Bid for Pyramid Construction Mastery Project

Due: Monday February 11, 2019

You have been learning about ancient Egypt, their geography, their social classes, and their innovations and
contributions to society.

DIRECTIONS: Imagine you own a construction company in ancient Egypt. Pharaoh Smith has put out a call
for a new pyramid to be built. You want to be the company that leads the pyramid construction project. Pitch a
proposal to Pharaoh Smith as to why she should let your company build the next pyramid.

REQUIRED FEATURES:
_____You must have a completed Question Response Sheet
_____You must have a Tool or Machine Design
_____You must turn in a completed Tool/Machine Name Sheet (Purpose, How it Worked, Significance)
_____Powerpoint that you create to bring all your information together to pitch to Pharaoh Smith

Resources
You must follow the Resources in your Bid for Pyramid Construction Proposal folder to get information for you
proposal.
All material will come from the Techbook or RR Readings.
 Bid for Pyramid Construction

Student Name:     ________________________________________

Proposal
Organization 90- 100 A 89-80 B 79-70 C 69 and below
Question and Each question is Each question is Student has at least 2 Student did not put
Response Organizer answered neatly and answered. There are responses for each any responses in the
in complete at least 3 responses question. response boxes.
sentences. There are for each question. The responses are not Student did not hand
at least 4 responses Incomplete in complete sentences. in the assignment as
for each question. sentences. part of the Mastery
Project.

Tool or Machine Machine is drawn. Machine is drawn Machine is drawn but Machine is not drawn.
Design Explanation but not neatly. not neatly. Explanations of how it
included of how Explanation Explanation included works and how it will
machine works included of how of how machine set your company
And how this machine works works and how this apart not included.
machine will set And how this machine will set your Paper is not handed in
your company apart. machine will set company apart. as part of the Mastery
4-5 sentences. your company apart. Project.
2-3 sentences. 1-2 Sentences

Tools/ Machine One tool or machine One tool or machine Student does not have Student did not hand
Name for each box. for each box. each Tool, Purpose, in the assignment as
One complete Purpose, how it How it Worked, and part of the Mastery
sentence describing worked, Significance filled in. Project.
purpose, how it significance, are
worked, and its listed as bullet
significance. points
Teacher Notes

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_____ / 100 Total Points from Checklist
Name: _____________________ Presentation Rubric

Category 90- 100 A 89-80 B 79-70 C 69 and below

Powerpoint Clearly describes Moderately Barely describes the Student did not
your company’s describes the company’s plan. complete this portion
plan. company’s plan. of the Mastery Project.

Responses are neat, Responses are Responses are not Student completed
coherent, relevant somewhat neat, neat, relevant, portions but it was not
and professional. coherent, relevant coherent, or easily understood or
and professional professional. conveyed.

Describes 3-5 Describes 2-3 Describes 1-2 Describes 0-1

challenges that challenges that challenges that challenges that
builders have faced builders have faced builders have faced in builders have faced in
in previous in previous previous pyramids and previous pyramids and
pyramids and how pyramids and how how they have solved how they have solved
they have solved they have solved them. them.
them. them. Student completed
portions but it was not
Responses are neat, Responses are Responses are not easily understood or
coherent, relevant somewhat neat, neat, relevant, conveyed.
and professional. coherent, relevant coherent, or Student did not
and professional professional. complete this portion
of the Mastery Project.

Persuade the Persuade the Persuade the Pharaoh Student did not hand
Pharaoh Smith to Pharaoh Smith to Smith to choose your in the assignment as
choose your choose your construction company part of the Mastery
construction construction by describing what Project.
company by company by you will bring to the
describing what you describing what you project that other
will bring to the will bring to the construction
project that other project that other companies might not.
construction construction
companies might companies might States at least 1
not. not. reasons.

States at least 5 States at least 3

reasons. reasons.
Teacher Notes:

_____ / 100 Total

Points from Checklist

Presentation 90- 100 A 89-80 B 79-70 C 69 and below

Introduction Students introduce Students introduce Students do not introduce Student did not complete
themselves, their themselves, have a themselves, their this portion of the
company name, and company name and a company name or their Mastery Project.
their mission statement. mission statement. company mission
statement. Student’s company name
Voice is clearly able to or mission statement was
be heard. Hard to hear the inappropriate for class.
students voice.
Describes 3-5 Describes 2-3 Describes 1-2 challenges Describes 0-1 challenges
challenges that builders challenges that builders that builders have faced that builders have faced
have faced in previous have faced in previous in previous pyramids and in previous pyramids and
pyramids and how they pyramids and how they how they have solved how they have solved
have solved them. have solved them. them. them.
Student completed
Responses are neat, Responses are portions but it was not
coherent, relevant and somewhat neat, Responses are not neat, easily understood or
professional. coherent, relevant and relevant, coherent, or conveyed.
professional professional. Student did not complete
this portion of the
Mastery Project.

Appearance Students dressed in Students dressed in Students wore school Students were not dressed
either business attire or school uniform but uniform. in SCFCS approved
Egyptian style clothing. added an Egyptian or clothing.
Manatee County business element such
appropriate as a tie or Egyptian
headdress.
Tool Model Student created a Students created a Students did not create a Students did not create a
(optional) working mini model of model but it does not live model. live model.
their machine and perform.
demonstrated it.
Geography Students discussed at Students discussed one Students only mention Students do not mention
least three ways how way Geography of Geography – not how it Geography at all in their
Geography of Egypt Egypt will be used in will help them build their presentation.
will be used in making making their pyramid. pyramid.
the pyramid.
Social Classes Students listed a Students listed 4-6 Students listed 2-3 social Students only listed one
“person” from each social classes in their classes in their social class.
social class (7 total) presentation presentation
and discussed how they and discussed how they and discussed how they Students listed no social
would help their would help their would help their classes or helpful
company with the company with the company with the functions in their
 pyramid construction. pyramid construction. pyramid construction. presentations.
Egyptian Students incorporated Students incorporated Students incorporated 1-2 Students did not show
Innovations and 3-5 Egyptian 2-3 Egyptian Egyptian how an Egyptian
Contributions Innovations/Contr. in Innovations/Contr. in Innovations/Contr. in Contribution or
their ppt. their ppt. their ppt. Innovation helped build
their pyramid.

Teacher Notes

________/100 Total Points from Checklist