Book Summary
In 1940, four teenage boys stumbled upon an important discovery in Lascaux, France. Exploring in the woods, they discovered a large hole in the ground and excitedly dug to investigate. They continued to explore the cave, using lanterns to go even deeper, until they discovered a dark, cavernous room. The walls were covered with paintings of animals--found later to be created by Stone Age people who lived 17,000 years earlier. Archaeologists began to raise many questions, some of which are still unanswered. Photographs, a map, and illustrations support the text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Visualize

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text
• Analyze problem and solution
• Identify and use commas after introductory words
• Understand the use of conjunctions in the text

Materials

• Book -- What the Boys Found (copy for each student)
• World map
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• Visualize, problem and solution, commas, conjunctions worksheets
• Discussion cards

      Indicates an opportunity for students to mark in the book. (All activities may be completed with paper and pencil if books are reused.)

Vocabulary

• Content words: accustomed, analyzed, bas-relief, befuddled, cavernous, discovery, exploration, masterpieces, methods, mysterious, mystical, passage, radiocarbon, scaffold, treasures