Egypt Under the Pharaohs

 Today's Focus Question  How did the pharaohs gain authority over a large kingdom? 

Egypt Under the Pharaohs: Vocabulary Study  Today we will study the key vocabulary related to the leaders and governing of Ancient Egypt, using the document Egypt Under the Pharaohs - Cognitive Content Dictionary, which can be found in your Social Studies Google Classroom. We will be using an excerpt from our Social Studies textbook, which can also be found in your Social Studies Google Classroom (as well as here) to help us understand the lesson's key words and concepts. This assignment will be due Friday, October 23. 

CNN Student News and Current Event Mapping  As we watch CNN Student News today, identify one or two news stories that you can pinpoint geographically and place on the Current Event layer of your Social Studies World Map via Google Maps. 

Hong Kong and the University of Mississippi (Oxford, Mississippi) were both featured in today's segment. After pinning at least one of these places on your map, consider the most important question: What happened here? You should include a title for the event, the date(s) the event took place, a brief summary of what happened, and include an appropriate photo or video.

Homework  (1.) Don't forget that your Map of Ancient Egypt is due Friday, October 23. (2.) Complete the Egypt Under the Pharaohs - Cognitive Content Dictionary by Friday, October 23. 

Mapping Ancient Egypt and Previewing the Pharaohs

Mapping Ancient Egypt Activity  Today is your last class day to work on your map of Ancient Egypt. You can still find the assignment Map of Ancient Egypt in your Social Studies Google Classroom. Remember that directions for how to complete the activity are included with the map. 

Exploring Egyptian Pharaohs  If you completed your Ancient Egypt Map, and are ready to continue your exploration of Ancient Egypt, consider an independent investigation of what it meant to be a pharaoh. Tomorrow we will officially learn as a class that the pharaoh was essentially the ruler of Egypt, but today why don't you explore who some of the various pharaohs were over the course of Egyptian history, what their responsibilities were, and what their lives were like. 

The British Museum's Ancient Egypt site has a great section dedicated to the pharaohs here. After reading some background about pharaohs, you can read a story about one of Ancient Egypt's greatest pharaohs Ramses II here. Next, explore Egyptian wall art featuring Ramses II here. Another great resource is the Discovering Egypt site, which has a whole area dedicated to Ancient Egyptian Kings & Kings. 

Homework  Complete your Map of Ancient Egypt, which is due Friday, October 23.  

Mapping Ancient Egypt (Day 2)

Turn-In Assignment Friday  It's Friday and that means it's time to turn in our assignments from the past week. In addition to completing at least two Digital Reading Log entries, you should have also finished and 'turned in' the following: Ancient Egypt Webquest, The Nile River - Cognitive Content Dictionary, and The Nile River - Notetaking Study Guide. Please make sure if you completed these assignments you turn them in through Google Classroom, so you can receive credit.

Mapping Ancient Egypt Activity  Today you continue working on your map of Ancient Egypt. You can still find the assignment Map of Ancient Egypt in your Social Studies Google Classroom. Remember that directions for how to complete the activity are included with the map. This is due next Friday, October 23. 

Explore the Eagle Times Online School Newspaper  If time permits, check out the hot-of-the-presses brand-new online edition of the Eagle Times, Lakeview's very own student newspaper. The stories are written by and for students, with the guidance of teacher extraordinaire Mr. Gilbert. Please visit the site, bookmark it, and check back regularly for exciting new content.  

Mapping Ancient Egypt

Mapping Ancient Egypt Activity  Today you will demonstrate what you have learned about the land, important places, and geographic features in and around Ancient Egypt, by labeling a blank map of the region. In your Social Studies Google Classroom you can find the assignment Map of Ancient Egypt. Directions for how to complete the activity are included with the map. 

You may utilize various resources to help you complete the activity. The map below, featured in our Social Studies textbooks, I find particularly helpful. The British Museum's Egypt site also features various maps of Egypt here. Also, some really nice maps of Ancient Egypt can be found here.  

This mapping activity builds upon things that we have studied in class and serves as one way to demonstrate what you have learned about the geography of Ancient Egypt. Therefore, it will count towards your Social Studies assessment grade. In fact, it will be the first graded assessment of the upcoming 2nd quarter and is due on Friday, October 23. 

CNN Student News and Current Event Mapping  As we watch CNN Student News today, identify one or two news stories that you can pinpoint geographically and place on the Current Event layer of your Social Studies World Map via Google Maps. 

Las Vegas, China, and Thailand were all featured in today's segment. After pinning at least one of these places on your map, consider the most important question: What happened here? You should include a title for the event, the date(s) the event took place, a brief summary of what happened, and include an appropriate photo or video.

Homework  Complete the Ancient Egypt Webquest, The Nile River - Cognitive Content Dictionary, and The Nile River - Notetaking Study Guide assignments, all of  which are due tomorrow, Friday, October 16.  

Ancient Egypt: The Nile River Valley (Day 3)

 Today's Focus Question  How did the Nile River affect where people settled in Ancient Egypt?

Warm Up: Adventure on the Nile River  Today you will begin your day at the British Museum's Egypt website here. Your task is to accompany an ancient Egyptian boy from a farming family as he navigates the Nile River. You will help the boy make important decisions about how and where he travels. His survival may ultimately be in your hands. Pay attention to the details of ancient Egypt's geography along the way. 

Guided Reading: The Nile River Valley  Now we will read from the textbook section "The Nile River Valley". The reading selection can be found digital form in your Social Studies Google Classroom, on pages 96-99 of your Social Studies textbooks, and at the link here. 

As you read, you will record key information from the section using the document The Nile River Valley - Notetaking Study Guide, which can also be found in your Social Studies Google Classroom.

Map of Ancient Egypt, featuring Lower and Upper Egypt

The kings of Upper Egypt work white crown, while the kings of Lower Egypt wore red.

Lower and Upper Egypt were often at war with each other.

According to legend, King Menes was the two kingdoms into one, in about 3100 B.C. The ruler of the combined kingdom wore a double crown of red and white, and was known as the "Lord of the Two Lands." 

Homework  Complete The Nile River - Notetaking Study Guide, which will be due this Friday, October 16.   

Ancient Egypt: The Nile River Valley (Day 2)

 Today's Focus Question  How did the Nile River affect where people settled in Ancient Egypt?

The Nile River: Vocabulary Study  Today we will continue studying the key vocabulary related to the geography of Ancient Egypt, using the document The Nile River Valley - Cognitive Content Dictionary, which can be found in your Social Studies Google Classroom. We will be using an excerpt from our Social Studies textbook, which accompanies the Cognitive Content Dictionary (and which you can also find here), to help us understand the lesson's key words and concepts.

Map of Ancient Egypt

Egypt's Black Land and Red Land

Map of Lower Egypt and the Nile Delta

Nile River Cataract

Satellite Image of Egypt 

CNN Student News and Current Event Mapping  As we watch CNN Student News today, identify one or two news stories that you can pinpoint geographically and place on the Current Event layer of your Social Studies World Map via Google Maps. 

Syria, Jerusalem, Las Vegas, and Canton Tower in China were all featured in today's segment. After pinning at least one of these places on your map, consider the most important question: What happened here? You should include a title for the event, the date(s) the event took place, a brief summary of what happened, and include an appropriate photo or video.

Homework  Complete The Nile River Valley - Cognitive Content Dictionary, which is due Friday, October 16.

Ancient Egypt: The Nile River Valley

 Unit Focus Question  How did the Ancient Egyptians create a brilliant and long-lasting civilization in a desert land?

 Today's Focus Question  How did the Nile River affect where people settled in Ancient Egypt?

Warm-Up: CNN Student News and Current Event Mapping  As we watch CNN Student News today, identify one or two news stories that you can pinpoint geographically and place on the Current Event layer of your Social Studies World Map via Google Maps. 

Both Ankara, Turkey, and Afghanistan were featured in today's segment. After pinning one or both of these places on your map, consider the most important question: What happened here? You should include a title for the event, the date(s) the event took place, a brief summary of what happened, and include an appropriate photo or video.

Video: "The Nile Gives Life"  We now move from understanding events happening now to events that happened long ago. To begin, we will watch a short video about the geography, of Ancient Egypt, with a special focus on the importance of the Nile River. 

The Nile River: Vocabulary Study  Next, we will study the key vocabulary related to the geography of Ancient Egypt, using the document The Nile River Valley - Cognitive Content Dictionary, which can be found in your Social Studies Google Classroom. We will be using an excerpt from our Social Studies textbook, which accompanies the Cognitive Content Dictionary (and which you can also find here), to help us understand the lesson's key words and concepts.

Map of Ancient Egypt

Egypt's Black Land and Red Land

Map of Lower Egypt and the Nile Delta

Nile River Cataract

Satellite Image of Egypt 

Homework  Complete The Nile River Valley - Cognitive Content Dictionary, which is due Friday, October 16.