December 18, 2008

Creation Story Writing Project

You will be creating a creation story modeled after the Sumerian creation myth we read in class.


First

You will be doing this project on Microsoft Powerpoint.

Then we will upload it into a Google Presentation.

At the end we will post it in your blogs.

Guidelines

Your myth must include:



At least 5 slides with at least 2-3 sentences each.



At least 3 pictures (Hopefully more!)



At least 5 Mesopotamia vocab words:

cuneiform Fertile Crescent

food surplus Ziggurat

Tigris River city-state

surplus division of labor

irrigation social hierarchy

civilization Euphrates River




A creation myth explains why life is the way it is.



Here are some ideas: The creation of...

the world
the rivers, mountains, desert
people
cities/civilizations
ziggurats government
wars laws
farming writing
social hierarchy



Project Steps:


1.) Write your story (on paper or on Microsoft Word). (Include vocab words!)


2.) Divide your story into Powerpoint slides


3.) Find pictures


4.) Complete your presentation and Upload it to Google


5.) Embed the presentation in your blog.


Link to the
Mesopotamia Creation Story

December 16, 2008

Good morning Legends

1.) View the presentation



2.) After reviewing the presentation, Answer the questions"



3.) Mesopotamia Farming

December 15, 2008

Mr. Davis is absent today. Your assignments are below.

Follow the numbered order.

1.) Amazing pictures from the Sahara Desert

Green Sahara Pictures

Answer these questions after you examine the pictures.

Green Sahara Questions



Next...

2.) At the bottom, view the presentation.

ONLY view slide pages numbers 2-22.

Then answer the questions after you view the slide show


Lesson 2 Mesopotamia

View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own.

December 12, 2008

December 12, 2008

GREAT JOB on your blogs and presentations!!!

I am so proud of all your hard work!

Are we becoming legendary?

1.) After you finish watching the video:

a.) Take the review quiz and check out your scores
b.) Then take the graded quiz. E-mail the results to at the end of the mini-quiz.

Sumerian Video


2.) How did the world begin? Find out according to ancient Sumerians. Read it carefully!!!

Sumerian Creation Myth


3.) Find out about the Gods and Goddesses ancient Sumerians worshiped!!

Gods, Goddesses, and Demons of Mesopotamia!

Take notes on the information you learn!!!!!

AFTER you are done... you may look at the pictures and answer the questions.

5.) Green Sahara Pictures
Amazing Pictures from the Sahara Desert