Oct. 27

Take a magazine from the front of the room and flip through it while I take role.  This is a silent reading time. :)

Oct. 26

Are you finished with your god/goddess essay?  I hope so, because we're going to correct it in 5 minutes!

video clip- tombs, afterlife

check side link for egypt activities
build a mummy link

gods and goddesses
intro to gods video

After watching the video clip, write about three things that you learned in your TAJ.

Story Rubric

Here is how you will be graded for your short stories:


Mechanics- spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc.
Length- must be at least 2 pages, double-spaced, normal font.
Plot- must have a beginning, a middle, a climax, and an end.
Vocab- must include all of this unit's vocab terms.

Oct. 24 WELCOME BACK!!

It is the year 4075, and archeologists are studying artifacts from your house that have been buried for thousands of years to find out about how you lived.  What kind of religious artifacts of yours will they find?  Special books of scripture?  Significant rings or jewelry?  Artwork or statues of your favorite religious hero/saint?  What do those artifacts mean to you?  What might the archeologists interpret them to mean?  Write about it in your TAJ.

Beliefs video

Vocab for stories

Students, here is a list of the vocab terms from this unit for your short stories:

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fresco
papyrus
Rosetta Stone
hieroglyphics
Faience
quarry
Sphinx
Obelisk
Lotus
Innudation
Shaduf
Cataract
Delta
pectoral
pharaoh
sarcophagus- (a coffin)
Canopic Jars- (4 sacred jars buried with the mummy that held their internal organs- liver, stomach, intestines, lungs)
Mummy- (anything that was once living- not just humans, wrapped in linen- preserved)

Students: pull out your TAJ's and silently study for a POP QUIZ!!  This will be on anything we have learned about Egypt so far, especially vocab words.

egytian art 

Oct. 17

Take a magazine from the front of the room and turn to the first page, called "The Gift of the Nile."  Read that section and write down 5 things that you learned, using complete sentences, in your TAJ.  When you're done, feel free to browse the rest of the pages and read about the topics you are interested in!

Oct. 14

Take a blue "Help Wanted" sheet from the front of the room and study it for a minute.  Which job would suit you the best?  Maybe none of those four listed would be a good fit.  Maybe you'd rather be the Queen's makeup artist, or a palace musician, or a tomb painter.  Maybe you'd want to entertain crowds by playing sports, or work along the Nile, or be a professional fisherman. 

Write a response about your dream Egyptian job on the BACK OF THE BLUE SHEET.  Title it "My Dream Egyptian Job".

Write your presentation date in your planner so you're ready, when the time comes, to wow us all with your brilliance!!   

5th Hour
Friday, Oct. 14                    Monday, Oct.17            Tuesday, Oct. 18                     Wednesday, Oct. 19
Isaac (power structure)     Peyton (boats)               Alex C. (men's clothes)         Jake C. (nemes)
Naomi (food)                       Jackson (Nile)                Brennan (Rosetta Stone)      Abby (music)
Nicole (food)                      Taylor (mini Egypt)        Brandon (hieroglyphics)


Monday, Oct. 24          Tuesday, Oct. 25          Wednesday, Oct. 26        Thursday, Oct. 27    Friday, Oct. 28
Lindsey R. (sphinx)     Kaitlin C. (medicine)      Rielee (Cleopatra)            Kelton (tombs)         Alyssa (timeline)
Giselle (symbols)         Mackay (weapons)        Justin (Tutankamen)      Gunner (structure)     Alex  (process)
Katelyn S. (charms)                                              Brendie (Narmer)


6th Hour
Friday, Oct. 14     Monday, Oct. 17        Tuesday, Oct. 18            Wednesday, Oct. 19     Monday, Oct. 24
Jill (food)               Tyler (weapons)          Courtney (cartouche)      Isak (dance)                  Kyra (symbols)
Brock (food)          Tinity (mini Egypt)       Dylan (hieroglyphics)   Samantha (drawings)      Sierra (beetle)
Micky (jobs)                                                                                                                                  Maddi (charms)


Tuesday, Oct. 25            Wednesday, Oct. 26    Thursday, Oct. 27      Friday, Oct. 28
Nathan (men's clothes)     Jacey (Cleopatra)         Ashlie L. (tombs)      Josh (why?)
Taylor (gods)                                                      Jaycee (structure)       Dawson (process)


7th Hour
Friday, Oct. 14      Monday, Oct. 17       Tuesday, Oct. 18     Wednesday, Oct. 19     Monday, Oct.24
Alex F. (food)        Jadon (Nile)               Maren (cartouche)    Braydon (frieze)            Dallon (shinx)
Grace (music)         Wyatt (mini Egypt)                                     Alice (Senat)                Sophie (symbols)
                                                                                                                                            Xitllalli (beetle)
Tuesday, Oct. 25         Wednesday, Oct. 26       Thursday, Oct. 27
Lindsey (weapons)        Ashley S. (pharaohs)      Riley (tombs)
                                     Sarah (Cleopatra)              Cade (why?)
                                                                                 Steven (structure)
Egypt video

Students, if you haven't signed up for a project yet, do so NOW or I will choose for you! :)

Egypt Medicine

Oct. 11

Hieroglyph Alphabet

Short story people:

Your story must be 2-3 pages, typed, double-spaced.  It must include all of the vocabulary words we learn this month.  It must be set in Ancient Egypt, and have a full and complete plot map showing what the climax, falling action, and resolution of the story will be ( this thing: _/\__ ).  You will be graded for creativity, realistic setting and character details, and proper grammar/spelling.  Good luck!

Project people:

Let your parents know when you're presenting so that they can come in and watch!  We will get started right away with presentations, so be ready.

Ready for Egypt?? :) In your notebook, write down 5 things you are most interested in learning about.


If you have a current event to share, make sure it's all written up and ready to hand in!

BBC Egypt site

Oct. 7

STUDENTS:  What would life be like if we didn't have a written language?  What kind of difficulties would you face?  Write a response to this question in your TAJ.  You might start by writing, "Life would be very different without a writing system because..."


(How long should it be?  Long enough to do a good job of responding, short enough to remain interesting).


Sumer ppt
Cuneiform Exploration

Oct. 6

STUDENTS:  This is a quiet time.  In your notebook, draw the diagram that is on the board under the classroom rule.  In the left-hand section of your diagram, write about how hunter-gatherers lived.  What did they do all day?  How did they get food and shelter?  Did they move around a lot or stay in one place?  Leave the other side blank. 

Stoneage Farming

Oct. 5

STUDENTS:  Quietly take a Social Studies textbook to your seat and turn to page 38.  On the left side of the page, there is a section called "Reading Strategy".  Follow the directions given (draw the diagram in your notebook).  You will have to read from pages 38-41 to find the answers!

Oct. 3

Students:  Lay your head down on your desk.  This is a silent time.  Thank you!  :)

Lascaux Cave