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Alternate Unit 5
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Debate if preparing a king for the Land of the Dead was a quick and sad process.
Book: Tut's Mummy Lost... and Found by Judy Donnelly — Chapter 1
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Agree or disagree:
Preparing a king for the Land of the Dead was a quick and sad process.
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Questions about the text that will help guide the students understanding
How did the Egyptians feel about King Tut’s death?
What do they do to prepare King Tut for The Land of the Dead?
Describe the funeral procession. Who participates? Why?
Where is the king buried? Why?
Literary terms, text-based vocabulary, idioms and word parts to be taught with the text
deserted
adj.
empty of people
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RI.1.2 — Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
RI.1.3 — Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
RI.1.9 — Identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures).
Standards that are practiced daily but are not priority standards of the unit
RI.1.1 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RI.1.4 — Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text.
RI.1.10 — With prompting and support, read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1.
SL.1.1 — Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups
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Explain why the Egyptian civilization started near the Nile River.
Standards
RI.1.3RI.1.8
Describe some of the people who lived in ancient Egypt and how they spent their time.
Describe what a woman or man in ancient Egypt would wear and why.
RI.1.3RI.1.5RI.1.8
Defend if being a scribe is or is not the most challenging job in ancient Egypt.
Explain how life in ancient Egypt was similar to and different from your life today.
3 days
Write a narrative about the day in the life of a person in Ancient Egypt using details from the text.
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.
Explain how mummies were made using details from both texts.
RI.1.3RI.1.8RI.1.9
Explain why ancient Egyptians built pyramids and how they built them.
Identify new or different information about pyramids.
RI.1.2RI.1.3RI.1.9
2 days
State an opinion about if you would or would not have wanted to live in ancient Egypt.
W.1.1W.1.5W.1.6W.1.8
Defend if the tomb raiders were or were not doing anything wrong.
Explain how people responded to the discovery of King Tut’s tomb.
Analyze Egyptian artwork.
RI.1.7SL.1.1
Discuss unit Essential Questions.
L.1.6SL.1.1SL.1.2SL.1.6
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4 days
Write a class book about ancient Egypt.
L.1.1L.1.2L.1.6RI.1.5W.1.2W.1.6W.1.7W.1.8
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