Fernando M. Reimers et al.

will use maps and primary sources to identify places of worship in
Egypt.

— Students will identify evidence of cultural and historical tradition in
Cairo, as well as of its globalized nature

— Students will map the geography of Egypt, linking it back to how
geography shaped the ancient civilization

-— In small groups, students will use what they have learned to create
an illustrated tour guide for modern Cairo.

Activity 4.3.6

Classroom Connection and Minicapstone: News Project
Students will create a newscast of current events at the school that covers, for
example, what the students are studying, how they are studying, and how
they are acting as historians as well as cultural events in New York City and
other features. Students will share this newscast with a classroom in Cairo,
and that classroom will share a newscast with their school. Teachers should
film the students’ reactions to the news programs. Students will discuss their
reactions and the perspectives of their peers.

Special Activity

Film and Media Festival

Students will hold a film and media festival during which they will show
their documentary and the documentary of their partner school from unit
2 and their newscast and their partner school’s newscast to parents and the
community. Each film will be followed by a brief question—and—answer ses—
sion with audience members.

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