Writer Nina Wegner travels to Altamira, Brazil, and talks to the fishermen who are struggling for their livelihoods. The world's third-largest dam, the Belo Monte, reaches peak construction this year, destroying their environment. She uses quoted material to tell their stories. RL.9-10.6 cultural World Lit

Concepts

brazil, world literature

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Additional Tags

fishermen, brazilian culture, global oneness project, on the big bend of the xingu river, rl.9-10.6 cultural world lit, ethnic identity in multicultural world

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

Common Core

RL.9-10.6