Year 7 Ancient Egypt Assessment Task – Oral Presentation

Group Four: The Discovery of the Boy King Tutankhamun

Your group’s challenge is to put together an oral presentation on ‘The Discovery of the Boy King Tutankhamun’ for the rest of your class. Your must cover the following topics in your presentation.

·  The discovery of the tomb

·  Life as a young pharaoh

·  Circumstances of the king’s death

·  The treasures of an ancient pharaoh

Please look at the specific detailed tasks or questions below. Your team must cover them in your presentation. Make sure that all work is presented neatly and includes a wide range of images and acknowledges sources that have been researched. Your team will receive a group grade for this assessment task so make sure that everyone is sharing the responsibility of the task and cooperating as a team.

Introduction

Outline the topic that your group is presenting and what it is that the audience will be learning about today.

The discovery of the tomb

1.  Describe the events of the discovery of the tomb of King Tutankhamun.

2.  Identify the range of objects and artefacts stored in the tomb and display images of them.

Life as a young pharaoh

3.  Was Tutankhamun a successful pharaoh? What achievements did he make as king and was he respected and loved by the people of Egypt?

Circumstances of the king’s death

4.  Explain the different theories behind the death of Tutankhamun.

The treasures of an ancient pharaoh

5.  Explain the purpose for and importance of the treasures found in Tutankhamun’s tomb

Presentation

Present all display work neatly and make sure that you are all speaking clearly to the class.

Images/Materials

Include a wide range of images or other materials to interest and engage your audience.

Bibliography

Acknowledge all sources of research used in your presentation.

Year 7 Ancient Egypt Assessment Task – Oral Presentation

Group Four: The Discovery of the Boy King Tutankhamun

Student Name:______Form:_____

Criteria / Very High / High / Medium / Low / US / LATE / NA
Introduction
The discovery of the tomb
Life as a young pharaoh
Circumstances of the king’s death
The treasures of an ancient pharaoh
Use of historical evidence and resources
Presentation
Speaking – clarity and pace
Bibliography
Comments:

Overall Grade