Language Arts
Connections:
As an introduction you may want to look at the lesson Egyptian Art and Writing. |
| Concepts and related text |
Works of art |
Activities (A) and Lessons (L) |
Hieroglyphs and Art:
How do hieroglyphs relate to Egyptian works of art?Hieroglyphs and Egyptian Art |
Sakhmet,
Section from a Book of the Dead,
Yuny and his wife, Renenutet,
West wall from a chapel built by Sety I for his father Ramesses I,
Stela of a Middle Kingdom official,
Haremhab as a scribe,
Pectoral of Princess Sithathoryunet |
Art Words (A)
Draw a Story (A)
Name Games (A)
Favorites Forever (A)Consider comparing the
artistic forms of hieroglyphs and their close relationship to Egyptian art with the
writing of other civilizations. |
Mythology:
How do the myths of the Egyptian civilization relate to its environment?The Natural World |
Comb,
Temple of Dendur,
Menna and his family fishing and fowling,
View of Luxor looking west across the Nile
Riverboat,
Statuette of Amun,
Akhenaten sacrificing a duck,
Sphinx of Senwosret III,
Sakhmet,
Coffin of a Middle Kingdom official
Pectoral of Princess Sithathoryunet
View of Saqqara,
Statuette of the god Anubis,
Hippopotamus,
Cat,
Section from a Book of the Dead,
Magical stela (detail)
West wall from a chapel built by Sety I for his father Ramesses I,
Statue of Hatshepsut |
Life after Death (L)
Art and the Environment (L)
Animal Symbols (A)
Ask me an Animal Question (A)
Animal Symbols (L)
Myths/Architecture/Environment (L) Compare the
religious and magical meanings of Egyptian art with those of other civilizations,
including our own. |
| Narrative and visual arts |
Section from a Book of the Dead |
Eyewitness News (A)
Draw a Story (A)
Egyptian Art and Writing (L)
Narrative Art/Scroll Painting (L) |
| Riddles and Poetry |
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Ask Me an Animal Question (A) |
| Look, Compare, and Write |
Select a group of similar or different works of art for the class to
compare and contrast. |
Compare, Contrast, and Write (A)
The Look of Egyptian Art (A) |
