year 7 hass
ancient egypt

Last updated 19 May 2023

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This page has been created to support the task on Ancient Egypt.
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​​Use the different stages of the Infomation Process to help you complete your task.

The full process can be found here or in the front section of your diary.

Finding information

Making sure you have accurate & reliable information

Referencing

Creating your newspaper

Make sure you read through the whole page before starting your search for information.
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​If you have any issues, or need further support, please contact Mrs Bakitch.

 

Step 2 - Locating

This step asks you to think about:

1. Where can I find the information I need?
2. What search tools, sources and equipment can I use?
3. Which sources best suit my needs?

Strategies for Locating

Searching the internet for yourself?
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The History for Kids website is not a credible or reliable source of information as it is written by a a 14 year old.

The pages listed below have resources that we recommend you use.

1. Climate in ancient Egypt and the Nile River
   
   
2. Key groups in Egyptian society
   
   
3. Religious beliefs & practices in ancient Egypt
   
   
4. Everyday life in Ancient Egypt
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5. Significant individuals in ancient Egypt

 

Step 3 - Selecting

This step asks you to think about:

1. Which of these resources will be of use to me?
2. Which information will I really use?

• Can I understand the information I have found?
• How credible/ reliable is the information I have found?
• How relevant is the information I have found to my current information need?

Strategies for Selecting

• Make sure the information matches what you need to find out.

• If you search the internet for yourself, make sure you evaluate the website before you use the information to check if it reliable.
  

To evaluate, use the CRAAP test method.

 

Step 4 - Organising

​This step asks you to think about:

1. How can I organise this information to solve my problem/complete my task?
2. Have I:

• made notes under my focus questions or organised my notes to match them?
• recorded details of my sources of information for my Reference List/Bibliography?

3.   Do I have enough information?

Strategies for Organising

• Writing down where you got your information from in a Reference List / Bibliography.
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  • MLSHS Referencing System
  • Or use Citefast or MyBib to create your Reference List / Bibliography​

 

Step 5 - Presenting

This step asks you to think about:

1. How can I best present this information to communicate it with other people?
2. Who will be my audience
3. Which would be the best format? (Have I been given instructions about this?)
4. Have I included everything I need to communicate?

Strategies for Presenting

This task asks you to present the information you've found as a newspaper article.
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Watch the following video to find out about the different parts of a newspaper.

Have a look at the following example of an "Ancient Egyptian Newspaper".

Steedman, S. (2009). History news: The Egyptian news. Candlewick Press.

If you're not sure how to set-up Word to create your newspaper article, have a look at the following video.