1. Warm Up
Name one advancement discussed in last classes reading (How Did Egyptians Farm), and explain why it was important to the Egyptians in a 5-7 sentence paragraph.

2. Objective- SWBAT identify the different inventions created by the Ancient Egyptians

3. Take a minute and write a word spelled out with Egyptian hieroglyphics!!

4. These symbols were extremely important to the Ancient Egyptians Why might they be so important to lives of Egyptians? (Turn and talk)

5. Can you recall the name of the writing system used in Mesopotamia
Can you recall the name of the writing system used in Mesopotamia? Ancient Egyptians also had their own form of writing, this form of writing was known as hieroglyphics

6. At first they just used symbols, for example, a house would be used to represent a house. Later they created symbols for sound and eventually made a complex writing system.

7. Who can Identify the term scribe (discussed in previous unit) Some Egyptian men attended school to become scribes.

8. Why were hieroglyphics were an important invention to Egyptian society
Why were hieroglyphics were an important invention to Egyptian society? (Turn and talk) While the Egyptians writing system is very different then the writing system we used, the Egyptians had a major impact on many inventions we still use today.

9. Guided Practice
As a class, we will read a passage titled “How Did the Egyptians Write” and answer the following comprehension questions:
What is the “gist” of the passage?
What are two details supporting the “gist”
What is one new vocabulary word from the passage? What is it’s definition?

10. Independent Practice
Mr. Rubel will distribute a chart of the different inventions discussed in yesterday and today’s class. Students will complete the chart independently by identifying the inventions and explaining their importance.

11. Group Work
In your groups, out of all the inventions on the list, which one does your group believe is the most important? Why? Each group should have a : 1- Recorder 2-Timekeeper 3-Facilitator 4-Monitor

12. Closure
“Summarize” todays lesson in a 3-5 sentence

13. Homework
Think of one of the inventions discussed in today’s lesson- How would your life be different if this was never created? (Must be at least a paragraph).