Unit 3 Week 4 Theme : Archaeology Story: : Emperor’s silent army story : The Emperor’s silent army

Strategy Monitor Comprehension- Good readers monitor their comprehension. They stop when they have a problem and use self correction techniques to help them understand the text.

Skill Summarize- As you read you should summarize the most important ideas in the selection to keep track of what has happened and to improve your understanding.

Superstitious Having beliefs based on an unreasoning fear of the unknown. Many people are superstitious about black cats.

utensils An object that is useful in doing or making something. One third of the world eats with its fingers, one third with chop sticks, and one third with metal utensils.

Trenches We dug trenches around the road To put in new sewer lines. Long narrow ditch We dug trenches around the road To put in new sewer lines.

The miners work to excavate coal. To uncover by digging. The miners work to excavate coal.

civilized He was a very civilized young man and had excellent manners. No longer savaged or primitive.

steadfastly In an unchanging, unwavering way; faithfully The archaeologists work carefully and steadfastly for long hours to recover small objects.

Prolong To make longer, especially in time. The host was happy to prolong the dinner, since the guest were having such a good time.

precede To go or come before or ahead of. The bridesmaid precede to walk down the aisle.

Story Words Persimmon trees- A tree bearing fleshy fruit having thin orange or yellow skin and containing from one to ten flat seeds. Figurines- small carved or molded statues or figures. Replicas- close or exact copies, sometimes done on a smaller scale than the original.