LOST CITY

The Discovery of
Machu Picchu
Compiled by:
Terry Sams PES
By Ted Lewin
Study Skills
Genre: Narrative Nonfiction
Comprehension Skill:
Compare Contrast
Comprehension Strategy:
Visualize
Comprehension Review Skill:
Sequence
Vocabulary: Word Structure
Greek and Latin Roots
Summary

Professor Hiram Bingham goes on
a journey to Peru to find the lost
city of Machu Picchu. With the
help of a farmer named Arteaga
and a Quechua boy, Bingham
finds something unexpected -- the
beautiful city of Machu Picchu
sitting among the clouds.
Genre:
Narrative Nonfiction
(Different PowerPoint on Genre)
Narrative nonfiction can tell the
story of a real event such as the
discovery of a lost city. The details
of the event are presented in
sequence so that readers can
understand the cause-and-effect
relationships.
Comprehension Skill Review:
Compare and Contrast TE538
A Comparison tells how two or
more things are alike.
A Contrast tells how they are
different
Clue words such as like, same
or as show similarities.
Clue words such as but,
different, or unlike show
differences.
Compare and Contrast PB 213
Greek and roman Cultures
Similarities Different
1. People lived in
warm climates
2. They both
produced great
poets and artists.
5.
_____________________________________________________________
3. Rome was a
huge empire.
4. Rome had more
advanced building
methods
Comprehension Skill-
Sequence Pg. 551
Sequence means the order in
which things happen.
Dates, times, and clue words
such as first, then, next, and last
can help you understand the
order of events.
Sometimes two or more events
happen at the same time.
Words such as meanwhile and
during can show this.
Vocabulary Strategy Greek
and Latin Roots Pg. 540
Many English words have Latin or
Greek roots.
For example, the Latin word terra
means earth, land. Part of it
appears in words such as terrain
and territory.
The Latin word gloria means
praise; part of it appears in words
such as glorify, meaning to
praise.
You might be able to use Latin
and Greek roots to help you
figure out the meaning of an
unknown word.
Practice Word Structure PB215
1. What is the Latin word for terraced?
terra it has to do with land
2. How does the root in glorious
it means praise
3. What do you think terrain means?...
refers to ground you walk on land
4. It does not make sense . . .
it refers to something worth of praise
5. Write a sentence. . .
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Grammar Review Comparative
and Superlative Adjectives TE 559e-f
A comparative adjective
compares two people, places,
things, or groups. Add er to
most short adjectives. Use
more with longer adjectives.

This mountain is taller and
more beautiful than that one.

Grammar Review Comparative
and Superlative Adjectives TE 559e-f
A superlative adjective compares
three or more people, places,
things or groups. Add est to
most short adjectives. Use most
with longer adjectives.

It was the highest and most
amazing city he had ever seen.


Study Skill Outline TE 559L
Outlining helps you understand text
structure and remember information.
An outline is a plan that show how a
story or other text is organized.
You can also you an outline to
organize your thoughts before you
write something of your own.
Outlining information can also help
you prepare for tests.
Study Skill Outline TE 559L
The title is listed at the top of the
outline.
Topics are the most important
ideas. They are identified with
Roman numerals.
Subtitles are listed under a topic
and tell more about it. They are
identified with capital letters.
Details are listed under a
subtopic and tell more about it.
They are identified with numbers.
Lets look at PB 219 and 220.
Practice Outlines
Machu Picchu (Title)
I. In the Past (Main Idea)
A. The Inca People
(Subtopic)
B. The End of the Inca
C. The Legacy
1. Architecture (details)
2. Artifacts
3. Roads
II. Modern History
A. Rediscovery 1911
B.
C.
Comprehension Strategy
Visualize Pg. 538
Good readers visualize as
they read.
This means they create
pictures in their minds.
Sensory words such as sticky
and crackle can help you
experience what you are
reading.
Weekly Fluency Check -
Phrasing TE 559a
Grouping words that go
together and making
corrections if you make
mistakes helps listeners to
understand a selection better.
Break up long sentences by
grouping related words into
meaningful phrases.
Echo read the last paragraph
on p. 544.
Question of the Week
TE 488L
What surprises can
happen on an
expedition?
Day 2 - Question of the
Day
Why do you
think Hiram Bingham
was willing to go on
such a difficult
expedition?
What are some of
the difficulties
and satisfactions
in the life of an
archeologist?
Day 3 - Question of the Day
Day 4 - Question of the
Day - Review
How is visiting Machu
Picchu today different
from the trip Hiram
Bingham made?
Other Things
More about Machu Picchu
Photo Essay of Machu Picchu
Web Quest
Great PowerPoint on Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu - How They Kept the
Secret
More on the Incas
Inca Trail Map

Review Questions




1. Why might so few people have known
about the ruins?
2. What might have happened before the
boy had a dream about the stranger?
3. What did Bingham see after he found the
sun temple?
4. Make a generalization about the Incas
from what you have learned in this story.
5. Why did the author include the boys
thoughts?
Review Questions




1. What did the boy call the camera? Why?
2. What is the main idea of the selection?
3. How was the authors search for the
ruins different from Binghams?
4. How would you describe the journey to
Machu Picchu?
5. How are Cusco and the first capital of the
Inca alike? Different?
Vocabulary - Say It
curiosity
glorious
ruins
granite

thickets
torrent
terraced

More Words to Know
remote
rugged
ventured
adobe
highland
terraces
torrent
a violent, rushing
stream of water
thickets
bushes or
small trees
growing
close
together
curiosity
an eager desire
to know or learn
terraced


formed into a flat, level
land with steep sides;
terraces are often made in
hilly areas to create more
space for farming
glorious
magnificent;
splendid
ruins
what is left after a
building, wall, etc.,
has fallen to pieces
granite
a very hard gray or
pink rock that is
formed when lava
cools slowly
underground
remote
out of the way;
secluded
ventured
dared to come
or go (to a new
or unknown
place)
rugged
covered with
rough edges;
rough and
uneven
adobe
built with bricks made
from clay baked in the
sun
highland
related to a region
that is higher and
hillier than the
neighboring
countryside
terraces
flat raised levels of land
with straight or sloping sides.
Terraces are often made one
above the
other in hilly
areas to create
more space for
raising crops.
Archeologists have
curiosity about
people who lived long
ago.
Archeologists have
curiosity about
people who lived long
ago.
They had to cut their
way through jungles
with thickets full of
dangerous animals.
They had to cut their
way through jungles
with thickets
full of
dangerous
animals.
Professor Bingham
discovered the lost
ruins of Machu
Picchu.
Professor Bingham
discovered the lost
ruins of Machu
Picchu.
What looks like
rocks to us might
be a glorious
sight to
a scientist.
What looks like
rocks to us might
be a glorious
sight to
a scientist.
The terraced fields
on the side of the
mountain were for
growing crops.
The terraced fields on
the side of the
mountain were
for growing
crops.
Granite cliffs rose
thousands of feet
above the river.
Granite cliffs rose
thousands of feet
above the river.
The farmers cut
terraces on steep
hillsides to create
flat places to farm.
The farmers cut
terraces on steep
hillsides to create
flat places
to farm.
A farmers home
was usually a one-
room adobe hut.
A farmers home
was usually a one-
room adobe hut.
They had to cross
mountain rivers
that fall in a raging
torrent.
They had to cross
mountain rivers
that fall in
a raging
torrent.
Nights in the
highlands were
very cold.
Nights in the
highlands were
very cold.
Writing Assignment
Write a Poem
Write a brief poem using
at least 3 spelling words.
The poem may be
rhyming or non-rhyming.
It may be about any
acceptable subject
matter.
Spelling Words
Syllable Patterns v/cv and vc/v
When the vowel sound in the first
syllable is long, divide after the vowel.
basic
vacant
secret
tripod
locust

local
tiger
beware
donate
emotion
Spelling Words
Syllable Patterns v/cv and vc/v
When the vowel sound in the first syllable is
short, divide after the consonant.
honor
novel
lizard
tribute
spinach

second
cabin
habit
dragon
olive
CHALLENGE
icicles
lemonade
momentum
economy
isosceles
This Weeks Word Wall Words
ancient civilizations
explorers
colonial
mission
Mayflower Compact
Lets review our Spelling
words. Watch carefully
because they will flash on the
screen for just a moment. We
can clap as we spell the word,
or we might just practice
reading the words.