Welcome to our Felucca Tour of the Nile Have a seat near your group inside the Felucca. Bring only your social studies notebook, agenda and a pencil! Please DO NOT touch the felucca!

Activity: Begin Felucca Tour Welcome to Egypt! Date: 1/27/12 Activity: Begin Felucca Tour Warm Up: Describe what you think an Egyptian pharaoh would be like (visually, personally, professionally..) ================== Homework: - Postcard for 8.3 – Great Pyramid of Giza Pg Assignment Date 9 Chapter 7 Review Questions 1/23 10 Chapter 8 Pre-read 11 Chapter 8 Vocabulary 12 Preview 8 1/25 13 Reading Notes 8.2 14 Ch 8 Rdng Notes Sites 1&2 15 Ch 8 Rdng Notes Sites 3&4

Hello, I am your tour guide, Akikii

Years of the Kingdom was in power Names of the Kingdoms Old Kingdom Middle Kingdom New Kingdom Years of the Kingdom was in power Nickname of the Kingdom Why it got the nickname What else did the Kingdom do while it was in control? 2700-2200 B.C.E. 2000 - 1800 B.C.E. 1600 – 1100 B.C.E. The Age of Pyramids Period of Reunification Egypt’s Golden Age Built a lot of pyramids as tombs Followed years of disunity and chaos with no one in charge They had great power and wealth The pharaoh’s set up a powerful central government They had great accomplishments in art, literature and architecture They increased trade and built monuments to document their accomplishments

Welcome to the Great Pyramid at Giza!

Now we will read section 8.3 from the yellow paper you were given as you boarded the felucca . Now, with your group, go to your station and complete the assignment. You will write your answer on the left side of page 14 in your notebook. (Make sure you are writing on Tour Site 1!

Please re-board the Felucca and get out your notebook Please re-board the Felucca and get out your notebook. Turn to page 14 in your notebook again and complete the postcard on the right side of the paper. Make sure you have at least 2-3 FACTS about the monument and 2-3 FACTS about the Pharaoh. **Complete this for homework if not done in class.

What did you write in your postcard?

Welcome to the White Chapel of Karnak!

Now we will read section 8.4 from the pink paper you were given as you boarded the felucca . Now, with your group, go to your station and complete the assignment. You will write your answer on the left side of page 14 in your notebook. (Make sure you are writing on Tour Site 2!

Please re-board the Felucca and get out your notebook Please re-board the Felucca and get out your notebook. Turn to the back of page 14 in your notebook again and complete the postcard. Make sure you have at least 2-3 FACTS about the monument and 2-3 FACTS about the Pharaoh. **Complete this for homework if not done in class.

What did you write in your postcard?

Welcome to Dayr al-Bahri!

Now we will read section 8 Now we will read section 8.5 from the orange paper you were given as you boarded the felucca . Now, with your group, go to your station and complete the assignment. You will write your answer on the left side of page 15 in your notebook. (Make sure you are writing on Tour Site 3!)

Hatshepsut’s expedition promoted trade with other countries and brought back many new items to Egypt.

Please re-board the Felucca and get out your notebook Please re-board the Felucca and get out your notebook. Turn to the front of page 15 in your notebook again and complete the postcard. Make sure you have at least 2-3 FACTS about the monument and 2-3 FACTS about the Pharaoh. **Complete this for homework if not done in class.

Welcome to Egypt! Date: 1/25/11 Agenda: Finish Felucca Tour Warm Up: Now that you have looked at each monument, which one do you think is the most incredible and why? ================== Homework: Do you know pharaoh? Due by end of class Wed 1/26 Ch 8 Study Guide Due Thursday 1/27 (regardless of snow!) Ch 8 Test Friday 1/28 Pg Assignment Date 11 Ch 8 Pre-Read 1/11 12 Ch 8 Vocabulary 13 Preview 1/12 14 8.2 Notes 15 Tour Site 1 & 2 16 Tour Site 3 & 4 17 Do you know your pharaohs? 1/25 18 Ch 8 Study Guide

What did you write in your postcard?

Welcome to the temple at Abu Simbel!

Now we will read section 8.6 from the blue paper you were given as you boarded the felucca . Now, with your group, go to your station and complete the assignment. You will write your answer on the left side of page 15 in your notebook. (Make sure you are writing on Tour Site 4!)

Please re-board the Felucca and get out your notebook Please re-board the Felucca and get out your notebook. Turn to the back of page 15 in your notebook again and complete the postcard. Make sure you have at least 2-3 FACTS about the monument and 2-3 FACTS about the Pharaoh. **Complete this for homework if not done in class.

What did you write in your postcard?

Wrap Up (Write the answer in your THOUGHT BOX) What do you consider to be the greatest achievement of any of the pharaohs? Explain why you chose your answer.

Welcome to Egypt! Date: 1/18/11 Agenda: Begin Felucca Tour Warm Up: If you had to name your life so far, what would you name it. For instance, mine might be “The Age of Recurring Sickness” ================== Homework: 8.2 Notes Due Thursday 1/20 Pg Assignment Date 11 Ch 8 Pre-Read 1/11 12 Ch 8 Vocabulary 13 Preview 1/12 14 8.2 Notes 15 Tour Site 1 & 2 16 Tour Site 3 & 4

Open your textbook to Section 8. 2 on Page 74 Open your textbook to Section 8.2 on Page 74. We will take turns reading throughout this chapter, so if you see one paragraph that looks like you won’t mind reading it, volunteer to read when you have the chance! Your homework tonight will be to reinforce what we just read by completing the worksheet you picked up last week entitled 8.2 Notes. It is Page 14 in your notebook. It will be due on Thursday, January 20th!