for multiple purposes.
      • 1.2 Interpretive Communication: Learners understand,interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed on a variety of topics.
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