DECONSTRUCTINGTHETOMB

Grade7UnitPlanconnectingArtandSocialStudies

PyramidinEgypt
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LESSON1:SYMBOLSASLANGUAGE:CARTOUCHES
LESSON2:WHOSYOURMUMMY?
LESSON3:NOTJUSTADOLL(PADDLEDOLL)

NinaGilden
03/12/15

DECONSTRUCTINGTHETOMB
Grade7UnitPlan
InterdisciplinaryUnitConnectingArtandEnglishLanguageArts

TableofContents

UnitPlan.1

UnitMap.7

Lesson1:SymbolsasLanguage:Cartouches.8

Lesson2:WhosyourMummy?.............................19

Lesson3:NotJustaDoll(PaddleDoll).................31

UnitRubric.42

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DECONSTRUCTINGTHETOMB
Grade7

HieroglyphicAlphabet
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STAGE1DESIREDRESULTS

UNITTRANSFERGOAL:
Studentswillbeabletoindependentlyusetheirlearningto
Identifysignsandsymbolsinartfromdifferentcultures.
Usesignsandsymbolsintheirownart.

A. ENDURINGUNDERSTANDINGS:

Studentswillunderstandthat:
Culturalobjects/artifactsconveyinformationabouthumanconditions,contributions,
values,andaesthetics.
Artistsrecordimportantculturalhistorythroughsymbolsandobjects.
Artandlanguagearebothcommunicationvehiclesbywhichideasaretransmitted.

B.
ESSENTIALQUESTIONS:

Whatarethesignificantsymbolsandiconsofcivilizationsandcultures?
Whatdoculturalsymbolsandpatternsreveal?
Whatcanweinferfromartifacts?

C.
STATESTANDARDSADDRESSED:
MASSACHUSETTSVISUALARTSFRAMEWORKS
1.
Methods,Materials,andTechniques.
Studentswilldemonstrateknowledgeofthe
methods,materials,andtechniquesuniquetothevisualarts.
3.
Observation,Abstraction,Invention,andExpression.
Studentswilldemonstrate
theirpowersofobservation,abstraction,invention,andexpressioninavarietyof
media,materials,andtechniques.
4.
Drafting,Revising,andExhibiting.
Studentswilldemonstrateknowledgeofthe
processesofcreatingandexhibitingtheirownartwork:drafts,critique,
selfassessment,refinement,andexhibitpreparation.
10.
InterdisciplinaryConnections.
Studentswillapplytheirknowledgeoftheartsto
thestudyofEnglishlanguagearts,foreignlanguages,health,historyandsocial
science,mathematics,andscienceandtechnology/engineering.

MASSACHUSETTSSOCIALSTUDIES/HISTORYFRAMEWORKS
7.29.
LearningStandards:Egypt:AnAncientRiverCivilization,c.30001200BC/BCE:
Describetheroleofthepharaohasgod/king,theconceptofdynasties,theimportance
ofatleastoneEgyptianruler,therelationshipofpharaohstopeasants,andtheroleof
slavesinancientEgypt.
7.30.LearningStandards:Egypt:AnAncientRiverCivilization,c.30001200BC/BCE:
DescribethepolytheisticreligionofancientEgyptwithrespecttobeliefsaboutdeath,
theafterlife,mummification,andtherolesofdifferentdeities.
7.31.Le
arningStandards:Egypt:AnAncientRiverCivilization,c.30001200BC/BCE:
SummarizeimportantachievementsofEgyptiancivilization(theagriculturalsystem
theinventionofacalendarmonumentalarchitectureandartsuchasthePyramids
andSphinxatGizahieroglyphicwritingtheinventionofpapyrus).

D.
ACQUISITION/UNITOBJECTIVES:
(Studentswillknow...Studentswillbeskilledat)

Lesson1:
StudentswillbeabletoidentifyEgyptiancartouches,explainwherethey
werefoundandtheirfunction.
Lesson2:
StudentswillbeabletoidentifyanddiscussEgyptianmummycases,be
skilledatworkingcollaborativelyandlisteningtoeachothersideas.
Lesson3:
Studentswillrecognizedollsfromotherculturesandbeskilledatusing2D
and3Dmaterials.Studentswillknowaboutfunctionv.form.

STAGE2ASSESSMENTEVIDENCE

A. EVIDENCE:

(PerformanceTasksandProducts)
Lesson1:
Cartouchesdesignedusingthelettersoftheirownnames,thatare
completeandreflectstudentunderstandingofEgyptianhieroglyphsand
symbols.

Lesson2:
MummyCasedesignsthathavebeenworkedoncollaborativelyand
demonstrateunderstandingofsymbolsandcreativity.

Lesson3:
PaddledollsinspiredbythosefromAncientEgyptthathavebeendesigned
onbothsidesusinghieroglyphsandgeometricpatterns.

B.
CRITERIA/RUBRIC:

SeeattachedrubricforLesson#3

STAGE3LEARNINGPLAN

A. SCOPEANDSEQUENCEOFLESSONS:
Lesson1:SYMBOLSASLANGUAGE:CARTOUCHES
Inthislesson,studentswilllearnaboutwhatandwherecartoucheswerefoundin
AncientEgypt.Usingimagesanddiscussion,studentswillexploreandmake
comparisonsofcartouchesfoundinthetombsofimportantfiguresfromAncientEgypt.
Afterstudentshavebecomefamiliarwiththemeaningandusageofcartouches
throughteacherleddiscussion,studentswillbeaskedtocreatetheirowncartouches
oftheirbirthnameusingtheAncientEgyptianalphabetinhieroglyphs.Studentswill
usepencil,thenpermanentmarkersandcoloredpencils.


Cartouchemadeby2ndGradestudentfromMissionHillSchool.
PhototakenbyNinaGilden

Lesson2:WHOSYOURMUMMY?
Inthislesson,studentswilllearnaboutthepharaohsandqueensfoundintombsof
AncientEgypt.Inspiredbyresearchfrombooks,onlineresourcesanddiscussion,
studentswillexploreandmakecomparisonsofthepharaohsandqueensinAncient
Egypt.Usingalongsheetofbrownmuralpaperandingroupsofthreeorfour
,
studentswilldelegateasagroupwhowillmapoutthetop,middleandbottomofthe
bodytocreatethemummycase.Usingfirstpencilthencoloredpencils,markersand
paint,studentswillworkcollaborativelytorepresenttheirpharaohorqueenofchoice.


MummyCaseofPaankhenamun
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Lesson3:NOTJUSTADOLL(PADDLEDOLLS)
Inthislesson,studentswilllearnaboutpaddledollsfoundinAncientEgyptianTombs.
Studentswillbeaskedtotaketheirpreconstructedpaddledollshapesandbegin
usingfirst2Dmaterialstodecoratethemandthefollowingweekmoveonto3D
materials.Theonlyrequirementisthatstudentsincorporatehieroglyphsandsome
kindofpatternordesignonbothsidesofthedoll.


PaperPaddleDollmadebyartistDinekeMcLean
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