Civilizations from Past to Present: Mexico

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Civilizations from Past to Present Mexico By
Kevin Supples
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borders chunk is next to Our neighborhood
borders the river, which I can see from my house.
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ruins chunk remains After the fire, only ruins
of the old building were left.
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crop blend something grown The farmer lost
half of his crop last year because it hardly
rained.
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included base word ending made part of Marcy
made sure she included all her friends at her
party.
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goal blend aim, purpose Anthonys goal was to
go to college and become a doctor.
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slanted base word ending tilted, sloped The
floor was slanted and difficult to walk across.
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system chunk way, method Mr. Swartz had a fast
system for checking homework in the morning.
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designed base word ending created The
Chillers designed a new logo for their teams
uniforms.
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• Team Talk- Day One
• Share the prediction (s) you wrote with your
  team. Discuss the clues used to make the
  predictions.
• Did you learn about what you predicted? Put a
  check mark next to each prediction that was
  confirmed.
• Look at the maps on page 6. How does Mexico
  today differ from Mexico in A.D. 300? How is it
  similar?
• 4. Do the Maya still live today? How do you
  know?

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Partner Reading Read pages 6-7 with partners.
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Team Talk Extender Look at the maps on p. 6.
Use the compass rose and surrounding areas to
describe Mexicos location in three different
ways.
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Adventures in Writing Choose three places in the
school building. Write a descriptive riddle for
each place. Include at least three clues about
where each place is located. End each riddle
with the question, Where am I? On the back of
your paper write the answers to your riddles.
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• Scoring Guide
• At least three riddles about three different
  places
• At least three clues in each riddle
• Riddles ending with Where am I?
• Answers included

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• Riddle 1
• On the second floor
• At the end of the hall
• Next to the art room
• Where am I?
• Answer
• The Library

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Two Minute Edit- Day Two the maya use to live
in what is now present-day mexico? (5)
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• Team Talk- Day Two
• Share the prediction (s) you wrote with your
  team. Discuss the clues used to make
  predictions.
• Did you learn about what you predicted? Put a
  check mark next to each prediction that was
  confirmed.
• How do the Maya get their food today?
• Which of the following was one of the most
  important things people from the coast traded?
• bananas C. honey
• obsidian D. salt
• Why was salt important to the ancient Maya?

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Partner Reading Read pages 10-11 aloud with your
partners.
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Team Talk Extender Compare and contrast the
types of food you eat to the types of food the
Maya ate.
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Two Minute Edit- Day Three the ancient maya made
much of there own food today they buy theyre
food at grocery stores (7)
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• Team Talk-Day Three
• Share the prediction (s) you wrote with your
  team. Discuss the clues used to make the
  predictions.
• Did you learn about what you predicted? Put a
  check mark next to each prediction that was
  confirmed.
• What types of instruments did the ancient Maya
  create?
• What was page 15 mainly about?
• How the ancient ball court was built
• Types of games played in Mexico
• Celebrations ancient Maya had
• The rules of soccer in Mexico today
• Give at least two details that support the main
  idea.

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Partner Reading Read pages 14-15 with partners
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Team Talk Extender On page 15 the author states
that soccer is somewhat like the ancient Maya
ball game. How is the ancient game similar to
soccer or another game you know? How is it
different?
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Two Minute Edit- Day Four the maya know longer
play on the ancient ball courts! (4)
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• Team Talk- Day Four
• Share the prediction (s) you wrote with your
  team. Discuss the clues used to make the
  predictions.
• Did you learn about what you predicted? Put a
  check mark next to each prediction that was
  confirmed.
• Why are there only about four books left from the
  ancient Maya?
• Why did the ancient Maya use calendars?

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Partner Reading Read pages 18-19 aloud with
your partner.
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Team Talk Extender What would happen if we did
not have calendars?