Gilgamesh
Claims, Evidence and Reasoning
Flamingos
Mesopotamia
One Crazy Summer
100

Gilgamesh is from what civilization? 

Mesopotamia

100
Cookies are better than ice cream. This is an example of a what? 

Claim

100

I am the class mascot

Kevin

100
How long ago was Mesopotamia? 

4000 years ago

100

Fern, Delphine and Vonetta are from where? 

Brooklyn, New York. 

200

Who is Giligamesh's friend? 

Enkidu

200
Cookies are better than ice cream because they are warm and taste really good with milk. There is nothing better than a fresh, hot cookie from the oven! This is an example of? 

Evidence

200
How many species of flamingos are there? 

Six (6) 

200

Mesopotamia means what? 

Between two rivers

200

Where do the girls travel for the summer?

Oakland, California. 

300

Hambaba is what? 

Half ogre, half demon

300

I am a descriptive statement that answers a question. What am I?

Claim
300

Flamingos get their pink coloring from what? 

Shrimp

300

What two rivers are in Mesopotamia?

Tigris and Euphrates 

300

What is Cecile's job? 

Poet, Black Panthers

400

Why does Giligamesh go on an epic journey? 

To be immortal, or live forever 

400

I am scientific data that supports a claim. What am I? 

Evidence

400

Kevin and her family are from where? 

Florida Everglades National Park

400

Mesopotamia is located in present-day _______ (what country?)

Iraq

400

Why does Delphine think Cecile left? 

Because she couldn't name Fern.

500

What did Gilgamesh learn? 

He didn't need to live forever. His legacy lived on through the stories. 

500

I am your own explanation of how evidence supports your claim. 

Reasoning

500

What is the name of Kevin's aunt and uncle and where do they live? 

Uncle Frederick and Aunt Thelma. They live in South America. 

500

Mesopotamia had rich soil. What do we call this? 

The Fertile Crescent

500
What happened in the airport to the girls with the large, white woman? Why was this significant in the story? 

She treated the girls like they were in a zoo, on display. Delphine recognizes that this is because they are black.