Seeker of Knowledge

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Seeker of Knowledge
Compiled by Terry Sams PES

• Test and Illustrations by James Rumford

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Study Skills

• Genre Biography
• Comprehension Skill
  Graphic Sources
• Comprehension Strategy Ask Questions
• Comprehension Review Skill Main Idea
• Vocabulary Word Structure Greek and Latin
  Roots

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Summary

In 1802 Jean-Francois Champollion was eleven
years old. That year he vowed to be the first
person to read Egypts ancient hieroglyphs.
Champollions dream was to sail up the Nile in
Egypt and uncover the secrets of the past and he
dedicated the next twenty years to the challenge.
James Rumford introduces the remarkable man who
deciphered the ancient Egyptian script and
fulfilled a lifelong dream in the process.
Stunning watercolors bring Champollions
adventure to life in a story that challenges the
mind and touches the heart.
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Genre Biography

• A Biography is a story about a real persons life
  as told by another person. As you read notice
  how the author uses words and images to tell his
  story.
• Can you tell the difference in an autobiography
• (Different PowerPoint on Genre)

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Comprehension Skill Tested Graphic Sources TE 466

• A graphic source shows or explains information
  from the text.
• Pictures maps charts time lines and diagrams
  are all examples of graphic sources.
• Graphic sources can help you draw conclusions
  about what you are reading.
• KWL Chart

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Comprehension Skill Tested Graphic Sources PB 183

• What does this map show
• Where is Alexandria located In what part of
  Egypt is it located
• How close were the cities of ancient Egypt to the
  Nile River
• About how far is Alexandria from Giza
• How does this map help you better understand
  ancient Egypt

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Comprehension Skill Tested Graphic Sources PB 183

• What does this map show
• Where is Alexandria located In what part of
  Egypt is it
• How close were the cities of ancient Egypt to the
  Nile River
• About how far is Alexandria from Giza
• How does this map help you better understand
  ancient Egypt

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Comprehension Strategy Ask Questions

• Good readers ask themselves questions as they
  read.
• This helps focus reading because they are looking
  for answers.
• Asking questions is especially helpful when
  looking for causes and effects.
• Ask yourself Why did this happen to find a
  cause.
• Ask What happened because of this to find an
  effect.

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Comprehension Skill ReviewMain Idea

• Main idea is an important point about the storys
  topic
• Supporting details give more information about a
  main idea.

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Vocabulary SkillGreek and Latin Roots TE 468

• Many words in English come from the Greek and
  Latin languages. You may be able to use what you
  already know about Greek and Latin words to help
  you.
• You might know that trans in translate means
  across through or beyond. Use the meaning of
  the word part help you figure out an unknown word.

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Research and Study SkillThesaurus TE 487

• A thesaurus is a special dictionary that lists
  synonyms antonyms and other related words in
  alphabetical order.
• Synonyms are words with similar meanings.
• Antonyms are words with opposite meanings.
• The part of speech tells how the word is used
  such as a noun or verb.
• If an entry has multiple meanings synonyms are
  given for each meaning.

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Weekly Fluency Check -Phrasing TE487a

• Your reading will make more sense if you group
  related words together. Inappropriate phrasing
  can confuse your understanding of the story.
• Read pg. 474 and notice how we uses commas and
  dashes as phrasing cues and how to pronounce
  foreign names carefully.

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Grammar Review Pronouns

• Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns.
• Pronouns that take place of a singular noun are
  singular pronouns
• I me he she him her and it
• Pronouns that take the place of plural nouns are
  plural pronouns.
• we us they them

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Grammar Review Subject and Object Pronouns TE
439e

• A subject pronoun is used as the subject of a
  sentence.
• I you he she it we and they
• Object pronouns is used in the predicate of the
  sentence after an action verb or with a
  preposition.
• me you him her it us and them
• Using pronouns makes writing less wordy by
  avoiding repeated nouns.

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Grammar Review Pronouns

• Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns.
• Pronouns that take place of a singular noun are
  singular pronouns
• I me he she him her and it
• Pronouns that take the place of plural nouns are
  plural pronouns.
• we us they them

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Grammar Review Possessive Pronouns TE 487e

• Possessive pronouns show who or what possesses
  something.
• The possessive pronouns my your her our and
  there are used before nouns
• The possessive pronouns mine yours hers ours
  and theirs are used alone..
• Possessive pronouns his and its are used before
  nouns and alone.

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Other Things

• Other Books by Rumford
• Take of Tour Of Ancient Egypt by 4th Graders
• Life in Ancient Egypt
• Ancient Egypt Web Quest
• On-Line Egypt Facts Game and More
• Egypts Gods and Goddesses
• Rebus Stories
• Rebus Puzzles

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Question of the WeekTE 466L

• How can knowing another language create
  understanding

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Day 2 - Question of the Day

• Why does Jean-Francois care so much about
  learning a lost language

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Day 3 - Question of the Day

• Why was Jean-Francoiss discovery important

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Day 4 - Question of the Day - Review

• What are some examples of symbols used for words
  that you might see today

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Review Questions

• Why did the author show hieroglyphs in
  the sentences
• Why did the scholars turn
  Jean-Francois away
• What is the main idea of this story
• How were Jean-Francois and Napoleon alike
• What hieroglyph represent Jean-Francois Why

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Review Questions

• Why was knowing about Egypts history important
  for reading hieroglyphs
• Why did some people think Jean-Francois was a
  traitor
• What was the key he discovered that helped him
  understand the hieroglyphs
• When did he first translate Egypts hieroglyphs
• How can you tell he worked very hard to reach his
  goal

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Vocabulary - Say It

• ancient
• uncover
• link
• scholars

• triumph
• temple
• seeker
• translate

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More Words to Know

• spellbound
• decipher
• hieroglyphs
• converse
• symbol

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ancient

• of times long past antique

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uncover

• make known reveal expose show truth

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link

• anything that joins for connects as a loop of
  chain does

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triumph

• victory success

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scholars

• learned people people having much knowledge

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seeker

• one who tries to find one who searches

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translate

• to change from one language to another

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temple
building used for the service of worship of God
or gods
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decipher

• to change something in cipher or code to another
  language decode

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hieroglyphs

• pictures characters or symbols standing for
  words ideas or sounds. The ancient Egyptians
  used them instead of an alphabet like our.

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spellbound

• too interested to move fascinated

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symbol

• something that stands for or represents something
  else

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converse

• to talk together in an informal way

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Jean-Francois went to Paris to meet scholars
studying the Rosetta stone.
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Jean-Francois went to Paris to meet scholars
studying the Rosetta stone.
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Jean-Francois learned all the know ancient
languages at an early age.
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Jean-Francois learned all the know ancient
languages at an early age.
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He was a seeker of knowledge who can not rest
until he found the answer to something.
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He was a seeker of knowledge who can not rest
until he found the answer to something.
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He knew there had to be a link between the
pictures and the letters. .
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He knew there had to be a link between the
pictures and the letters.
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He had a list of the names of pharaohs
copied from the walls of a temple in Egypt.
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He had a list of the names of pharaohs copied
from the walls of a temple in Egypt.
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It was a great triumph when he became the first
to understand the ancient writing.
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It was a great triumph when he became the first
to understand the ancient writing.
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He was able to translate the ancient writing to
it could be understood.
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He was able to translate the
ancient writing to it could be understood.
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Jean-Francois was sent to Egypt on an
expedition to uncover more secrets.
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Jean-Francois was sent to Egypt on an
expedition to uncover more secrets.
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Jean-Francois was spellbound imagining himself
with Napoleon.
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Jean-Francois was spellbound imagining
himself with Napoleon.
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His brother brought him a notebook filled with
Egyptian hieroglyphs.
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His brother brought him a notebook filled with
Egyptian hieroglyphs.
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They thought the Rosetta stone might help the
scholars to decipher the Egyptian.
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They thought the Rosetta stone might help the
scholars to decipher the Egyptian.
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Some people learn to converse in another
language.
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Some people learn to converse in another language.
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He carefully placed his fingers in the circle
the symbol of the universe.
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He carefully placed his fingers in the circle
the symbol of the universe.
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Writing Assignment Write a Feature Story

• Choose a topic that will interest your
  schoolmates.
• It might be a person a place or an event.
• Use details that show not tell your readers
  about the topic.
• Use peoples actual words when possible.

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Spelling Words Consonants /j/ /ks/ and /kw/

• village
• except
• quick
• explain
• bridge

• charge
• knowledge
• equal
• question
• queen

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Spelling Words Consonants /j/ /ks/ and /kw/

• expect
• excited
• fudge
• Texas
• exercise

• excellent
• quart
• liquid
• quit
• expert

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CHALLENGE

• expedition
• advantage
• aquarium
• inquire
• infrequent

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This Weeks Word Wall Words
Click and type your own words for this week
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Lets review our Spelling words. Watch carefully
because they will flash on the screen for just a
moment. We can clap as we spell the word or we
might just practice reading the words.
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village
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except
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explain
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quick
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charge
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bridge
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knowledge
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question
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equal
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queen
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excited
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expect
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Texas
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fudge
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excellent
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exercise
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quart
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liquid
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quilt
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expert
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expedition
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aquarium
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inquire
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frequent
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advantage