Pretend that you have been hired as part of a team to film a
television documentary on the geography of ancient Egypt and the Near East. The
documentary should clearly address this question:
Choose to focus on one of these three ancient
civilizations: Egypt, Kush, or Canaan. You are responsible for writing the
script for the documentary. Your script must include these elements:
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An imaginative title that catches the interest of
your viewers. |
| B.
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A five-paragraph narration describing how
geography affected daily life in your chosen civilization. Your narration must
include |
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an introduction that gets the interest of your
viewers, provides helpful background detail, and states your purpose for
writing. |
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three body paragraphs that describe ways in which geography affected daily life
in your civilization. Descriptions of both geography and daily life should be
used to support your ideas. |
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a conclusion that repeats your purpose and
reminds your viewers of your main points. |
| C.
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Visuals of at least three pictures you would like
included in the documentary, with a two- to three-sentence caption describing
each scene and what it reveals about the effect geography had on daily life in
your civilization. |
| D.
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A rough draft. |
| E.
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A typed, final draft with proper grammar,
spelling, and credits (a bibliography of your sources) for information provided
in the script. |
Refer to the Internet Connections for this unit to help you research your
topics.
