SCU School of Education

Lesson Plan Template Australian Curriculum

Class/Stage:
7.3

Lesson/Period:
4 24/10/2016

Lesson Length:
50 mins

Topic/Main Concepts/Themes/Key Inquiry Question(s):

Social structure, hieroglyphs, bartering

Key Concepts:
-

Hieroglyphics
Social structure

SYLLABUS CONTENT to be covered

describe the everyday life of men, women and children in the ancient society
utline how the ancient society was organised and governed including the roles of law and
religion

LEARNING OUTCOMES to be addressed/ achieved:

HT4-9uses a range of historical terms and concepts when communicating an understanding of

the past
HT4-10selects and uses appropriate oral, written, visual and digital forms to communicate about the
past
HT4-2describes major periods of historical time and sequences events, people and societies from
the past

Historical Skills:
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Comprehension: chronology, terms and concepts

Perspectives and interpretations
Explanation and communication

General Capabilities (Australian Curriculum, 2012)

(tick those addressed in this lesson)
Literacy
Intercultural understanding
Personal and social capability
Information and communication technology capability
Critical and creative thinking
Numeracy
Ethical behaviour

Cross Curriculum Priorities (Australian Curriculum, 2012)

(tick those addressed in this lesson)
Sustainability
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures
Asia and Australias engagement with Asia

Other Learning Across Curriculum Areas (Australian Curriculum 2012):

(tick those addressed in this lesson)
Civics and citizenship
Difference and diversity
Work and enterprise
Elements of NSW Quality Teaching Framework addressed:
Intellectual quality- substantive communication, deep understanding, deep knowledge
Quality learning environment- engagement, high expectations, social support.
Significance- background knowledge, knowledge integration.

Prior Knowledge/Experience
Students are revising Ancient
Egypt and have learnt about
Hieroglyphs and social
structure.
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Considerations/Preparation
Equipment required/Room bookings etc
- Hieroglyph stickers.
Social structure
- worksheet handout
Hieroglyphics
-write and wipe boards
Pharaoh
Nilometer
scribe

Key Vocab

Safety Risk
Student movement around the
room

STAGE OF
LESSON
1. INTRODUCTION
What have students
already learnt in
relation to todays
lesson?
Assumed
knowledge?
Links to last
lesson?
Context of the
lesson
Expected learning
outcomes/goals
Key question/s

Any other considerations?

Students are not to leave the room until all of the sticker backing has been
cleaned up.

TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGIES

TIME
2 mins

students will have 2 mins to read over their worksheets from the last lessons
write and wipe activity.
Read out the definitions of the vocab worksheet students need to work out with word it is.
Who is at the top of the social structure? Pharaoh
Who is at the bottom of the social structure? Farmers
Ancient Egyptians didnt use money, what did they do instead? Barter
What is the name of the symbols Ancient Egyptians used to write? Hieroglyphs

Introduction to the lesson- students will be bartering to get the hieroglyphs they need to complete one
of three sentences. Students will be given a different amount of hieroglyphs depending on where they
fall on the social structure. Random selection.

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15 mins

5 mins

RESOURCES
- write and wipe boards
- markers
cloths

2. THE BODY
Teacher directed
learning?
Independent
student inquiry/
learning?
(Description of the
teaching and
learning activities)

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Student will have 3 mins to go through their own hieroglyphs to see what one they have and what
ones they will need to barter for.

3 mins

Students can either barter with their hieroglyphs or by using their knowledge of Ancient Egypt
Students will complete activity

17 mins

Hieroglyph stickers
handout

3. CONCLUSION
(Pack up and
organise
Summary of lesson
Future directions/
linking to next
lesson etc)

Clean up rubbish
Exit pass- something they liked, something that could have been better, something they learnt,
something about my teaching

SELF- EVALUATION and REFLECTION

Assessment
(Assessment of/for
Learning)

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3 mins
5 mins

Exit passes