LFO Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 188
Pre-Reading
2. Let’s Read!
AI: Students understand the
HOTS: PREDICT AND MAKE CONNECTIONS
general meaning, main
Have the students look at the text and the pictures.
ideas and the sequence of
Ask:
events in a text, and use
this knowledge as needed.
• What kind of text is it? (a diary)
• What do you think happens in this text? (accept logical
answers)
• What do you think the connection is to the gold that was mentioned in the clue?
(accept logical answers)
While Reading
Go to www.eadventure.co.il/LFO to play this text.
Then have the students read quietly and ask:
• When was this diary written? (June 10, 1887)
• Where was it written? (England)
• Who wrote it? (Howard)
• What is he reading? (a book about kings in Egypt)
• Who was King Tut? (the king of Egypt)
• How old was Tut when he was king? (nine years old)
• When did he die? (when he was 18)
• How did he die? (we don’t know)
• Where did workers put him after he died? (in a secret room)
• What do stories say about this secret room? (it had a lot of gold)
• Does anyone know where the room is? (no)
• What is Howard’s secret? (he wants to go to Egypt when he grows up)
• What does he want to look for? (King Tut’s secret room)
• What does he want to find there? (gold)
Pullout Box – What Is a Nickname?
Have the students read the pullout box and discuss
the use of nicknames.
Ask:
• What is King Tut’s real name? (Tutankhamen)
• Do you have a nickname?
• What does it mean?
• Who gave it to you?
3. Let’s Read!
Go to www.eadventure.co.il/LFO to play this text.
Have the students read the next text.
Ask:
• What year is it now? (1922)
• Who wrote this? (Howard)
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ALC: Students become familiar with
different cultural practices and
traditions from reading literary texts.
AI: Students understand
the general meaning, main
ideas and the sequence of
events in a text, and use
this knowledge as needed.
