Egyptian Slabs
6th grade students in Mr. Taylor's Social Studies class learned about the ancient Egyptian civilization. To better understand the culture, governing system, religion and language students participated in an arts integration project by creating an Egyptian clay slab.
6th grade students in Mr. Taylor's Social Studies class learned about the ancient Egyptian civilization. To better understand the culture, governing system, religion and language students participated in an arts integration project by creating an Egyptian clay slab.
Students were required to research Egyptian art and lore to create a clay tablet.
Students were required to research Egyptian art and lore to create a clay tablet.
Resources
Resources
AI Egyptian. Taylor.pptxAt the end of the unit on the Egyptian civilization students learned about the culture's art through a presentation. Contents of the presentation included:
At the end of the unit on the Egyptian civilization students learned about the culture's art through a presentation. Contents of the presentation included:
Egyptian Art Style
Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Draw Like an Egyptian: How Egyptians illustrate a story
Carve Like an Egyptian: Instructions for the Arts Integration project
Presentation was created by Aaron Jones, Director of Arts Integration
With knowledge about the ancient Egyptian culture and art, students began working on their arts integration project. One component in which the students would be measured was accuracy in translating their names and a statement into hieroglyphics. Students were provided an illustrated resource of glyphs paired with the English alphabet.
With knowledge about the ancient Egyptian culture and art, students began working on their arts integration project. One component in which the students would be measured was accuracy in translating their names and a statement into hieroglyphics. Students were provided an illustrated resource of glyphs paired with the English alphabet.
Requirements for the Egyptian Slab included:
Requirements for the Egyptian Slab included:
Use characteristics and traits of the Egyptian Style (Profile and Frontal pose) to illustrate a story.
Include multiple registers to divide your slab into at three sections (story, hieroglyphs, decorative)
Incorporate hieroglyphs, accurate translation. Students name must be included within a cartouche.
Student Examples
Student Examples
