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Florida Lesson Plans:
The Rosetta Stone
The following lesson plans are aligned with Florida's Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (2008). There are links to printable versions of the lesson at the bottom of the page.
| Lesson Title: | The Rosetta Stone |
| Objective: | The student will be able to explain how the Rosetta Stone unlocked the mysteries of hieroglyphics. |
| Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standards: | SS.6.W.1.1 Use timelines to identify chronological order of historical events. SS.6.W.1.2 Identify terms (decade, century, epoch, era, millennium, BC/BCE, AD/CE) and designations of time periods. SS.6.W.2.5 Summarize important achievements of Egyptian civilization. SS.6.W.2.6 Determine the contributions of key figures from ancient Egypt. SS.6.W.1.4 Describe the methods of historical inquiry and how history relates to the other social sciences. SS.6.W.1.5 Describe the roles of historians and recognize varying historical interpretations (historiography). |
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Dowling, Mike. "The Rosetta Stone Lesson Plan". www.mrdowling.com. Updated July 23, 2013 . Web. Date of Access.
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