Name Games

An Egyptian king had two especially important names. His throne name identified him as the ruler of Egypt, and his birth name proclaimed him to be the son of Re, the sun god, and therefore the possessor of divine powers. Both names were encircled in cartouches. Ask the students to think of two names they would like to add to their own names such as the Athlete, the Brain, the Whiz, the Star, the Brave, the Beautiful, and so on. Then ask them to design appropriate decorations to frame their two favorite names. Before they sign their artwork, pass the drawings of the framed assumed names to other class members and see if they can guess to whom the assumed names and "cartouches" belong.