Ancient Egypt Tic-Tac-Toe Menu 1. Write an original story or create a photostory from a pharaoh or god s perspective 4. Invent an Ancient Egyptian board game 2. Create a Hieroglyphic Wall Painting 5. Construct and design a Mummy case 3. Complete an Ancient Egyptian timeline 6. Create an A-B-C book of Egypt 7. Create a magazine on Ancient Egypt 8. Make a hieroglyphic crossword puzzle of Egyptian vocab. 9. Construct a 3-D model of a pyramid and its components You must complete three activities in order to complete a successful row of tic-tac-toe. Each activity is worth 20 points, and has a specific grading rubric. Please be sure to get the right rubric for each activity you choose. Together, my parent and I have chosen activities #, #, and #. I understand that the chosen activities require me to write in 6 th grade words and create projects that I myself have done. Student Signature: Parent Signature: Important Information to know: Calendar on back for due dates! Photostory and Powerpoint slideshow projects must be brought in on a jump drive. You may turn in any of the three tic-tac-toe projects in any order, or all at once. Please use my school web page to access links and get rubrics. If you know you will be absent, please turn your project in as soon as possible.
Ancient Egypt Activity 1 Original Story Written work Creativity, Accuracy Original, creative writing in paragraph form, includes information relating to Egypt in the story Original writing in somewhat of paragraph form, includes some information relating to Egypt in the story Original writing in limited paragraph form, includes little relevant and precise information relating to Egypt in the story At least 2 pages At least 1 ½ pages At least 1 page typed typed (14 font) and typed and doublespaced and double-spaced or double-spaced or or nicely hand-written, cover or nicely hand-written, hand-written, cover title included, major cover and title and title included, errors in capitalization, included, little or no some errors in organization, spelling, error in capitalization, capitalization, and grammar; may not organization, spelling, organization, spelling, be written in 6 th grade and grammar; written and grammar; written words in 6 th grade words in 6 th grade words This is not a report. This is a creative writing STORY. Original writing with little or no paragraph form, includes no information relating to Egypt in the story At least ½ page typed and doublespaced or handwritten, cover or title not included, major errors in capitalization, organization, spelling, and grammar; clearly not written in 6 th grade words http://www.egyptologyonline.com/pharaohs.htm http://www.kingtutone.com/pharaohs/
Ancient Egypt Activity 1 Original Photostory Story components Original, creative story includes Original, creative story includes Original, creative story includes some Story includes little information relating This is not a report! information relating to Egypt in the story; story includes characters, plot, and resolution; written or typed outline of information relating to Egypt in the story; story includes characters, plot, and resolution; no written or typed outline of information relating to Egypt in the story; story may or may not include characters, plot, and resolution; no written or typed to Egypt in the story; story missing characters, plot, and/or resolution; no written or typed outline of information information turned in information included outline of information included with rubric included Creativity, Accuracy At least 10-12 images that relate to the story are included; title and name; recording is clear and easily At least 8-9 images that relate to the story are included; title and name; recording is clear and easily understood; At least 6-7 images that relate to the story are included; title and name; recording may or may not be clear or easily At least 4-5 images that relate to the story are included; title and name; recording may or may not be clear or easily understood; music and/or affects added some music and/or affects added understood; no music and/or affects added understood; no music and/or affects added http://www.egyptologyonline.com/pharaohs.htm http://www.kingtutone.com/pharaohs/ Ancient Egypt Activity 2
Hieroglyphic Wall Painting Wall Painting Nicely created artwork on 8 ½ by 11 Nicely created artwork on 8 ½ by 11 Artwork created on 8 ½ by 11 or larger Artwork created on 8 ½ by 11 or larger or larger canvas or or larger canvas or canvas or poster canvas or poster poster board using paint, markers, or poster board using paint, markers, or board using paint, markers, or pencil for board using paint, markers, or pencil for pencil for an etching/drawing; pencil for an etching/drawing; an etching/drawing; represent a pharaoh an etching/drawing; hardly represents a represent a pharaoh scene; neat and represent a pharaoh scene; somewhat neat scene; not very neat or detailed pharaoh scene; not neat or detailed detailed and detailed Description Student-written precise description of Student-written description of scene Student-written description of scene No student-written description of scene scene explained on the back or on a explained on the back or on a separate piece explained on the back or on a separate piece explained. separate piece of of paper in 2 of paper in 1 paper in 3-4 sentences. sentences. sentence. http://historylink101.net/egypt_1/pic_wall_paintings_1.htm http://historylink101.net/egypt_1/pic_wall_paintings_3.htm
Ancient Egypt Activity 3 Egyptian Timeline Accuracy of Information Includes at least 10 Includes at least 8 Includes at least 6 Includes at least 4 information accurate; information accurate; information information not very written in student s mostly written in somewhat accurate; accurate at all; not words student s words somewhat written in student s words written in student s words Creativity Information has pictures that match every event, title, timeline neatly organized and Information has pictures that match most events, title, timeline neatly organized and Information has pictures that match some events, title, timeline organized and spread out on a Information has pictures that match a few to no events, title, timeline not very organized or spread spread out on a poster board, spread out on a poster board, mostly poster board, somewhat colored, out on a poster board, not colored, colored, detailed, and legible colored, detailed, and legible detailed, and legible detailed, or legible http://www.mce.k12tn.net/ancient_egypt/timeline.htm http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/timeline.shtml http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/egypt/timeline.htm
Ancient Egypt Activity 3 Egyptian Timeline Slideshow Accuracy of Information Includes at least 10 Includes at least 8 Includes at least 6 Includes at least 4 information accurate; information accurate; information information not very written in student s mostly written in somewhat accurate; accurate at all; not words student s words somewhat written in student s words written in student s words Creativity Information typed in student s words; little to no grammatical errors; has pictures that match every Information typed in student s words; some grammatical errors; has pictures that match most Information typed may or may not be in student s words; several grammatical errors; has pictures Information typed may not be in student s words; several grammatical errors; has pictures event; title slide; timeline neatly events; title slide; timeline organized that match about half of the events; title that match only a few of the events; title organized slide; timeline somewhat organized slide; timeline not very organized http://www.mce.k12tn.net/ancient_egypt/timeline.htm http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/timeline.shtml http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/egypt/timeline.htm
Ancient Egypt Activity 4 Board Game Game Components Directions, pieces, rules, and game board all relate to Ancient Directions, pieces, rules, and game board mostly relate to Directions, pieces, rules, and game board somewhat relate to Directions, pieces, rules, and game board do not relate and are Egypt; game includes many researched Ancient Egypt; game includes some Ancient Egypt and are missing; game missing; game does not include questions and answers to complete a researched questions and answers to includes few researched questions researched questions and answers to task on Ancient complete a task on and answers to complete a task on Egypt Ancient Egypt complete a task on Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt Creativity All work is clearly legible, game components neatly created, game title is evident, creative and Most work is clearly legible, game components neatly created, game title is evident, mostly Some work is clearly legible, game components created, game title is evident, somewhat creative and Little or no work is clearly legible, game components created are poor, game title is not evident, cot appealing to the eye creative and appealing to the eye appealing to the eye creative and appealing to the eye http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/life/activity/main.html http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/egypt/dailylife/games.html http://www.nabataea.net/games3.html
Ancient Egypt Activity 5 Mummy Case Case 3-D case creatively colored and well constructed, includes 3-D case mostly colored and well constructed, mostly 3-D case somewhat colored and well constructed, includes 3-D case is not colored or well constructed, does not include very neatly drawn and includes neatly drawn some neatly drawn and many neatly drawn and colored Egyptian designs, sarcophagus, and colored Egyptian designs, colored Egyptian designs created by the colored Egyptian designs created by the and cartouche created by the sarcophagus, and cartouche created by student on the top and on 2 sides of the case; student on the top or on 1 side of the case; student on the top and on all sides of the the student on the top and on 3 sides of sarcophagus or cartouche missing sarcophagus and cartouche case the case Creativity Neatness, and Nicely created artwork using paint, markers, etc.; great design of the case; very neat throughout Nicely created artwork using paint, markers, etc.; most design of the case; mostly neat Nicely created artwork using paint, markers, etc.; some detail added to the construction and design of the case; somewhat neat Poorly created artwork using paint, markers, etc.; lack of detail on the design of the case; not very neat http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/cartouche/cartouche.html http://www.unmuseum.org/mcase.htm http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/publications/pdfs/egypt/divided/f-heiroglyphs.pdf http://www.lotusegallery.com/sub_product.asp?productcategoryid=195 Total: Ancient Egypt Activity 8
Hieroglyphic Crossword Puzzle Puzzle Creativity 10 vocabulary words 8 vocabulary words from the chapter from the chapter neatly intertwined neatly intertwined using student-drawn using student-drawn hieroglyphics on one hieroglyphics on one side of a poster side of a poster board; English board ; English translation neatly translation neatly intertwined on the intertwined on the other side; other side; definitions/hints definitions/hints neatly written on neatly written on either side of poster either side of poster Nicely created puzzle Puzzle created with with color and color and precision; precision; great detail mostly added to the construction and design; mostly design; very neat and neat and organized organized http://www.geocities.com/thetropics/2815/hiero.html http://www.quizland.com/hiero.htm 6 vocabulary words from the chapter somewhat neatly intertwined using student-drawn hieroglyphics on one side of a poster board ; English translation neatly intertwined on the other side; definitions/hints missing from either side of poster Puzzle created with some color and precision; some detail mostly added to the design; somewhat neat or organized 4 vocabulary words from the chapter intertwined using student-drawn hieroglyphics on one side of a poster board ; English translation neatly intertwined on the other side; definitions/hints missing from either side of poster Puzzle created with little to no color and precision; little to no design; not neat or organized
Ancient Egypt Activity 7 Egyptian Magazine Magazine Components 4 or more pages typed and double-spaced or nicely hand-written, 3 pages typed and double-spaced or hand-written, front and 2 pages typed and double-spaced or hand-written, front and 1 page typed and double-spaced or hand-written, front and front and back cover, back cover, title back cover, title back cover, title title included, pictures included, some pictures included, few pictures included, little to no to match text included; to match text included; to match text included; pictures to match text pages include creative pages include some pages include few included; pages show ideas on products, creative ideas on creative ideas on little to no creative services, people, land, products, services, products, services, ideas on products, writing, and/or history people, land, writing, people, land, writing, services, people, land, of Ancient Egypt and/or history of and/or history of writing, and/or history Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt of Ancient Egypt Creativity, Neatly put together with little or no error in capitalization, organization, spelling, and grammar; great use Put together with few error in capitalization, organization, spelling, and grammar; good use of color and detail; Put together with many errors in capitalization, organization, spelling, and grammar; limited use of color and detail; Put together with major errors in capitalization, organization, spelling, and grammar; poor use of color and detail; not of color and detail; very appealing to the eye not very appealing to appealing to the eye appealing to the eye the eye http://www.ancientegyptmagazine.co.uk/issue31.htm On clothing, shoes, cosmetics, hair, jewelry: http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/timelines/topics/clothing.htm http://www.womenintheancientworld.com/women's%20clothing.htm http://www2.sptimes.com/egypt/egyptcredit.4.2.html This is not a report! A magazine should have articles, pictures, advertisements, advice columns, Q & A, etc. It may be hand-written or computer generated. Be creative! On daily life, pyramids, etc.: http://www.clevelandart.org/kids/egypt/roseff.html http://www.kidinfo.com/world_history/ancientegypt.htm
Ancient Egypt Activity 6 A-B-C Book Written work An Egyptian person, place, or term An Egyptian person, place, or term An Egyptian person, place, or term An Egyptian person, place, or term relating to Ancient relating to Ancient relating to Ancient relating to Ancient Egypt for each letter (24-26); a definition Egypt for most letters (20-23); a Egypt for some letters (16-19); a Egypt for 15 or less letters; a definition or and picture of the word included definition and picture of the word included definition and picture of the word included picture of the word included Creativity, Accuracy Nicely hand-written or typed, cover and title included, folded or assembled to look like a book, name on Nicely hand-written or typed, cover and title included, folded or assembled to look like a book, name on Hand-written or typed, cover or title included, folded to look like a book, name on cover; a little Poorly hand-written or typed, cover or title not included, folded to look like a book, name not on cover; very neat and creative cover; mostly neat and creative neat and creative cover; not neat or creative http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061121081436aadicq6 It may be hand-written or computer generated. Be creative!
Ancient Egypt Activity 9 3-D Pyramid Pyramid 3-D pyramid well constructed and creatively designed 3-D pyramid constructed and creatively designed 3-D pyramid rather poorly constructed and designed by the 3-D pyramid not well constructed and designed by the by the student, includes labeled and by the student, includes some student, includes few labeled and student, does not include labeled and detailed information of parts/chambers labeled and detailed information of detailed information of parts/chambers detailed information of parts/chambers of a pyramid done by parts/chambers of a of a pyramid done by of a pyramid done by the student pyramid done by the student the student the student Creativity Nicely created pyramid made with precision; great Nicely created pyramid made with precision; some Pyramid made with little precision; little design; poorly Pyramid made with no precision; no design; very poorly design; very neat and organized design; neat and organized organized and messy organized and messy http://www.touregypt.net/construction/ http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pyramids/pyramids.html http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/pyramids/explore/main.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/explore/khufuenter.html