Thursday, March 16 Day 1

Connections Survey
https://docs.google.com/a/franklinps.net/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfIJKfbdDjQoB_JNrBnVsN7GVuQ5sPNPZebfSUkkcJq6merEw/viewform?c=0&w=1

We will start with a NEWSELA article.

https://newsela.com/articles/egypt-statue-ramses/id/27916/


Ramses Statue CNN Video
http://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2017/03/10/egypt-ramses-statue-cairo-sje-mobile-orig.cnn

When you finish NEWSELA, write the clincher for the Matthew Henson essay and go to Classroom to turn in the assignment.


We will also work on the Egypt songs and review for the check-in.

E Period will also write the clincher for the MH essay.

SWBAT

model good public speaking and listening

Cite evidence from text in a well constructed paragraph.
End an essay with a thoughtful clincher.
Write a summary with the key ideas about the discovery of Ramses.

Explain the importance of the Nile River to the people of ancient Egypt.

Explain the importance of the Rosetta Stone to the decipherment of Egyptian writing.

Explain the importance of the Egyptian belief in an afterlife and how these beliefs impacted life.