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Introduction
The glories of ancient Egypt are some of the oldest and most precious inheritances left to us from the ancient world -- from the pyramids near Giza, mummies and buried treasure, to the enigmatic Sphinx, historical artifacts from the time of the Pharaohs are a major treasure of human history. They are so commonplace to almost everyone on our planet that they risk becoming caricatured to the point of cliche about Egypt or the Middle East. Pyramids and mummies are too often the stuff of crass popular culture - kiddy cartoons and the such.

But the actual history behind ancient Egypt and its architectural/artistic masterpieces are much less known and are much more interesting than commonly perceived. Let us focus on what exactly a pyramid might be about, or what is the idea behind a fantastic tomb of a dead pharaoh and what they were thinking when the ancients built it. **What is the real history behind the "Treasures of Ancient Egypt"? What drove ancient Egyptians to engineer and build these creative masterpieces that have lasted so many centuries?** It will be our job to move beyond the superficial and reach deep into the world of the past to answer the "who, where, what, when and why?" questions.

This is what we shall focus on in this project.

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You have been hired as part of a production team responsible for writing and broadcasting a segment for the Mrs. Geib History Channel segment "Treasures of Ancient Egypt." As a team you will do research on one "treasure" of Ancient Egypt extant today, create some artistic representations of this treasure, write up your research in a brief summary, and then be ready for a video taping of your research. Your work should be **pr** **ofessional, accurate, engaging, and ready to be broadcast to the world over the "Mrs. Geib History Channel." **

 You are being paid good money for your work in the shape of a grade, so make sure your work is worth it! **Your group's presentation should be professional enough to be shown on our commercial network.** Be advised!

The Program Segments

 * 1) The Great Pyramid of Giza
 * 2) The Sphinx
 * 3) King Tutahkhamen's tomb
 * 4) Djoser Step Pyramids
 * 5) Deir El-Bahri
 * 6) Abu Simbel
 * 7) Temple of Luxor

The Roles

 * Each group should have at least one person working in the following roles:**
 * 1) Researcher/Writer -- You are the person primarily responsible for the orginal research and writing up of the segment copy to be recorded.
 * 2) Artist/Graphic Designer -- You will create several 2d artistic representations (freehand or digital).
 * 3) Set Designer -- You are the "hands on" builder who will create a 3d physical model for use in broadcast.
 * 4) Technology Support -- You will become an expert at moviemaker to create the video
 * 5) Broadcast Journalist/Leader -- You are the main "voice" of the segment

The Process
You'll be assigned to a team of approximately 5 students and first off you will need to agree on who is doing what role. **To accomplish the task, you will need to accomplish these tasks: **


 * Write an approximately ten minute script for your program segment;
 * Have a brief video introductory montage ready for broadcast;
 * Have a number of 2d artistic representations ready;
 * Have at least one 3d model built;
 * <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;">and have your team effort ready to broadcast script in front of digital video camera!

<span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;">You must have the following done by the project due date..

Good luck!

The Final Essay
<span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;">We will write a "synthesis essay" at the end of this project. Be advised!

The Evaluation

 * <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;">There will be two parts to this evaluation: **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;">a [[file:group rubric.pdf|group rubric]] where you evaluate the members of your group in this project;
 * 2) <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;">and a self-rubric where you evaluate yourself, with the teacher also evaluating your work.

The Conclusion

 * I hope you enjoyed this project!**