Mummies
Informational (nonfiction), 1,667 words, Level W (Grade 4)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Summarize
Comprehension	Main Idea and Details
Grammar and Mechanics	Adverbs and Adjectives
Word Work	Homographs

Book Summary

Mummies is a factual text that discusses the history of preserving bodies and discusses in detail the ancient Egyptian practice of mummification. This book explains the importance of human and animal mummies in the ancient world. The tomb of the King Tutankhamen is also discussed. Vocabulary

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Summarize

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of summarizing important information in text
• Identify main idea and details
• Use adjectives and adverbs
• Understand meanings of homographs

Vocabulary

• Content words: afterlife, akh, amulets, arrested, ba, canopic jars, cremated, decomposing, embalmers, embalming hook, hieroglyphs, immortality, incision, instilled, ka, mummified, natron, papier-mache, resin, sacred, shabtis, shriveled, talismans, tempted

Book Resources

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