Day 1 Monday 4/20

Introduction to the Unit

Hand out Egyptian Boxes (homework
and worksheet binders
Review of story elements (plot,
climax etc.)
Themes of story
Character introduction (April
Introduce the hieroglyphics
(word/vocab) chart

Homework
Read Chapters 1-3 (pgs. 3-33)
Work on vocabulary packet
Egypt Books

Day 2 Tuesday 4/21

Go over Chapters 1-3
Journal for the first time: what was a
time you felt uncomfortable or out of
place?
Themes: Displacement and
insecurity
First impressions: Professor, Melanie,
April, Marshall
Can we get a clear picture of them?
We know that April is insecure in a
new place, feeling like she has to
put on airs and false eyelashes to
impress others. Like the buildings
around her, this is a faade.
Vocab: Go over vocabulary packet
Begin filling out the Hieroglyphic
Theme Sheet
Begin working on construction of
Egyptian Shrine
As they build Egypt, we can build a
picture of what their world looks like
(vivid language)
Homework
Read Chapters 4-6 (pgs. 34-58)
Work on vocabulary packet

Day 3 Wednesday 4/22

Comprehension Quiz 1 (5 pts.)
Go over Chapters 4-6
Themes: Camaraderie, Imagination
and Abandonment
Do you remember when your mom
accidentally left you in the grocery
store? Even on a small scale, what
does abandonment feel like?
Camaraderie building through
imaginative play Building the
pyramids
As they build Egypt, we can build a
picture of what their world looks like
(vivid language)
Enigma- pg. 51

Homework
Read Chapters 7-9(pgs. 59- 88)
In journal Write a letter to April, the
one shell be missing from her
mother

Day 4 Thursday 4/23

Day 5 Friday

Discuss Chapters 7-9

Comprehension Quiz 2 (5 pts.)

Chapters 7-12
Journal for the first 10 minutes of
class: remember a time when you
had to include someone new in
something you wanted to stay the
same, you wanted to stay
comfortable. How did that make you
feel?
April has finally found security with
friends in Egypt.
Discuss Chapters 10-12
Themes: Stereotypes
Share Costume and Characteristics
worksheet

Themes:
Fear, Camaraderie, leadership
Meaning of Prisoners of fear
Begin working on Costume and
Characteristics worksheet
Concept of an enigma: the professor
and Aprils mother: they are like the
book characters we meet in real life
Lets talk about how our author has
presented her characters up until
this point. (pg. 92) Look at
introduction of new characters. She
is able to describe them so well (pg.
6, 23, 63)

4/24

Day 6 Monday 2/27

Review of what has happened up
until chapter 12
Review of themes and how they are
evident in the book:
Isolation
Abandonment
Fear
Displacement
Insecurity
Camaraderie
Imagination
Mystery

Read Chapters 10- 12

No Homework!

Vocab Packet
Costume and Characteristics
worksheet

Day 7- Tuesday 4/28

Begin final writing project

Describe your own Egypt!

Day 8 Wednesday 4/29

Discuss Chapters 16-18

Discuss Chapters 13-15

Talk about beautiful language!
Examples: Alliteration, great
description, analogy
Pg. 39, 116, 156, 182, 200

Read Chapters 13-15

Talk about the richness of knowledge

presented
Author supplies reader with detail
about Ancient Egyptian culture
Something that can be replicated in
own writing

Add to Rosetta Stone vocab

Use extra resources
Discuss the significance of an oracle

Using materials given at the

beginning, think about how you
would make your own Egypt Game.
What materials would you use?
What is the environment? Who
comes with you? What are your
costumes?
What themes do you want to come
through in your story
Day 9- Thursday 4/30
I cant be there
Assign one student to be the
timekeeper
Journal for 10 minutes in Field
Journal
Share beautiful language examples
for projects

Read Chapters 16-18

Continue working on own projects

What are some ways you can use
beautiful language and new
vocabulary to make your Egypt more
vivid for your reader? How are we
given a sense of the place? (pg. 53)

Read Chapters 19-20

Read Chapters 21-23

Continue working on own projects

Now that you have used new

knowledge, new vocabulary, and
beautiful language, examine your
characters. Can you picture them?
Are they enigmas? Do they wear a
faade or are they an open book?

Find beautiful language you used in

your own description, be ready to
share 3 examples
Continue writing your description of
Egypt.
What are some ways you can
incorporate the new knowledge you
have from the book and the
materials you have been given?

Day Ten Monday 5/4

Final test on entire text (25 Pts.)
Turn in final writing projects! Beautiful language, vocabulary from unit, and gained knowledge (research) labeled/
highlighted
Discuss the end of the book
Lets take a look at the chapter titles. From the beginning, the author has set us up as observers, drawing us into
the imaginary game.
Costumes! Fake Eyelashes! Decorating with beads/ sequins; Create a design that expresses a character trait. More
than a faade- it shows something about you!

Pg. 197