THE FIRST CIVILIZATIONS

I. ASSIGNMENT

A. AS A GROUP WRITE A CREATIVE, INTERESTING, AND HISTORICALLY ACCURATE RAFT DEALING WITH THE FIRST CIVILIZATIONS.

1. ROLE = YOU WILL ASSUME THE ROLE OF A GROUP OF ANCIENT   

    EGYPTIAN SCRIBES ASSIGNED TO REPORT ON THE SUMERIANS

2. AUDIENCE = THE ROYAL VIZIER

3. FORMAT = SOME POSSIBLE FORMATS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT

    LIMITED TO: ANNOUNCEMENT, COMPLAINT, DIALOGUE, INTERVIEW, JOURNAL, LETTER, MEMO, PRAISE POEM, RECOMMENDATION, OR SONG.  SELECT A FORMAT THAT ALLOWS YOU TO BE BOTH INFORMATIVE AND CREATIVE.

4. TOPIC = HOW DOES ANCIENT SUMERIA COMPARE/CONTRAST WITH EGYPT IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS?

-GEOGRAPHY

-MONUMENTAL ARCHITECTURE

-ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE

-ECONOMIC SPECIALIZATION/ORGANIZATION

-CLASS SYSTEM

-POLITICAL AUTHORITY

-RELIGIOUS BELIEFS

-SYSTEM OF WRITING

B. INCLUDE ALL GROUP MEMBERS NAMES THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE

    FINAL PRODUCT.

C. DELIVER YOUR RAFT TO THE CLASS.

II. ASSESSMENT

A. WORTH 10 POINTS.

B. BASED ON:

            1. CONTENT.

            2. CRITICAL THINKING.

            3. CREATIVITY.