By: Shelley Tanaka Discovering Ancient Cultures Theme 4 , Selection 1, Day 1 Taught By: Mrs. Williams

1. Lost Temple of the Aztecs By: Shelley Tanaka Discovering Ancient Cultures Theme 4, Selection 1, Day 1 Taught By: Mrs. Williams

2. The Mystery of the Cliff Dwellers What is reading fluency? • The ability to read text: • Accrately • Quickly • With expression Why is reading fluency important? • It is directly related to: • Reading comprehension • Independent Reading • Work completion

3. Genre I think the genre of this selection is___________ I know because_______________

4. The Remarkable Voyages of Zheng He

5. I can define new key words by writing a definition, meaningful sentence, a personal connection and drawing a picture. • (Vocabulary Readers + Academic Vocabulary Sheet)

7. adorned • v.  To decorate. The Hawaiians adorned their visitors with garlands of beautiful flowers. 

8. causeways • n.  A raised roadway across water or marshland. The farmers built causeways crossing the fields that flooded in the spring. 

9. conquered • adj.  Defeated in battle. The conquered people gave up their treasures to their victorious enemy. 

10. empire • n.  A large area made up of many territories under one government. The ancient Roman empire once included parts of Great Britain. 

11. intricate • adj.  Complicated; made up of many details. The bracelet has an intricate design. 

12. metropolis • n.  A major city; a center of culture. Being a transportation center has made Chicago a great metropolis. 

13. momentous • adj.  extremely important. The archaeological discovery was a momentous event.   

14. sites • n.  The place where things were, are, or will be located. Diggers have turned up old pottery at several sites.     

15. tributes • n.  A gift given to those in power by people who have been defeated or who want protection. Each year tributes of gold and spices were sent to the capital city from all over the kingdom.     

16. Lost Temple of the Aztecs By: Shelley Tanaka Discovering Ancient Cultures Theme 4, Selection 1, Day 2 Taught By: Mrs. Williams

22. Multiple Meaning Words

23. Heart means “where in the city-the middle.” • Multiple Meaning Words Heart means “describes what kind of person Moctezuma was and his feelings toward others.”

29. Lost Temple of the Aztecs By: Shelley Tanaka Discovering Ancient Cultures Theme 4, Selection 1, Day 3 Taught By: Mrs. Williams

31. You do

32. Extreme Partner Reading

33. Reading Nonfiction Questions • Who or what is this nonfiction selection about? • 2. What is the author’s purpose for writing this selection? • 3. Write 3 pieces of information, facts, or examples, which the author included to support the purpose. • For what group of people would this selection be most appealing? What does the author include to appeal to this audience? • What technique(s) (text organization) does the author use to appeal to the reader, choose one and give an example?(compare/contrast, chronological order, cause/effect, description, problem/solution, argument/support) • Was the point of the book to share an opinion, explain a topic, tell about a personal journey, or something else? Did the author do it well? • What is the main idea of this selection? • The author most likely wrote this story to __________.(persuade/convince, entertain, inform, explain) • Summarize the theme or central idea of this selection.

34. Multiple Meaning Words Go to this website to decide if a multiple meaning word is used correctly in a sentence: http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/vocabulary.cfm?str=vocabulary&num=11&act=4&que=1

35. Lost Temple of the Aztecs By: Shelley Tanaka Discovering Ancient Cultures Theme 4, Selection 1, Day 4 Taught By: Mrs. Williams

39. Raising Royal Treasures • With your suit partner, read pages 380-383 from your text using the skills mentions in the yellow column on the left of page 380. When you are finished discuss these questions with your partner. What have the divers discovered so far? Why did Cleopatra’s palace remain undiscovered for so long? Why do you think people have been so fascinated with Cleopatra over the centuries? Compare and Contrast how the find was described in this article and the beginning of Lost Temple of the Aztecs. Why do you think the author included information about Julius Caesar and Mark Antony?

40. Multiple Meaning Words Find the multiple meaning word that is used correctly in both sentences: http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/vocabulary.cfm?num=11&act=2&que=1

41. Lost Temple of the Aztecs By: Shelley Tanaka Discovering Ancient Cultures Theme 4, Selection 1, Day 5 Taught By: Mrs. Williams

42. Vocabulary • adorn • decorated • causeways • Raised roadways across water or marshland • conquered • Defeated in battle • empire • A large area made up of many details • intricate • Complicated; made up of many details • metropolis • A major city; a center of culture • momentous • Extremely important • sites • Places where things are located • tributes • Gifts given to those in power by people who have been defeated or who want protection

43. When You Are Finished After you finish your Weekly Skills Test: • Make sure your name, date, and assignment are written clearly on the top left of the paper. • Turn your test paper to me and put your answer key in the reading basket. • Finish your Daily Paragraph Editing. • Read a book of your choice.