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Ancient Egypt RAFT Writing
Background Information
Long ago, hunter-gatherer groups survived by moving around and gathering wild plants and hunting
animals.
Over time people learned to farm and domesticate animals.
and herding was a vitally important development in the world’s history.
The development of farming
Once people began to farm
they were able to settle in one place and not have to constantly migrate searching for enough food to
feed their family.
cities to develop.
People began growing a surplus of food which allowed populations to grow and
Once a group of people advance to the point they have cities, a government,
social classes, architecture, writing and art we call them a civilization.
along river valleys.
Most civilizations developed
One of the earliest civilizations was found along the Nile River in Egypt.
RAFT Writing Topic
Your writing needs to show how Egypt fits the description of a great civilization. Use this paper to
write notes to use as your pre-writing.
Roll- Choose the roll of a pharaoh, scribe, or poor farmer. You need to write as if you were
actually this person in ancient Egypt.
Circle the role you choose.
Audience- You are writing as a person from the past so your audience is people in the future
(today’s people.)
Format- You are writing a speech and describing six pictures you would use to demonstrate your
point.
Topic- Explain how Egypt is an example of a great civilization. You must mention all six
characteristics civilizations share. (Use page 372 along with what we have learned in class.)
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Prewriting notes
What details will you mention about each of these?
cities
a government
What pictures could you use?
social classes
architecture
writing
art