We will be developing a living wax museum that students will be working on for the next two weeks. The students have chosen various people/characters from Ancient Egypt and will research information in class and at home. In addition to the research, they will prepare a research page and develop a speech that summarizes their famous historical person. Then the fun part begins. The students will create a costume, dress as their person, and then assume the identity of the historical figure. The students will finish the project at home.
 This project will be completed at home and at school
 Due dates and guidelines will be given in the project rubric and can be found on my website ( www.smramsey.com
)
 This will count as a Project grade for Social Studies
 A 2-4 minute speech based on research
 A written description of your person answering the questions below
 A costume presentation
 An artifact (prop) that represents the role/occupation that your character played in ancient Egyptian society
Thursday, January 21
 What social class was this person in? What evidence do you have to support this?
 Who did you serve and what was your role?
 How did this person/god contribute to the Egyptian society?
 How did the person live?
 How did the person dress?
 What artifacts might this person have used/carried/worn?

Students dress in costumes to portray their subject. This costume should accurately convey information about he subject and the time period in which they lived. Don’t wait until the last
minute. Start to look for a costume, collect pictures, and locate other props that you can use to help “set the scene.” Look at pictures of your person to give you inspiration. Did they wear glasses? How did their hair look? Be creative and have fun with it.
I realize that some students may not be able to provide costumes. Please do not go out and “buy a costume”. I ask that students be creative in their attempts to make this living museum realistic. Students will have an opportunity to create some aspect of their costume at school if it is needed.
You will now use the information from your research to write a 2-4 minute speech. You will be speaking a if you were this person, so you statements will be “I” statements. You are NOT required to memorize your speech. The final copy of your speech will be written on large notecards (I will provide them). However, you cannot read strictly from the cards. You should practice enough that the speech is almost automatic, and the cards are used as reinforcement.
Time yourself at home! Practice! Practice! Practice! When people are nervous they often speak faster, so concentrate on slowing down. The more you practice giving your speech in front of people the more comfortable you will be.

Objective: Students will research an important person or god from ancient Egypt in order to create a living wax museum.
Due Date
Monday, January 11
Description
Project Parent
Signature Form
Monday, January 18 Page of
Information Due
Wednesday, January 20 Written Speech
Due
Thursday, January 21 Wax Museum
Presentation
(including prop)
Total
Points Possible
Y/N
10
10
30
Points Earned
50

Name of
Student:________________________________________________________________
Objective: Students will research an important person or god from ancient Egypt in order to create a living wax museum.
Project Parent Signature Form
This form is a confirmation that you have received the information packet about the Wax
Museum project.
 This project will be completed at home and at school.
 Due dates and guidelines are given above. This should be a nightly homework activity.
 This project will count as a Project grade for Social Studies class
 Students and parents are responsible for keeping up with due dates.
Please e-mail me if you need any additional support on this project at grade7@stmarysschoolsm.com
At school we have the following materials available for those who need support with their costumes
 Construction paper
 Poster board
 Markers, crayons, glue, etc.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Please complete the following and return this portion signed.
_______ I have received and read the project information packet about the Wax Museum project.
Student Signature: ______________________________________________________
Parent Signature: ______________________________________________________
DUE DATE: MONDAY, JANUARY 11