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    This document outlines a multi-day lesson plan on Ancient Egypt. It includes activities to build students' understanding of key vocabulary and concepts. Students will analyze primary sources and use evidence to answer questions about how geography influenced Egypt's development. They will also complete a group project on Egyptian social classes and individual presentations. Throughout, the lesson incorporates skills like close reading, note-taking, and thesis statement writing to help students understand how the Nile River shaped many aspects of Egyptian civilization.

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    This document outlines a multi-day lesson plan on Ancient Egypt. It includes activities to build students' understanding of key vocabulary and concepts. Students will analyze primary sources and use evidence to answer questions about how geography influenced Egypt's development. They will also complete a group project on Egyptian social classes and individual presentations. Throughout, the lesson incorporates skills like close reading, note-taking, and thesis statement writing to help students understand how the Nile River shaped many aspects of Egyptian civilization.

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    This document outlines a multi-day lesson plan on Ancient Egypt. It includes activities to build students' understanding of key vocabulary and concepts. Students will analyze primary sources and use evidence to answer questions about how geography influenced Egypt's development. They will also complete a group project on Egyptian social classes and individual presentations. Throughout, the lesson incorporates skills like close reading, note-taking, and thesis statement writing to help students understand how the Nile River shaped many aspects of Egyptian civilization.

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    Egypt Calendar

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    This document outlines a multi-day lesson plan on Ancient Egypt. It includes activities to build students' understanding of key vocabulary and concepts. Students will analyze primary sources and use evidence to answer questions about how geography influenced Egypt's development. They will also complete a group project on Egyptian social classes and individual presentations. Throughout, the lesson incorporates skills like close reading, note-taking, and thesis statement writing to help students understand how the Nile River shaped many aspects of Egyptian civilization.

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    Essential Question: How does geography affect how civilizations develop?

    Understandings: The Nile River shaped Egypt in almost every aspect of life.
    Skills to incorporate: Building a thesis statement, finding evidence from primary sources as well as other forms of text, reading
    comprehension, knowledge level recall
    Day 1: DBQ Hook
    Exercise over importance
    of geography in
    settlement location

    Egyptian Vocab
    (Cataract, Delta,
    Artisans, Pharaoh,
    Dynasty, Bureaucracy)

    Key points: available


    resources, safety, ability
    to access, shelter and
    map skills review

    Frayer Model foursquare


    vocab chart

    GRR read through and


    Read Aloud section one
    Video to introduce Ancient in book to find words.
    Egypt: Listen for things
    I do: read first part of
    you might already know
    passage and locate
    and be ready with two
    word. Finish passage.
    things you found
    Go back to word to get
    interesting or didn't know
    definition and fill out
    from before! (Exit Slip)
    chart in front of class
    Second word we do
    together
    Third and fourth word
    they do together and
    finish on own at home

    Egyptian government
    structure and the
    Pharaoh
    (All on note sheets)
    Guided reading over
    different kinds of
    Pharaohs and rulers in
    society
    Egyptian Gov venn
    diagram Hatshepsut vs
    Ramses II and review as
    a class
    Exit Slip: What two ways
    do rulers try to expand
    their power?
    How is the bureaucracy
    and ruling class
    supported in Egypt?

    Notes over Ancient Egypt


    DRTA Over Ancient
    Egyptian Gods. Review
    answers/info on PPT
    Egyptian Social Class
    Fill out Social class
    pyramid
    Key questions to ask class:
    Which groups belong to the
    upper class of society?
    Which class do they rely on
    for food and support? Why
    are the priests and
    government officials so
    important?
    How does the Pharaoh
    demand so much respect
    and get people to do things
    for him/her?
    Short video over
    Mummification
    Weekly Review questions
    (on ppt) turn in for
    formative assessment as
    groups of three or four

    Introduce A Day in the Life


    project over Egyptian social
    class
    Students pick groups of
    three or four based on class
    size
    Work on current event
    assigned the night before on
    chrome books in class
    Allow other kids to write by
    hand or work together based
    on level or language issues
    DUE MONDAY

    Establish project norms


    using card activity (see
    lesson plan)

    Fill out group norm and


    expectation contracts
    and sign

    Eliminate cards down to


    top 5 and place in
    envelope

    Discuss verbal warning


    system and possible
    group/individual
    consequences enacted
    by group or teacher

    Project work Day


    agenda day 1
    -research social class
    -begin to fill out chart
    identify tomorrow's goals
    or homework goals

    Project work day


    -continue research and
    finish chart
    -Answer questions on the
    back of your sheets
    -plan tomorrow/homework
    goals

    Final work day


    -Finish questions and any
    additional research
    -Plan or practice
    presentations for Monday
    -check over work and make
    sure all
    directions/requirements are
    completed

    Egyptian Art, Architecture


    and Trade
    (on PPT)

    Egyptian Art, Architecture


    and Trade continued
    (on PPT)

    Egypt DBQ Doc A (work as


    large group and heavy on
    modeling)
    Answer questions as large
    group

    Fill out agenda for the


    rest of the week
    Projects Due
    Presentations in class
    3-4 minutes each

    Presentations continued
    3-4 minutes each
    If finished early go over
    current events and allow
    them to look up graded
    feedback
    OR
    Review from first week
    of unit to make sure info
    is fresh for tomorrow

    Doc B
    Start as large group and
    answer first three questions
    as large group. Have them
    discuss and find evidence for
    last two in table groups
    Finish Doc B questions for
    homework

    Review Doc B questions


    Doc C
    Have volunteers read
    aloud any worded info
    Talk about what we see
    as a class in the picture
    and what we think these
    things might be.
    Discuss answers in table
    groups and then review
    them two at a time as a
    class to be sure everyone
    is understanding
    Doc D
    In table groups read and
    discuss answers
    Before class ends go over
    first three answers

    Doc E
    Exit Slip to scaffold
    thesis writing
    Using your resources
    (textbook, notes, DBQ,
    etc.), choose 3 of the 5
    elements listed below and
    explain the effect the Nile
    River had on each.
    (Individual)
    Location

    Thesis writing instruction


    using chicken foot model
    Use example from
    mesopotamia unit as a
    model then have them
    work on it themselves
    HWK is to finish writing a
    thesis statement

    Turn in Thesis Statement


    and chicken foot organizer
    Review for Test tomorrow

    This Thesis is the


    summative of our skill
    (How does geography
    influence civilization)

    Transportation
    Agriculture
    Economy
    Religion

    Finish for homework

    *Modified PPTs and note taking sheets and tests available as well.

    Egypt knowledge based


    summative assessment

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