TELL THE STORY OF QUEEN NEFERTITI

Queen Nefertiti is known for her stunning beauty but she and her husband are known for something else as well: something that possibly got her murdered and her tomb desecrated. Do your research and tell the story of this famous ancient Egyptian queen.

The purpose of the task:

·         To provide practice with past tenses and narrative structures

·         To provide the opportunity to improve command of the language and competency

·         To provide an introduction to research based writing and all the skills it requires: note taking, annotating, paraphrasing and summarizing

·         To provide brief insight into an important historical event

Reading material to annotate: less challenging sources

·         “Nefertiti” http://www.biography.com/people/nefertiti-9421166

·         “Nefertiti” http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/nefertiti

Reading material to annotate: more challenging sources

·         “Nefertiti, perhaps Egypt’s most beautiful queen” http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/nefertiti.htm

Documentary to watch:

·         “Discovery Channel’s Queen Nefertiti” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTnkqaWW1CY