LESSON PLAN

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

LESSON ORGANISATION
Students Prior Knowledge:
The creation of the Egyptian civilisation as a result of
Time: 1:20pm-2:10pm (7M) and 9:45am-10:35am (7R)
the Nile River
Date: 21/06/16 (7M) and 22/06/16 (7R)

The Lands of Egypt (ie. Black Land / Red Land)

Farming and the production of Egyptian food
Learning Area: History
Egyptian social structure including job descriptions
and rankings of the following class groups:
Strand/Topic from the Australian Curriculum

Pharaoh, High priests, Scribes, Nobles, Wealthy

The significant beliefs, values and practices of the
Merchants, Craftsmen, Farmers, Peasants and
Ancient Egyptians, with a particular emphasis on ONE of
Slaves
the following areas: everyday life, warfare, or death and

Egyptian
Religion and Life including:
funerary customs (ACDSEH033)
Treatment of the dead (ie. Burial tombs,
Elaborations

Investigating significant beliefs associated with death and

mummification, the taking of items into Afterworld
funerary customs (for example, belief in an afterlife) and
etc.)
practices (for example, burial in tombs and techniques of
Egyptian Gods (ie. Horus, Anubus, Osiris, Isis etc.)
mummification)
Journey through Afterworld (ie trials and terrors,

Generating alternative explanations for the building of the

weighing of the heart against the feather of truth)
pyramids at Giza
Belief in the immortal yet mortal Pharaoh.
Year Level: 7M and 7R

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

Literacy
Numeracy
ICT
Critical and
Ethical
competence
creative
behaviour
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:
Revise prior learning from past Ancient Egypt lessons with focus on Gods, Goddesses and religion.
Identify important and relevant information from text book, videos etc. in relation to Egyptian Religion and Life,
Mummification and the Pyramids.
Discuss learned information from investigation as a class.
Teachers Prior Preparation/Organisation:
Observation of prior History lessons
Liaise with Mentor approximately 2 days before
scheduled lesson to allow for editing and
improvement of lesson plan if necessary.
Teacher has previously revised text book: Pearson
History 7 (Teachers Companion) pages 151-160.
Students have person copy of Pearson History 7 and

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) will be supported
through visual aids such as YouTube, picture-centered
websites and hard copy class handouts etc.
Students who are gifted and/or talented will benefit
from linguistic and verbal activities such as reading

HaSS writing books.

YouTube video Journey to the Egyptian Afterlife
(2:56mins) is loaded and ready to be projected onto
interactive whiteboard (For 7R ONLY)
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCtn3UolAKs
Horrific Habits Info Sheet (Appendix 1) has been
copied to allow for one for each student: 22 students
Interactive white is running and NotePad function is
loaded.
YouTube video How were the Pyramids Built?
(6:30) is loaded and ready to be projected onto
interactive whiteboard (For 7R ONLY)
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lotbZQ55SgU

from the text book, participating in class discussions,

thinking in a critical manner, and analysing information
from website to enter into work sheets.
Students with CAPD, ESL or vision impairments will
have the option of viewing YouTube videos with
subtitles. Students can also zoom in on website to
allow for increased font size.
Students will have option to use personal IT device
(iPad) to type answers if writing proves difficult.

LESSON EVALUATION (to be completed AFTER the lesson)

Assessment of Lesson Objective and Suggestions for Improvement:
Objective 1: Met or Not Met

Objective 2: Met or Not Met

Objective 3: Met or Not Met

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
9:45am

Motivation and Introduction:

Resources/References

Students transition from PC

Good morning 7R
Students get out HaSS writing book and History Text book.

Student writing book

Student Text book

YouTube (7R)
https://www.youtube.
com/watch?
v=ZCtn3UolAKs

Appendix 1

YouTube
https://www.youtube.
com/watch?v
=lotbZQ55SgU

Lesson Steps
9:55am

Teacher to facilitate prior knowledge discussion with students.

FOR 7R ONLY:
Teacher to play Journey to the Egyptian Afterlife (2:56mins) facilitating
discussion when teacher sees fit.

10:00am

FOR ALL STUDENTS:

Mummification
Students use student writing books titled: Egyptian Religion and Life and make
a sub-heading Egyptian Mummification
Students to open text book to page 156 and read Mummification and
Mummies and Modern Times paragraphs
Teacher to hand out Horrific Habits Info Sheet (Appendix 1) to each student.
Teacher to go through sheet with students.

10:15am

Pyramids
Students write a second sub-heading: Pyramids in writing book.
Students/Teacher reads The Pyramids: Houses for Eternity (pg 158), Egypts
Famous Pyramids (pg 158) and Building the Pyramids (pg 159)
YouTube video How were the Pyramids Built? (6:20) is loaded and played on
interactive whiteboard.
(See link to right )

Lesson Closure and Transition:

10:35am

Students transition to class room teacher to begin Geography teststudy.

Assessment: (Were the lesson objectives met? How will these be judged?)
Objective 1:
Revise prior learning from past Ancient Egypt lessons with focus on Gods,
Goddesses and religion.
To meet objective, students will participate in prior knowledge discussion where
students will review learned information from previous lessons (see Students
Prior Knowledge box pg 1). Objective to be judged through verbal assessment.
Objective 2:
Identify important and relevant information from text book, videos etc. in
relation to Egyptian Religion and Life, Mummification and the Pyramids.
To meet objective, students will participate in class discussion, watch YouTube
videos, examine information sheet (Appendix 1), and deduce relevant
information from student text book. Objective to be judged through both written
and verbal assessment in the forms of class discussion and written entries into
work book. Work book to be collected at end of lesson.
Objective 3:
Discuss learned information from investigation as a class.
To meet objective, students will participate in class discussion sharing
information and ideas in a positive manner. Objective to be judged through
verbal assessment.