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Flipped Lesson: Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics

Image of Hieroglyphics

           The flipped lesson that I have created is on the ancient system of writing known as Hieroglyphics.  This lesson was created using the TedEd software.  A link to the lesson is provided below.

The Odd Writings of Ancient Egypt

TEDed-Egypt

            This is has not been the first time I have designed a flipped lesson using the TedEd format.  I had previously used the format for one of my education courses.  I have found that the TedEd format for the flipped lesson is a simple tool for teachers to create lessons for students using already established videos.  This makes it easier for the teacher to gather the appropriate content for the lesson.  TedEd also has a streamline format for the inclusion of questions and discussions that the students can use to begin to dig deeper into a topic rather than just parrot back information.

If I were to use the flipped lesson format, especially the TedEd format, I would use it in a supplementary role or as a means for students to access the material at home.  For example, if a student is absent for an extended period of time, the flipped lesson allows the students catch up with the material that they had missed during that time.  Also, if a student is not grasping lecture material, the use of the video medium can supplement their learning, buttressing what they have learned.

 

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A Practice of Hieroglyphics

Judgement scene in the Hall of Osiris, Thoth weighing heart

Hieroglyphics

Grade: Eighth Grade

Unit: Ancient Egypt

Lesson: Hieroglyphics

Content:  In this lesson the students will be studying the pictographic writing system of the Ancient Egyptians known as Hieroglyphics.  The majority of this lesson will be a creative exercise for the students.  This will allow the students a more kinesthetic method of understanding quite a complicated system of writing.

Process:

  1. Short Lecture (15 min)
  2. Instructions for project (5 min)
  3. Project (23 min)

The first step of the lesson will be a short lecture on the origins of the hieroglyphic system of writing.  This will also cover a discussion of pictographs and their importance as an early form of writing.   This will take the first 15 minutes of class.  After this lecture I will present the instructions for today’s assignment.  The assignment of the day is to create a cartouche that contains their name in the form of hieroglyphics.  The rest of the class will be spent actually completing the assignment.  The students will only have until the end of the class to complete the assignment.  They will not be allowed to take the assignment home for completion.

Product:  The students will be creating a cartouche containing their name.

Evaluation:  The students will be graded on the completeness and quality of the assignment.  Typical in class assignments for this class are worth 10 pts; however, I will probably count this assignment as half a typical assignment because it is not the most difficult of projects.  Points will be taken away from the student if it is apparent that the student did not take their time in the creation of their cartouche.  Full points will be awarded to those who complete the assignment in a neat manner.