Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Egyptian Pharaoh Assignment
I think maybe ancient Egyptian Pharaohs created monuments to leave a piece of them behind. Maybe they wanted to be remembered even after their time had passed. So building something special to them or a dedication, could remain there forever and people would rediscover it over and over again. Pharaohs might also have created monuments to show they're appreciation for one. For example, I know that Cleopatra built a monument called Caesareum in honor of Julius Caesar and I'm guessing she did that because she loved him.
I think maybe ancient Egyptian Pharaohs created monuments to leave a piece of them behind. Maybe they wanted to be remembered even after their time had passed. So building something special to them or a dedication, could remain there forever and people would rediscover it over and over again. Pharaohs might also have created monuments to show they're appreciation for one. For example, I know that Cleopatra built a monument called Caesareum in honor of Julius Caesar and I'm guessing she did that because she loved him.
One of the monuments in today's society would be the Statue of Liberty in New York. The monument was built as a gift by France to the United States. The statue in general represents freedom. It's like Cleopatra giving Julius Caesar the monument of the Caesareum and the the French gave the United States a monument called the Statue of Liberty. Cleopatra's gift probably means love, while the French people's gift if an offering showing freedom.
Another monument that's famous is the Petronas Twin Towers. It's located right here in Malaysia and is the landmark of Kuala Lumpur. It used to be the tallest building in the world until Tapei 101 built. The two Argentine men who designed the Twin Towers were Cesar Pelli and Djay Cerico. My guess was that these two men tried to make the towers the tallest in the world, but in Ancient Egypt, I don't think that was the goal of monuments!
Using Google Docs as the main portal for collaboration really helped, because you and your partner would be able to work on the same page at the same time and could see what the other was doing and they could chat with each other through the doc to give suggestions and things like that. It was an easy and great way for you to collaborate with your partner!
From this assignment, I learned a lot more about my Pharaoh, which was Cleopatra. Before this project I only knew the basics about her, like she killed herself with an asp. But after this project I learned so much more about her and how she really helped her country. I also learned a little about her love life and why she killed herself with an asp. It was a really interesting topic and I enjoyed it a lot.
Something challenging about this project was getting everything done in time and with good quality work. We had to get information, the right graphics, and make a pretty good and short iMovie. It was a challenge to do all that but hopefully Sol (my partner) and I got everything covered!
The school wide learning result that I think was evident in this project was probably "Collaborate Constructively", "Communicate Effectively", and "Learn Enthusiastically" because that's exactly what we did in this project!
In general I had a really fun time doing this project. I enjoyed making the iMovie most of all and also working with a partner was great!
From this assignment, I learned a lot more about my Pharaoh, which was Cleopatra. Before this project I only knew the basics about her, like she killed herself with an asp. But after this project I learned so much more about her and how she really helped her country. I also learned a little about her love life and why she killed herself with an asp. It was a really interesting topic and I enjoyed it a lot.
Something challenging about this project was getting everything done in time and with good quality work. We had to get information, the right graphics, and make a pretty good and short iMovie. It was a challenge to do all that but hopefully Sol (my partner) and I got everything covered!
The school wide learning result that I think was evident in this project was probably "Collaborate Constructively", "Communicate Effectively", and "Learn Enthusiastically" because that's exactly what we did in this project!
In general I had a really fun time doing this project. I enjoyed making the iMovie most of all and also working with a partner was great!
https://docs.google.com/a/iskl.edu.my/Doc?id=dcqdbmww_32cmfm47hh
Sources for Pictures:
latestworldbreakingnews.com
scrapetv.com
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