LESSON PLAN

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

LESSON ORGANISATION
Year Level: 7M Time: 1:20pm-3:00pm Date: 13/05/16
Learning Area: History
Strand/Topic from the Australian Curriculum
The physical features of ancient Egypt (such as the River
Nile) and how they influenced the civilisation that developed
there (ACDSEH002)
Elaborations

describing the importance of the River Nile to Egyptian society

(for example inundation and farming, the worship of Hapi (god
of the Nile), and the use of the Nile as a means of
transportation)

Students Prior Knowledge:

Students have participated in introduction History
(Ancient Egypt) lessons, have basic knowledge of:
The creation of the Egyptian civilisation as a
result of the Nile River
Treatment of the dead (ie. Burial tombs,
mummification, the taking of items into
Afterworld etc.)
Egyptian Gods (ie. Horus, Anubus, Osiris etc.)
Role of the Pharaoh
Participation in Egyptian tomb Adventure
WebQuest
Link: http://www.nms.ac.uk/explore/play/discover-ancientegypt/egyptian-tomb-adventure/

General Capabilities (that may potentially be covered in the lesson)

Ethical
Literacy
Numeracy
ICT
Critical and
behaviour
competence
creative
thinking
Cross-curriculum priorities (may be addressed in the lesson)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
histories and cultures (N)

Personal and
Social
competence

Asia and Australias engagement with Asia

(N)

Intercultural
understanding

Sustainability (N)

Proficiencies:(Mathematics only)
Lesson Objectives (i.e. anticipated outcomes of this lesson, in point form beginning with an action verb)
As a result of this lesson, students will be able to:
Identify important and relevant information from given resources (ie. student textbook, maps and videos)
Discuss acquired information (from resources) in class discussion sessions.
Produce an accurate and legible map of Egypt (using Appendix 1, 2 and 3) with important land marks and
important features clearly included.

Teachers Prior Preparation/Organisation:

Observation of previous History lessons
Liaise with Mentor approximately 2 days before
scheduled lesson to allow for editing and improvement
of lesson plan if necessary
Read Student Text, Pearson History 7 (Teachers
Companion) pages 132-137
Blank Ancient Egypt Map (Appendix 1) has been
printed to cater for all students: 22 students
Teacher Copy of Ancient Egypt Map (Appendix 2) is

Provision for students at educational risk:

Students with learning difficulties (including but not
limited to dyslexia, dyspraxia, low level
concentration, and/or low level cognitive ability)
Students who are gifted and/or talented will benefit
from linguistic activities
Students with CAPD, ESL or vision impairments will
have the option of viewing YouTube videos with
subtitles.
Students will have option to use personal IT device


completed

(iPad) to type answers if writing proves difficult.

Google images Ancient Egypt Map (Appendix 3) has

been printed to cater for all students: 22 students
YouTube video Egypt Gift of the Nile: Part 2 (6:00
minutes) is loaded and ready to be projected onto
whiteboard.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjThxcqOkKs

LESSON EVALUATION (to be completed AFTER the lesson)

Assessment of Lesson Objective and Suggestions for Improvement:

Teacher self-reflection and self-evaluation:

[OFFICIAL USE ONLY] Comments by classroom teacher, HOPP, supervisor:

***See lesson feedback form***


LESSON DELIVERY (attach worksheets, examples, marking key, etc, as relevant)
Time
8:55am

Motivation and Introduction:

Resources/References

Prac teacher to inform students that she will be taking double lesson of history
today. Lesson includes:

Lots of reading from text book

YouTube video (6:00 minutes)

Mapping activity

Class discussion

Lesson Steps (Lesson content, structure, strategies & Key Questions):

Students silently and independently read Egypts Climate paragraph on page 133.
Once completed, Teacher asks for feedback about paragraph:
9:00am

Connections with Sahara Desert, Mediterranean Sea, Africa and Asia

Summers are hot and long
Very warm, short winters
Capital City = Cairo
Not a lot of rain fall
All desert, apart from small and occasional Oasis
Desert does not support food crops or grazing animals
Without the Nile Rive, it would be inhabitable

Teacher to read The Formation of a Unified Land paragraph on page 133

Discussion:
What did each of the separate kingdoms of Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt
have to gain by unifying?

9:05am

Teacher to read The Nile paragraph on page 134 (asking for student readers
when Teacher sees fit)
Discussion:
After watching the video and hearing the passages, what do we now know
about the Nile Rive and its importance to the civilisation of Egypt?

9:10am

Pearson History 7
Text Book

YouTube Video
https://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=mjThx
cqOkKs

Pearson History 7
Text Book

Pearson History 7
Text Book

Longest river in the world

Source of Nile = White Nile and Blue Nile
Snow melting caused the Nile to flood (leaving rich black fertilised soil)
Egypt was able to grow food easier than any other country

Teacher to read The Gift of the Nile paragraph on page 135

Discussion:
Why was it called The Gift of the Nile?

Trade along the river

Lower Egypt got access to Granite Quarry as Aswan (Mining)
Upper Egypt got access to farming in fertile lands of the Delta of the Nile
Armed forces joined together to create more powerful army to defend city
Both nations had access to both Seas (Med and Red)

YouTube video Egypt Gift of the Nile: Part 2 (6:00 minutes) is played
Students to take notes (summary at end of video)

Pearson History 7
Text Book

Without the Nile the civilisation would never have existed

Give people fish and other seafood
Able to catch water birds


9:20am

Houses were built (walls and roof plus housing materials ropes etc)
Writing materials were made (ie. Pens and ink)

Teacher to explain task:

Students to read paragraphs The Black Land and The Red Land on
page 135/136 their text book.

Students create a table labelled Egypts Black and Red Lands, one side
labelled Red Land and the other Black Land. Students (in note form)
write information under each heading.
**Teacher to draw example on interactive white board**
9:30am

9:40am

Using this table, students are to draw in land marks and important features
onto their blank map (Appendix 1) including:

The Red Land

The Blank Land
Capital City
Oasis
Mediterranean Sea
The Read Sea
Upper and Lower Egypt

Pearson History 7
Text Book

Appendix 1

Appendix 2

Appendix 3

Pearson History 7
Text Book

**Teacher to use Teacher Copy of Ancient Egypt Map (Appendix 2) as a point of

reference for students**
Once completed, Teacher to hand out Google images Ancient Egypt Map
(Appendix 3) for students to fill in any missing pieces of map.
Teacher to instruct students to glue map(s) into the work book.

9:45am
Teacher/Students read paragraphs Producing Food on page 136 and Eating
Well on page 137.
Discussion:
How did the Nile help Egypt the grow and harvest food?
Why was having good food so important to the civilisation?

Lesson Closure and Transition: (Review lesson objectives with students)

Students to pack up and get ready for home time.

Assessment: (Were the lesson objectives met? How will these be judged?)
Objective 1:

Identify important and relevant information from given resources (ie.

student textbook, maps and videos)
To meet objective students must recognise and single out important and relevant
information and participate in class discussion to show knowledge. Objective to be
judge through verbal assessment.
Objective 2:

Discuss acquired information (from resources) in class discussion

sessions.


To meet objective students must participate in class discussions using acquired
knowledge from Objective 1. Objective to be judge through verbal assessment.
Objective 3:

Produce an accurate and legible map of Egypt (using Appendix 1,2 and 3)
with important land marks and important features clearly included.
To meet objective students must create and complete a personal map of Egypt
using given resources. Students must include important land marks and important
features, such as:

The Red Land

The Blank Land

Capital City

Oasis

Mediterranean Sea

The Read Sea

Upper and Lower Egypt

Objective to be judged through grading of completed maps.