Make Your Room Into an Ancient Egyptian Tomb (Small Class!)
(For Older Students) See what different ancient Egyptian rooms looked like and then learn about the resources you can use to create an Egyptian room for yourself. You'll feel like you're living like an ancient Egyptian in your own home!
Ilene Sennuwy Springer
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(190)
What's included
2 live meetings
1 hrs 50 mins in-class hoursHomework
1 hour per week. The only homework requested (but not required) of students is to consider what space or objects they could use to create a personal, ancient Egyptian place for themselves. During the course of the class, students are not expected or encouraged to actually create the space, but to think about it.Assessment
Since this class is all about making choices for a personal ancient Egyptian-style room or space, there will be no formal assessment.Class Experience
US Grade 9 - 12
💥 For more scheduled classes, please scroll down to “Show Alternative Times.” In this two-week course, connoisseurs of ancient Egypt will learn what ancient Egyptian rooms looked like - for the rich and poor - and what's out there in shops, online and maybe in their own house that they can turn into ancient Egyptian decor. We'll look at relatively inexpensive items to possibly choose from. (You don't have to buy anything.) We'll start with a tour of my ancient Egyptian room - a converted walk-in closet - from where I teach Outschool classes. Lesson 1: Find Space For Your Egyptian Room Lesson 2: Fill Your Space! Please see the 💥 SYLLABUS💥 for a list of topics for each of the two weeks of class. How I Teach: - Classes with only four students. - Dramatic Keynote (PowerPoint) presentation with illustrations, maps and photos of ancient artwork. - Animated lecture and discussion. - The showing of genuine antiquities from my collection. - The playing of a short video related to the subject. I interact a lot with learners, encouraging kids to share their opinions, ideas, mistakes and triumphs. I love it when kids laugh. After the class, I message parents/caretakers to tell them how their student did, and I include extra files for their interest. CLASS PRICE includes (in addition to the scheduled class): 1. Welcome message to both the student and enroller. 2. Quiz (actually, a learning tool) as a pre-lesson activity. 3. Personalized post-class message to the student and enroller, detailing how the learner did in class and any recommendations. 4. Availability to answer a student's questions (by message) after class. 💥 For more scheduled classes, please scroll down to “Show Alternative Times.” Copyright ©, Ilene Springer, 2024 All rights reserved. No part of this lesson may be reproduced without the written permission of the author.
Learning Goals
At the end of this class, your learner will be able to:1. DISTINGUISH BETWEEN ANTIQUITIES and
items of ancient Egyptian decor.
Syllabus
2 Lessons
over 2 WeeksLesson 1:
Find Space For Your Egyptian Room
Look at different ancient Egyptian rooms - bedrooms, kitchens, and spaces for entertaining - through artwork, models and exhibits.
Then:
1. Ask permission from your parents or caretakers to change your room or any other
space in your home.
2. Think about the places besides bedrooms
you can "Egytomize."
3. Decide how you'll use your Egyptiroom - just for show, as a getaway, a place
for friends.
3. Find Egyptian-style drapes, wallpaper and
tapestries. 55 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Fill Your Space!
See how the ancient Egyptians decorated their rooms with tables, beds, murals, pottery and trunks.
Then:
1. Where you can find reasonably priced
Egyptian-style statuettes from museum
shops and online.
2. How you can make things yourself from old
tables and trunks and similar finds in
antique shops.
3. How you don't need objects from Egypt to
make them look Egyptian.
4. Warning: be careful about anything
claimed as authentic ancient Egyptian
objects. 55 mins online live lesson
Other Details
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
- Example of room decorated in ancient Egyptian style
- Egyptian Tomb Home Theater Photos - AVS Forum
- Etsy Egyptian Wallpaper
- Etsy Wallpaper
- Etsy Wallpaper - Instructions on Room Dimensions
- Search results for Amazon ancient Egyptian Wall tapestries
- Miniature Worlds (Egyptian Dioramas)
- Google Search Results for Egyptian Wallpaper
- Google Search Results for Egyptian Tapestries
- Metropolitan Museum of Art Gift Shop
- Amazon Images for Ancient Egyptian Statues
- Amazon Ancient Egyptian-Style Pottery
- Michael's Online for Baskets
- Video: How to Build a Sarcophagus
- Video: Ancient Egyptian Furniture
Sources
We will look at various websites that sell ancient Egyptian-style objects and furnishings. There are no students under 13 years of age in this class. Parents and caretakers will be informed that students will be looking at websites that sell products. (Students will not be allowed to purchase any products during class, and will not be encouraged to buy the products they see.)
Joined April, 2020
4.9
190reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
I hold a Diploma in Egyptology from Oxford College in England and a Certificate of Museum Studies from Harvard University. I’ve been to Egypt three times on personalized, educational tours.
I've been captivated by ancient Egypt since I was 10 years old. And I feel it's my destiny to share my enthusiasm for and expertise on this beautiful and brilliant 5000-year-old civilization with all of you. I hope to see you soon in this class. I think you'll agree that The Egyptian Room is an attractive, fun and inspiring place to learn. And, please, if you like, call me Ms. Sennuwy - my chosen ancient Egyptian name.Reviews
Live Group Course
$20
weekly or $40 for 2 classes1x per week, 2 weeks
55 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-18
1-4 learners per class
