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BEFORE READING
Tech Files ONLINE
Students can search the Internet to find out more about archaeologists and the kinds of work they do. Have them use a student-friendly search engine and the keywords archaeologists or archaeology.
ELL
Build Background Use ELL Poster 22 to build background and vocabulary for the lesson concept of ancient history.
ELL Poster 22
ELL Poster 22
Lesson Vocabulary
WORDS TO KNOW
Tested Word curiosity an eager desire to
know or learn
Tested Word glorious magnificent; splendid
Tested Word granite a very hard gray or pink
rock that is formed when lava cools slowly underground
Tested Word ruins what is left after a
building, wall, etc., has fallen to pieces
Tested Wordterraced formed into a flat,
level land with steep sides; terraces are often made in hilly areas to create more space for farming
Tested Wordthickets bushes or small trees
growing close together
Tested Word torrent a violent, rushing
stream of water
MORE WORDS TO KNOW
remote out of the way; secluded
rugged covered with rough edges; rough and uneven
ventured dared to come or go (to a new or unknown place)
Tested Word= Tested Word
Practice Book
Practice Book p. 214
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Build Background
ACTIVATE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
BEGIN A CONCEPT WEB about archaeologists.
  • Draw a large oval to begin a concept web and write Archaeologists in the
    center. In the medium-sized ovals, write the categories Tasks, Equipment,
    and Traits. Have students tell what they know about archaeologists, focusing
    on what they do, what tools they might use, and what personal traits would
    help them do their job well.
  • Record students' responses on the web. Add an idea of your own. Add more ovals or categories as needed.
  • Explain that Lost City: The Discovery of Machu Picchu describes the travels of an archaeologist who is looking for the ruins of an ancient city in the Andes Mountains of Peru in South America. Tell students, as they read, to look for new ideas about archaeologists to add to the web.
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BACKGROUND BUILDING AUDIO This week's audio explores artifacts and mysteries
of Machu Picchu. After students listen, discuss what they found out and what surprised them most about Machu Picchu.
Audio CD Background Building Audio
Introduce Vocabulary
QUESTION AND ANSWER
Use oral questions to help students form meaning associations with lesson
vocabulary.
Display lesson vocabulary words and give students an opportunity to tell what they
know about these words. Discuss the meanings of unfamiliar words, using the
glossary as needed. Then ask questions like those below. Have students include
the vocabulary word in each response. Activate Prior Knowledge
  • Why must a scientist have curiosity?
  • What is the most glorious sight you've seen?
  • Where might you find thickets?
  • What are some uses for granite?
  • Why do archaeologists study ruins?
  • How would you get across a torrent?
  • Why are hillsides sometimes terraced?
Point out that ruins are something archaeologists study. Remind students of their
discussion and web about archaeologists from p. 540a. Have them speculate how
the other lesson vocabulary words might relate to archaeology. Content Area
Vocabulary
At the end of the week, students can use lesson vocabulary words and other
selection words to write questions for classmates to answer.