Connect Reading and Writing
Critical Thinking
1. SUM IT UP Create a T Chart. List the people and places discussed in the selection. Write notes about their masks. Use your chart to sum up the selection.
2. Analyze Why do you think many people make masks to express their beliefs about important matters like good and evil and death?
3. Draw Conclusions The author collects masks from around the world. What does this activity say about him?
4. Explain The Karo and the Maori decorate their faces with designs for a special reason. What is it?
Reading Fluency
Intonation Read the passage on page 590 to a partner. Assess your fluency.
1. I read
a. great
b. OK
c. not very well
2. What I did best in my reading was ________.
Reading Strategy
Vocabulary Review
Oral Review Read the paragraph aloud. Add the vocabulary words.
Some Native American groups in the Northwest make __________ to wear on their faces and __________ to wear as special clothing. One dance they __________ is called the Winter Dance. The masks are __________ with different colors. Artists cut, or __________, masks inside of masks. The __________ on the outside is an animal and on the inside is a human. The masks are based on the powerful __________ of the Native Americans. Because the masks are unusual, many people __________ them.
Written Review Choose a belief you have, such as a belief in friendship or hard work. Draw a mask that expresses your belief. Then write a description of the mask. Use five vocabulary words.
Write About the Guiding Question
Explore Artful Expressions
What did you learn about the beliefs of some mask makers from reading this selection? Include examples from the selection in your response.