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Ancient Egypt

Lesson 1

ELA

Alternate Unit 5

1st Grade

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Lesson Overview

Objective

Explain why the Egyptian civilization started near the Nile River.

Readings and Materials

Book: Mummies and Pyramids: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #3: Mummies in the Morning by Mary Pope Osborne pp. 12–23

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Lesson Map

Explain why the Egyptian civilization started near the Nile River.

Mummies and Pyramids pp. 12–23

Standards

RI.1.3RI.1.8

Describe some of the people who lived in ancient Egypt and how they spent their time.

Mummies and Pyramids pp. 26–37

Standards

RI.1.3RI.1.8

Describe what a woman or man in ancient Egypt would wear and why.

Ancient Egypt pp. 32–37

Standards

RI.1.3RI.1.5RI.1.8

Defend if being a scribe is or is not the most challenging job in ancient Egypt.

Ancient Egypt — pages 38-39, 52-53

Standards

RI.1.3RI.1.5RI.1.8

Explain how life in ancient Egypt was similar to and different from your life today.

Ancient Egypt — pages 42-43, 44-45, 48-49

Standards

RI.1.3RI.1.5RI.1.8

3 days

Write a narrative about the day in the life of a person in Ancient Egypt using details from the text.

Ancient Egypt

Standards

L.1.2SL.1.1SL.1.2W.1.3W.1.5

Describe some of the gods and goddesses Egyptians worshiped and why they were important.

Mummies and Pyramids pp. 40–53

Standards

RI.1.3RI.1.8

Explain how mummies were made using details from both texts.

Mummies and Pyramids pp. 55–61
Ancient Egypt pp. 18–19

Standards

RI.1.3RI.1.8RI.1.9

Explain why ancient Egyptians built pyramids and how they built them.

Mummies and Pyramids — Chapters 5 and 6

Standards

RI.1.3RI.1.8

Identify new or different information about pyramids.

Pyramids

Standards

RI.1.2RI.1.3RI.1.9

Discussion & Writing

2 days

State an opinion about if you would or would not have wanted to live in ancient Egypt.

Standards

W.1.1W.1.5W.1.6W.1.8

Defend if the tomb raiders were or were not doing anything wrong.

Mummies and Pyramids — Chapter 7 (pp. 84-91) and Chapter 8 (pp. 92-103)

Standards

RI.1.3RI.1.8

Debate if preparing a king for the Land of the Dead was a quick and sad process.

Tut's Mummy... — Chapter 1

Standards

RI.1.2RI.1.3RI.1.9

Analyze how being stubborn helped Howard Carter reach his goal.

Tut's Mummy... — Chapters 2-3

Standards

RI.1.3RI.1.8RI.1.9

Explain how people responded to the discovery of King Tut’s tomb.

Tut's Mummy... — Chapters 4-5

Standards

RI.1.3RI.1.8RI.1.9

Analyze Egyptian artwork.

Standards

RI.1.7SL.1.1

Discuss unit Essential Questions.

Standards

L.1.6SL.1.1SL.1.2SL.1.6

Gauge student understanding of unit content and skills with one of Fishtank's unit assessments.

4 days

Write a class book about ancient Egypt.

Standards

L.1.1L.1.2L.1.6RI.1.5W.1.2W.1.6W.1.7W.1.8

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