Egypt Website Project Scoring Rubric – 6th Advanced Humanities
Name(s)_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Teacher_______________________________________________Period_______________________________________________
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Requirements and
Completion
4 .1
4
Exceeds Standard
3.7
Meets Standard
3.4
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Students include ALL required
elements in their project.
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Students include most of the
required elements in their project.
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Students go above and beyond the
requirements for all or many of the
required elements
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Students meet standard in the
project elements that they have
completed.
2.8
Approaching Standard
2
Does not Meet Standard
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Students include some of the required
elements, but there are some that are
missing.
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Students include a few of the
required elements, but most
of them are missing.
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Students may meet standard on some of the
required elements, but many of them seem
incomplete or completed with lack of effort.
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The project seems
incomplete.
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Most of the project seems to
be completed with little
effort.
Note: There are SIX MAJOR INFORMATION PAGES! Each student (in the partnership) should complete THREE MAJOR INFORMATION PAGES. The rest of the requirements can be split up however
the partnerships determine.
Requirements:
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– Home Page
– Concept for the Webpage
– Visuals for Homepage
– Names of Group on the Homepage
– Agenda Map
– Geography
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Visuals
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Questions:
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How did geography impact the ancient Egyptians?
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How did the geography of ancient Egypt help agriculture develop?
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Why was the Nile River important to the ancient Egyptians?
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How were the Egyptians protected by their physical environment?
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How did the flooding of the Nile affect the ancient Egyptians?
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Primary Source
– Key Features
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Topics Addressed
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Hieroglyphics
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Medical technology
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2-4 inventions
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Daily life
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Visuals
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Questions
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What does it mean to be an Egyptian scribe? What materials did they
use? Was it difficult? Who could be a scribe?
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What advancements did ancient Egyptians make in medical technology?
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How was the Egyptian society organized?
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If you could be anyone in ancient Egypt, except the Pharaoh, who would
you choose to be? Explain the reasons for your choice. Also, be sure to
include advantages and disadvantages of your social position choice.
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Five Technological Advances (visuals and description)
– Beliefs and Religion
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Visuals
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Questions
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How did religion influence every aspect of ancient Egyptian life?
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How did religion influence every aspect of ancient Egyptian life?
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What are 3-5 characteristics of the ancient Egyptian religion/belief
system (i.e. gods and goddesses, legends, view of the afterlife, etc.)?
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Why and how were the pyramids built, and how does it connect to the
Egyptian religion/belief system?
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Making a Mummy
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Primary Source
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– Major Developments
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Visual #1
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Visual #2
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Questions
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What major change, to ancient Egypt, did Amenhotep IV make? What
affect did it have on the civilization?
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Why was the Middle Kingdom period a "golden age" for Egypt?
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Why can the exchange of "envoys" be considered a major development
in ancient Egypt?
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There are a few theories to how the pyramids were built. Research a
few of the strategies that historians believe the Egyptians used to built
these ancient wonders. Describe advancements in math and
technology that were developed to build these tombs.
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Primary Source
– Key Individuals/Power/Leadership
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Interview #1
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Interview #2
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Questions
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How did ancient Egypt become united? How did leadership affect the
uniting of ancient Egypt?
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How was ancient Egypt governed? How were religion and politics
connected?
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How did ancient Egyptian rulers affect trade, business and conflict?,
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Hatsheput was one of the few women to rule ancient Egypt. Research
another women leader and compare and contrast their leadership
styles and impact on the societies they ruled. (Examples: Angela
Merkel, Margaret Thatcher, Golda Meir, Catherine the Great, Elizabeth
I)
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Use examples/evidence to support your answer to the question: What
are the advantages and disadvantages of power?
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Primary Source
– Choice Page
– Vocabulary Terms
– Sources Used Page/Bibliography
Egypt Website Project Scoring Rubric – 6th Advanced Humanities