Activities and Tasks
Overview Of All Tasks
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You will follow the links provided to discover when dragons started to be represented in some ancient cultures. |
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You will do an Internet search for other ancient cultures and their dragons. |
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After collecting your information on the 5 primary ancient cultures and their dragons, plus 1 other ancient culture that you found, you will make a timeline. |
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You will read, compare and contrast the differences and similarities of dragons in ancient civilizations. |
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Choose a specific civilization and its dragons to discuss in a debate format. |
| Finally you will choose a final project that represents your newly acquired knowledge about dragons and their place in ancient civilizations. |
Process
As a whole-class activity, students will brainstorm the following four questions:
| What do we know? |
| What do we need to know? |
| How is this relevant to ancient History? |
| Where can we find out what we need to know? |
Record all answers on the board or an overhead. High-quality presentations are the result of research and teamwork. You will be using the Internet as well as printed resources from the class and library.
Task Processes:
Tasks 1 and 2. Each student will complete these tasks individually.
Task 3. Students will team up with another student, research a specific dragon and culture. Student duties are as follows:
| One student will be recorder and the other student will be the researcher. |
| Students will need to refine their debate roles using the debate links. |
Task 4. Students will be grouped according to the dragon/culture they researched and debated in task 3. Students will decide upon the roles for the members of your group dependent on chosen activity.
| Make a Multimedia Presentation |
| Write a Story |
| Write and produce a Play |
| Write and produce a Puppet Show |
| Make a Claymation |
Student duties are as follows:
Roles - Although each student may choose a team role, all students will need to participate in the project equally. Help those that need it and ask for help when you need it.
Multimedia Presentation - Recorder, researcher, and 2 or more students designing the presentation.Story - Author, researcher, illustrator, typist.
Play/Puppet Show- Playwright, Costume designer, stage designer, director.
Claymation - Cameraman director, playwright, character designer, background designer,
