EGYPT PROJECT
You may choose any topic of interest to you for your Egypt report/project. I have
listed some possibilities. You will notify me of your topic selection by Thursday,
November 4th. Topics will be accepted on a random basis. However, I will only accept 2
reports per topic.
Your project will consist of a three-page minimum hand written report that will be
neatly written in black ink on white paper. It can also be a two-page minimum computer
printed product in #14 font. The written portion of the project should be enclosed in an
attractive report folder or cover of your choice. A model of the topic you have selected
should also be included. For example, if you choose to do your report on mummies, you
might wish to make a model of a person correctly wrapped and placed within a
sarcophagus. Should you study pyramids, you might create one of clay or sugar cubes or
even one that could be opened to show the secret passageways and burial chambers. A
salt relief map of Egypt showing the course of the Nile River, its delta, and cataracts
would be an appropriate model for a study of the Nile River.
Your project will be worth 20% of your second trimester social studies grade. The
more time, effort, and creativity that you put into your project, the higher your grade
will be. The due date for this project is Tuesday, January 11, 2011. The following
is my grading checklist:
Report:
Length (30 points)
Information (35 points)
Report cover (10 points)
Bibliography with 5-source minimum (15 points)
Oral Presentation (10 points)
Report total: 100 points
Model:
Effort (40 points)
Creativity (40 points)
Neatness (20 points)
Model total: 100 points
The entire project is worth 200 points, given in two separate scores. Any late
projects will have their total grades reduced by 10 points per day it is late. Very limited
class time will be given to complete this project.
If your parents or you have any questions about this assignment, please call me at
505-3011. Choose wisely and enjoy your learning experience!
EGYPT PROJECT TOPIC SUGGESTIONS
Overview of Ancient Egypt
Geography of the Nile
Valley of the Kings
The Three Kingdoms
Egyptian Clothing
Achievements & Inventions
Daily Life
Ankh – The Key of Life
Pyramids/Tombs
Scarab Beetles
Obelisks
Papyrus
Miscellaneous Gods
Anubis
Thoth
Isis
Osiris
Animal Gods
Preparing for the Afterlife
Mummies & Mummification
Book of the Dead
Rosetta Stone
Sarcophagus
Cartouche
Overview of Pharaohs
King Menes
Rameses II
Akhenaton
Tutankhamen
Hatshepsut
Cleopatra VII
Howard Carter
Scribes
Hieroglyphics
Sphinx
Canopic Jars
Grade Sheet (sample)
Points earned/possible points
points earned/possible points
Report:
Length __________/30
Information __________/35
Report Cover __________/10
Bibliography __________/15
Oral Report __________/10
Model:
Effort __________/40
Creativity __________/40
Neatness __________/20
Model Total __________/100
Report Total __________/100
Total Project Grade __________/200 points
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EGYPT PROJECT AGREEMENT
The due date for this project is Tuesday, January 11, 2011.
Name ____________________________________
Egypt Project Topic ________________________________________
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