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| Ancient Egyptian Art and Culture |
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Post-Visit Lesson |
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For Grades 3 – 8 Learning Outcomes: Students will: Apply knowledge gained from the Albany Institute’s presentation of Ancient Egypt collection. Be creative and relate the present to the past Relate to an ancient culture and understand their quality of living. Teacher planning: Time required: 45 minutes Materials/Resources: Worksheet (available on website), markers/crayons, chalkboard, pencils, Ancient Egyptian books or pictures. Preparation: Study the characteristics of Ancient Egyptian Art and historical objects. Activity 1: Discuss the experience and the artifacts the students saw during the Ancient Egyptian Art and Culture tour at the Albany Institute. Would the objects be useful in contemporary society? Can they relate the objects to their own lives? What kinds of people would have owned them in Ancient Egypt? What profession were they? Think about what a day in the life of an Ancient Egyptian was like. What objects would be used? What would the landscape and climate be like? Use worksheet 2. Allow students to be creative and imagine what it really would be like to live in Ancient Egypt. Prompt them with descriptive words and images from website resources found on www.albanyinstitute.org. Assessment: Students may be evaluated on their differentiation between artifacts and relics and class participation Optional Closure Activity: Have students perform as they Ancient Egyptian citizen they described. Use traditional dress, objects and terms. New York Curriculum Alignment Elementary and Intermediate: The Visual Arts – Standards 1, 2, 3, 4 Social Studies – Standards 1, 3, 4 ELA – Standards 1, 3, 4
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