Appendix 1

LESSON PLAN
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

LESSON ORGANISATION
Year Level: 7 Time: 1:35pm Date: 15/06/20 Students’ Prior Knowledge:
 Ancient Egypt- the Nile, inundation, social
Learning Area: HaSS- History structure (overview), significant people
 Indigenous Australia- sacred sites research
Strand/Topic from the Australian Curriculum
Diagram of ancient Egyptian society, roles and
responsibilities of each group, who is a part of the wealthy
and poorer classes
General Capabilities (that may potentially be covered in the lesson)
Literacy Numeracy ICT Critical and Ethical Personal and Intercultural
competence creative thinking behaviour Social understanding
competence
Cross-curriculum priorities (may be addressed in the lesson)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia Sustainability
histories and cultures
Proficiencies:(Mathematics only)
Lesson Objectives (i.e. anticipated outcomes of this lesson, in point form beginning with an action verb)

As a result of this lesson, students will be able to:

 Describe how ancient Egyptian society was organised using a diagram
 List the roles and responsibilities of each year group
 Identify which groups were a part of the wealthy class, and those that were a part of the ordinary classes in
ancient Egyptian society
 Describe what life was like for both wealthier and poorer members of ancient Egyptian society.

Teacher’s Prior Preparation/Organisation: Provision for students at educational risk:

 Social Pyramids cut and stick activity- print
 Create and text kahoot quiz
 Find relevant video (ABC Splash)


LESSON EVALUATION (to be completed AFTER the lesson)

Assessment of Lesson Objective and Suggestions for Improvement:

Teacher self-reflection and self-evaluation:

[OFFICIAL USE ONLY] Comments by classroom teacher, HOPP, supervisor:

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 LESSON DELIVERY (attach worksheets, examples, marking key, etc, as relevant)
Resources/References
Time Motivation and Introduction:
Align these with the
Students line up, are greeted, sit down and instructions/overview of the lesson segment where they will
1:35pm
is verbally given and written on the board. be introduced.
1:40pm Activity 1: Recap
Discuss what was learned last week:
 Ancient Egypt- the Nile, inundation, social structure (overview),
significant people
 Indigenous Australia- sacred sites research lesson
“Jacaranda HaSS 7”
Lesson Steps (Lesson content, structure, strategies & Key Questions): Textbook (p.322-323)
Activity 2: Read Ch16.4 (p.322-323), cut and stick activity
1:45pm Students are to draw a 6-tiered pyramid in their exercise books, students are Exercise books
to place images in the correct tier on the pyramid and label each level. Print out of roles
1. Pharaoh Stationery and ruler
2. Nobles, Officials and Priests
3. Scribes
4. Artisans
5. Farmers/Peasants
6. Slaves

Revising the chapter each student to Write a list of “roles and responsibilities”
in their exercise books and list the roles/responsibilities of each group. (dot
points)

2:15pm Beside each group students are to use a ‘traffic light system’ and identify who
was higher and lower on the social pyramid.
1. High Classes: Green
2. Middle Classes: Yellow
3. Lower Classes: Red
Video “Life in Ancient
If time permits- put on SEQTA or as HW- Activity 3: Watch… describing Egypt” ClickView
what life was like for the different members in ancient Egyptian society. pause Ch 6-9
at relevant points, verbally identify the key points in the clip, and give students
time to copy it down in their exercise books.

Transition: (What needs to happen prior to the next lesson?)

2:20pm Ensure the Social Pyramid and roles for each class are written in exercise
books (check next lesson). Watch the video on SEQTA (or in class).

Lesson Closure:(Review lesson objectives with students)

Activity 4: Kahoot: “Ancient Egyptian Social Classes year 7 HaSS” (26
Questions)- Needs to be shortened Kahoot Quiz
Assessment: (Were the lesson objectives met? How will these be judged?)
Exercise book activities
Discussion and student questions (answering KQ)
Kahoot Quiz