Nile River Bank
A Riverboat Tour of Ancient Egyptian Monuments - Travel Brochure Assignment

 

Assignments to hand in: Writing Prompt    Notes About Egyptian Pharoah's Accomplishment     Student Handout Note Sheet on Nile Stops    Travel Brochure

Introduction Video - Ancient Egypt: The Gift of the Nile

Writing Prompt: Write about three sites within the U.S. that tourists from other countries would need to see in order to understand our past leader's major accomplishments. Explain why these landmarks or sites are significant. (Ex: The White House)

Step 1: Listen to the audio track - Introduction to the Riverboat Tour and look at the picture of the Cairo Museum of Egyptian Antiquities & The Palette of Narmer. Download and print out the student handout: Notes About Egyptian Pharoah's Accomplishment. Briefly write some notes in the space provided on the Role of Pharoahs. Also, draw a visual in the first box that represents what you have listened to in the audio track.

Step 2:  Listen to the audio track - River Boat Itinerary. View the Map of the Riverboat Itinerary. Briefly write notes about each Kingdom and draw a visual that represents what you have learned.

Step 3: The Riverboat Tour Begins... For each site, you will view a picture, listen to an audio track that explains what you are looking at, print out and read an article describing interesting facts, and answer a writing prompt at the bottom of the article. You will need the Student Handout Note Sheet to record which kingdom the site belongs to and respond to the writing prompt.

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Stop 1: Giza - Picture of Pyramids        Audio Track        Student Information Sheet w/ Prompt

Video: The Pyrmids of Egypt - Master Builders
Interactive Website - NOVA: Pyramids - The Inside Story

Stop 2: Saqqara - Picture of Step Pyramid        Audio Track        Student Information Sheet w/ Prompt

Stop 3: el-Amarna - Picture of Akhenaten's City        Audio Track        Student Information Sheet w/ Prompt

Video: The Boy Who Became King - Akhenaten

Stop 4: Karnak - Picture of Jubilee Chapel        Audio Track        Student Information Sheet w/ Prompt

Stop 5: Deir el-Bahri - Picture of Hatshepsut Temple        Audio Track        Student Information Sheet w/ Prompt

Video: Great Egyptians - Hatshepsut

Stop 6: Abu Simbel - Picture of Ramesses Temple        Audio Track        Student Information Sheet w/ Prompt

Video: Great Egyptians - Ramses the Great

Step 4: Creating Your Travel Brochure. Download and print: Guidelines for Creating a Travel Brochure   

Example Student Work:

Travel Brochure by Aaron P.
Nile Tour Travel Brochure by Aaron P.    Nile Travel Brochure by Aaron P.

Front                        Back

Travel Poster by Liz P. & Gianna R.
Travel poster by Liz P. and Gianna R.    Travel Poster by Liz P. and Gianna R.

Front                        Back

Travel Poster by Ashley C. & Michaela P.
Travel poster by Ashley C. and Michaela P.

Travel Poster by Joey C., Scott F., & Bobby W.
Travel poster by Joey C., Scott F. and Bobby W.    Travel poster by Joey C., Scott F., and Bobby W.

Travel Brochure by Dan P. (Microsoft Publisher File)

 

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