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Title/Topic/Theme:
Social Studies-Ancient Egypt

Skill/Content:
Introducing Ancient Egypt Unit

Standard 2: World History
use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of major ideas, eras, themes, developments, and turning points in world history and examine the broad sweep of history from a variety of perspectives.

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The study of world history requires an understanding of world cultures and civilizations, including an analysis of important ideas, social and cultural values, beliefs, and traditions. This study also examines the human condition and the connections and interactions of people across time and space and the ways different people view the same event or issue from a variety of perspectives. ======

Essential Question(s)/Guiding Question(s):
Why was the Nile River Valley an important piece of Egyptian Civilization? What was Early Egyptian Life like and how was society structured? What were the Ancient Egyptian beliefs?

Bridge/Connections/Anticipatory Set:
iMovie introductory video with pictures that represent Ancient Egypt. This will get students motivated to explore Ancient Egypt further. Students will fill in a survey using Goole Doc's about what they already know about Ancient Egypt prior to watching the video. After or during the viewing of the introductory video, students are asked to write down any information learned based on specific categories: the Nile River, pharaohs, embalming process, system of writing, and beliefs. Students will submit their responses via Google Doc's. Teacher will examine their responses.

Lesson:
Students print the vocabulary sheet that is linked to the page.

**Day 1-The Nile River Valley** <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Students listen to a Voicethread that discusses how the Nile River was important to Egyptian civilization, the Nile's physical features and the location. While they are watching they need to take notes on the section. The PDF file is attached on the page for them to easily print and use. After they have completed the Voicethread they are asked to complete a set of questions that have been embedded on the page. After they complete the questions they can submit the answers via Google Doc's. Students are then asked to fill in their vocabulary sheets that they print out at the beginning of the lesson.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">**Day 2- Early Egyptian life** <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Students watch a video to learn about the system of writing that the Ancient Egyptians used. They are also given instructions on how to make papyrus. Students then listen to an audio recording about hieroglyphics and they complete an activity using a PDF file and the letters of the Egyptian alphabet to write their names. Students will need to add more vocabulary to their sheets and then they are prompted to continue through the adventure.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">**Day 3- Egyptian Beliefs** <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Students need to print the Egyptian Beliefs PDF file before working through this section of the adventure. Students watch a Voicethread that discusses the Ancient Egyptian social classes and learn who is included in each section. Students are then prompted to watch a Screencast about the Ancient Egyptian embalming process. Students need to continue taking notes on their notes page. Students will need to add more vocabulary words to their vocabulary sheets before continuing to the student assessment portion of the adventure.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">**Assessment** <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Students will create a PowerPoint presentation about an Ancient Egyptian topic. They may choose from a list of topics or if they have a topic they would like to explore deeply that was not covered in the adventure, they need to ask the classroom teacher. The requirements are listed on the student assessment page.