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Storypath unit designed for grades 5-6 focuses on six integrated social studies strands that combine to give students a deep understanding of the ancient Egyptians and how they interacted with their environment. Uses elements of storytelling (setting, characters, and plot) to organize units content into concept-based, problem solving experiences. Unit has 7 episodes: The Nile River Valley (students create a frieze); The Families (create members of a family); Daily Life; The Marketplace (trading); The Drought (students decide how to respond to the pharaoh's taxes when drought causes starvation); The Arts; and A Banquet. Contents: teacher's handbook with planning strategies, grouping options, project ideas, teaching masters, and assessments (synthesis activities); 15 student sourcebooks with background information; and Storypath Foundations which explains the Storypath strategy. Three-week loan period. | |