As you develop your topic you need to start thinking about the question you want to research. Here is an example of how you can go about it. Here is a blank copy of the worksheet Developing your topic
The first example is a mind map of Egyptian fashion. See how it is organised into categories Here is another one made in Popplet. It can be found at http://popplet.com/app/#/381663 As you are working through your ideas and learning more about life in Ancient Egypt, it's a great idea to present an outline in a mind map. It helps you to organise your ideas and information. There are lots of digital tools to help you. One of them is Popplet which you can find at http://popplet.com/ Here's a simple clip to help you on your way. As you begin to learn something new, you often come across new vocabulary and language that expands your knowledge of a subject. As you come across these new terms, combine them in a wordle or word cloud. It will help you to remember them. Wordle is found at http://www.wordle.net/ Other words can be constructed at Tagxedo (http://www.tagxedo.com/) and Word Sift (http://www.wordsift.com/) Here's a quick look at how they are created. When developing questions, a Bloom's wheel can help you out. There are lots of question starters to get you on your way. Criteria for Deep Questions
Your questions will not just have one answer, nor be answered easily from a book. You are going to create Big Questions! Big questions Invite others to talk about their own ideas The answers are in your mind. They are open-ended and cannot be answered with a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ or a small phrase Deep questions require multiple resources to be answered must be interesting to you They are open-ended lead to asking other questions have more than a one-word answer have more than one right answer require effort and deep research not obvious or easily answered lead to multiple perspectives keep you thinking/thought provoking could lead to controversy/debate answer other questions something you want to know and keeps you interested Here's some ideas for contributing questions Who did the Egyptians trade with internationally and how did the desert environment affect this? What was the purpose of mummification in Ancient Egypt? Do people today practice mummification and why? How did power and influence of the Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs change over time? Why? What is the difference between how much Government/Pharoahs power the rulers had over, and in, their land back in the Late Kingdom of Egypt compared to how much power Queen Elizabeth?(Cleopatra VII and Queen Elizabeth) What is the difference between the garments that the ancient Egyptians wore and the clothes we wear today? How was ancient Egyptian art/cuture/literature affected by their religion? Why did living by the Nile River make the ancient Egyptian civilisation one of the most stable and powerful states of the time? What would Egyptians of different social classes eat, and how does it compare to modern-day food? To what extent did discovering the Rosetta Stone unlock Ancient Egypt to us today? What do artefacts tell us about life in Ancient Egypt? How and why were the pyramids built? How do we use this knowledge in society today? The Ancient Egyptians are known to have built the pyramids. Did they really build them? Was it another civilisation, or perhaps another species? What animals were used and why were they so important to the Egyptians? How did the Nile River help the Ancient Egyptians become such a powerful civilisation? How did the Ancient Egyptian's belief of an afterlife shape their culture? Why were the gods Analysis Anubis, Ra, Osiris and Horus such major Gods in Ancient Egyptian society and what set them above the other Gods? How did the geographical features of Ancient Egypt influence lifestyle? What are three achievements of the ancient Egyptians and how would you rank them in importance? Substantiate the ranking. What features (local, national and international) would headline a newspaper in ancient Egyptian times? How did the quality of life of the ancient Egyptians compare and contrast to life in the 21st century? How did ancient Egypt’s religion and religious authority help maintain the social and political order of the society? How did the pyramid symbolise the ancient Egyptian social structure? How did the development in agriculture by the Nile River influence the economic and technological progress of ancient Egypt? How important were the commercial, cultural, and political connections between Egypt and other states? |
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