Life as an Ancient Egyptian

Students researched what life was like for an Ancient Egyptian. Then they choose a social class and wrote a Historical First Person Narrative as that person. The essays turned out to be three or more paragraphs long. Students then uploaded their essay and recorded themselves reading their essay into a slide in their Ancient Civilizations Powerpoint. Finally students posted their essay on Thinkquest in a message board for others to read. Super job kids! If you are a parent of one of this Champion students ask to see their essay in Thinkquest!
Here is just one example:

Philip R
               Greetings! My name is Joseph and My parents are Joe and Josephine. My dad is the Pharaoh, so my family and I are royalty. For fun we spin our gold plated tops, and making leather balls out of the highest quality leather and cotton. Oh, and I like bossing around my personal servant.
              My palace is made of marble as white as snow, and the hierglyphics are painted by the chief scribes. They tell stories of Ra gliding down the Nile in his Sun boat, or Set nailing Osiris into his coffin. The palace overlooks the Nile where you see the reeds flowing with the current, and I also hear the whipping of the wind.  If you walk closer to the Nile, you can smell the Lotus flower blooming in the Spring.
        My father, Joe, had a mother named Cleopatra. You may have heard of her. She is the best grandma ever! Imagine having Christmas every day. Now imagine these presents being plated in gold or silver and smelling like lavender. See what I’m saying? Plus, you know how your grandma’s kisses are all sloppy and wet?

Nov. 14, 2011

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