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Alternate Unit 5
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Defend if being a scribe is or is not the most challenging job in ancient Egypt.
Book: DK FindOut! Ancient Egypt by Dr. Angela McDonald — pages 38-39, 52-53
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Being a scribe is the most challenging job in ancient Egypt. Agree or disagree.
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Questions about the text that will help guide the students understanding
How did Egyptians decide what their job would be?
What were some jobs people had in ancient Egypt? Why were they important?
What were hieroglyphs?
Describe some of the different hieroglyphs. What meaning do they have? What sounds do they represent?
Literary terms, text-based vocabulary, idioms and word parts to be taught with the text
boast
v.
to brag about one’s achievements or abilities
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RI.1.3 — Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
RI.1.5 — Know and use various text features (e.g., headings, tables of contents, glossaries, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text.
RI.1.8 — Identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.
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.1.7 — Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.
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 how life in ancient Egypt was similar to and different from your life today.
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
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.
Debate if preparing a king for the Land of the Dead was a quick and sad process.
Analyze how being stubborn helped Howard Carter reach his goal.
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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