Cory Nagel
10-6-10
Egypt Lesson Plan
World History
Egypt Lesson Plan
Grade Level: 9, 11, 12
Subject Area: World History
Rationale: This lesson plan introduces Ancient Egypt. There is a lot of information
available concerning Ancient Egypt, with the most popular of that being about the
Pyramids. Today, we will discuss the geography of Ancient Egypt and the formation of
Ancient Egypt.
Social Studies (History) Standards:
B.12.13 Analyze examples of ongoing change within and across cultures, such as the
development of ancient civilizations; the rise of nation-states; and social, economic, and
political revolutions
* The rise of Ancient Egypt is one of the most defining moments in World
History.
Length of Time: One class period (44 minutes)
Intended Learning Outcomes:
For students to understand how geography impacted the development of ancient
Egypt
For students to understand how Egypt’s vast potential for food surpluses led to the
building of the Pyramids
Materials:
A PowerPoint presentation of Egypt
Reading handouts regarding ancient Egypt
Procedure
Anticipatory Set (5 minutes): I have developed a CLOZE test that assess students current
knowledge of Ancient Egypt. The students will write the answers on the SmartBoard.
Egypt Lecture (Approx. 30 minutes): The lecture will cover the components that make up
the discussion about ancient Egypt. Topic points include geography of Egypt, the
Archaic Period of Egyptian history, and the Old Kingdom. The geography of Egypt
makes the country isolated in the Ancient World and also allows for massive food
production because of the Nile River. The Archaic Period is when the Egyptians united
under King Menes. The Old Kingdom is the time period of the greatest cultural
development in ancient Egypt and is when most of the Pyramids are built.
Pyramid Tour (approx. 5-10 minutes): There is a virtual pyramid tour courtesy of PBS
and Nova over the internet. This is a really great site that allows students to look inside
some of the great pyramids of ancient Egypt.
Hand-Out Readings (approx. 5 minutes): Each student will receive two readings, one
which I will assign and the other that they have an option on.
Assessment – The Egypt Cloze test will give me a good indication of how much
background knowledge the students have coming into this unit. Informal assessments
would include questions that are being asked during the lecture.
Accommodations: Students will have the option of selecting the reading that is at their
reading level. A hard copy of the notes is available to students who request it.