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Due Date: ______________________
Ancient Egypt Tic-Tac-Toe Menu
#1
#2
Create a Travel Brochure
Produce a Photo story
#3
Create a Hieroglyphic
Wall Painting
#4
#5
#6
Write and produce a movie
Complete an Ancient
Invent an Ancient
based on the life of
Egyptian timeline
Egyptian board game
#7
#8
#9
Create an “A-B-C” book
Make a hieroglyphic
Complete RAFT
of Egypt
crossword puzzle of
assignment
someone living in Ancient
Egypt.
Egyptian vocab.
You must complete one of the activities. Each activity is worth 20 points, and has a specific grading rubric. Please be sure to get
the right rubric for the activity you choose.
I have chosen activity #
. I understand that the chosen activities require me to write in 6th grade
words and create projects that I myself have done.
Student Signature:
Important Information to know:
 Photostory and Power Point slideshow projects must be emailed to alovas@nyos.org
 If you know you will be absent, please turn your project in as soon as possible.
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Ancient Egypt Activity 1
Original Photostory
Find pictures (or create your own) of information relating to Egypt. For examples photos can show
Pharaohs, Nile River, Anubis, Hatshepsut, Thutmose III, Tutankhamen, Ramses II, etc. Put them together
in a collage using multimedia. Examples might be a PowerPoint, Prezi, an online photo album on a site like
Snapfish, a website, scrapbook, etc. Minimum of 20 pictures.
Include captions and citations with your pictures to provide a description of the images. Make sure you do
not plagiarize your photos or captions. Use your own words, please.
Point Value
20 pts.
15 pts.
10 pts.
0-5 pts.
Photostory
Includes at least 20
Includes at least 15
Includes at least 10
Includes at least 5
Components
images that contain
images that contain
images that contain
images that contain
relevant and precise
relevant and precise
relevant and precise
relevant and precise
information relating
information relating
information relating
information relating
to Egypt
to Egypt
to Egypt
to Egypt
Creativity,
Student-written
Student-written
Student-written
Student-written
Neatness, and
precise description
precise description
somewhat precise
some description of
Accuracy
of all pictures with
of all pictures with
description of all
a few pictures with
citation used.
citation used.
pictures with citation
citation used.
used.
http://www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk
http:// www.kingtutone.com
http://historylink101.net/egypt_1/
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Ancient Egypt Activity 2
Create a Travel Brochure
Assume you are persuading others to visit your ancient civilization. Design a descriptive, accurate travel
brochure. Include both natural and man-made elements that would attract tourists.
Each brochure should include:
Detailed map of Ancient Egypt; list of major cities at that time; facts about the government; information
about the culture of Ancient Egypt including religious beliefs, clothing, architectural structures, pyramids,
monuments, etc.; how natural geography played an important role in the lives of people; a hieroglyphic
message.
Point Value
20 -13pts.
13-10 pts.
0-5 pts.
Content and
Geologic features have
Some geological
No map, very vague
Comprehension
been identified &
features have been
descriptions of geologic
Components
thoroughly explained.
identified & explained.
features. No mention of
Map is beautifully
Map is neatly colored.
how the geography of
colored. 4 or more
At least 3 architectural
Egypt helped to advance
Architectural structures
structures are explained
the civilization. Fewer
are explained and how&
& reasons as to how &
than three structures
why created. Creative
why created. Message in
have been identified.
message in
Hieroglyphics. Some
Little or no information
Hieroglyphics. 3 or more
religious beliefs are
about how monuments
gods are identified and
explained 2 or 3 gods
were created. Limited or
religious beliefs are
identified. Information
no information about
explained. Belief around
about mummification and
hieroglyphics, no
afterlife, mummification
death rituals are
hieroglyphic message.
and death rituals are
explained
Major beliefs regarding
explained.
religion not explained.
3
Creativity &
Colorful and eye-
Brochure is attractive.
Little effort in creativity
Organization
catching cover, brochure
Most of the brochure is
and neatness, very
is attractive, appealing &
organized, has a decent
difficult to follow.
informative. Easy to read
flow throughout
Information doesn’t flow
and flows well
in a way that makes
sense.
http://www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk
http:// www.kingtutone.com
http://historylink101.net/egypt_1/
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Ancient Egypt Activity 3
Hieroglyphic Wall Painting
Point Value
20 pts.
15 pts.
10 pts.
0-5 pts.
Wall Painting
Nicely created artwork
Nicely created
Nicely created
Nicely created
on 8 ½ by 11” or larger
artwork on 8 ½ by 11”
artwork on 8 ½ by
artwork on 8 ½ by
canvas or poster board
or larger canvas or
11” or larger canvas
11” or larger canvas
using paint, markers, or
poster board using
or poster board
or poster board
pencil for an
paint, markers, or
using paint, markers,
using paint, markers,
etching/drawing;
pencil for an
or pencil for an
or pencil for an
represent a pharaoh
etching/drawing;
etching/drawing;
etching/drawing;
scene; neat and detailed
represent a pharaoh
represent a pharaoh
represent a pharaoh
scene; somewhat neat
scene; not very neat
scene; not neat or
and detailed
or detailed
detailed
Student-written precise
Student-written
Student-written
No student-written
description of scene
precise description of
precise description
description of scene
explained on the back or
scene explained on the
of scene explained
explained.
on a separate piece of
back or on a separate
on the back or on a
paper in 3-4 sentences.
piece of paper in 2
separate piece of
sentences.
paper in 1 sentence.
Description
http://historylink101.net/egypt_1/pic_wall_paintings_1.htm
http://historylink101.net/egypt_1/pic_wall_paintings_3.htm
http://www.artyfactory.com/egyptian_art/egyptian_art_lesson/ancient_egyptian_art_lesson_1.htm
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Ancient Egypt Activity 4
Write and produce a movie based on the life of someone living in
Ancient Egypt.
The person can be a pharaoh, farmer, priest, etc. You can act out the movie in class or use software to
produce it.
Point Value
20 pts.
15 pts.
10 pts.
0-5 pts.
Accuracy of
Story or plot includes at
Story or plot includes
Story or plot includes
Story or plot includes
least 20 major facts
at least 15 major facts
at least 10 major facts
at least 5 major facts
surrounding Ancient
surrounding Ancient
surrounding Ancient
surrounding Ancient
Egypt, dates and
Egypt, dates and
Egypt. Project
Egypt. Project does
information accurate.
information accurate.
demonstrates some
not demonstrate new
Project
Project
new knowledge
Knowledge regarding
Demonstrates mastery of
Demonstrates new
regarding Ancient
Ancient Egypt
Knowledge regarding
Knowledge regarding
Egypt. Learning is
Sketchy
Ancient Egypt. Much
Ancient Egypt. Much
evident
understanding is
learning is evident.
learning is evident.
Creativity and
Project represents
Project represents
Project represents
Project represents
Appearance
best effort in creativity
effort in creativity and
Very little effort in
No effort in
and appearance.
appearance.
creativity and
creativity and
appearance.
appearance.
Information
present.
Name:
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Ancient Egypt Activity 5
Ancient Egyptian timeline
Point Value
20 pts.
15 pts.
10 pts.
0-5 pts.
Accuracy of
Includes at least 10
Includes at least 8
Includes at least 6
Includes at least 4
Information
major events that
major events that
major events that
major events that
occurred in Ancient
occurred in Ancient
occurred in Ancient
occurred in Ancient
Egypt, dates and
Egypt, dates and
Egypt, dates and
Egypt, dates and
information
information
information
information not very
accurate; written in
accurate; written in
somewhat accurate;
accurate at all; not
student’s words
student’s words
somewhat written in
written in student’s
student’s words
words
Creativity
Information has
Information has
Information has
Information has
Neatness, and
pictures that match
pictures that match
pictures that match
pictures that match
Appearance
every event, title,
most events, title
some events, title,
a few to no events,
timeline neatly
timeline neatly
timeline organized
title, timeline not
organized and
organized and
and spread out on a
very organized or
spread out on a
spread out on a
poster board
spread out on a
poster board,
poster board, mostly
somewhat colored
poster board, not
colored, detailed,
colored, detailed,
detailed and legible
colored, detailed, or
and legible
and legible
legible
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/ancient_egypt/timeline.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/timeline.shtml
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Ancient Egypt Activity 6
Invent an Ancient Egyptian board game
Point Value
20 pts.
15 pts.
10 pts.
0-5 pts.
Game Components
Directions, pieces,
Directions, pieces,
Directions, pieces,
Directions, pieces,
rules, and game
rules, and game
rules, and game
rules, and game
board all relate to
board all relate to
board all relate to
board all relate to
Ancient Egypt;
Ancient Egypt;
Ancient Egypt;
Ancient Egypt;
game includes many
game includes some
game includes few
game does not
researched
researched
researched
includes researched
questions and
questions and
questions and
questions and
answers to complete
answers to complete
answers to complete
answers to complete
a task on Ancient
a task on Ancient
a task on Ancient
a task on Ancient
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Creativity
All work is clearly
Most work is clearly
Some work is clearly
Little or not work is
Neatness, and
legible, game
legible, game
legible, game
clearly legible, game
Appearance
components neatly
components neatly
components
components created
created, game title is
created, game title is
created, game title is
are poor, game title
evident, creative and
evident, mostly
evident, somewhat
is not evident, not
appealing to the eye
creative and
creative and
creative and
appealing to the eye
appealing to the eye
appealing to the
eye.
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/life/activity/main.html
http://www.nabataea.net/games3.html
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Ancient Egypt Activity 7
Create an “A-B-C” book of Egypt
***It may be hand-written or computer generated. Be CREATIVE!
Point Value
20 pts.
15 pts.
10 pts.
0-5 pts.
Written work
An Egyptian
An Egyptian
An Egyptian
An Egyptian
person, place, or
person, place, or
person, place, or
person, place, or
term relating to
term relating to
term relating to
term relating to
Ancient Egypt for
Ancient Egypt for
Ancient Egypt for
Ancient Egypt for
each letter (24-26);
some letters (20-
some letters (16-
for 15 or less
a definition and
23); a definition and
19); a definition and
letters; a definition
picture of the word
picture of the word
picture of the word
and picture of the
included
included
included
word included
Creativity
Nicely hand-written
Nicely hand-written
Hand-written or
Poorly hand-written
Neatness, and
or typed, cover and
or typed, cover and
typed, cover or title
or typed, cover or
Appearance
title included, folded
title included, folded
included, folded to
title not included,
or assembled to
or assembled to
look like a book,
folded to look like a
look like a book,
look like a book,
name on cover; little
book, name not on
name on cover; very
name on cover;
neat and creative
cover; not neat or
neat and creative
mostly neat and
creative
creative
www.ancientegypt.co.uk http://
www.kingtutone.com
http://historylink101.net/egypt_1/
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required work to the best of my ability.
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Ancient Egypt Activity 8
Make a hieroglyphic crossword puzzle of Egyptian vocab.
Point Value
20 pts.
15 pts.
10 pts.
0-5 pts.
Written work
10 Vocabulary words
8 Vocabulary words
6 Vocabulary words
4 Vocabulary words
from the chapter neatly
from the chapter neatly
from the chapter neatly
from the chapter neatly
intertwined using
intertwined using
intertwined using
intertwined using
student-drawn
student-drawn
student-drawn
student-drawn
hieroglyphics on one
hieroglyphics on one
hieroglyphics on one
hieroglyphics on one
side of a poster board;
side of a poster board;
side of a poster board;
side of a poster board;
English translation
English translation
English translation
English translation
neatly intertwined on
neatly intertwined on
neatly intertwined on
neatly intertwined on
the other side;
the other side;
the other side;
the other side;
definitions/hints
definitions/hints
definitions/hints
definitions/hints
neatly written on either
neatly written on either
missing from either side
missing from either side
side of poster
side of poster
of poster
of the poster
Creativity, Neatness,
Nicely created puzzle
Puzzle created with
Puzzle created with
Puzzle created with
and Appearance
with color and
color and precision;
some color and
little to no color and
precision; great detail
detail mostly added to
precision; some detail
precision; little to not
added to the
the construction and
mostly added to the
detail added to the
construction and
design; mostly neat and
construction and
construction and
design; very neat and
organized
design; somewhat neat
design; not neat or
or organized
organized
organized
http://www.quizland.com/hiero.htm
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Ancient Egypt Activity 9
Complete RAFT assignment
Directions: Select the activity below that interests you and complete it according to the specific guidelines.
ROLE
AUDIENCE
FORMAT
TOPIC
#1 The Weather
Ancient farmers
Yearly summary of the
“Wish all rivers could be so
Nile R. cycles
Dependable!!”
Egyptian people
“How To” manual
Don’t be afraid of the journey
World Scholars
Investigative report
Okay, what will break the language
Channel announcer
c. 2700 B.C.
#2 Embalmer dressed
as Anubis
#3Language Expert in
Rosetta, Egypt
code?
#4 Hatshepsut
Egyptians
My goals as pharaoh
“Take me seriously”
#5 Thutmose III
Bankers in Egypt
Campaign slogans for
“I have big plans for the all that
the tribute money (3
money”
clever slogans)
#6 Ramses II
Architects
Building plans in great
“Egypt has never seen the likes of
detail
what I want to build”
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Ancient Egypt Activity 9 Continued
RAFT assignment Rubric
Point Value
20 pts.
15 pts.
10 pts.
0-5 pts.
Written work
The information is
The information is
Some of the
The information
correct and is
correct and is
information provided
provided is not
supported by
supported by
is not supported by
supported by the
text/research.
text/research.
the text/research
text/research
Writer’s voice was
Overall the writer’s
Overall the writer’s
Writer did not
reflective of role
voice reflected role
voice reflected role
reflect on the role
chosen and voice
chosen, and was
chosen, but was
chosen and voice
was consistent
mostly convincing to
inconsistent through
sounded as
throughout writing.
audience. Three or
writing. Five
student’s voice.
No mechanical
less mechanical
mechanical errors
More than five
errors were found.
errors were found.
were found.
mechanical errors
were found.
Creativity
Nicely hand-written
Nicely hand-written
Hand-written or
Poorly hand-written
Neatness, and
or typed. Project
or typed.
typed. Project
or typed. Project
represents
Project represents
represents
represents
best effort in
effort in creativity
Very little effort in
no effort in
creativity and
and appearance.
creativity and
creativity and
appearance.
appearance.
Appearance
appearance.
Name:
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