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GRADE 12 Classroom Support Guide Unit 3 Eli
Ghazel
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Ancient Worlds
Unit
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BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Study the picture and read the words that label
the artifacts, or objects in the picture. The
objects were found in a royal mummys tomb. See
the tomb, the mummy and the sarcophagus below.
Ancient Egyptian tomb
Egyptian mummy in a sarcophagus
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BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Write what each item tells you about life in
ancient Egypt (page 47). It is important that you
work alone.
Object What it tells us about ancient Egypt
Musical instrument
Chariot
Pottery jars
Oil bottle
Jewelry
Fishing hooks
game
Throne
Hunting equip.
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A. CONNECTING TO YOUR LIFE

1. Tuning In

Study the pictures (page 48) and write words for
each in the correct column.
Site Place Materials Shape/size About People
Al Ain Al Hili
Pyramids
Machu Pichu
Chichen Itza
Great Wall
Stonehenge
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A. CONNECTING TO YOUR LIFE
1. Tuning In
Listen to the CD. It is about Hiram Bingham who
is an archeologist. Write the name of the site
you think he discovered.
When you finish, tell each other your choice and
what information helped you decide.
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A. CONNECTING TO YOUR LIFE
1. Tuning In
Now, listen to part 2 on the CD. Does the new
information help you know if you were right?
Tell each other if they were right or wrong and
what new information helped you.
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2. Talking It Over
Draw a web like the one below and write as many
notes and ideas for the three questions as you
can. It is important that you work alone.
If you were an
archeologist, which place would you like to
visit? Why?
Why do people study the past?
What can we learn from knowing more
about how people lived long ago
and far away ?
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2. Talking It Over
Tell each other in pairs or groups of three what
your notes and ideas are.
If you were an
archeologist, which place would you like to
visit? Why?
Why do people study the past?
What can we learn from knowing more
about how people lived long ago
and far away ?
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B. GETTING READY TO READ
1. Learning New Words
Read the words and definitions (page 49). Write
at least 2 examples from real life for each word.
Word Example 1 Example 2
Routine
Burial
Essential Water
Eliminate Deodorant
Formula (ab)2
Symbolize
Equipped
Tell each other your examples. Copy the good
examples from each other.
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1. Learning New Words
Read each sentence (page 49). Find any
similarities to the examples you wrote. Write the
correct answer in the blank.
Tell each other your examples. Copy the good
examples from each other.
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2. Talking It Over
Study the four questions in the table (page 49).
Choose one of the six sites on page 48, or a site
you have heard about. Write your ideas and notes
for each question. You should try to use some of
the words you learned in the previous task.
Tell each other your ideas. Copy the good ideas
from each other.
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C. READING TO LEARN
1. Before You Read
Suppose you are going to write a Short Research
Report about mummies. What will you need to do?
Work on each step alone.
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1. Before You Read
Suppose you are going to write a Short Research
Report about mummies. What will you need to do?
Work on each step alone.
STEP 1 Write notes (not words) about what you
already know about mummies. _____________________
__________________________________________________
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1. Before You Read
Suppose you are going to write a Short Research
Report about mummies. What will you need to do?
Work on each step alone.
STEP 2 Write 3 - 5 questions about what you
want to know about mummies. _Why were mummies
placed in pyramids? ______________________________
______ ____________________________________ ______
______________________________
Tell each other your notes and questions. Copy
the good questions from each other.
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2. Lets Read
Read the article Inside The Mummies Tombs. As
you are reading and listening to the CD, look for
answers to your questions.
STEP 3 Write the answers you found to your
questions and any new information you
found. ___________________________________________
___________________________________ ______________
_________________________
Tell each other answers and new information you
found.
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2. Lets Read
What you have done so far is called the K-W-L
strategy.
In STEP 1 you wrote what you KNOW about mummies.
That the K step.
In STEP 2 you wrote what you WANT to know about
mummies. That the W step.
In STEP 3 you wrote what you LEARNED from reading
about mummies. That the L step.
Use the K W L strategy in all your subjects.
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2. Lets Read
You can use a number of different tables for
K-W-L, but the most common one is below.
L
W
K
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3. Unlocking Meaning

• To find the main idea in a RESEARCH REPORT, you
  will need to go back to your
• K-W-L chart.
• Read the K and L columns in your K-W-L chart.
• Circle the most important information in the two
  columns. You can circle as many as you want.
• Write a sentence for all the information you
  circled.

Tell each other your sentences.
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3. Unlocking Meaning
Read the sentences on page 52 and check ? the
sentence that is the main idea.
To find the details in the research report, go
back to your K-W-L chart again. Check ? the
best ending for each sentence on page 52.
Tell each other your answers.
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3. Unlocking Meaning
Listening between the lines (inferring) Read each
question and make notes about what you want to
listen for.
The questions My notes before I listen My notes while I am listening
What was the main question the professor wanted to find out? The professor will ask a few questions and I need to remember the most important one.
What did the professor do to answer his question?
How did the Egyptians remove the brain?
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3. Unlocking Meaning
Listening between the lines (inferring) In pairs
or groups of three, tell each other the answers
to the questions
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3. Unlocking Meaning
Think about it (critical thinking) Imagine you
are writing a report on mummies. Read the
questions below and write ideas and notes for
each.
What would like to find out
about mummies? What questions would like answered?
Who might you ask for help?
Where would you get more information about
the subject?
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3. Unlocking Meaning
Think about it (critical thinking) Sit in groups
of three to four and talk to each other about
your ideas for each question .