Teacher Created Materials - TIME Informational Text: You Are There! Ancient Egypt 1336 BC - Grade 6 - Softcover

Wendy Conklin; Blane Conklin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1493836021 ISBN 13: 9781493836024

Publisher: Teacher Created Materials, 2016

Synopsis

Explore what life was life in ancient Egypt under the reign of Tutankhamun! Students will be whisked away to the past with this informational text that breathes life into history and examines the hieroglyphics, religion, politics, style, and lives of ancient Egyptians. Developed by Timothy Rasinski and Lori Oczkus, and featuring TIME content, this book includes essential text features like an index, captions, glossary, and table of contents. The detailed sidebars, fascinating images, and Dig Deeper section prompt students to connect back to the text and encourage multiple readings. Check It Out! includes suggested resources for further reading. Aligned with state standards, this title features complex content appropriate for students preparing for college and career readiness.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

Gr 4–6—The texts use either first or second person as a narrative device to describe what readers would see if transported back to each place and time. This structure, in combination with the breezy and informal language, allows for the incorporation of trivia as well as the books' best feature, interactive activities such as deciphering pictographs or writing in ancient languages. Topics are typical for ancient history texts, with information about each civilization's organization, government, economy, family life, and cultural and technical achievements. Sidebar comprehension questions and discussion prompts are intrusive and will draw students out of the text or back to the "present." This set doesn't improve on recent, similarly styled sets like Gareth Stevens' very good "Encounters with the Past." VERDICT Additional purchases where time travel–style history is popular.

About this edition

• Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1493836021
• ISBN 13: 9781493836024
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32