PDF of the final week of the ancient Egypt project.

Week 5

Week 5	Essential Question	Content	Skills	Assessment	Standards
Monday	Why did the Egyptian civilization thrive like it did?	Peasants and persuasive writing.	Guided notes. Students will compose letters to Pharaoh about whether they think the rules of the harvest are fair or not.	Formative: Rubric will be used to assess student writing on: use of proper mechanics, introductory sentence, concluding sentence, persuasive language, and use of information from the text. *Formal	Common Core: 6.W.2 6.W.3 Common Core – Literacy in Social Studies: Key Ideas & Details (6 – 8) – Standard 1
Tuesday		Persuasive writing	Students will use the persuasive essay they composed on Monday to try to convince the Pharaoh to either change the laws about harvest or keep them the same.	Formative: Rubric on public speaking (focusing on volume, eye contact, use of writing, emotion, etc.) *Formal	Common Core: 6.SL.4 6.W.2 Common Core – Literacy in Social Studies: Craft & Structure (6 – 8) – Standard 6
Wednesday		WebQuest	Students will work their way through an ancient Egyptian WebQuest in order to create a travel brochure to ancient Egypt.	Formative: I will be walking around helping those students who need help or who have questions. *Informal	Common Core: 6.RIT.1 6.RIT.2 6.RIT.7 6.W.3 6.W.6 6.W.7  Common Core – Literacy in Social Studies: Integration of Knowledge & Ideas (6 – 8) – Standard 7  NSSS World History Across the Eras: Standard 1
Thursday		WebQuest Continued	Students will finish working on their travel brochures to ancient Egypt.  With ten minutes left of class students will share their brochures if they want to.	Summative: I will be grading the students’ brochures based on the WebQuest using a rubric. *Formal	Common Core: 6.RIT.1 6.RIT.2 6.RIT.7 6.W.3 6.W.6 6.W.7 6.SL.4 6.SL.5  Common Core – Literacy in Social Studies: Integration of Knowledge & Ideas (6 – 8) – Standard 7  NSSS World History Across the Eras: Standard 1
Friday		Unit Test	Testing skills, reading graphs, charts, and documents. Students will answer multiple choice, true/false, and short answer questions.	Summative: This test will be graded and counted as the final grade of the unit. No teacher help will be given, other than reading directions and questions to students who need it. *Formal	Common Core: 6.RIT.2 6.RIT.7 6.W.2  Common Core – Literacy in Social Studies: Craft & Structure (6 – 8): Standard 4  Learning Standards for the Arts: Standard 3 Standard 4  NSSS World History – Era 2: Standard 1 Standard 3 Standard 4  NSSS World History Across the Eras: Standard 1

 

PDF of the curriculum map for Week 4 of the ancient Egypt project.

Week 4

Week 4	Essential Question	Content	Skills	Assessment	Standards
Monday	How did Egypt’s social classes help to create a thriving civilization?	Government officials.	Students will take guided notes, and will analyze artwork depicting government officials. Students will then portray government officials in short skits.	Formative: Student skits will be assessed using a simple rubric based off of student participation. *Formal	Standards for the Arts: Standard 3 Standard 4  NSSS World History Across the Eras: Standard 1 Common Core: 6.SL.4
Tuesday		Priests	Students will see firsthand the embalming process. Students will take a few guided notes.	Formative: Ticket out the door: Why did priests embalm the bodies of the dead? *Formal	NSSS World History Across the Eras: Standard 1  Standards for the Arts: Standard 3 Standard 4
Wednesday		Priests	Students will create a class sarcophagus for their chicken, using research from text and internet about different designs and the purposes of the sarcophagus.	Formative: Discussion about the embalming process and the Egyptians beliefs on death. *Informal	Standards for the Arts: Standard 3 Standard 4  Common Core – Literacy in Social Studies: Key Ideas & Details (6 – 8) – Standard 2
Thursday		Scribes	Students will create their own papyrus paper and will discuss the importance of scribes.	Formative: Discussion about why Egyptians used the papyrus plant to create their paper. *Informal	Standards for the Arts: Standard 3 Standard 4  Common Core – Literacy in Social Studies: Key Ideas & Details (6 – 8) – Standard 2 NSSS World History Era 2: Standard 1 Standard 2
Friday		Artisans	Students will take guided notes on artisans.  After, they will analyze works of art from Ancient Egypt. Students will then draw an Egyptian painting on the papyrus they created Thursday.	Formative: Ticket out the door – List two facts about ancient Egyptian artisans, and one question you have about the topic.	Standards for the Arts: Standard 1 Standard 3 Standard 4  NSSS World History Era 2: Standard 1 Standard 2

 

PDF of curriculum map for Week 3 of the project.

Week 3

Week 3	Essential Question	Content	Skills	Assessment	Standards
Monday	Are Egyptian social classes practiced in some way in America, still today?	Social class pyramid introduction.	Students will outline the different social classes using a pyramid worksheet. Students will then discuss the jobs that they think that each of the social classes did.	Formative: Ticket out the door: Pyramid worksheet *Formal  Group assessment – social class discussion *Informal	NSSS World History Era 2: Standard 1 Standard 4  NSSS World History Across the Eras: Standard 1
Tuesday		Social class pyramid.	Students will take guided notes with a group using background knowledge and the textbooks on their assigned social class.	Formative: In class presentation on social class (short, informal, oral presentation) *Informal	NSSS World History Era 2: Standard 1 Standard 4 NSSS World History Across the Eras: Standard 1 Common Core: 6.SL.4
Wednesday		Social class research.	Research assigned social class using textbook, internet, and library books.	Formative: Rubric on search techniques and sources used. *Formal	Common Core: 6.RIT.1 6.RIT.3 6.RIT.7 6.W.6 6.W.7 Common Core – Literacy in Social Studies: Key Ideas & Details (6 – 8) – Standard 1 Integration of Knowledge & Ideas (6 – 8) – Standard 7 NSSS World History Era 2: Standard 1 Standard 3
Thursday		Research on assigned social class.	Research assigned social class using textbook, internet, and library books.  Complete presentation for class	Formative: Rubric on search techniques and sources used. *Formal	Common Core: 6.RIT.1 6.RIT.3 6.RIT.7 6.W.6 6.W.7 Common Core – Literacy in Social Studies: Key Ideas & Details (6 – 8) – Standard 1 Integration of Knowledge & Ideas (6 – 8) – Standard 7 NSSS World History Era 2: Standard 1 Standard 3
Friday		Social class presentations.	Presentations about social classes using PowerPoint (internet, text sources).	Summative: Rubrics on presentation (speaking volume, information on PowerPoint, notes sheet for class, etc.). *Formal	Common Core: 6.RIT.1 6.RIT.3 6.RIT.7 6.W.6 6.W.7  Common Core – Literacy in Social Studies: Key Ideas & Details (6 – 8) – Standard 1 Integration of Knowledge & Ideas (6 – 8) – Standard 7 NSSS World History Era 2: Standard 1 Standard 3

PDF of Week 2 curriculum map.

Week 2

Week 2	Essential Question	Content	Skills	Assessment	Standards
Monday	Have the Egyptian pharaohs had a lasting effect on Egypt?	Ancient Egypt and its rulers – Introduction to pharaohs (using artwork from ancient Egypt). Pyramids – BrainPop video about how the pyramids were made.	In groups students will write down information from the textbook that they think is important – and why they think so. Students will also discuss the pyramid video with a partner.	Formative: Ticket out the door – list the three kingdoms, and what the pyramids were used for.	Common Core: 6.RIT.1 6.RIT.7 6.SL.4 NSSS World History Era 2: Standard 3
Tuesday		Pharaoh Khufu and his pyramids – Students will learn about Khufu and his achievements in the Old Kingdom.	Guided note taking. In groups, students will create their own pyramids, figuring out which method works the best.	Formative: Discussion with the class about the uses of pyramids – whether they think it was a good idea or not. Walking around the classroom to make sure that everyone is on task during pyramid building. *Informal	Standards for the Arts: Standard 1  NSSS History Across the Eras: Standard 1
Wednesday		Pharaoh Senusret I and his contribution to ancient Egyptian art.	Note taking skills. Discussing the unique Egyptian style of art, while looking at examples on the Smart Board. The students will create their own ancient Egyptian artwork.	Formative: Students will be creating their own artwork based off of what they have seen in the unit so far. Rubric will be used to assess students on aesthetics, effort, colors used, Egyptian gods or symbols used. *Formal	Standards for the Arts: Standard 1 Standard 3 NSSS World History Era 2: Standard 1 Standard 3
Thursday		Pharaoh Hatshepsut and the creation of trade in Egypt.	Guided notes on Hatshepsut’s trade empire. Debate on whether or not Egypt should begin trading with other countries.	Formative: Students will be conducting their own debate as if they were living in Egypt during Hatshepsut’s reign. Will be assessed using a rubric. *Formal	NSSS World History Era 2: Standard 3 Standard 4 Common Core 6.SL.4
Friday		Ramses II and Egypt’s military age.	Compare and contrast the different pharaoh’s that they have learned about this week.	Formative: Ticket out the door – students will complete the Venn Diagram, and will add anything that they are unclear about or have questions about. These questions will be addressed on Monday. *Formal	Common Core – Literacy in Social Studies: Key Ideas & Details (6 – 8) – Standard 1 Common Core: 6.RIT.2

PDF of Curriculum Map for Week 1.

Week 1

 

 

Week 1	Essential Question	Content	Skills	Assessment	Standards
Monday	How did geography effect human settlement in Egypt? Does it still affect Egypt today?	Environmental factors of human settlement – water, topography, and vegetation.	Locate Egypt on globe, map (numerous projections), and discuss why they think people settled there. Guided note taking.	Formative: Ticket out the door – labeling map of Egypt and writing two reasons why people settled there. *Formal	NSSS World History Era 2: Standard 1 NSSS World History Era 2: Standard 4 Common Core: 6.RIT.1 6.RIT.2
Tuesday		Environmental factors and the early settlement of Egypt.	Define: delta, fertilization, and papyrus. Guided note taking using text. Outline Nile River on map.	Formative: Ticket out the door – students will outline the Nile River on map from Monday, and write one way in which the Nile River benefitted Egypt.  *Formal	NSSS World History Across the Eras: Standard 1 Common Core: 6.RIT.1 6.RIT.7 Common Core – Literacy in SS: Craft & Structure (6-8) – Standard 4
Wednesday		Reviewing content about environmental factors contributing to the settlement of Egypt.	Using process of elimination, using map skills to answer questions, and reading documents for information.	Summative: Short quiz using multiple choice and maps. *Formal	NSSS World History Era 2: Standard 1  Common Core – 6.RIT.1  Common Core – Literacy in SS: Craft & Structure (6-8) – Standard 4
Thursday		Creating a class map (6’ x 4’) of Egypt and the surrounding areas (including mountains, rivers, and deserts).	Locate Egypt on a map, as well as the physical features of the area.  Transpose that onto a larger scale map – including key, title, and scale.	Formative: Observation as the students are working, asking questions while students are creating map. *Informal	NSSS World History Across the Eras: Standard 1 Common Core – Literacy in SS: Integration of Knowledge & Ideas (6-8) – Standard 7
Friday		Finishing the class map of Egypt and its physical features.	Locate Egypt on a map, as well as the physical features of the area.  Transpose that onto a larger scale map – including key, title, and scale. Working cooperatively in a group.	Formative: Rubric assessing student participation, aesthetics of map, accurateness of map, and inclusion of all components (key, title, scale, color). *Formal	NSSS World History Across the Eras: Standard 1 Common Core – Literacy in SS: Integration of Knowledge & Ideas (6-8) – Standard 7