Friday, January 23, 2015

Ancient Egypt: Crash Course World History #4



Video Breakdown
     Group
  • ________Intro to Ancient Egypt                            0:00 - 1:40
  • ________The Nile, Agriculture & Egyptian Life 1:40 - 3:30 
  • ________The 3 Dynasties/Kingdoms                     3:30 - 4:00
  • ________The Old Kingdom(2,649-2,152 BC)       4:00 - 6:14
  • ________The Middle Kingdom(2,040-1,640 BC) 6:15 - 7:52
  • ________The New Kingdom(1,550-1,070 BC)      7:52 - 9:18
  • ________The Open Letter to King Tut                9:18 - 10:27
  • ________The Crucial Thing to Remember        10:27 - 11:10

What did you learn from the video? Just like we can close read a novel, we can closely watch or examine a video. 

Directions:

  • Re-watch your assigned sections. You may re-watch them, pause them, replay them and jot down as many notes and as much information as you want.
  • Break down the information and pull out the the most important details and organize what you learned. 
  • Use chart paper and markers to create a poster to represent the information.
  • You must:
    • Include a Title
    • Write LARGE AND NEAT!!!
    • Present accurate information about your topic
      • Information should be clear and easy to understand
    • Put the names of your group members on the back
  • You can include:
      • words
      • pictures
      • charts
      • timelines
      • sentences
      • etc...
*****Important*****
These Posters are intended to help introduce us to the Ancient Civilization of Egypt. I do not expect you to become a master of this information yet. We will be studying Egypt in depth over the next several weeks.