Grade 4.5 Reading Street Student Edition pgs. 206-217

1. LOST CITY The Discovery of Machu Picchu By: Ted lewin Grade 4.5 Reading Street Student Edition pgs. 206-217

2. curiosity glorious granite ruins terraced thickets torrent Selection Vocabulary:

3. VKR: Vocabulary Knowledge Rating

4. Let’s begin digging up some new vocabulary!

5. CURIOSITY A strong desire to know or learn something.

6. CURIOSITY Page 211: “But now the travelers aroused the curiosity of a local farmer named Arteaga.”

7. CURIOSITY With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above.

8. Team Talk When you’re curious…you show curiosity. With your partner, share a time when you were curious. And, explain what you discovered due to your curiosity.

9. GLORIOUS Magnificent; splendid.

10. GLORIOUS Page 208: Suddenly, the clouds burned off and the mountains were bathed in glorious light.

11. GLORIOUS With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above.

12. Team Talk If you find something that’s glorious, is it better to look at…hear…or taste? Turn and discuss with your partner.

13. GRANITE A very hard, gray or pink rock that is used for buildings and monuments.

14. GRANITE Page 210: “Granite cliffs rose thousands of feet above the roaring rapids of the Urubamba River.”

15. GRANITE With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above.

16. RUINS What is left after a building, wall, or other structure has fallen to pieces.

17. RUINS Page 210: “The next day Bingham began his search. He would look for ruins—that might be the key.”

18. RUINS With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above.

19. TERRACED Formed into a flat piece of land by cutting into a hillside; terraces are often made in hilly areas to create more space for raising crops.

20. TERRACED Page 208: “Already his papa was working in the terraced fields.”

21. TERRACED With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above.

22. THICKETS Bushes or small trees growing close together.

23. THICKETS Page 213: “They cut their way through tangled thickets.”

24. THICKETS With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above.

25. Team Talk If you are walking through the thickets in the forest behind your house, what type of tools and/or supplies would be useful? Turn and discuss with your partner.

26. TORRENT A violent, rushing stream of water.

27. TORRENT Page 212: “One slip and he would be dashed to pieces in the roaring torrent below.”

28. TORRENT With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above.

29. Are you digging this? Well, now it’s time for a vocabulary review!

30. Clue Vocabulary Words • curiosity • glorious • granite • ruins • terraced • thickets • torrent The ____________ sun rays created a bright shimmer across the snow. Now…let’s see what you’ve learned!

31. Clue Vocabulary Words • curiosity • glorious • granite • ruins • terraced • thickets • torrent The ____________ sun rays created a bright shimmer across the snow. Vocabulary ReviewNow…let’s see what you’ve learned!

32. Clue Vocabulary Words • curiosity • glorious • granite • ruins • terraced • thickets • torrent The __________ of the paleontologists, led them to discover a new species of dinosaur. Vocabulary ReviewNow…let’s see what you’ve learned!

33. Clue Vocabulary Words • curiosity • glorious • granite • ruins • terraced • thickets • torrent The __________ of the paleontologists, led them to discover a new species of dinosaur. Vocabulary ReviewNow…let’s see what you’ve learned!

34. Clue Vocabulary Words • curiosity • glorious • granite • ruins • terraced • thickets • torrent My grandfather’s backyard had a garden located on the side of a ___________ hill. Vocabulary ReviewNow…let’s see what you’ve learned!

35. Clue Vocabulary Words • curiosity • glorious • granite • ruins • terraced • thickets • torrent My grandfather’s backyard had a garden located on the side of a ___________ hill. Vocabulary ReviewNow…let’s see what you’ve learned!

36. Clue Vocabulary Words • curiosity • glorious • granite • ruins • terraced • thickets • torrent Our hiking group didn’t cross the ________ river, because we feared we would get hurt. Vocabulary ReviewNow…let’s see what you’ve learned!

37. Clue Vocabulary Words • curiosity • glorious • granite • ruins • terraced • thickets • torrent Our hiking group didn’t cross the ________ river, because we feared we would get hurt. Vocabulary ReviewNow…let’s see what you’ve learned!

38. Clue Vocabulary Words • curiosity • glorious • granite • ruins • terraced • thickets • torrent In front of the museum, stood a _________ statue. Due to the material’s strength, it had been there for over 50 years. Vocabulary ReviewNow…let’s see what you’ve learned!

39. Clue Vocabulary Words • curiosity • glorious • granite • ruins • terraced • thickets • torrent In front of the museum, stood a _________ statue. Due to the material’s strength, it had been there for over 50 years. Vocabulary ReviewNow…let’s see what you’ve learned!

40. Clue Vocabulary Words • curiosity • glorious • granite • ruins • terraced • thickets • torrent The hunter lost the deer, due to the fact it ran into the ________. Vocabulary ReviewNow…let’s see what you’ve learned!

41. Clue Vocabulary Words • curiosity • glorious • granite • ruins • terraced • thickets • torrent The hunter lost the deer, due to the fact it ran into the ________. Vocabulary ReviewNow…let’s see what you’ve learned!

42. Clue Vocabulary Words • curiosity • glorious • granite • ruins • terraced • thickets • torrent The archaeologists were excited, due to the discovery of some __________ from an ancient city. Vocabulary ReviewNow…let’s see what you’ve learned!

43. Clue Vocabulary Words • curiosity • glorious • granite • ruins • terraced • thickets • torrent The archaeologists were excited, due to the discovery of some __________ from an ancient city. Vocabulary ReviewNow…let’s see what you’ve learned!

44. I hope you enjoy reading…

45. “Looking for the Past” reading passageDirections: Read the article on page 205. After reading, create an illustration to “visualize” what you’ve read on a separate sheet of paper. Be sure all vocabulary words are included in your illustration.Label your illustrations with your new learned vocabulary. Visualizing with Vocabulary