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Name: _________________________________! Period: _____Mr. White! ! ! ! ! ! Fertile Crescent Research Learning ContractUnit Essential Questions:

1. How did geography affect the growth of the Fertile Crescent?

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2. What historical accomplishments are ancient Mesopotamians known for?

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Research Directions: Students are to select a topic below to further research and extend their knowledge.Using books from the library and the internet, students will be responsible to research and write down 12-15facts about their topic. Students must use at least 1 book and 1 website, but may also use notes andinformation from our classroom study.

Unit Research Topics: (Choose ONE)_____ Civilization of Sumer (city-states, religion)_____ Cuneiform Writing

_____ Epic of Gilgamesh_____ Ziggurats

_____ Akkadian Empire (Sargon)_____ Hammurabis Code_____ Babylonian Empire (Hammurabi)

_____ Assyrian Empire (Ashurbanipal)_____ Neo-Babylonian Empire (Nebuchadnezzar II)

_____ Hanging Gardens_____ Persian Empire (Cyrus the Great and/or Darius the Great)

_____ Immortals/Standing Army_____ Phoenicians (Alphabet and Sea Trade)_____ Murex snail - Purple Dye

* If you have an idea for a project not listed, please ask Mr. White for approval

* All Projects must be accompanied with a typed list of 5 Things to Know about your subjectmatter. (these must be 5 facts about your subject that you have previously researched)

* 5 Things to Know is worth 5 points (grade separate from the project)

* All Projects must total 30 points.

Title of the Book(s) used for Research:! _____________________________________________! ! ! ! ! ! _____________________________________________Name of the Website(s) used for Research:! _____________________________________________! ! ! ! ! ! _____________________________________________

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10 Point Project Ideas

-Write a note of at least 25 words to your parents using Cuneiform and Phoenician writing system-Create an Acrostic Poem about on a topic of your choice in this Unit

-Create a word search using all of the unit vocabulary words-Cuneiform Clay Tablet

20 Point Project Ideas-Create a Picture Story of the Epic of Gilgamesh using 4 scenes of the epic-Create a 4-scene Comic Strip on your Topic-Create a Comic Life on a topic of your choice in this Unit

-Compare and contrast Cuneiform to the Phoenician Alphabet (1-2 pg. paper)-Write a 1-2 research-based paper on any Topic

-Create a Board Game of Trivia from Fertile Crescent Unit-Create a Google Docs/Keynote/PowerPoint Presentation on a Topic (no presentation required)

-Write your own song Lyrics (you wont need to perform the song)-Write a scary story about sailing on the Mediterranean and illustrate your story

30 Point Project Ideas

-Construct a Structure (Ziggurat, Hanging Gardens, Phoenician Ship)

-Create a Travel Brochure (advertising a Fertile Crescent Empire)-Create your own book (write a childrens story, biography, poetry book, scary story)

-Write your own song lyrics and record them (CD or Music Video)-Complete an Oral Presentation of your TOPIC (with Keynote/PowerPoint)-Create a Map of the Fertile Crescent (outline all empires/civilizations, major cities, rivers and bodies of

water, appropriate labels)-Construct a Tri-Fold on any topic

-Create a cereal box of a leader-Create an iMovie on a topic of your choice in this Unit

Learning Contract

My TOPIC will be ________________________.

To find out about my TOPIC, I will use ___________________ for my research.

To demonstrate what I have learned, my Project will be _____________________.

This is a good way to demonstrate understanding of this TOPIC because

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To complete this PROJECT, my plan is to

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DUE DATE for the PROJECT is - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27th.

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Project Ideas