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"Secrets of the Lost
Tomb" |
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Materials:
Social Studies Text Book, Houghton Mifflin Company, Discover Our Heritage level 6
Paper
Pencil or Pen
Map of Egypt
In 1988, the secret burial site of the Ancient Egyptian Kings was discovered by Dr. Kent Weeks. He is an Egyptologists at the American University in Cairo, Egypt. His amazing adventure was covered by Time Magazine in its May 26 edition of 1988.
Your textbook has a shorten version of the story for you to read on pages 106-111.
Before you read:
Before you begin, please examine the following vocabulary words. The will help you understand the article. Go to the online dictionary to write down the correct defination for each of the vocabulary words.
Vocabulary:
1. obelisks
2. debris
3. Osiris
4. nemesis
5. Exodus
6. antiquities
7. traverse
8. claustrophobic
9. sarcophagus
10. medicos
11. precarious
12. crypts
Click here to find a
map of Egypt.Next print out the
map and place an "x" where The Lost Tomb was found. Identify where the Valley of
the Kings is located.
Ramesses II
While you read:
Read pages 106-111 from the social studies textbook. Identify key members of the dig from the story. Log those members in your journal with a breif discription
Imagine that you are an Egyptologist that is working along side Dr. Weeks. Keep a daily journal as to what you would experience at the dig site of theValley of the Kings.
After you read:
Read and explore what an Egyptologist does. Visit an actual site where an Egyptologists works. Take notes in your journal to describe the job of an
Egyptologist.
Identify all the modern day counties that Ramasses II Empire included. Idenify the
Middle Eastern Countries of Libya to Iraq.
Beyond what you read:
Go to the Hieroglyph Encoder and translate your first and last name in to hieroglyphic letters.
Read about the life of Ramesses II. Draw a timeline of the life of Ramesses II life.
About what you read:
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| Completeness | Visited few sites, completed only a few written assignments, and wrote down a few journal activities. | Visited some sites, completed some written work, and wrote down some journal activities. | Visited all sites, completed all written work, and journal activity. |
| Quality | Wrote a few complete sentences, several mispellings, and writing was difficult to read. | Wrote in some complete sentences, some mispellings, and somewhat clear writing. | Wrote in complete sentences, correct spelling, and extremely neat writing. |
| Understanding | Demonstrated a slight understanding of Ramesses II | Demonstrated a good understanding of Ramesses II | Demonstrated a great understanding of Ramesses II |
Game Activity:
Play the
game Pharaoh's
Ascent. Once the site appears please click on the download now.
This
CyberLesson was created by Steve Rinehart