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Ancient Egypt and Kush
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Worksheet 1: Ancient Egypt and Kush

Plan Your Sarcophagus

Directions Review the task list. Then use the chart to plan
your sarcophagus.

Task List
1. Brainstorm ideas and plan the designs of your sarcophagus.
2. Gather and create decorations. Construct your sarcophagus.
3. Write to describe and explain the designs of your
sarcophagus.
4. Present your sarcophagus to the class.
5. Complete your Rubric Assessment.
Topics to think about
Family Talents and Abilities Changes
Friendships Daily Life Future Dreams
Hobbies and Activities Special Occasions

What do I want to show about What image, object, or symbol

my life? can I use?
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Worksheet 2: Ancient Egypt and Kush

Write About Your Sarcophagus

Directions Describe the decorations you chose for your

sarcophagus. Explain what these decorations reveal about you.
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Worksheet 3: Ancient Egypt and Kush

Assessment Rubric

Collaboration
Research and
Points Presentation and Time
Content Management
All required elements Sarcophagus is Written explanation of
are included; extremely well the sarcophagus is
sarcophagus provides organized and exceptionally well
very thorough visually appealing; organized and
information about the sarcophagus includes indepth; writing is
students life and an interesting variety clear, concise, and
interests; sarcophagus
of decorations has few to no errors;
5 clearly involved
(photographs, oral presentation
considerable planning
and effort trinkets, and so on) provides an extremely
cleverly presented; clear, focused
decorations clearly summary of
represent different important designs on
aspects of the the sarcophagus
students life
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All required elements Sarcophagus is well Written explanation of

are included; organized and visually the sarcophagus is
sarcophagus provides appealing; organized and
detailed information sarcophagus includes indepth; writing is
about the students an interesting variety generally clear and
life and interests; of decorations; concise with few
4 sarcophagus shows decorations clearly errors; oral
evidence of serious represent different presentation provides
planning and effort aspects of the a clear, focused
students life summary of
important items
included on the
sarcophagus
All required elements Sarcophagus is Written explanation of
are included; somewhat organized the sarcophagus
sarcophagus provides and visually fulfills the writing
information about the appealing; purpose but could be
students life and sarcophagus includes better organized or
interests but could be some variety of more in-depth;
more detailed; decorations; most writing is occasionally
sarcophagus shows decorations clearly unclear or unfocused
3 some evidence of represent different and may include
planning and effort aspects of the some distracting
students life errors; oral
presentation
summarizes important
items but is
sometimes unclear or
unfocused
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Assessment Rubric Cont.

2 elements are missing; organization and/or writing is often
sarcophagus provides visual appeal; unclear or unfocused
some information sarcophagus includes or includes frequent
about the students decorations but distracting errors;
life and interests but needs greater variety oral presentation
lacks detail; of decorations; some does not effectively
sarcophagus shows decorations do not summarize the
little evidence of clearly represent designs on the
planning and effort different aspects of sarcophagus
the students life Written explanation is
Sarcophagus is minimal or has major
Three or more poorly organized and organizational
1 required elements are lacks visual appeal; problems; writing is
missing; sarcophagus sarcophagus includes unclear or unfocused
provides little too few decorations; or includes numerous
information about the decorations do not distracting errors;
students life and clearly represent oral presentation
interests; sarcophagus different aspects of does not effectively
shows little to no the students life summarize the
Self evidence of planning Written explanation designs on the
One or and effort lacks depth or has sarcophagus
two Sarcophagus is noticeable problems
required somewhat lacking in with organization;
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