Elicit Prior Knowledge
Initiate a discussion with students about pyramids. Make a chart on the board with three sections labeled Know, Want to Know, and Learned. Have students suggest items to be put in the Know section related to what they already know about pyramids and ancient Egyptian civilization. Next, complete the Want to Know section by having students suggest questions related to what they would like to find out about pyramids. 

Skim and Scan
Have students turn to Table of Contents on page 3. Explain that the Table of Contents shows what information will be covered in the text and where to find specific kinds of information within the book.
Ask: On what page will you find information about mummification or how the body is prepared for burial? If you want information about where pyramids exist, in which chapter will you look?
Have students locate the word mummification on page 15. Explain that any word in bold type will appear in the glossary and that a glossary defines special words used in a book.
Say: Use the Table of Contents to locate the page of the glossary where you will find the meaning of certain words.
Have a student read the word meaning from the glossary, and encourage students to use the glossary while reading to help with difficult words and their meanings.


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