Wednesday, 7 December 2016

Ancient Egypt Project

Ancient Egypt Project

C1  Interacts orally in English

1. Title: Show and Tell 
2. Instructions: Think about precious objects(very dear to you) you may bring in class. You will put those objects in your pyramid in the treasury:
e.g.: an interesting book, a small gift, a postcard, jewels, small toys, collection cards, pictures, etc.
3. Interaction: For the oral interaction you have to be able to describe your objects (size, colour, quality, usage) and to answer questions about your treasures. You also have to think about questions you may ask your teammates within the oral interaction.

C2  Reinvests understanding texts

1. Booklet: Ancient Egypt Doc.
2. Reading texts: Online texts and texts in the booklet.
3. Internet sites: Authentic online texts and short videos:

(Hieroglyphs: writing, Eye of Horus, numbers)

(View Egypt related Videos: short animated 3D reconstructions and short films from the National Geographic)

https://discoveringegypt.com/egyptian-hieroglyphic-writing/hieroglyphic-typewriter/
(The Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic alphabet translator)
4.Grammar:
The Simple Past Tense (affirmative, negative, interrogative form)
The Simple Past Tense (affirmative, negative, interrogative form) 
Modal verbs: can, must, have to, should  
Demonstratives: There is/There are 

5.Vocabulary:
Booklet: Ancient Egypt Doc.

  
C3  Writes and produces texts

Produce a mini-booklet: (4 pages)
  1. Cover page (draw a picture of your pyramid)
  2. Write the rules of your kingdom (use the modal verbs)
  3. Description of the pyramid (outside and inside)
  4. Write and decode your message using hieroglyphics

Evaluation: Learning Situation: C1, C2, C3: Exams and Self-evaluation