Early World Civilizations: Supplemental Guide 6A | Writing in Ancient Egypt 123Discussing the Read-Aloud 15 minutes
Comprehension Questions 10 minutes
- Literal [Have a student locate Egypt on a world map or globe.]
On what continent is Egypt located? (Africa) - Literal What is the name of the ancient Egyptian system
of writing? (hieroglyphics; individual characters are called
hieroglyphs) - Inferential Describe the hieroglyphs. (pictures that represented
words) - Literal Where did the ancient Egyptians write hieroglyphs? (on
papyrus, wood, and stone) - Inferential What kinds of things did the ancient Egyptians write
down? (songs, laws, messages, stories, etc.) - Inferential Why was it important to the ancient Egyptians to
write things down? (to have accurate records of what had
happened)
[Please continue to model the Think Pair Share process for
students, as necessary, and scaffold students in their use of the
process.]
I am going to ask a question. I will give you a minute to think
about the question, and then I will ask you to turn to your neighbor
and discuss the question. Finally, I will call on several of you to
share what you discussed with your partner. - Evaluative Think Pair Share: How are hieroglyphs different
from cuneiform? How are hieroglyphs the same as cuneiform?
(Answers may vary and might include that they were used
in different places; they used different types of symbols,
cuneiform used lines and wedges, hieroglyphs used pictorial
symbols; both hieroglyphs and cuneiform were used long,
long ago; both used symbols to represent letters and words) - After hearing today’s read-aloud and questions and answers,
do you have any remaining questions? [If time permits, you
may wish to allow for individual, group, or class research of
the text and/or other resources to answer these questions.]