Drop In 1 Assignment

By: Carla Ramdat
  October, 2004

Writings From Ancient Egypt

Audience: Upper Elementary to Middle School Students

Introduction:

The history and culture of Ancient Egypt existed over 3000 years ago. Their history is rich with culture and they were very innovative people. Through this web drop-in, we will read about 3 forms of their written language. We will learn about the symbols that were used and discuss the various types of materials they used to write their information onto for reading it.  

First, you will need to go to this website and read about their 3 forms of writing.

ancientegyptianwriting
http://www.ancient-egypt.org/language/grammar/0201_types.html


Information:
In Ancient Egypt, the Egyptians had 3 different forms of writings. They were used to relay information about religious texts. Read to find out more on their written language. Their writing and the cultural history of the Ancient Egyptian people existed around 3,000 years ago.



Activities:

1.    After reading the information about the 3 forms of writing that were developed by the Ancient Egyptians, name these forms.
2.    Describe each form of writing. Include information stating what kinds of materials were used to display their written language.  Also discuss information about the different services or programs where each kind of writing was used.
3.    Click onto papyrus and read information about it. What is this and what was it used  for during this era? Describe the  process used  to make the sheets.

Journal Activity:
Look at each picture posted below from the website. In your journal, write 4-5 sentences about each picture giving details that include the type of Ancient Egyptian writing used on each picture. Be sure to also include information about the type of material that it was written onto.
Picture #1



Picture #2



Picture # 3