Title: Lost City: The Discovery of Machu PicchuAuthor: Ted LewinGenre: Narrative Nonfiction
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Vocabulary WordsMore Words to Know curiosity glorious granite ruins terraced thickets torrent remote rugged ventured adobe highland terraces
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Question of the Day What surprises can happen on an expedition?
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Fluency: Model Phrasing
Listen as I read “The Incas.” As I read, notice how I chunk related words, such as those in prepositional phrases and clauses. Phrasing helps to reinforce meaning, and makes reading sound like talking. Be ready to answer questions after I finish.
In what ways was farming more difficult for the Incas than for many farmers in other places and other times? How does the Inca farmers’ diet compare with how people in the United States eat today?
adobe – built with bricks made from clay baked in the sun adobe highland – related to a region that is higher and hillier than the neighboring countrysidehighland terraces – flat, raised levels of land with straight or sloping sidesterraces Next Slide Next Slide
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curiosity – an eager desire to know or learn glorious – magnificent; splendid granite – a very hard gray or pink rock that is formed when lava cools slowly undergroundgranite ruins – what is left after a building, wall, etc., has fallen to piecesruins
terraced – formed into a flat, level land with steep sides; terraces are often made in hilly areas to create more space for farming terraced thickets – bushes or small trees growing close togetherthickets torrent – a violent, rushing stream of watertorrent
remote – out of the way; secluded remote rugged – covered with rough edges; rough and unevenrugged ventured – dared to come or go (to a new or unknown place) Next slide Next slide
Grammar: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
a locul farm boy guided hiram bingham to machu picchu A local farm boy guided Hiram Bingham to Machu Picchu. the cityies location had been a secrit to most people until then The city’s location had been a secret to most people until then.
The sun temple in Machu Picchu was grander than the one in Cusco. It was the grandest ruin he had ever seen. Grander is a comparative adjective. It is used to compare two things. Grandest is a superlative adjective. It is used to compare three or more things.
A comparative adjective compares two people, places, things, or groups. Add –er to most short adjectives to make their comparative forms. Use more with longer adjectives. This mountain is taller and more beautiful than that one.
A superlative adjective compares three or more people, places, things, or groups. Add –est to most short adjectives to make their superlative forms. Use most with longer adjectives. It was the highest and most amazing city he had ever seen.
An adjective may change its spelling in its comparative and superlative forms. For adjectives that end with a consonant and y, change the y to i before adding –er or –est: happy, happier, happiest.
For adjectives that end in a single consonant after a single vowel, double the final consonant before adding –er or –est: big, bigger, biggest. For adjectives that end in e, drop the e before adding –er or –est: tame, tamer, tamest.
Some adjectives, such as good and bad, have irregular comparative and superlative forms: good, better best; bad, worse, worst
This hike is (hard) than the one we took yesterday. harder The sun is (hot) than it was yesterday too. hotter
I’m feeling (bad) than I did this morning. worse This is the (tough) climb we’ve ever done. toughest
It’s (sunny) up here than it was in the forest. sunnier You get the (good) view of all from this cliff. best
That is the (remarkable) ruin I have ever seen. most remarkable These carvings are (amazing) than those. more amazing
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Question of the Day Why do you think Hiram Bingham is willing to go on such a difficult expedition?
Word Structure: Greek and Latin Roots Compare and Contrast Visualize Develop Vocabulary Fluency: Echo Reading Grammar: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Spelling: Syllable Patterns V/CV and VC/V Time for Social Studies: The Inca Empire, Inca History and Legend Ancient Civilizations
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Fluency: Echo Reading
Turn to page 544, last paragraph. As I read, notice I use phrasing to help convey meaning. Now we will practice together as a class by doing three echo reading of the paragraph.
Grammar: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
after an long climb bingham came across the city After a long climb, Bingham came across the city. the ruins was the better he had ever seed The ruins were the best he had ever seen.
A comparative adjective compares two people, places, things, or groups. A superlative adjective compares three or more people, places, things or groups. Add –er or use more to form comparative adjectives. Add –est or use most to form superlative adjectives.
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Question of the Day What are some of the difficulties and satisfactions in the life of an archeologist?
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Fluency: Model Phrasing
Turn to page 546, paragraphs 1-3. As I read, notice how I break up long sentences by grouping related words into meaningful phrases. Now we will practice together as a class by doing three echo reading of these paragraphs.
Grammar: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
what an amazing place this were for a city What an amazing place this was for a city! how do people centuries ago build anything so high in the mountains How did people centuries ago build anything so high in the mountains?
A comparative adjective compares two people, places, things, or groups. A superlative adjective compares three or more people, places, things or groups. Add –er or use more to form comparative adjectives. Add –est or use most to form superlative adjectives.
Writers use different forms of adjectives to help readers understand what they are describing or explaining. Not Precise: That mountain is tall. More Precise: That is the tallest mountain in Peru.
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Question of the Day Have you ever taken a scenic journey by train? How was it different than traveling by automobile?
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Fluency: Partner Reading
Turn to page 546, paragraphs 1-3. You will practice reading aloud these paragraphs three times with a partner. Be sure you group words into meaningful phrases and offer each other feedback.
Grammar: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
machu picchu is famouser than this inca city Machu Picchu is more famous than this Inca city. thousands of tourists visits every year,they bring money to the local economy Thousands of tourists visit every year. They bring money to the local economy.
A comparative adjective compares two people, places, things, or groups. A superlative adjective compares three or more people, places, things or groups. Add –er or use more to form comparative adjectives. Add –est or use most to form superlative adjectives.
Test Tip: Remember that the word good is one exception to the rules for forming comparative and superlative adjectives. The comparative form is better, the superlative form is best.
Example: This is a good story. It is better than the last one we read. I think it is the best one we have read all year.
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Concept Vocabulary Compare and Contrast Word Structure: Greek and Latin Roots Grammar: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Spelling: Syllable Patterns V/CV and VC/V Research/Study Skills: Teach Outline Ancient Civilizations
To compare and contrast means to tell how two or more things are alike and different. Authors may use clue words such as like, as, and same to show similarities. They may use clue words such as but, unlike, and different to show differences.
To paraphrase something is to put it in your own words. A paraphrase should keep the same main ideas as the original, but it should be simpler to read.
Paraphrase to check your understanding of a piece of writing. Paraphrase when taking notes from reference sources to be sure you don’t copy the words exactly.
You can use Greek and Latin roots to figure out meanings of unfamiliar words. Look at the meaning of the word ventured. The Latin roots ven and vent mean “to come.”
The lesson vocabulary words thickets, terraced, and granite all tell about landforms. With a partner, review “Lost City” to find other earth science words related to the shape and structure of land.
bamboo thickets terraced fields granite cliffs snowcapped peaks mountains valley canyon sandy beaches undergrowth jungle tangled vines countryside cloud forest high pastures
Grammar: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
i think your most interested in machu picchu than in stonehenge I think you’re more interested in Machu Picchu than in Stonehenge. maria and him would like to go to peru with you and i Maria and he would like to go to Peru with you and me.
A comparative adjective compares two people, places, things, or groups. A superlative adjective compares three or more people, places, things or groups. Add –er or use more to form comparative adjectives. Add –est or use most to form superlative adjectives.
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Outline
An outline shows how a text is organized. When is it helpful to make an outline? Outlining helps readers understand text structure and remember information. Outlines can also be used to synthesize information for a report or an essay.
The title is listed at the top of the outline. Topics are the most important ideas. They are identified with Roman numerals. Subtopics are listed under a topic and tell more about it. They are identified with capital letters. Details are listed under a subtopic and tell more about it. They are identified by numbers.
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