Pick a Mini-MesoProject!Mrs. Acker Social Studies
Pick one of the mini-mesoprojects below that relates to our unit on Mesopotamia. You will turn them into Mrs. Acker on,October 3 or 4th(early release days)and complete a short show and tell on the project. Be creative and have fun learning!
1. Travel Brochure- Students will draw their own maps of the area known as the Fertile Crescent (Mesopotamia). Your map should include present-day countries, their capitals, the major rivers and mountains, bodies of water, and any other defining details. Next, pick one country to research in more detail. Create a travel brochure for tourists visiting the country that includes information about the country’s geography, culture, language, people, major sightseeing attractions, and whatever else you feel might be important for tourists to know. Next, include a work cited page and cite at least one site that you used to gather this information. Finally, make sure to give credit to where you received this information by citing the source of your gained knowledge next to the facts. Do this by either using quotations and author/site or parenthesis author/site.
2. Mesopotamians used cuneiform as their method of writing and record keeping. Use clay to make a clay tablet and chopsticks or toothpicks as writing utensils (or similar tools) to write your own “cuneiform”, and draw pictures on your tablet to tell a story. You should include at least four sentences of the story on your clay tablet. It is not necessary to write the whole story on the clay tablet, since this is very time consuming. The story must be representative of life back in Mesopotamia, or even write one of the fables of Gilgamesh.Make sure you have the translation of your story in English so your teacher can grade and understand your story!If you can’t find clay then you may use paper and pencil as well. Clay is preferred to get the full experience. Then, write a paragraph about the history of cuneiform.Next, include a work cited page and cite at least one site that you used to gather this information. Finally, make sure to give credit to where you received this information by citing the source of your gained knowledge next to the facts. Do this by either using quotations and author/site or parenthesis author/site.
3. There is a Mesopotamian board game that was discovered, but they could not find the rules to play it. Create your own board game and rules that relates to Mesopotamia and social studies. The game must contain at least 20 questions and answers about ancient Mesopotamia. Have your friends try it out to see who will win!Next, include question/ answer key with a work cited page and cite at least one site that you used to gather this information. Finally, make sure to give credit to where you received this information by citing the source of your gained knowledge next to the facts. Do this by using parenthesis author/site.
4. The Sumerian, Gilgamesh, was a legend in ancient Mesopotamia. Create your own fictional character in a comic strip who is half-human, half-god, similar to Gilgamesh. Have your hero accomplish great feats during ancient times or during the school day! The comic should have readable dialogue and illustrations to go with it. Write one paragraph about Gilgamesh.Next, include a work cited page and cite at least one site that you used to gather this information. Finally, make sure to give credit to where you received this information by citing the source of your gained knowledge next to the facts. Do this by either using quotations and author/site or parenthesis author/site.
5. The Tigris and Euphrates rivers had a major impact on the Mesopotamian civilization. Find out the length of these rivers along with the Nile and the Yellow Rivers. Which one is the longest? Which one is the shortest? What are their greatest depths? Convert the distances from miles to meters or vice versa. Make a chart to compare and contrast your information about the rivers, and write up a brief paragraph on what you have discovered. Next, include a work cited page and cite at least one site that you used to gather this information. Finally, make sure to give credit to where you received this information by citing the source of your gained knowledge next to the facts. Do this by either using quotations and author/site or parenthesis author/site.