~3rd Grade~
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Unit Title: Journey through History
Lesson Title: Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Materials:
Pencils
Sketch paper
11x13 drawing paper
Construction paper 12x14 for mounting
Markers
Crayons
Colored pencils
Gold and sliver markers
Unit rational:
This lesson will introduce students to the Egyptian culture, and hieroglyphs. They will create a large mixed media design that will serve as a kind of self-portrait of themselves. They will include their name, a word to describe them, and one of their favorite hobbies.
Standards:
9.1.3C- Vocabulary within each art form
9.1.3 F- Historical and cultural production, performance, exhibition
9.2.3 B- Chronology of works in the arts
9.2.3 D- historical and cultural perspectives
9.4.3D- artistic choices
Day One:
Students will come in to see a translated hieroglyph alphabet on their desks. I will introduce them to Egyptian culture, and hieroglyphs. After an introduction they will be given a scrap piece of paper, and will be instructed to practice writing their name in hieroglyphs, a word to describe them, and an activity they like to do.
Day Two:
Students will be given a piece of 11x13 paper and will be instructed to divide it into three rows either horizontally or vertically. Students will lightly outline in pencil their words in hieroglyphs. After they are done, they will go over they words with a dark pen.
Day Three:
Students will begin to fill in designs with a variety of materials, including markers pencils, crayons, and maybe watercolor. Once they are dry, students mount their piece on a larger piece of colored construction paper, (12x14). Students will then be allowed to add gold and silver accents and border designs to their work, but not overdo it.
*Will probably go into a fourth day
Objectives:
Students will be able to:
- Recognize, understand, and appreciate the function and beauty of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs
- Discern similarities and differences between their own forms of writing/ drawing and that of ancient Egypt.
Questions:
- What have you learned about Egyptian hieroglyphs?
- What are some similarities and some differences between your work and that of ancient Egyptian times?
- What did you enjoy about this assignment?
- What did you have problems with?
Vocabulary:
Hieroglyphs
Autobiography
Background Information:
-Hieroglyphs- Comes from Greek term meaning “ sacred carving” refers to system of writing used by Egyptians
-May be the oldest form of writing. Earliest evidence is from about 3300 BC and was used for the next 3500 years until 200 AD.
-Only a small portion of Egyptians used hieroglyphs. Mostly priests, royalty, and civil officials, because they were difficult to learn and time consuming to create.
-A hieroglyph literally translates as “language of the gods”. Priests used them to write down prayers, and text related to life after death and worshiping the gods. When preparing tombs, many people had autobiographies and hieroglyphic guides of the afterworld written on the surfaces of the tomb walls. Believed helped to guide the dead through afterlife.
-They were also used to record history, such as the depth of the Nile River on a specific day of the year.
-They painted hieroglyphs on various surfaces, sometimes putting down simple black figures, and other times using detail and bright colors.