What Darwin Saw: The Journey That Changed the World
By: Rosalyn Schanzer
Copyright: 2009
Published by National Geographic
Adventurous, Curious, Stunning, Informative, Observations
Reading Level
Lexile: 925-1185
DRA: 57-67
Fountas & Pinnell: U-Z
Electronic Resources
This webpage is from the authors website about her book. She gives a description of what the book is about and also has a lesson plan that goes along with the CCSS
This webpage has interviews with the author as well as a link to the authors blog and personal website
Teaching Suggestion
Vocabulary
contrivance: an artificial rather than natural selection
prehensile: adapted for seizing, grasping, or taking hold of something
phasmid:any insect of the order Phasmida, comprising the walking sticks and leaf insects.
archipelago: a large group or chain of islands
prehensile: adapted for seizing, grasping, or taking hold of something
phasmid:any insect of the order Phasmida, comprising the walking sticks and leaf insects.
archipelago: a large group or chain of islands
Reading Strategy
Before Reading: First Lines- Read the first lines or page from the book and have the students make predictions about what they think would happen
You can use this Voki I made reading the first paragraph of the book
http://www.voki.com/pickup.php?scid=12596053&height=267&width=200
You can use this Voki I made reading the first paragraph of the book
http://www.voki.com/pickup.php?scid=12596053&height=267&width=200
During Reading: Story Sequence- Have the students keep track of the timeline and all of the places Darwin visits on his trip
After Reading: Summarizing- The students will use their notes to summarize what they read in the book and ask any questions they need clarified
Writing Activity
Let the students pick one of the places visited by Darwin and do research on the animals and people that live there. The students can then write an article about the location as if it would appear in a newspaper for a magazine
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