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Overview

This is the first of 16 lessons in Early World Civilizations: Transition Supplemental Guide to the Tell It Again! Read-Aloud Anthology.
These stories are read aloud to students. Therefore, we provide sentence starters for students at the entering, emerging, and transitioning levels of proficiency because sentence frames are not a technique that can be used when text is presented orally.
The following table displays the Core Knowledge lesson components as well as the additional supports and new activities AIR has provided to scaffold instruction for ELLs.
A Father and His Son in Mesopotamia

Core Knowledge Lesson Component	AIR Additional Supports	AIR New Activities
Introducing the Read Aloud
Domain introduction	Provide visuals for the word ancient.	Review objectives.
Where are we?	Partner ELLs with more proficient English speakers; elaborate on students’ responses; explain the meanings of additional words such as soil and nutrient; use a thumbs-up/ thumbs-down routine to check for understanding; use the picture to introduce the characters and title to introduce students to the text; and review information with ELLs through discussion.
Vocabulary preview	Use visuals, synonyms, and examples to clarify word meanings and ask ELLs to explain concepts in their own words to check understanding.	Build vocabulary: pre-teach the meanings of other key words, including the words reservoir, bank, and trade.
Purpose of listening	Clarify word meanings.