Early World Civilizations: Supplemental Guide 1B | A Father and His Son in Mesopotamia 33- “Now, let me ask you a question, Iddin. Why do you think
people built our city right here?” [Ask: Who does you refer to
in these sentences? (Iddin)] - “Soon, people realized they could use the Euphrates for
more than just growing food. They also used it to carry
things from one city to another.” [Ask: What does it refer to
in this sentence? (the Euphrates)] - “Our great king, Hammurabi, did the same thing. He had
canals dug to move water all over our country from the two
great rivers.” [Ask: Who does he refer to in this sentence?
(Hammurabi)]
Vocabulary Instructional Activity^5 minutes
Word Work: Exclaimed- In the read-aloud you heard, “Iddin thought for a minute, then
exclaimed, “The canals!” - Say the word exclaimed with me three times.
- Exclaimed means to say something in a loud and excited way.
[Repeat Iddin’s line, “The canals!” with excitement and
enthusiasm. Invite students to do the same.]
When you want to write someone exclaiming something, you can
end the sentence with an exclamation point.
[Write The canals! on the board and circle the exclamation point.] - Adila’s mother exclaimed, “Hurry! If we don’t leave now, you
won’t make it on the bus!” - Tell your partner about a time when you exclaimed something.
What happened? What did you say? For example you could
say, “One time I sipped some hot soup, and I exclaimed,
‘Ouch! I burned my tongue!’”
[Ask two or three students. If necessary, guide and/or rephrase the
students’ responses: “One time I... , and I exclaimed, ‘... !’”] - What’s the word we’ve been talking about?