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 * Assessment Journal 8**


 * Context and Structure:** Students have been learning about ancient civilizations in their social studies class.  After reading and answering questions on Ancient Egypt students are given the assignment to explore a website concerning Ancient Egyptians and complete the provided activities.  Students are already familiar with the topic and are ready to explore it on their own.


 * Implementation and Results:** Students were put into pairs and given the assignment to explore the webpage and complete the provided activities.  These included reading about mummification, building the pyramids, hieroglyphics, and the importance of the Nile River.  After successfully completing all of the activities the website provides a quiz for students to take.  With successful completion of the quiz students receive a score card and are asked to print this out at the end.  The teacher observed the students navigating through the site and helped when students needed some support.  Students completed this activity on a timely manner and enjoyed doing so.  Some groups did not share the responsibility of switching who was controlling the mouse and argued.  Most students successfully completed all of the assignments and did well on the quiz at the end.


 * Reflection:** The teacher used her observations and the score card to assess students.  She checked off whether students completed the activity or not.  This activity was engaging and students were very excited to complete it.  The activities varied from a word search, to interactively mummifying a pharaoh.  A lot of information was presented to the students, but done so in an interesting way.  The online approach helped students stay focused and in tune to the information that was being presented.  The activities reflected upon the information students had just received and these interactive activities helped students construct knowledge.  Although not very authentic students will remember the task and the new information they gained concerning Ancient Egypt.  Rather than ending with this activity, I would have students give me something tangible to assess their knowledge of Ancient Egypt.  This activity could be a non-fiction story concerning the everyday life of an Ancient Egyptian, a factual report, or even a poster.  This would make it easier to determine whether students are grasping the concepts of this civilization.

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