Question

It is now time to write the story that you will share with your classmates. Imagine that you are an archaeologist who works with Sarah Parcak’s team. You and some other archaeologists are sent to Egypt to help dig up a site that Parcak’s team discovered. During your dig, something surprising happens. Write a suspense story about what you find at the site and what feelings are going through your head as you make the discovery. The story should be several paragraphs long. Writers often do research to add realistic details to the setting, characters, and plot in their stories. When writing your story, find ways to use information and details about armchair archaeology and Egyptian pyramids to improve your story and help you develop your characters, the setting, and the plot. Use details, dialogue, and description where appropriate.

Answer 1

As an archaeologist working with Sarah Parcak's team, I was thrilled to be part of the team that was sent to Egypt to dig up a site that her team had discovered. I had always been fascinated by Egyptian pyramids and the secrets they held, and I couldn't wait to get started on the excavation.

As we began to dig, I quickly realized that this was no ordinary site. The ground was unusually hard and rocky, and it took us much longer than expected to make any significant progress. But finally, after days of hard work, we hit something solid. It was a large, heavy stone, and as we carefully cleared away the dirt around it, we realized that it was part of a hidden chamber within the pyramid.

My heart was pounding with excitement as we carefully pried open the stone door and stepped inside the chamber. It was dark and dusty, but as we shone our flashlights around, we could see that it was filled with treasures beyond our wildest dreams. Gold and jewels glittered in the light, and we were awestruck by the sheer wealth and beauty of it all.

But as we continued to explore the chamber, something even more surprising happened. In the corner of the room, we discovered a small alcove hidden behind a curtain of cobwebs. And inside the alcove was a small, intricately carved box.

My hands were shaking as I carefully lifted the box and opened it. Inside, we found a collection of ancient scrolls, written in hieroglyphics. We knew that these scrolls could contain valuable information about the history of the pyramid and the people who built it.

As we read through the scrolls, we began to realize that they held secrets that had been hidden for centuries. We were filled with a sense of awe and wonder at the thought of being the first people to uncover these secrets in thousands of years. And we knew that our discovery would change the way we understood the history of the ancient world.