1. Why is it important to understand ancient civilizations?
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Why is it important to understand ancient civilizations?
What ancient civilizations have you heard of?
What types of customs were followed in ancient civilizations that are not followed today?

2. What structures appear in the distance behind the tourists and camels?
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Turn to page
Look at the photos.
What structures appear in the distance behind the tourists and camels?
What is the figure in the burial chamber made of?
What did the ancient Egyptians use papyrus for?
Who is the pharaoh in the picture?
Why is it important to understand ancient civilizations?

3. Listen for the amazing words as we read The Boy King: Pharaoh
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Amazing Words
Listen for the amazing words as we read The Boy King:
Pharaoh
Hieroglyphics
Papyrus

4. Get Ready to Read

5. Where might a pharaoh live?
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Pharaoh
In The Boy King, we learn that Tutankhaten became a pharaoh at a young age. What words did the author use to help figure out the meaning of the word?
Where might a pharaoh live?
What are some qualities a good pharaoh might have?
Hieroglyphics
The ancient Egyptians system of writing and reading pictures and symbols.
She bought a pendant with her name stamped in hieroglyphics.

6. Read and Comprehension
Graphic Sources
What are examples of graphic sources?
Used to present complex information that cannot be easily explained in text.
Why is it more helpful to look at a map than a piece of text about the same location?
Look at The Land of Egypt on page 299.
The first paragraph is about the Nile River. Follow along as I read it out loud.
What is the most important information?
Look at the map. What do you notice?
Read the rest of page Be ready to explain how the map on page 299 and chart on page 298 help to explain the information.

7. Read and Comprehension
Summarize – find the most important information in a piece of text.
Discuss each paragraph with your group and agree on a summary for each.

8. Read and Comprehension
Fluency Practice
Read The Land of Egypt with your partner. Pay attention to the punctuation and pause at appropriate times.

9. Read and Comprehension
Vocabulary
Fill in the blanks with the correct vocabulary term.
Queen Victoria _____ in great Britain for almost 64 years.
People who did not obey the king’s _____ were put in prison.
The ancient Greeks believed that their gods were _____.
The archaeologists found _____ that looked like tools.
The lake provided firefighters with an _____ supply of water.
When the floodwaters _____, people returned to their homes.
The speech lasted for 20 minutes, but it seemed like an _____.

10. musician politician novelist scientist historian tenant student
Language Arts
Spelling Pre-test
Take out a piece of paper and put your heading on it.
musician
politician
novelist
scientist
historian
tenant
student
patient
resident
comedian
vegetarian
soloist
specialist
motorist
merchant
participant
occupant
custodian
descendant
chemist

11. Language Arts
Past, present and future tenses

12. Writing – Advertisement
Language Arts
Writing – Advertisement
Key features:
Attempts to convince an audience of something
May be geared toward specific audiences
Uses descriptive language
Write an advertisement for a product you might have found in ancient Egypt
Brainstorm products you could advertise.