Class

Topic

Details

Pre-assessment

10/31

Pre-assessment

•       I will be giving the pre-test to students during the first 20 minutes of social studies class on this day before the unit begins.

Class 1

11/2

(Long Day)

Introduction to Egypt

•       Make unit file folders

•       Egyptian influence in modern life

•       Importance of the Nile

•       Geography of Egypt, Upper vs. Lower

•       Makeup of society, farmers, craftsmen, scribes, priests, advisors, pharaohs

Class 2

11/4

Hieroglyphics

•       Introduction to Hieroglyphics

•       Rebus puzzles

•       Rosetta Stone

•       Translate names into hieroglyphs

•       Make name card cartouches

Class 3

11/7

Gods

•       Myth of Isis and Osiris

•       What part did the gods play in daily life?

•       Who were the main gods and what did they look like?

•       Choose pairs and gods for presentations, start research.

Class 4

11/9

(Long Day)

Gods II

•       Finish putting together presentations.

•       Give Google Presentation slideshow presentations about gods to class.

Class 5

11/14

Tutankhamen

•       Who was he and what did he do?

•       Why was his tomb so important?

•       Is it ethical for archaeologists to disturb old tombs?

•       Introduce other pharaoh’s and assign them for pharaoh project in groups

              •        Ramses II, Cleopatra, Hatshepsut, Nefertiti, Khufu

Class 6

11/16

(Long Day)

Pharaohs Project

Workday

•       Workday for pharaoh biography project

•       Students create character bio for their pharaoh.

•       Word document with historical info, important actions, buildings they constructed, wars they fought, religious actions they took, etc.

Class 7

11/18

Mummies, tombs, and

the Afterlife

•       What is a mummy?

•       Who/what (animals) was mummified?

•       How were they created?

•       What items were placed in the tomb with mummies?

Class 8

11/21

Mummy Creation

•       Create mummy using dolls by following mummification process. 

•       Wash, cut open, add salt, wrap, make coffin.

Class 9

11/22

Tomb Building

•       Design tomb area.  Place clay items in the tomb with the mummy. 

•       Write an explanation for how each item would be used.

Class 10

11/28

Tomb Building cont.

•       Today students will have the chance to continue work on their tombs. 

•       This will include the mummy case, clay items, hieroglyphics on the walls, and general layout.

Class 11

11/30

(Long Day)

Post-assessment, Workday, and Presentations

•       Students will take the post-assessment during the first part of the class.

•       When they finish, students can work on their tombs.

•       At the last part of the class they will give a short presentation about their pharaoh and tomb to the rest of the class