A discussion writing unit allowing students to research, discuss and write about who was the greatest Ancient Egyptian leader: Ramesses II, Cleopatra or Thutmose III. The unit has been split into four separate lessons and is perfect for students in Year 3 or Year 4.
Included in this PDF printable resource:
- Three informational texts about the individual leaders
- A fact sheet to record key facts about the famous figures
- Two prompt sheets for students to write an introduction and a conclusion
- A template for students to write up their draft and neat texts
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This resource is great for:
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- Assessment practice
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The first lesson involves students retrieving facts from informational texts about Ramesses II, Cleopatra and Thutmose III, and writing these on to a fact sheet. In the second lesson students need to use these facts to write three to four paragraphs about the individual Egyptian leaders. In the third lesson students need to use prompt sheets to write up an introduction and a conclusion. In the final lesson your class will need to check their draft paragraphs for mistakes before writing up their work on a neat copy using the template provided.
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LKS2 Ancient Egypt Reading Comprehension & Writing Bundle
The bundle focuses on key areas and figures from Ancient Egypt. The bundle contains five reading comprehension activities, a timeline display or sorting activity, two biography writing units about Cleopatra and Tutankhamun, an informational text writing unit about Ancient Egypt, and a discussion based writing activity about who was the greatest Egyptian leader from Ancient Rome. The activities are perfect for students in Year 3 or Year 4. 22 Lessons, or 22 hours of activities, with NO PREP needed! Firstly, there are five close reading activities, or informational texts, about: * An Overview of Ancient Egypt * Cleopatra * Tutankhamun * Ramesses II * Thutmose III These activities require NO PREP and have a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity for those fast finishers. Answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of each document. Secondly, there are two biography writing units about Cleopatra and Tutankhamun. The units have been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each. Then, there is a great classroom display and sorting activity that is perfect for introducing students to some of the key events of Ancient Egypt. There are 30 posters or task cards that include many of the key events and periods from the period. The posters look great as a display in the classroom and the cards are a brilliant introduction to Ancient Egypt. The displays and cards come both with dates and without dates, so the students can research the dates online before sorting the timeline. The cards look even better when laminated. Then, there is an informational text writing unit about Ancient Egypt. The unit has also been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each. Finally, there is a discussion based writing unit discussing who is the greatest leader from Ancient Egypt. The unit has been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each. Good luck, I hope you get some great results! We specialize in play scripts, we have a William Shakespeare collection with Richard III, Macbeth and Hamlet. We also have a good selection of Christmas play scripts including Elf, The Santa Clause and A Christmas Carol. For more resources visit the [Creative Primary Literacy store](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Irvine109).
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These easy to use, no prep, substitution plans give you an ideal back up plan to have ready in your classroom just in case. The bundle contains five close reading activities about influential figures from Ancient Egypt, two biography writing units, an informational writing unit and an opinon writing unit discussing who was the greatest leader. Ideal for emergency sub plans in Year 3 or Year 4. The activities focus on Ancient Egypt, Cleopatra, Tutankahmun, Ramesses II & Thutmose III. 20 Lessons, or 20 hours of activities, with NO PREP needed! ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ Firstly, there are five reading comprehension activities, or informational texts, about: * Ancient Egypt * Cleopatra * Tutankhamun * Ramesses II * Thutmose III These activities require NO PREP and have a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity, a crossword and a wordsearch for those fast finishers. Answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of each document. Then, there are two biography writing units about Cleopatra and Tutankhamun. The units have been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each. After, there is an informational writing unit about Ancient Egypt. The unit has again been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each. Finally, there is an opinion writing unit discussing who was the greatest leader of Ancient Egypt. The unit has been split into three separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each. Good luck, I hope you find the resource useful! ⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚ For more great resources check out my store ⇉⇉ [CLICK HERE](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/CreativePrimaryLit)
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