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By Roberta Edwards
Illustrated by True Kelly
Hello Bloggers and welcome to the latest edition of Little Reader's Paradise, for this week I choose to indulge in another biography book for a school assignment and stumbled upon one of the famous "Who Was" books so of course I jumped at the chance and grabbed the book off the shelf. At first I honestly thought I knew so much about King Tut but as I thought more and more about it I actually realized that all I knew about him was that he was a young pharaoh. Needless to say this book was a very educational read for me but I can certainly say that I see why these books are such valuable non-fiction books for children. Between the informative images to guide my reading, the interjectory pages that went into detail on any historically significant figures or events mentioned (example the Pyramids of Giza) and even the way they summarized a wealth of information into such a small book in a language that young readers could fully comprehend.
I highly recommend this book for a small group research project because of how easily you can tie in research projects and group activities that involve reciting and reviewing the information. Should you chose to use it as an independent study be sure to have a form of summative assessment going on to check in on the students nd ensure that they are comprehending the material and attacking the book in a beneficial way.
Lexile Score: 690
Reccomended Grade Level: Grade 3-4 (3 would be at the end of semester or for a stronger group)
Before the Reading
To build their schema and get them in the mindset of the reading have them go over as a class what they know about egypt and what they know about pharoahs and the pyramids. Write down their information on the board. When everything is on the board have them come up with questions they would like to have answered in the reading and make predictions about what they think will happen to King Tut. By doing this we're really focusing their thoughts on the topic while also tying in their prior experience and prior knowledge.
During the Reading
This book is a great opportunity to use the Jigsaw teaching strategy. With this strategy divide the class into groups of 5 and assign chapters to students individually in each group. The students then read their chapter and assess the information, taking notes on any important information. The student's then share their information with their groups so that everyone basically hears the whole of the book without reading the whole book. Students then get into groups based on chapter so that they can share their collected information on their designated chapters and finalize a new reflection of the information presented. Finally the students come together as a whole class discussion and present their groups information chapter by chapter, thus rehearsing the book for a second time. This strategy is extremely beneficial because of how it has the students constantly re-looking at the chapters and rehearsing the information presented.
After the Reading
After students complete the Jigsaw activity have them explain in their own words if they think King Tut was important to History or if he was just another Pharoah. Have them cite the text and use their notes from the Jigsaw activity.
Great Electronic Resources
http://www.ancient-egypt-online.com/
This is the perfect website for having them research and look up more information on any of the material learned as well as a general understanding of the Ancienct Egyptian culture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmkDPaHSBzg
This is a really good factual website for learning and reviewing the information about King Tut
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