LO: I can plan a structured story. Eye of Horus amulet

Investigate the Eye of Horus Amulet by passing it around. 1. Examine the artefact. Investigate the Eye of Horus Amulet by passing it around. What does it look like? What does it feel like? How was it made? What was it made for? Is it well designed? What is it worth?

Vocabulary/Glossary: pitch: an attempt to sell or promote something. amulet: an object that provides protection myth: a traditional and old story that contains important truths, but is not always factual. Horus: the god of the sky and kingship, connected to the falcon, and the son of Isis and Osiris. Seth: the god of violence and chaos, connected to a fantastic animal with square ears, a long snout, and a split tail. Osiris: the god who ruled the afterlife and judged the dead. Thoth: the god of science and writing connected to the moon, the ibis-bird, and the baboon. symbol: something that represents something else.

Context: You are a writer and you have the chance to pitch to a film director to try and get your movie made. *It is to be called ‘The Eye of Horus’. *It needs to include the Eye of Horus amulet. *It needs to appeal to children around your age. *It should be a ‘losing tale’ or a ‘finding tale’.

The Eye of Horus The Myth Horus was the god most connected to the Egyptian king. The animal associated with Horus was the falcon. The ancient Egyptians told myths about how Horus had to fight with his uncle Seth to become king. Seth had murdered Osiris, Horus' father and wanted the throne for himself. One myth described how Seth damaged Horus' eye. Thoth, the god of the moon, healing and writing, got the eye back from Seth, put the damaged pieces back together and restored Horus' sight.

The Eye of Horus The Meaning Egyptians called the eye of Horus wedjat, which means 'the uninjured one'. The amulet of the eye of Horus was the most popular amulet in ancient Egypt. Eye amulets are still used in Egypt today. The ancient Egyptian eye amulet is made of an eyebrow, eye and lines that look like the markings around the eye of the falcon. In life, the amulet provided protection in all forms, especially in relation to health. In death, the Eye of Horus amulet represented purity, the protection of the mummy and the promise of rebirth in the Afterlife.

The Eye of Horus The Senses As well as acting as a symbol of protection, the Eye of Horus also represented six senses when divided into six different parts - touch, taste, hearing, thought, sight, and smell. Smell is symbolized by the side of the eye closest to the nose. Sight is symbolized by the pupil. Thought is symbolized by the eyebrow, close to the brain. Hearing is symbolized by the side of the eye closest to the ear. Taste is symbolized by the curled, diagonal line, which looks a little like a tongue Touch is symbolized by the vertical line stretching down towards the earth.

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The Eye of Horus The Maths In ancient Egyptian writing, fractions to measure grain were represented using six broken bits of the Eye of Horus, before Thoth healed it. Each bit is half of the next largest. The inside of the eye was 1/2, half of 1/2 equals the pupil, 1/4 and so on until the smallest value of 1/64. In writing fractions an ancient Egyptian would draw an inside eye plus a pupil to equal the fraction we write as 3/4. If you add the fractions of the complete eye together you get 63/64. To get the complete eye (64/64) the final 1/64 is supplied by the representation of the uninjured whole eye that Thoth healed.

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Problem/ Issue/Dilemma STORY TYPE Introduction Problem/ Issue/Dilemma Climax Resolution Ending The LOSING tale The main character(s) are given something. Characters (Who?) Setting (Where and When?) They lost what they were given. They search for it and something goes wrong... They find the item in an unexpected place. They reflect on what happened.

Problem/ Issue/Dilemma STORY TYPE Introduction Problem/ Issue/Dilemma Climax Resolution Ending The FINDING tale The main character goes somewhere. Characters (Who?) Setting (Where and When?) They find something unusual/ amazing/ important. Something happens (good or bad) because of the object they found. They put it back/ return it/ hide it/ throw it away/ do something else... They reflect on what happened.

Task: *Create a structured story idea for a movie. *Write in note form. *You can include labelled drawings if it helps. Success Criteria: *Use a range of different adjectives (E.g. incredible, turquoise, shimmering). *Use a range of powerful verbs (E.g. scurrying, investigate, disappeared) *Use a range of feelings and emotions words (E.g. anxious, overjoyed, petrified, relieved).

Plenary: Pitch your movie to the director.   Make sure you... *are enthusiastic! *speak clearly and with volume. *use expression. Whose movie would you like to see made and why?