Days 15-17

Focus:  Constructing a final argument about what life was like for ordinary people in ancient Egypt

Sources Used: 

All texts read for this module (Sources A-J)

Activities:

1. Look over all sources and notetakers from the unit and brainstorm a list of aspects of life for ordinary people in ancient Egypt. Sort aspects of life into social and economic categories.
2. As a pre-writing activity, collect evidence in two claim-evidence-source charts, one for social and one for economic categories
3. Draft, peer-edit, and revise essays to construct an argument addressing the second essential question.

Classroom Products:

Claim-evidence-source charts