21 September - 27 September

Kia ora 7C1,

For this week you will be completing your presentations and then sharing your work with other groups to compare how you have each explored cultures from around the world and drawn comparisons to Egyptian and Maori Cultures. The focus will be on traditions like  tattoos, mummification, beautification and innovations designed by these ancient cultures.

We will start off with our weekly quiz as usual on Tuesday. :) Please watch the news.

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