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DVD•98 Spelling Suffixes -ian, -ant, -ent, -ist

Home Activity Your child is learning about words with the suffixes -ian, -ant, -ent, and -ist. Ask your child to circle the suffixes in each list word.

Suffixes -ian, -ant, -ent, -ist

Word Sort Sort the list words by their suffixes.

-ian 1. ___________________

2. ___________________

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-ent 12. ___________________

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-ist 15. ___________________

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Spelling Words 1. musician 2. politician 3. novelist 4. scientist 5. historian 6. tenant 7. student 8. patient 9. resident 10. comedian

11. vegetarian 12. soloist 13. specialist 14. motorist 15. merchant 16. participant 17. occupant 18. custodian 19. descendant 20. chemist

Challenge Words 21. technician 22. superintendent 23. accompanist 24. correspondent 25. pedestrian

Challenge Words

-ian 21. ___________________

22. ___________________

-ist 23. ___________________

Generalization  Words with the suffixes -ian, -ant, -ent, and -ist often refer to people.

-ent 24. ___________________

25. ___________________

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Family Times DVD•99

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EgyptAncient Egypt was an important civilization with a fascinating history and interesting traditions. The land produced abundant crops and swarmed with animals that live no more. Egyptians created their own type of writing (hieroglyphics), unique burial customs, and astounding pyramids.

ActivityThinking of Links Play an association game with your family. Start by saying a word related to ancient Egypt, such as pyramid. The next person says a word they associate with the first word. Continue until everyone has had a few turns. Then start again with another word relating to Egypt.

Summary

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Graphic SourcesGraphic sources, which show information visually, include charts, graphs, and time lines. Preview a selection’s graphic sources before you read it to understand what you read more deeply. Sometimes creating your own graphic source—such as a diagram, outline, or time line—as you read can help you understand a text better.

ActivityPicture Yourselves Team up with family members to create graphic sources relating to your life. First, make a map showing the location of your home, schools, and places of work. Then create a diagram (often called a family tree) that lists the names and relationships of your ancestors. Finally, draw a time line of memorable events in your life and the lives of other family members.

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DVD•100 Family Times

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Past, Present, and Future TensesAll verbs have past, present, and future tenses. The future tense is formed with the helping verb will. For example: will make, will write. The past tense of regular verbs is formed by adding -d or -ed to the present tense. For example: settled, farmed. Irregular verbs, however, change spelling for the past tense. You must memorize irregular verb forms, such as wrote, rang, and became, or use a dictionary to help you.

ActivityTime Travel Work with a family member to “translate” a newspaper or magazine article into the past, present, and future tenses. Select an article together, and then read aloud a short section of it three times. The first time, read it with all its verbs in the future tense. The second time, read it with all its verbs in the present tense. The third time, read it with all its verbs in the past tense. Notice how in many cases an article about a single event will use a mixture of verbs in all three tenses.

Words to KnowKnowing the meanings of these words is important to reading Egypt. Practice using these words.

Vocabulary Wordsabundant more than enough; plentifulartifacts things made by human skill or work, especially tools or weaponsdecrees official decisions or lawseternity the endless period after deathimmortal living forever; never dyingreceded moved backreigned ruled

Lesson Vocabulary

Practice Tested Spelling Words

Conventions

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Graphic Sources

• Graphic sources are used to show information visually. Maps, charts, graphs, pictures, and time lines are some examples of graphic sources.

Directions Look over the following graphic source. Then answer the questions below.

Ancient Egyptian Spoken Languages

before 3000–2100 b.c. 2100–1600 b.c. 1600–700 b.c. 700 b.c.–300 b.c. 300 b.c.–a.d. 600

Date

Old Egyptian

Middle Egyptian

Late EgyptianDemotic

Coptic

1. What kind of graphic source is this? What is it about?

2. What does it tell you about the number of ancient Egyptian languages and when they were used?

3. What was the first stage of Egyptian language? the second?

4. What language was spoken in 400 b.c.? in a.d. 100?

5. In one sentence, summarize the information that this graphic source conveys.

Home Activity Your child identified information in a graphic source and wrote a summary of it. With your child, look through a magazine or newspaper for an interesting graphic source. Discuss it, and then ask your child to give a short summary of the information it shows.

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DVD•102 Comprehension

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Main Idea and DetailsDirections Read the article. Then answer the questions below.

In ancient Egypt, scribes were writers, and there was much writing to be done.

The ability to read and write made scribes highly respected members of society. Scribes were among the small minority of Egyptians who had a formal education. Because most people did not go to school, only about one in a hundred could actually read and write. Scribes were skilled in using the Egyptians’ complex system of

writing, hieroglyphics. Their job was to write documents, letters, and contracts, as well as keep records for rulers. However, their education could lead them to become accountants, doctors, priests, or government officials. Scribes had their own god, and one scribe even became a pharaoh. Scribes had status and authority in ancient Egypt.

1. What is the main idea of this article?

2. What is one detail that supports this main idea?

3. Give another detail that supports the main idea.

4. What is a third detail that supports the main idea?

5. On a separate sheet of paper, write a summary of the article.

Home Activity Your child has read information about Egyptian scribes and identified the main idea and supporting details. Read a short article with your child. Challenge him or her to identify the main idea and supporting details in the article using a graphic organizer that he or she created.

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Conventions Past, Present, and Future Tenses DVD•103

Home Activity Your child learned how to use past, present, and future tenses in writing. Have your child write about things he or she did yesterday, does today, and will do tomorrow. Ask your child to explain the verb tense he or she used in each sentence.

Past, Present, and Future TensesDirections Complete each sentence. Use a verb in the tense indicated in ( ).

1. (present) Like the Egyptians, we

2. (present) Students will leave for the museum as soon as

3. (future) Before Mike delivers his report on mummies,

4. (past) Thousands of years ago,

5. (future) Before the semester is over,

6. (past) Women in Egypt

7. (present) Head coverings

8. (future) Because Sally wants to get an A in history,

Directions What do you think life in ancient Egypt was for kids your age? Use past tense verbs in your sentences.

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DVD•104 Spelling Suffixes -ian, -ant, -ent, -ist

Home Activity Your child spelled words with the suffixes -ian, -ant, -ent, and -ist. Say a list word, but end the word with the wrong suffix. Have your child say and spell the correct word.

Suffixes -ian, -ant, -ent, -ist

Missing Words Write the list word that best completes each sentence.

1. The school ___ makes the hallways sparkle.

2. As a ___, I do not eat meat.

3. The ___ at last night’s concert played beautifully.

4. I’m looking forward to being a ___ in the spelling bee.

5. That ___ on TV was so funny I couldn’t stop laughing.

6. My mother is a ___ in computer programming.

7. My doctor says I’m his favorite ___.

8. I like learning about the past, so I want to become a(n) ___.

9. I support most of the programs that the ___ proposes.

10. The ___ who runs the corner store is always nice to me.

Alphabetical Order Write the list word that is between the two words in the dictionary.

11. decide, ___, distance

12. music, ___, mustang

13. note, ___, now

14. meter, ___, mountain

15. scenic, ___, scissor

16. champ, ___, chemistry

17. tea, ___, test

18. reason, ___, respect

19. stamp, ___, study

20. oasis, ___, occur

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musician politician novelist scientist historiantenant student patient resident comedianvegetarian soloist specialist motorist merchantparticipant occupant custodian descendant chemist

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Home Activity Your child identified information in a graphic source. With your child read an article in a magazine or newspaper. Challenge him or her to design a graphic source that could accompany the article.

Graphic Sources

• Graphic sources are used to show information visually. Maps, charts, graphs, pictures, and schedules are some examples of graphic sources.

Directions Read the following chart. Then answer the questions that follow.

Ancient Egyptian Calendar

Season Pronunciation Number of Months

Days per Month

Approximate Dates

Inundation akhet 4 30June 21– October 21

Emergence peret 4 30October 21– February 21

Harvest shemu 4 30February 21– June 21

1. What kind of graphic source is this? What is it about?

2. What does it show about the number of seasons in the ancient Egyptian calendar?

3. How many months were there in a year? How many days were there in each month?

4. The calendar was based around the flooding of the Nile, which occurred during the Inundation. When was that season?

5. The Egyptian year started with the appearance of the star Sirius on June 21. What season did June 21 begin? In what season was March 1? November 1?

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DVD•106 Conventions Past, Present, and Future Tenses

Past, Present, and Future TensesDirections Identify the tense of each underlined verb. Write present, past, or future.

1. We will study about Egypt next semester.

2. I read the book about mummies last week.

3. Ms. Randolph works at the Egyptology exhibit.

4. Our class rode the bus to the museum.

5. We will view an actual mummy!

6. Thomas learned about the pyramids.

7. I will buy a DVD about pharaohs.

8. Eva looks at the mummy through the glass.

9. Archaeologists will find more facts about Egypt.

10. We walked through the exhibit in two hours.

Directions Complete each sentence. Write the given verb in the tense indicated in ( ).

11. The scientists for interesting artifacts in the pyramids. (search; future)

12. Mr. Blair us about ancient Egypt. (teach; present)

13. The bricks in the desert sun. (bake; past)

14. The camel from the well outside the city. (drink; present)

15. Frank and Eric their report on mummies. (present; future)

16. The Pharaoh’s son the next Pharaoh. (become; future)

17. The water from the well sweet. (taste; past)

18. The sand the nomad’s tent. (cover; present)

19. The plants if rain comes soon. (grow; future)

20. The Egyptian boy dates, figs, and nuts. (eat; present)

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