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Alternate Unit 5
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Write a narrative about the day in the life of a person in Ancient Egypt using details from the text.
Book: DK FindOut! Ancient Egypt by Dr. Angela McDonald
K-2 Narrative Brainstorm
Rubric: Grade 1 Writing Rubrics (Narrative, Opinion & Informational)
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Write a narrative about the day in the life of a person in Ancient Egypt. Be sure to include 2–3 details from Ancient Egypt.
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L.1.2 — Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
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
SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
W.1.3 — Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure.
W.1.5 — With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
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Describe some of the gods and goddesses Egyptians worshiped and why they were important.
Explain why the Egyptian civilization started near the Nile River.
Standards
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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
L.1.2SL.1.1SL.1.2W.1.3W.1.5
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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