2. Nonfiction Terracotta Warriors Introductory Video The Emperor’s Silent Army: Terracotta Warriors of Ancient China. Retrieved 15 September 2011 from http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81580 6.The_Emperor_s_Silent_Army http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81580 6.The_Emperor_s_Silent_Army A piece of writing that describes real events and people

3. What we already know Things we want to know What we learned

4. Utensils… implements, or tools, often used in the kitchen. Superstitious… basing beliefs on fear of the unknown Civilized… refers to advanced cultural development Excavate… to uncover something by digging it up

5. Trenches… long, narrow ditches Steadfastly… something done faithfully, with determination Precede… to come before Prolong… to make something last longer

6. Read “Bringing the Past to Present” silently. Pay close attention to your unit vocabulary words and how they are used within the context of this informational article. utensilstrenches superstitioussteadfastly civilizedprecede excavate prolong

7. Main idea: Detail: An archaeologist studies objects to discover clues from the past. Artifacts are examined and dated, and compared to other objects found. A “dig” (or site) can take many years to excavate! Archaeologists work long hours to dig, dust off, and excavate artifacts. Archaeologists can learn about ancient customs and beliefs by studying artifacts.

8. Summary: An archaeologist uses many utensils to excavate a site; artifacts found are closely examined and are used to make predictions about ancient societies.

9. Terracotta Warriors. (2009). National Geographic. Retrieved 20 September 2011 from http://natgeomuseumblog. org/tag/terra-cotta- warriors/. http://natgeomuseumblog. org/tag/terra-cotta- warriors/

10. Vocabulary: Virginia Department of Historical Resources What did we learn about archaeology? What did we learn about the Terracotta Warriors? What do we hope to learn as we read this week?

11. CHOOSE ONE OPTION: Vocabulary Sentences: 1 sentence for each word Underline vocab. Illustrate 3 of the sentences Parent Pow-Wow: Ask a parent to define the vocab. in their own words. Record answers. Share our definitions with them after and see how closely they match! (Parent signature required.)

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