14 September - 20 September

Kia ora 7c1,

We will begin this week Tuesday with our weekly quiz, and once again look for a few groups to share the presentations that you were working on last week. 

This week you will continue to 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, beautification and innovations designed by them, that are useful today or that has changed the world.

Big Idea: Ancient Civilisations and Innovations

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

• research a new ancient civilisation and examine how they lived and the innovations they created that changed the world
• 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 Maori cultures

Activities:

1. See video on ancient cultures from around the world
2. Lets create a mind-map on vocabulary from the past such as : cultural identity/ traditions/ heritage/ ceremonies, innovation, technology
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/ Innovations they came up with that changed the world.
4. Create a visual to showcase all your ideas.
5. Present to the class during week 8.

Homework

Resources:

The civilization of the ancient Greeks - TimeMaps

PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

• We are PLANNING... to design a slide show so that we can...show our understanding of how ancient cultural societies have made innovations that are still valued in todays modern world
• Planning to create a model on one ancient landmark and determine how these were built in ancient times.
• We are planning to create a replica of an Ancient Egyptian Tablet.