Ancient Egyptian Daily News
This is what you are expected to do for of this
lesson:
1.
Read online
source document
2.
Write a newspaper
article centered around one of the legal source documents you read
3.
Know what a source
document is and why it is important
Activities:
1.
You will go to http://www.stoa.org/diotima/anthology/wardtexts.shtml.
This site contains primary legal documents.
2.
You must read all
the documents on the site. Some of them
will be confusing. It is alright to
raise your hand and ask for help!
3.
After you have
read the documents, you must decide which one you are going to write a
newspaper article about. Tell your
teacher which one you are choosing.
4.
When writing your
article keep in mind that you are using the primary document as a basis for
writing the article. That means that you
are going to have to “make up” some information!
5.
Check your
writing and make sure you have used proper grammar, correct spelling, and kept
the information appropriate for a newspaper article.
Conclusion of the Lesson:
Why
do you think primary source documents are important? Can you think of anything we have today that
could be used as a primary source document in the future?
© 2002 J. Napier-Faeih 
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