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When a river rolls, it means it ______________________________. [EN,EM,TR] [keeps moving]
19. What was the wide river doing? [ALL]
It was ______________________________. [EN,EM,TR]
[flowing]
20. What does reflect mean? [ALL]
Reflect means ______________________________. [EN,EM,TR] [throw back the same image]
21. What was reflected in the river? [ALL]
______________________________ were reflected in the river. [EN,EM,TR] [palaces and temples]
Response to Guiding Question
Partner Talk: What did Warad and Iddin see from their bench?
They saw ___________________________________________________________. [EN,EM,TR] [palaces and religious temples]
Part 3
“A Father and His Son in Mesopotamia” [Show image 1A-5: First people farming]
 Describe the picture to students.
 Partner Talk: What do you see in this picture?  Debrief several pairs.
 Elaborate on student’s responses as necessary.
Guiding Question
 Why did people live along the river?
Text
Glossary
“The first people who lived along this river realized that the land surrounding the river had rich soil for planting crops, like wheat and barley for bread. These people settled along the river because the land farther away from the river was desert and the desert is not a very good place to grow crops. So, these people built their homes along the river so that they could grow crops to feed themselves and their families.
“Now, let me ask you a question, Iddin. Why do you think people built our city right here?”
“Because of the water?”
along—next to
realize—understand
surrounding—around
rich—having many nutrients. Another meaning for rich is to have a lot of money.
soil—the top layer of the earth’s surface; dirt crops—plants grown on a farm settle—move to a new place and live there farther away—not as close
desert—a very dry region with few plants
American Institutes for Research Scaffolding Instruction for ELLs: Resource Guide for ELA–33