Big Question: Why is it important to
understand ancient civilizations?
Author:
Ann Heinrichs
Genre:
Expository
Nonfiction
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Suffixes –ian, -ant, -ent, and -ist
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Monday
Question of the Day
Why is it important to
understand ancient
civilizations?
Concept Vocabulary
hieroglyphics – pictures,
characters, or symbols standing
for words, ideas, or sounds
palace – the official home of a
king, queen, or other ruler
throne – power or authority of a
king, queen, or other ruler
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hieroglyphics
palace
throne
Concept
Vocabulary
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save your changes.)
Vocabulary
Words
Vocabulary Words
Test – Nov. 7th
abundant – more than enough; plentiful
artifacts – things made by human skill or work;
human-made objects
decrees – official decisions or orders
eternity – the endless period after death;
endless time
immortal – everlasting; never dying
receded – moved back
reigned - ruled
Latin Roots To Know
aud – to hear; Example: audible
luc – light; Example: translucent
capit – head; Example: capital
phon – sound; Example:
telephone
graph - to write; Example: autographed
artifacts
receded
inlaid
Past, Present, and Future Tenses
The tense of a verb shows when
something happens. Verbs in the
present tense show action that
happens now. Most present tense
singular verbs end with –s. Most
present tense plural verbs do not end
with –s.
Marge picks flowers from the garden.
They pick flowers too.
Past, Present, and Future Tenses
Verbs in the past tense show action
that has already happened. Most
verbs in the past tense end in –ed.
The flowers in the vase wilted after
two days.
Past, Present, and Future Tenses
Verbs in the future tense show
action that will happen. Add will (or
shall) to most verbs to show the
future tense.
Flowers with no water will wilt soon.
Past, Present, and Future Tenses
Some regular verbs change spelling
when –ed is added. For verbs ending
in e, drop the e and add –ed: liked,
baked. For verbs ending in a
consonant and y, change the y to i,
and add -ed: hurried, carried.
Past, Present, and Future Tenses
For most one-syllable verbs that end
in one vowel followed by one
consonant, double the consonant and
add –ed: stopped, tapped.
Irregular verbs change spelling to
form the past tense:
Past, Present, and Future Tenses
are/were
keep/kept
break/broke
make/made
bring/brought
build/built
buy/bought
do/did
find/found
go/went
have/had
is/was
sit/sat
see/saw
take/took
teach/taught
tell/told
wear/wore
write/wrote
Past, Present, and Future Tenses
Identify the tense of each underlined verb.
Most Egyptian men had one wife.
past
Kohl is in eyeliner.
present
People will study our architecture.
future
Past, Present, and Future Tenses
Identify the tense of each underlined verb.
Many Egyptians worshipped animals.
past
History explains events and cultures.
present
Egyptians made mastabas, or mud
buildings.
past
Past, Present, and Future Tenses
Identify the tense of each underlined verb.
An archaeologist discovered a large
tomb in 1995.
past
We will see the three pyramids of
Giza.
future
Past, Present, and Future Tenses
What is the present, past, and future tense of each verb.
Verb: bring
Present: bring
Past: brought
Future: will bring
Verb: tell
Present: She tells
Past: She told
Future: She will tell
Graphic Sources
Graphic sources, or graphic aids,
such as maps, charts, diagrams,
pictures, and schedules, are used to
show information visually.
While reading, think about how the
information in the graphic relates to
what you read in the text.
Graphic Sources
Sometimes the author will mention
the graphic and explain how it
connects to the text. At other times,
you will need to make this connection
on your own.
Graphic sources are often used to
summarize complex information.
Steps in a Process
Steps in a process is a kind of
sequence that involves making
something, such as a recipe, or doing
something, such as recording a movie
on videotape.
Telling the steps in a process means
providing the correct order of steps
required to complete an action.
Look for clue words such as first,
second, next, last, later, and then.
Greek and Latin Roots
You can use word structure to figure
out the meaning of unfamiliar words.
The word construction comes from
the Latin root struct meaning “to
build” or “to build on.”
Look at the words and roots in the
chart and the write other words with
the same Latin root in the third
column.
Context Clues
Word
Latin Root
construction
struct meaning
“to build”
scribe
scribe means
“to write”
artisan
art meaning
“skill”
Other Words with the
Same Root