Language Arts Theme 4

Theme opener and Lost Temple of the Aztecs

Do Now

• What type of stories do you think we will be reading in the Theme titled Discovering Ancient Cultures?

Essential Question

• How can understanding a theme title help you understand stories better?

Read page 354-355.

• Why do you think Stevenson ants to travel?

• From reading Stevenson’s excerpt, where do you think the place he wants to visit are located?

• Why do you think people in the modern world find cultures of long ago fascinating?

• How and why do we learn about ancient cultures?

Read page 356-358.

• What is a caravan? Why did people travel in caravans?

• Patricia and Fredrick rode camels on their journey. What method of transportation would you use if you went on a journey?

• If you could choose a place to take a journey to, where would it be? Why?

Assignment

• Read page 356-358.

• Brainstorm ideas, images and words you would associate with ancient cultures. Make a list of words.

• Preview the selections in the theme.

Ticket Out the Door

• How can understanding a theme title help you understand stories better?

Do Now

• Do you agree or disagree?– Ice cream is the best dessert there is.– Pizza is not good if it has pepperoni on it.– Snow is the worst.– Singing in the rain is fun.

Essential Question

• What is author’s viewpoint?– Bias– Exaggeration

Teacher Read AloudThe Remarkable Voyages of Zheng

He 1. How might including Zheng He in a list of

famous explorers show how the author feels about the Chinese explorer?

2. What does the sentence He was by far the greatest navigator of his day tell you about the possible author bias?

3. What information does the author include that shows that not everyone thought Zheng He was a great explorer?

Assignment

• Read page 361-362 in your anthology.

• Complete lab lab 3.

• Preview lab 4.

Ticket Out the Door

• What is author’s viewpoint?

Do Now

• Learning about ancient time is so interesting.

• Do you agree or disagree? Give me 3 reasons to support you answer.

• Write your answer in your notebook.

Essential Question

• How can I determine the author’s viewpoint in a story?– author’s attitude– values – assumptions

Assignment

• Turn to practice book page 4.

• Turn to anthology page 363.

Practice Book page 4

Passage Whom It Tells About

Viewpoint

Positive, negative, or neutral

“one of the most famous and tragic rulers in history” page 365

Should they be destroyed or treated as guests? Moctezuma decided to welcome the strangers. page 365

Passage Whom It Tells About

Viewpoint

Positive, negative, or neutral

“one of the most famous and tragic rulers in history” page 365

Moctezuma

Postive

Should they be destroyed or treated as guests? Moctezuma decided to welcome the strangers. page 365

Moctezuma

Positive

Assignment

• Read pages 369-376.

• Complete practice lab 4 and 5.

Passage Whom It Tells About Viewpoint

Positive, negative, or neutral

Page 370 Moctezuma Negative

Page 374 Cortes Negative

Page 374 Cortes Negative

Page 374 Cortes Negative

Page 375 Moctezuma Negative

Page 375 Cortes Negative

Page 375 Cortes Negative

Assignment

• Complete lab 5 with a partner.

Lab 5

1. Their great empire, their technology, and their beautiful city they built.

2. Its site in the middle of a lake, its majestic monuments, its large size and population, and its beautiful gardens.

3. His decision to welcome Cortes, which led to the downfall of the Aztec empire.

4. His greed his cruelty, and his conquering of the Aztecs.5. The Aztec god Quetzalcoatl.6. It reminds us of the greatness of that vanished

civilization and the mistakes in history that we do not want to repeat.

Ticket Out the Door

• Complete the selection test.

Assessment

• Complete the question on page 378 in your anthology.

Do Now

• Find statements in the story Lost Temple of the Aztecs that seem to be bias.

Essential Question

• How can I determine whether an author shows bias in a selection?

Level Reader Assignment

1. Preview and predict.

2. Complete the vocabulary section.

3. Look over the graphic organizer.

4. While you read independently, complete the graphic organizer.

5. Answer the questions. 6. Complete PSSA Packet page 43.

Ticket Out the Door

• Complete practice book page 6-7.