124 Early World Civilizations: Supplemental Guide 6A | Writing in Ancient Egypt
Word Work: Accurately 5 minutes
- In the read-aloud you heard, “We Egyptians decided it was
important to write things down accurately.” - Say the word accurately with me.
- Accurately means correctly and without errors or mistakes.
- I always check my writing to make sure that I spelled my
words accurately. - What kinds of things can you check to make sure that you did
them accurately? Try to use the word accurately when you tell
about them. [Ask two or three students. If necessary, guide
and/or rephrase the students’ responses: “I check my
to make sure that I did it accurately.”] - What’s the word we’ve been talking about?
Use a Telephone activity for follow-up. Directions: I will whisper
a statement or message in one of your ears, and that person will
pass on that message to the next student by whispering it in his or
her ear. We will continue doing this until every student has heard
this message. When we get to the last student, I will ask him or
her to tell the class the message. [Have the class discuss the end
result and whether or not the statement was passed on accurately.
Have students use the word accurately in their discussion.]
[Remind students that the read-aloud explained how it was
important to the ancient Egyptians to write things down accurately.
Continue by playing another game of telephone, but this time,
write a simple decodable statement/message on a piece of paper.
Have each student read the statement on the paper quietly and
pass it to the next student until each has had a turn. Ask the
last student to tell the class the message. Discuss how writing
helps deliver a message accurately. Have students use the word
accurately in their discussion.]
Complete Remainder of the Lesson Later in the Day