The Egypt Game

Second Nine Weeks Project Option 1: Create a Game

For your first option, you may design a game based on the novel The Egypt Game. You may design a board game, a
card game, or a Jeopardy trivia game (I can provide you will a PowerPoint template to create a realistic Jeopardy game).
You will design both the game and the box it will be stored in. If making a computer-based game (such as the jeopardy
game, you may design a poster advertising your game instead of a box (you must do both the jeopardy game and the
advertisement.
Your game must include:
AT LEAST 10 story details (events from the story, characters, key themes)
AT LEAST 10 actual facts about ancient or modern Egypt (our Egypt project for Social Studies and the Internet
are good sources for these)

You must:
Brainstorm ideas for the type of game you want to design
Make a list of everything you will need to create your game (a box to store your game, poster or foam board,
blank index cards, dice, construction paper, markers, etc.)
Write step-by-step instructions and rules for playing the game (make sure all spelling and grammar is correct!)
Build the game, pieces, box, etc.
Play your game before you bring it into class to make sure no changes are needed

Your grade will be evaluated on the following:

____/10 Correct spelling/grammar on both instructions and game pieces

____/30 At least 10 correct facts from the text are incorporated into game pieces and game
___/30 At least 10 facts about ancient and modern Egypt are incorporated into game pieces and game
___/10 Box/advertisement design works for the game designed; it looks neat and is decorated well
___/10 Instructions are clear and concise, and use standard conventions of writing; the game can be understood by its
participants
___/10 Game is well thought out and design makes sense

__________/100

The Egypt Game

Second Nine Weeks Project Option 2: Blooms Taxonomy Questions

For your second option, you may create a series of questions based on the novel The Egypt Game. The questions
must progress from lower-level thinking to higher-level questions. You must ask the question AND answer it in complete
sentence form, using no less than a four sentence response. You may put the six questions with answers on a poster
board OR organize them in a typed response with symbols.
Your questions must include:
Important plot details or characters from the book
Complete sentence format using one of the provided question starters
Your answers must include:
At least four complete sentences in length
Mention of at least one specific character from the book as proof of your reading
Mention at least one specific event from the book as proof of your reading
Each set of questions/answers must include a neat/colorful symbol or scene related to the question/answer

Your grade will be evaluated on the following:

____/12 Each of the six questions is important to the plot or characters in the book
___/12 Each of the six questions is a complete sentence using one of the provided question starters
___/24 Each of the six answers is at least four sentences in length
___/12 Each of the six answers mentions at least one specific character from the book
___/12 Each of the six answers mentions at least one specific event from the book
___/18 The presentation of the project, whether on poster or paper, is clean, organized, creative, and uses standard
conventions of grammar
___/10 Each of the six categories includes a neat, colorful symbol or scene related to the question/answer
__________/100
Category Question Starters
Knowledge 1. Describe
2. Explain who
3. Why did
4. What is the meaning of
5. Describe what happened at
Comprehension 1. Make a prediction about
2. What was the main idea of
3. Compare ______ to______
4. What differences are there between
Application 1. How would you change
2. Examine the actions of
3. Explain how____ relates to an experience of
your own
4. What is another instance where
5. Explain the significance of
Analysis 1. Examine the motives of
2. Discuss the pros and cons of
3. What can you infer about
4. What is the theme of
5. What was the problem with
6. Why did the changes _______ occur?
Synthesis 1. What would happen if you changed
2. What facts can you gather
3. What ideas can you add to
4. What would happen if
5. What solution is there for
6. What might happen if you combined ____ with
____?
Evaluation 1. Do you think _______ is a good or bad
thing/idea?
2. Was it right or wrong when
3. What choice would you have made
4. What is your opinion of
5. What is the most important
6. How would you feel if