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expedition

an excursion, journey, or voyage made for some

specific purpose

hominid

any of the modern or extinct bipedal primates of the

family

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extinct

no longer in existence; that has ended or died out

fossil

any remains, impression, or trace of a living thing of a

former geologic age

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ancestors

a person from whom one is descended

gully

a ditch or gutter

PredictionWe are going to read an article today titled

Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind .

Based on the title, what do you think the article is about?

Early finishers: Be sure to add today to the Table of Contents. The title should be Lucy: Beginning of Humankind.

Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind

Hadar, Ethiopia

HADAR

GroupsGroup 1

Group 7

Group 2

Group 6Group 5

Group 4Group 3

Group 8

• You will read the article aloud within your group. • While reading, write a summary of every 5

paragraphs under your Warm Up. (You should write a summary after paragraph 5, 10, 15, and at the end.)

Make sure you underline or highlight these

vocabulary words as you’re reading the article!

When You Read…

VISUALIZE

EVALUATEand CLARIFY

CONNET

QUESTION

Now, let’s watch Dr.

Johanson and Dr. Gray

show us how they found

Lucy!

VisualizeI see_______ in my mind as I

read. Draw a picture of what you see in your mind.

EvaluateWhat is your overall opinion

of the discovery of Lucy? Explain with support from

article.

ClarifyWhy is it important that

Lucy was discovered? How is the discovery of Lucy

important to humankind?

ConnectThis article reminds me of a

time I discovered something… (Explain)

QuestionI wonder…

I was confused when…Why…