Rise and Fall of the Incas, The 6-pack Author: Pat Quinn ISBN: 9780790307817 Copyright Date: 2004 Lesson Plan Blackline Master Grade Level: 4 Reading Level: S Strategy/Skill: Text structure, Using graphic sources Genre: Report Theme/Topic: History, The Arts Classification: Nonfiction

Book Summary

Hundreds of years ago, the Incan Empire was one of the largest in the world.  It comprised almost twelve million people who spoke more than twenty different languages.  This text explores the reasons for the empire’s success and the causes of its demise.

Features of the Book

• Archeology
• Architectural detail
• Procedural text
• Artist rendering of historical events

Purpose

The Rise and Fall of the Incas can be used to introduce and reinforce the following skills and understandings:

• determining importance
• using analogy to make meaning from unfamiliar words and concepts
• making connections
• examining people’s interaction with their environment

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