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Bonanza y decadencia
6-pack
ISBN: 9780176360498
Copyright Date: 2003
Grade Level:
3
Reading Level:
S
Strategy/Skill:
Cause and effect, Information skills, Using graphic sources, Vocabulary and word study
Genre:
Explanation, Report
Theme/Topic:
American History, Change over Time, Economics, History
Classification:
Nonfiction
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Book Summary
A town booms (está en bonanza) when something happens that brings work to the area. A town can go bust (está en decadencia) when disaster strikes or when resources run out. This book explores the cycle of boom and bust associated with one mining town in the Rocky Mountains (Montañas Rocallosas).
Features of the Book
- Historical information
- Maps with a key
- Antonyms – bonanza/decadencia, pobres/ricos, subir/bajar
- Proper nouns – Montañas Rocallosas, Ruta de Oregón, Río Arkansas, Leadville, Climax, Palacio de Hielo
- Specialized vocabulary – bonanza, decadencia, yacimiento, mena, canal de lavado, lingote, subvencionador, concesión, tiro, barrenador
Purpose
Bonanza y decadencia can be used to introduce and reinforce the following skills and understandings:
- interpreting maps and using them as a source of information
- recognizing cause-and-effect relationships
- exploring antonyms
- retrieving and classifying the information in a text
- writing a narrative procedure
- recognizing the effect that resources, industry, and tourism can have on a community.
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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