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Mixed Media Egyptian Mummy Case

Submitted by: Kathy Barger, Welch Elementary
THEME/TOPIC: MAGNIFICENT MUMMIES -
Art of Egypt - Symmetry
Lesson: Symmetrical Mummy Drawings/Mixed Media
Grade level: Elementary (these are second grade)

 

SPECIAL OBJECTIVES: The student will:

  • Will become familiar with the Egyptian culture

  • Know why Egyptian mummified their dead

  • Become familiar with hieroglyphic writing

  • Create their own mummy case using cut paper a a variety of materials

  • Use symmetry in the creation of their mummy.

INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS:

-Transparencies from book on Mummies
-Copies of hieroglyphic for each students
-Finished example
-Requirement chart
-Patterns (optional)

MATERIALS:1
Black Drawing Paper. 12"x18" (30.5 x 46 cm)
Metallic Oil Pastels. (or Glitter/Metallic Crayons)
Construction Paper, Crayons
AquaMarkers
Scissors.
Chalk
Skinny black Sharpie Fine Point Markers.
Glitter - gold, silver pens (Metallic Markers.)

 

VOCABULARY:

Egypt         Mummy          Hieroglyphic
Ankh          Symmetry      Symbols   

2ART GOALS & OBJECTIVES: The learner will:

2.1.1     Speculate about a work of art, i.e., who made it, what materials, techniques, and skills were used; its intended purpose; and how it is used.
2.1.3     Recognize that artists from different times have made images, objects, and
              sounds for many purposes.
2.2.1     Control a variety of materials, tools, techniques, and processes while creating
              works of art.
2.3.2     Use appropriate criteria and vocabulary to discuss and evaluate works of art.
2.3.4     Determine central ideas in works of art.
2.4.1     Develop an openness to informed opinions and ideas that differ from their own.

PROCEDURES:

Week one:

Using the transparencies and prints discuss the Egyptian culture and how they created mummies. Pay special attention to their use of symbols and designs and the how long ago their religion existed. Point out the symmetry involved in the creation if the mummy cases. Discuss clothing and jewelry styles, in particular the collars and headdresses.  Hair is an important feature  to note. Demonstrate how to create a mummy case from a folded piece of paper by placing the pattern on the fold. Trace with chalk and be sure to add name to their paper. (Or allow student to draw their own mummy shape)

sampleWeek two:
Draw scarf and show different styles. Draw collar. Add stripe which holds the hieroglyphics. Begin to divide the body into sections and add designs. Stress drawing big so that it will be easy to color and will transfer well. Demonstrate how to transfer the design by turning the design inside out and rubbing with a ruler, pencil or scissors handle. Check to see that it is transferring well.

Week three:
Color mummy, taking care to see that it is neat and symmetrical.

Week four:
   -Continue coloring,
   -Trace face patterns (or allow student to draw their own face shapes)
   -Add face, step by step
   -Color with markers
   -Glue on to mummy

Week five:
   -Cut out mummy
   -Add glitter
   -If through early, make cartouche on the computer.

History Tie-in- Have students review recent news articles about King Tut. His postmortem was very interesting in that it indicated he died of Malaria and had a cleft palette and other ailments.

 

EVALUATION:
Teacher evaluation:
On The Project Were Students Able To:
   -Able to create a symmetrical mummy case
   -Create an interesting set of patterns on the case
   -Color at a developmentally appropriate level
   -Add a face that typifies the Egyptian facial features
   -Use glitter to enhance their project
   
In Discussions Were Students Able To:
   -Describe something about the mummification process
   -Relate information about where the Egyptians lived on the timeline
   -Define hieroglyphics
   -Give some characteristics of mummy cases.

 

egyptian pyramids

Image above from Pyramidcam.com. They used to have live images but after the "Arab Spring" uprising, there have been no live images since.

 

Resources:

DVD's

  • IMAX: Mummies- Secrets of the Pharaohs. - In IMAX detail, unravel the enshrouded human time capsules that have become the most fascinating mystery of our time Egypt's mummies. Probe ancient tombs to uncover these carefully hidden phenomena, and follow top scientists as they embark on a modern-day forensic investigation of the mummies that could have huge implications in the study of modern diseases.

  • National Geographic: King Tut's Final Secrets. - An international team of scientists is investigating the Tut's secrets using state of the art technology. It's a high-tech exploration of the most celebrated mummies and their tombs and about this famed curse and a series of puzzling deaths that cross the centuries.

  • National Geographic- The Quest for Lost Tombs. - In Saqqara, Egypt's city of the dead, archaeologists began chipping away to find a honeycomb of burial shafts, passages and funeral chambers connected to Ramses and Tutankhamen. Filming for two years, National Geographic has exclusive access to this amazing site as the team uncovers one incredible find after another.

  • National Geographic's Egypt. - This DVD takes you across Egypt.

Internet Resources - Select sites appropriate for your students






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