Today we began by reading over pages 86-87 in the textbook to introduce some facts about Ancient Egypt. We concluded that there were many similarities between Mesopotamia and Egypt, but that Egypt had many more artifacts to support assumptions about everyday life.
Students watched one and a half short clips on mummification. They were not for the faint of heart, as there was a recreation of the mummification process. Students were warned ahead of time and were told that if such scientific observation made them feel uneasy, they were free to look away. The video can easily be found on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJHJHvZtHSI
Finally, we looked over our paragraphs written about Mesopotamia from last Wednesday and students edited their own work, as well as worked as a peer editor for a partner.
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