Bellringer: 9/24 Pick up the sheets on the desk by the door. Review your Egypt and Mesopotamia notes. Also review Page 14 in your notebook. ( the map showing the locations of river valley civilizations and their related rivers ) Have your Pharaoh Eulogy WS on your desk for a check.

Table of Contents Update: 20: Assessment: River Valleys and Comparison 21: Understanding Ancient Egyptian WS 22: Egyptian Alphabet Quiz

HOMEWORK Homework: Read Ch. 2, Section 3 (Indus River Valley Civ.) and take notes. MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHEN THE UNITS TEST IS! (FRIDAY, 10/2)

River Valley Civilizations: Ancient Egypt, Day 2 Ms. Allen Pre-AP WHI

AGENDA: 9/23 and 9/24 1. Bellringer: Egypt vs. Mesopotamia Review 2. Egypt vs. Mesopotamia “Quiz” 3. Understanding Egyptian Hieroglyphics Lesson/Activities

OMG AAMOF OTTOMH WYWHBWDIK JTLYK BRB DUCWIM MTFBWY TTYL IYKWIM WRUD2DAY

Oh My Gosh As a matter of fact Off the top of my head Wish you were here But what do I know Just to let you know Be right back Do you see what I mean May the force be with you Talk to you later If you know what I mean What are you doing today?

Where might you see the types of messages that appear on the board/overhead? What makes this type of communication different from the normal written word?

Why do people use this form of communication rather than writing complete words and sentences? What are the advantages of using this type of communication?

What are these pictures showing? Where would these forms of communication typically be found?

Compare the symbols on the hieroglyphics to emojis on a smartphone. Do you see any common symbols/images?

Comparing: Hieroglyphics to Emojis/Emoticons What similarities are there between the use of hieroglyphs and the way we communicate today when we use text messaging on our cell phones or in ?

Test your knowledge! Try spelling your name using hieroglyphics on the worksheet in the box provided..With the person(s) next to you, work on the Egyptian Hieroglyphics/Alphabet Quiz handout..

Correct answers: 1)C6) B 2)B7) B 3) C8) C 4)B9) C 5) C10) B

ACTIVITY: Create Your Own Hieroglyph Message In your assigned groups, create a 2 sentence message using Egyptian hieroglyphs. DO NOT COPY SENTENCES FROM THE QUIZ. Write your message on a piece of butcher paper. Use the same symbols that would have been used by the ancient Egyptians. You should use a combination of the symbols for the words and then words entirely spelt out with hieroglyphs. On the back of the poster, students should record what the message actually says.

ACTIVITY: Create Your Own Hieroglyph Message When you are finished, let me know and I will post your message somewhere in the classroom. When every group is finished with their message, we’ll begin a hieroglyphic gallery walk. You will go around and try to translate the other messages posted around the room.

Group Assignments: A: Erin, Sam, Jackson J. B: Nathan, Rebecca, Jenna C: Veer, Preston, Drew D: Sofya, Srinidhi, Kirk E: Trisha, Sydney, Chris F:, Jade, Hita, Levi G: Brenden, Kevin, Lithin H: Tyra, Kelly, Alex, Jackson S.

Free-Response: Must be in complete sentences! 1. Discuss the historical significance of hieroglyphs as a form of communication and how you think this form of communication helped the ancient Egyptian Empire to become a superpower. 2. In today’s technologically advanced world, the use of hieroglyphs or images to record history and send messages from place to place seems ineffective and cumbersome. But, we have seen a return to the use of symbols/images to communicate (think emojis, abbreviations of text), at least in informal settings. Why do you think we have begun to use images/symbols again as a form of communication?