Summarize

Make a list of important details and events about Pompeii.  Then use your list to summarize the information in, Discovering Pompeii.

Think and Compare

1.  Read pages 13-14.  In what ways was the life in Pompeii similar  and different from city life today?

2.  Would you like to visit the city of Pompeii?  What would you like to see the most while there?  Why?

3.  Why is it valuable to study the homes, tools, artifacts, and art of Pompeii?

An Astonishing Discovery

Pretend you are one of the first people to uncover Pompeii.  Write a letter, to your family, describing your discovery.  Tell how the sight made you feel inside.