1. Test and Illustrations by James Rumford
Seeker of Knowledge
Compiled by:
Terry Sams PES
Test and Illustrations by James Rumford

2. Study Skills Genre: Biography Comprehension Skill: Graphic Sources
Comprehension Strategy: Ask Questions
Comprehension Review Skill: Main Idea
Vocabulary: Word Structure – Greek and Latin Roots

3. Summary
In 1802, Jean-Francois Champollion was eleven years old. That year, he vowed to be the first person to read Egypt’s ancient hieroglyphs. Champollion’s 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 Champollion’s adventure to life in a story that challenges the mind and touches the heart.

4. Genre: Biography
A Biography is a story about a real person’s 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)

5. 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

6. 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?

7. 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?

8. 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.

9. Comprehension Skill Review Main Idea
Main idea is an important point about the story’s topic
Supporting details give more information about a main idea.

10. Vocabulary Skill: Greek 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.

11. Research and Study Skill: Thesaurus 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.

12. 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.

13. 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

14. 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.

15. 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

16. 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.

17. 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
Egypt’s Gods and Goddesses
Rebus Stories
Rebus Puzzles

18. Question of the Week TE 466L
How can knowing another language create understanding?

19. Day 2 - Question of the Day
Why does Jean-Francois care so much about learning a lost language?

20. Day 3 - Question of the Day
Why was Jean-Francois’s discovery important?

21. Day 4 - Question of the Day - Review
What are some examples of symbols used for words that you might see today?

22. 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?

23. Review Questions
Why was knowing about Egypt’s 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 Egypt’s hieroglyphs?
How can you tell he worked very hard to reach his goal?

24. Vocabulary - Say It
ancient
uncover
link
scholars
triumph
temple
seeker
translate

25. More Words to Know
spellbound
decipher
hieroglyphs
converse
symbol

26. of times long past; antique
ancient
of times long past; antique

27. make known; reveal; expose; show truth
uncover
make known; reveal; expose; show truth

28. anything that joins for connects, as a loop of chain does
link
anything that joins for connects, as a loop of chain does

29. triumph
victory; success

30. learned people; people having much knowledge
scholars
learned people; people having much knowledge

31. one who tries to find; one who searches
seeker
one who tries to find; one who searches

32. to change from one language to another
translate
to change from one language to another

33. temple
building used for the service of worship of God or gods

34. to change something in cipher or code to another language; decode
decipher
to change something in cipher or code to another language; decode

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

36. too interested to move; fascinated
spellbound
too interested to move; fascinated

37. something that stands for or represents something else
symbol
something that stands for or represents something else

38. to talk together in an informal way
converse
to talk together in an informal way

39. Jean-Francois went to Paris to meet scholars studying the Rosetta stone.

40. Jean-Francois went to Paris to meet scholars studying the Rosetta stone.

41. Jean-Francois learned all the know ancient languages at an early age.

42. Jean-Francois learned all the know ancient languages at an early age.

43. He was a seeker of knowledge who can not rest until he found the answer to something.

44. He was a seeker of knowledge who can not rest until he found the answer to something.

45. He knew there had to be a link between the pictures and the letters. .

46. He knew there had to be a link between the pictures and the letters.

47. He had a list of the names of pharaohs copied from the walls of a temple in Egypt.

48. He had a list of the names of pharaohs copied from the walls of a temple in Egypt.

49. It was a great triumph when he became the first to understand the ancient writing.

50. It was a great triumph when he became the first to understand the ancient writing.

51. He was able to translate the ancient writing to it could be understood.

52. He was able to translate the ancient writing to it could be understood.

53. Jean-Francois was sent to Egypt on an expedition to uncover more secrets.

54. Jean-Francois was sent to Egypt on an expedition to uncover more secrets.

55. Jean-Francois was spellbound, imagining himself with Napoleon.

56. Jean-Francois was spellbound, imagining himself with Napoleon.

57. His brother brought him a notebook filled with Egyptian hieroglyphs.

58. His brother brought him a notebook filled with Egyptian hieroglyphs.

59. They thought the Rosetta stone might help the scholars to decipher the Egyptian.

60. They thought the Rosetta stone might help the scholars to decipher the Egyptian.

61. Some people learn to converse in another language.

62. Some people learn to converse in another language.

63. He carefully placed his fingers in the circle, the symbol of the universe.

64. He carefully placed his fingers in the circle, the symbol of the universe.

65. 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 people’s actual words when possible.

66. Spelling Words Consonants /j/, /ks/, and /kw/
village
except
quick
explain
bridge
charge
knowledge
equal
question
queen

67. Spelling Words Consonants /j/, /ks/, and /kw/
expect
excited
fudge
Texas
exercise
excellent
quart
liquid
quit
expert

68. CHALLENGE
expedition
advantage
aquarium
inquire
infrequent

69. This Week’s Word Wall Words
Click and type your own words for this week:

70. Let’s review our Spelling words
Let’s 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.

71. village

72. except

73. explain

74. quick

75. charge

76. bridge

77. knowledge

78. question

79. equal

80. queen

81. excited

82. expect

83. Texas

84. fudge

85. excellent

86. exercise

87. quart

88. liquid

89. quilt

90. expert

91. expedition

92. aquarium

93. inquire

94. frequent

95. advantage