Ancient Egypt Test- Monday, April 6, 2009

1.) Read Mummies and Pyramids (pgs.41-45) - 12 minutes

After reading complete the Reading Quiz

2.) A pharaoh's prayer to the gods- 20 minutes

Steps to write in your blog:

1.) Read Mummies and Pyramids (pgs. 46-53)

2.) Choose your favorite god

3.) Choose your favorite pharaoh- ex. Ramses II, Tutankhamun, Hatshepsut, Akhenaton

4.) Pretend you are that pharaoh that makes Egypt monotheistic from polytheistic.

5.) Write a prayer to the god that includes:
1.) What you are going to build that god
2.) Why you love that god (use information from the reading)
3.) Ask for protection from... (Ra, the sun god, might protect Egypt from rain, etc.)

3.) Egypt Timeline Activity- 8 minutes

Click on this Timeline to begin.

Find the dates of the Old Kingdom.

Find the dates of the Middle Kingdom.

Find the dates of the New Kingdom.

Draw the dates of the Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and New Kingdom on the timeline handout.

Homework: Read Mummies and Pyramids Chapter 4
Write the steps of Mummification- This is going to be on the test!!

Do Now:

What do you see in this picture?

2 observations and inferences.

Today's 3 Objectives:

1.) Polytheism and Monotheism Mini-Lesson - 10 minutes

Mini-Lesson Questions

2.) Mummies and Pyramids Reading (pgs. 34-39) Quiz - 15 minutes



3.) Who REALLY built the pyramids??? State a hypothesis (Educated Guess)- 15 minutes
Your own hypothesis should be your FIRST sentence. Then provide details explaining WHY.

Homework

Scribes Reading

The Race to Become Legendary

Three Teams- Blue, Orange, Green

You have one minute to choose your team name.

Today's three objectives:

1.) Copy down the Group Rules that are in BLUE print!!!

2.) Polytheism and Monotheism Mini-Lesson - 8 minutes

Why did the actions of Pharaoh Akhenaton create such a controversy?

3.) Mummies and Pyramids Reading (pgs. 34-39) Quiz -20 minutes

Each team has three objectives for the day.

If EVERY member of the team completes EACH objective, the whole team receives 1 point.

The team with the highest average on the quiz receives 1 Bonus point.

If everyone finishes each objective with time to spare, then they have the choice of reading two books

Tut, Tut or Mummies in the Morning (Found in your e-mail)

If a member fills out this week's reading sheet- 5Ws
that team member earns 1 bonus point for the team.

If all members of the team completes its homework, then the team gets 2 bonus points.

At the end of the week, the team with highest points wins and receives a prize.

Homework- Pharaoh Ramses Reading

What is this? Share 3 observations for this picture and make 3 inferences.

I see... so I think that



Egypt 3/4 Unit Test


Chapter 1 Reading Quiz
Tut, Tut Reading Quiz

Complete a 3-2-1 for the reading of the Mummies and Pyramids

3 things you learned
2 things you found interesting
1 question you have

Warm-up: Draw and Fill-in a social pyramid of Egyptian society


Group 1 Tut, Tut Reading

Tut, Tut Reading Quiz


Group 2 Mummies and Pyramids
Mummies and Pyramids Reading Quiz

Group 3
Work on Project

Homework:

Reading

SWBAT distinguish between the various characteristics of each social group

Do Now:

Click: Reading Questions:

1.) What was life like for men in Egyptian society?

2.) What was life like for women in Egyptian society?

3.) Egyptians loved family life. What did families really value?

4.) List the 6 social classes in Egypt.

Homework:

1.) Read Section 9.3 Government Officials

Answer the Questions

2.) Draw a social pyramid of our school.

Who has the most power? The least power?

Explain why for each social class.

Principal
Assistant Principal
Dean
Teacher
Student
Janitor

Objective: SWBAT classify the social groups in Egypt.

Egypt Then:


Egypt Now: What are the differences you see?



1/3 Objective: SWBAT classify the social groups in Egypt.

1/3 Legends of Lexicon

1/3 Reading (Check your E-mail) and Reading Quiz


Legends of Lexicon and Today's Objective

Homework

Read: Ancient Egypt's Social Pyramid
Complete the Questions and a 3-2-1
Label the Social Pyramid

Pharaohs used to build amazing monuments and statues. If you were pharaoh in today's world, how would you honor yourself ? What would you build?

Take two minutes.

Choose three pharaohs from the list on this Pharaoh page. Complete a 3-2-1 for each pharaoh.



Go through the timeline and do a 3-2-1

Timeline of Ancient Egypt

Good Day!


There are 12 copies of a burial handout.

1.) Read the handout.

2.) Take the Reading Quiz

From yesterday's handout on mummification, make a Mummification Recipe in your blog.

Include: Ingredients
12 Step Directions


Begin work on your Shoebox burial chamber.

Burial Chamber

Example Wall Painting: Wall Painting

Wall Painting #2

Wall Painting #3

Do Now:

1.) List all the ingredients of your favorite meal (sandwich, soup, salad, etc)

2.) List all the ingredients you believe to be in the hamburger below.




We will do the reading together in class.

Underline all the steps you see in the embalming process.

Circle all the ingredients that they used or took out.

Then in your blog, make a step by step guide to Egyptian embalming and mummification using the reading.

Afterward we will work on our burial chambers.

Do Now: Part I

Make 2 observations and 2 inferences.

Good example: I see the sun, so I think that day must be warm.

Bad example: I see Egypt.

You don't actually see Egypt. You see the pyramids, so you think it is Egypt.

If you have time...
Part II

5Ws for this main character in the cartoon:

Who is the main character?

What happened?

Where do you think this happened?

Why do you think this happened?

How did this happen?

This week...

Progress Reports on Friday

Egyptian Burial Chamber Project

Today's Objective:
SWBAT Extract the main idea from paragraphs by using 5W Strategy

GROUP 1- 17-20 minutes

Read:

The wrapping of the mummy

Take notes in a Google Doc using 5W strategy. After reading each paragraph, ask your self:

What happened?
Where did it happen?
When did this happen? (For this reading, this answer will usually be the same)
Why did it happen?
How did it happen?

Group 2: Hieroglyphic Practice

In preparation for the creation of your burial chamber, Practice your hieroglyphic writing on the cartouche.

Afterward study the picture and translate the hieroglyphics on the wall as best you can. It will not be a direct translation but try to use your imagination.

Wall Painting #1

Wall Painting #2 ( Easier to see)

Homework:

The embalmer's followed serious steps in the mummification process. Tomorrow, you will create your own mummification directions, but tonight practice following steps by using a recipe.

Homework: Make some type of food (cookies, brownies, eggs, etc.) using a recipe and bring it to school tomorrow.

Write a step by step recipe showing how you created this.
Include: the ingredients, the time, how you mixed it, everything!!!

The more detailed it is, the better it will be.

We will taste each others, of course, ONLY if you bring something in.

Bring SHOEBOXES!!!!!!!!!

Today we will watch a video called Journey Through History: Ancient Egypt. 

You will be answering questions.

Then you will be writing your own hieroglyphics on a cartouche.

Hieroglyphic List 

This will be given to you.

Pharaoh Project Sheet

Publish at Scribd or explore others: Business project Project

Pharaoh List #1

Pharaoh List #2

Pharaoh List #3

Famous Pharaoh List #4



Ramses II and other pharaohs (look on the right side)



Create Your Own Cartouche

Which students got 80% or higher on the test on Friday?? Find out

No Legends of Lexicon this week due to the Math Test


Today is WOMEN'S DAY! A Shout-Out to all the young ladies, women, and mothers!

Today's Objective: You will use the 5W reading strategy (Who, What, Where, When, Why) as you read about King Tutankhaten and about the three kingdoms of Egypt.


Bold the words that you think are important and make a list of the words you don't know.

No HOMEWORK!! Good luck tomorrow!!!

Today's vocabulary word:

Mummy: A body that has been preserved after death to keep it from decaying.

Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs Class Reading

Timeline of Ancient Egypt

Pyramid Builder

Legends: Conquer the Day!


Vocabulary and Geography Test



After the Test


1.) Begin writing your rough draft of your letter.


2.) After you finish, let a friend edit it for grammar mistakes.


3.) Show it to me.


4.) Write the final draft post in your blog.


Homework

Read the Social Classes Handout!

Write 3 things you learned

Write 2 things you have questions about.

Answer the question at the bottom of the handout.

What do you notice about the land?

Make two observations: I see statements.

Answer the two questions:

1.) What kind of land is in most of this picture?

2.) Why do you think there is a small part of green land?

Practice Quiz Results- 75 % or higher

Practice Quiz Part II

Homework:

Rough Draft of Letter

Study for Geography and Vocabulary Quiz Tomorrow!!!!

1.) Go to your e-mail
2.) Get your user name and password for Quia.
3.) Click on the Vocabulary Quiz link below
4.) Sign in and click Remember password.


Vocabulary Practice Quiz








Homework

Geography Handout Round 1

Good morning Legends! I hope you enjoyed your snow day yesterday!

Make 6 Observations and Inferences of the map below:

Remember the model: I see... so I think that...

List (at least 10) all the natural features you see on the map and describe where it is located.


For example: The Nile Rivers flows south to north through the middle of Egypt.

Use the compass on the handout.


Homework: Draw a picture for each (5) vocabulary word.