Page 40 - Scaffolding for English Language Learners

 Elaborate on student’s responses as necessary.
Guiding Questions
 In addition to growing crops, how did people use the river?
 Some people had to build their homes farther away from the river. What did those people want to do?
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Glossary
“Correct!” his father bellowed. “They traveled in boats up and down the river to trade with people from other cities. The cities soon traded crops, material to make clothing, and other items that they needed. The Euphrates River is not the only river that is used in this way. People also use the Tigris River (TY-gris) to grow crops and to trade with other cities.”
“It is hard to think of a time when people did not use the river for growing crops and for traveling as we do today!” Iddin said.
Warad replied, “That it is. I have more to explain to you. You see, after a while, many people had made their homes along the Euphrates, and some had land farther back from the river. Soon, it was difficult for everyone to reach the water easily. People started wondering if there was a way to get the water from the river to other parts of the city. Soon, they discovered that there was a way!”
correct—right; not a mistake
bellow—say loudly
travel—go from one place to another
trade—give one thing for another not using money
material—in this story, it means cloth explain—give information so another person can understand something farther back—more distance away wonder—want to know
Supplementary Questions
32. How did people travel up and down the river? [ALL]
They traveled in ____________________________________. [EN,EM,TR] [boats]
33. Why did they travel up and down the river? [ALL]
They traveled to ________________________________. [EN,EM,TR] [trade with people with other cities]
34. What did they trade with other people? [ALL]
They traded ___________________________________________. [EN,EM,TR] [crops, material to make clothes, other items they needed]
35. What other river did people use to grow crops and trade with other cities? [ALL] They used the ______________________________________. [EN,EM,TR] [Tigris River]
36. Many people built their homes along the Euphrates. Where did other people have land? [ALL] Some people had land _____________________________________. [EN,EM,TR]
[farther back from the river]
37. What was difficult for the people who had land farther back from the river? [ALL] It was difficult for them to _______________________________. [EN,EM,TR] [reach the river easily]
38. What did people start to wonder? [ALL]
They wondered if _____________________________________________. [EN,EM,TR]
American Institutes for Research Scaffolding Instruction for ELLs: Resource Guide for ELA–36