Download Egyptian Pharaoh Facebook Pages Learning Activity Plan

Egyptian Pharaoh Facebook Pages Learning Activity Plan
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Content: Describe what it is you will teach. What is the content?
Each group will be given a different Pharaoh to study. The students will read about the
Pharaoh’s life, achievements, and influence in Ancient Egypt. They will be investigating
Pharaohs from each of the different Kingdoms. Students will see the family trees of the
Pharaohs and explore the ways in which different pieces of historical evidence can conflict with
each other.
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Learning Goal(s): Describe what specifically students will know and be able to do after the
experience of this class.
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Use historical evidence that shows conflicting information
Identify the various achievements and developments that took place during dynasties
Note the differences and similarities between Pharaohs and their leadership styles
Assess the role religion played in Egyptian government
Rationale: Explain how the content and learning goal(s) relate to your Curriculum Unit Plan
learning goals.
Through this assignment, students can begin to grapple with the role religion played in Egypt’s
society. As the students read about the Pharaohs, students will be confronted with the dual
role of the Pharaoh as both a governmental leader as well as a religious figure. Students can
compare the role of the Pharaoh to the role of our president today, drawing out the difference
between the role religion plays in our government today and the role it played in Egypt’s
society. In creating facebook pages, students can work through historical evidence and apply it
in a way that is relevant and recognizable.
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Assessment: Describe how you and your students will know they have reached your learning
goals.
Each student has a specific role they must fulfill to extract information from readings about
their particular pharaoh. Each student will receive credit for fulfilling his or her role. Each group
will then complete Pharaoh Facebook pages in which they must include various pieces of
historical information. Each page will be assessed for historical accuracy and for the inclusion
of necessary items.
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Personalization: Describe how you will provide for individual student strengths and needs.
By providing students with various roles to choose from, they can pick the task that most suites
their abilities. I have also found and created readings that match particular students’ reading
levels.
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Activity description and agenda:
Time
5 min
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Teacher does
Provide historical backdrop to lesson:
3 different kingdoms
Vocab: Dynasty, Preceded, Succeeded
Hand out Dynasty timelines
Instruct students to get into their
assigned groups
Hand out Pharaoh folders to each group
Explain each of the roles
Explain what the Facebook page will
look like
Display examples of Facebooks using
projector
Ask for questions
Instruct students to decide amongst one
another who is doing what role
Instruct class to read silently
Instruct students to work with one
another to sketch layout of Facebook
page and to go through project
requirements
Circulate room and meet with each
group
Leave Facebook examples on projector
screen to allow students to use as
reference.
Student does
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Get into assigned
groups
Ask clarifying questions
Assign roles to one
another
Read silently
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Complete assigned
roles
Move on to page layout