Lesson 26

Written in Bone

Lesson 26

FOCUSING QUESTION: LESSONS 21–32

How does the art and science of observation contribute to a more complete narrative of Jamestown’s development and decline?

CONTENT FRAMING QUESTION: LESSON 26

Organize: What’s happening in chapter 2 of Written in Bone?

STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO

• KNOW the background knowledge from Chapter 1

• UNDERSTAND what is happening in Chapter 2 of Written in Bone

• BE ABLE TO analyze how a main idea is developed through key details.

Vocabulary

• Vertebrae: series of small bones forming the backbone

• Excavate: make a hole by digging.

• decomposition: the state or process of rotting; decay.

• ligaments: tough, flexible tissue which connects two bones or cartilages or holds together a joint.

Written in Bone

Chapter 2

Read pages 22-24

Stop at the top of page 25 "Up on a Pedestal"

Multiple Choice

What is the title of the second chapter?

• Where are you going?

• What are you doing?

• Who were you?

• When did you get here?

Multiple Choice

What is muscles and bands of strong tissue?

• stretched

• legs

• elastic

• ligaments

Multiple Choice

Why are bones often the only remains found in graves?

• Because bugs eat the bodies

• Because of tissue-dissolving action of microbes

• Because people eat the bodies

Written in Bone

Chapter 2

Read pages 25-30

Stop at page 30 once you get to "He or She?l"

Multiple Choice

In situ is a

• Spanish word

• Latin Word

• English Word

• Code word

Multiple Choice

What made the archeologist believe the body had been wrapped on a shroud.

• The closeness of the legs and feet

• The way the arms were positioned

• There were no legs and feet

• The skeleton was standing.

Multiple Choice

What is the first thing the forensic archeologist try to determine when they find a skeleton?

• Eye color

• age

• the clothes they wore

• race

Written in Bone

Chapter 2

Read pages 30-35

Multiple Choice

Once the age is determined, archeologist try to determine whether the person is a male or female

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which bones were generally different in females and males?

• Teeth

• Teeth and hip bone

• eyes

• eyes and nose

Multiple Choice

Which three distinct ancestries did the people come from in the Chesapeake region?

• African, European, and Native American

• African, Asian, and Native American

• Hispanic, European, and Native American

• African, European, and Spanish