Lesson Plan Template
Name: Nicole DiBattista
Lesson Title: Ancient Egypt government
Rationale for Instruction
A rationale is an essential part of
thoughtful planning of classroom
instruction. This is a brief written
statement of the purpose for instruction
and the connection of the purpose to
instruction that has come before and will
follow.
CCSS (LAFS/MAFS)/Next
Generation Sunshine State
Standards
List each standard that will be addressed
during the lesson. Cutting and pasting
from the website is allowed. You must
have a minimum of 3 standards that
represent multiple content areas identified
in this portion of the lesson plan.
These can be downloaded from the
Florida Dept of Education
www.cpalms.org/homepage/index.aspx.
Learning Objectives
What will students know and be able to
do at the end of this lesson? Be sure to set
significant (related to
CCSS/LAFS/MAFS, and NGSSS),
challenging, measurable and appropriate
learning goals!
Grade Level: 6
Lesson Length (ie. 30 minutes): 45 min
Ancient Egypt was the longest lasting and most stable civilization in world history. At the center of that stability were the
pharaohs, Ancient Egyptian kings who ruled as gods, and the other officials who helped them rule and build the amazing
monuments that we can still see today.
Do you cross the curriculum? What other content fields (language arts, science, math, the arts, physical education,
technology) do you address in this lesson?
SS.6.W.2.6-Determine the contributions of key figures from ancient Egypt.
LAFS.6.SL.1.2-Interpret information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and
explain how it contributes to a topic, text, or issue under study.
LAFS.6.W.1.3-Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant
descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
-Using the knowledge gained throughout the lesson, the student will be able to describe common social
roles in ancient Egyptian times. (I can describe the roles in ancient Egyptian times using the knowledge
gained throughout the lesson.)
- When given a list of people in society in ancient Egypt, student will be able to organize and the list of
people according to ancient Egyptian social hierarchy with 90% accuracy. (I can organize ancient
Egyptian society members when given a list)
-After completing the worksheet the student will be able to discuss ancient Egypts success based on its
hierarchy. ( I can explain how the social hierarchy contributed to the success of the ancient Egyptian
civilization)
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Student Activities &
Procedures
Design for Instruction
What best practice strategies
will be implemented?
How will you communicate
student expectation?
What products will be
developed and created by students?
Consider Contextual Factors
(learning differences/learning
environment) that may be in place in
your classroom.
Lesson Plan Template
This is the heart of the lesson plan. Be specific. Describe lesson in a step-by-step, numbered
sequence, including teacher and student activities. Be sure to include key questions for discussion,
collaborative structures, etc. (This section includes EVERYTHING and should be highly detailed!)
The teacher would introduce the lesson by asking the students, "what would you do if the principal
came into the room and told everyone that they had to clean up the entire school with toothbrushes? Do
you think that this would happen?"
This question will lead into the discussion of hierarchy and government.
Lesson Body:
-The teacher will begin by discussing the concept of social roles. The teacher will ask the class, do we
have social roles in our society today? Depending upon the answers, the teacher can go more into details
about the roles in society by giving some examples or move on if the class has adequate answers.
-The class will than read the Famous Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt article to get a better understanding
about the ancient Egyptian government.
-As a class, they will review the quiz associated with the article and explain the answers.
-The teacher will introduce the social hierarchy pyramid and discuss the different levels of society. The
class will try to determine the classification of the different roles in ancient Egypt.
Activity - Role Play:
- After creating the pyramid, the teacher will read role play character cards one at a time.
- Prompts students to think, If you were a slave or a criminal, how would you hold yourself? Do you
think you would be proud, ashamed, timid/shy?
- After reviewing the different social roles, each student will pantomime a social role by random
selection.
- Have a couple of students demonstrate their role and have the class guess the pantomimed social role.
- Have students tell you why they guessed what they did, what did they notice that told them which
social role was being pantomimed.
- Set up a scene (e.g., on a farm, at the market, in the pharaohs palace)
- Have students freeze in the position of a social role that might be found there
- Teacher may choose to animate the scene by tapping students, indicating to the
student to move or speak in their character
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Activity 2: Role play - Judgement day

- As a class or half class (2 groups), students will take turns being the pharaoh and common
people
- The teacher will provide the scene for which the commoners must plead their case before the
pharaoh for judgement (e.g., a slave has attempted to escape his master, a servant refuses to do as
commanded, a farmer wants to be excused from conscription to work on pyramid, someone is overheard
questioning one of the pharaohs decisions, etc.)
- Students are left to be creative in their characters by improvising their dialogue; pharaoh is encouraged
to ask clarifying questions before making a ruling

- Worksheet (handout)
- Students will be asked to reflect on social hierarchy as it exists in their life today (e.g.,
between friends, siblings, parents, etc.) They can make connections between
their life in todays society with that of ancient Egypt.

Closure:
- Review of the social hierarchy and roles learned
- Ask students what was discussed and learned in class regarding ancient Egyptian social roles
and hierarchy.

End by doing the hierarchy quiz

Assessment Daily Lesson Plan Assessment:

How will student learning be
assessed? Authentic/Alternative
assessments?
Does your assessment align ***Materials that will be used for assessment and examples of tasks and projects must be included with
with your objectives, standards and the lesson plan.m
procedures?
Informal assessment (multiple
modes): participation rubrics, journal social hierarchy self-reflection worksheet
entries, collaborative social hierarchy quiz as a class
planning/presentation notes

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Resources/Materials ALL resources including but not limited to; internet sites, professional resources - books, journals (titles
and authors), childrens literature, etc. should be noted here. Citations should be in APA format.

-Social Role Cards

- Social Role Pyramid
- Pen/Pencil
- Social hierarchy self-reflection worksheet
-Famous Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt article with quiz

Barthel, K., & Wong, K. (n.d.). Ancient Egypt. Retrieved June 4, 2017, from
http://courses.educ.ubc.ca/cite/socials/projects/Ancient%20Egypt.pdf

English Worksheets Land. (n.d.). Retrieved June 4, 2017, from

http://www.englishworksheetsland.com/topics/socialstudies/egypt.html

Exceptionalities ESOL:
What accommodations or modifications Kwl chart
do you make for ESOL, Gifted/Talented
students, Learning/Reading disabilities, Reduce/modify work
etc. Additional time
Partner help
These accommodations and/or
modifications should be listed within the
procedures section of the lesson plan as
well as in this section of the document. Students with Learning Differences:
Preferential seating
Additional work time

Gifted/Talented:
More challenging activities

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Lesson Extensions
Compare and contrast ancient Egyptian civilization to other ancient civilizations

Pretend that you are a modern day pharaoh (ruler). Imagine (for the sake of this writing prompt)
that the title alone grants you respect normally reserved for gods in ancient times.

The Egyptians believed in taking their material possessions with them into the afterlife. Your first
matter of business is to publish a "royal decree" detailing the construction of your pyramid along with
those items that are to be buried with you for use in the next life.

Remember that you are living in these modern days, so you will have access to all of the modern day
technology there is to offer, not to mention millions of people at your disposal. As for the items to be
buried in the pyramid with you, everything you have ever wanted would be also be yours for the taking.

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