31 August - 6 September

Kia ora...Students. From this week you will work as a group where you will explore cultures from around the world and draw comparisons to Egyptian and Maori Cultures.The focus will be on traditions like  tattoos, mummification, beatification , innovations designed by these ancient cultures.

Achievement Objectives: Enter AO's here

Big Idea:Ancient Civilisations and Innovations

Learning Intentions: We are learning to (WALT)...

• research a new ancient civilisation and examine how they lived whereby there where changes to their bodies.
• Compare how this is similar or different to Ancient Egypt and Maori cultures
• document your ideas through a visual.

Success Criteria: 

I have created a visual ( poster/ infographic or slideshow) based on how cultures from Ancient Eras have similarities and differences to Ancient Egypt and mOARI cultures

Activities:

1. See video on ancient cultures with respect to tattoos, makeup, clothing and weapons used from your chosen culture and compared to Maori culture.
2. Use and build on you  a mind-map on vocabulary from the past such as : cultural identity/ traditions/ heritage/ ceremonies and image. Think of ancient concepts here.
3. Refer to the image on white board on Ancient civilisations.Choose one culture for an example ancient Greece/ Indonesia/ China or India and research the following: Location, important ancient landmarks, cultural identity( clothing/ image/ religion) traditional practices eg marriages/ birth/ and what ceremonies to bodies when people pass on. Show art forms on their body eg: tattoos/  henna/ clay design. Compare  at least two these with Ancient Egyptians and Maori Cultures.
4. Create a visual to showcase all your ideas.
5. Present to the class during week 8.

Homework

Complete you work, as this is due next week.

Resources:

The civilization of the ancient Greeks - TimeMaps