Conditions

Draft Due: 18th

March
Due Date: 25th
March
Time Given: 8 weeks-
one lesson per week
will be given to work
on this task.
Group: 4 - 5 minutes,
palm cards may be
utilized.
Individual: 100-150
words.

Life as an Egyptian Pharaoh
Name:___________ Teacher: Miss Kennedy Class:
Guidelines:
With a group of four assigned by your teacher
collaboratively create a 4-5 minute play
about the death and burial of your chosen
pharaoh - must include the funerary customs
typical of their time. Costumes and props may
be utilised to enhance your performance, but
they will not be assessed.
This will be delivered to both grade 7 classes in
week 8 - 25th March, a script will be due 18th
March. You will not be marked on this.
Individually write 100-150 words explaining the
life of your pharaoh due 25th March, draft
due 18th March.


Criteria:
Delivery of oral presentation - voice, confidence,
projection, entertainment value.
Accuracy of information in oral - includes each of
the funerary customs typical of ancient Egypt.
Accuracy of pharaohs life in written piece.
Accuracy of spelling, grammar and punctuation.
Use of relevant resources
Purpose of assessment: Gauge knowledge and understanding of significant beliefs, values and practices of the Ancient Egyptians with particular
emphasis on death and funerary customs. With emphasis on the use of resources, and delivery of an oral presentation.
Feedback:___________________________________________________________
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Significant beliefs, values and
practices.
Looks specifically at the death
and funerary customs and
practices of the ancient
Egyptians, specifically Egyptian
pharaohs.
Oral presentation.
Presents a well
researched and accurate
depiction of the funerary
customs and practices
typical of ancient
Egyptian times.
Presents a researched
and mostly accurate
depiction of funerary
customs and practices
typical of ancient
Egyptian times.

Presents a
researched
depiction of
funerary customs
typical of ancient
Egyptian times.
Presents a
depiction of
funerary customs
typical of ancient
Egyptian times
with research
evident.
Presents a
depiction of
funerary
customs typical
of ancient
Egyptian times.
No evidence of
own research.


Delivery of oral presentation.
Use of voice, confidence,
projection and entertainment
value.
Oral presentation.
Delivery of presentation
is done with expression,
projection and
confidence. It is
entertaining for audience
members.
Delivery of oral
presentation is done
with projection and
confidence. Play has
entertainment value.
Delivery of oral
presentation is
done with
confidence. Play is
somewhat
entertaining.
Voice contains
little confidence
and expression.
Delivers a
presentation,
voice contains
no expression,
confidence or
projection.
Correct use of spelling, grammar
and punctuation.
Written component.
Excellent standard of
written communication
with little to no errors in
spelling, grammar and
punctuation.
Consistent standard
of written
communication with
minor errors in
spelling, grammar and
punctuation.
Adequate use of
written
communication
with some errors in
grammar, spelling
and punctuation.
Attempts to use
appropriate
spelling, grammar
and punctuation.
Poor use of
spelling,
grammar and
punctuation.
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Use of relevant and accurate
resources.
Locate, compare, select and use
information from a range of
sources as evidence.
Written component.
Resources used were
accurate and relevant.
Information was gained
from a variety of sources.
Incorporating historical
terms and concepts.
Resources used were
mostly accurate and
relevant. Information
was gained from
different sources.
Resources were
somewhat relevant.
Information was
gained from few
different sources.

Resources used
were mostly
irrelevant and/or
inaccurate.
Limited sources
used.
No sources used.

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