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Seeking highly energetic and creative professionals with knowledge of ancient civilizations. You will be responsible for selecting artifacts from the museum's collection and designing displays that intrigue visitors and enhance their knowledge. Please call 1-800-artifact to schedule an interview appointment. You will also need to prepare a presentation to bring with you. The museum's Board of Directors has set up the following criteria for your presentation: |
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Prepare a PowerPoint presentation of Mesopotamia, to be viewed by visitors, before they enter this section of the museum. Your slide presentation should give visitors an overview of why Mesopotamia is considered a civilization as well as pique their curiosity. So be sure and choose interesting artifacts and give intriguing details. There are several sources below to assist you with finding artifacts. During your interview you will show your power point presentation to the museum’s Board of Directors. If this assignment is completed in a timely, creative, and accurate fashion you will receive the highest recommendations for the curator position. In addition, if you are hired you will be sent on an expedition to ancient Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq), where a new ancient city containing the remains of over 100 human bodies has just been discovered.
Mesopotamia is considered the earliest civilization; therefore it is important that your presentation contain slides that represent the many characteristics that make up a civilization (see definition below). |
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Civilization : the stage in the progress of human beings when they have developed specialization of labor, a written language, arts/architecture, cities, government, religion, public works, and social classes. |
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Slide #1 Introduction
- Museum name
- Presentation name
- Mesopotamia photo
- Your name
Slide #2 Geography
- Include a map of Mesopotamia
- Approximate date civilization
- Describe its relative location
- Identify the rivers that ran through it
- Explain why the geography of this area helped to make it an ideal place for a civilization to thrive.
CHOOSE 4 CHARACTERISTICS
Slide #3 - #6 Characteristics of a Civilization
Each of these slides should represent a different characteristic of a civilization: writing, religion, public works, specialization of labor, social class, government, art/architecture, and cities. Your slides should contain:
- Phot of artifact(s)
- Object's name (optional – where the artifact was found)
- Description of how this artifact represents the characteristic you are describing in your slide.
Slide #7 Intriguing Slide
- Describe an artifact that you find intriguing and add a photo of it.
Slide #8 Conclusion
- Conclude your presentation (i.e. Tell your visitors to enjoy themselves, to be sure and visit again, highlight an item from the collection etc.) BE CREATIVE!
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**IMPORTANT DIRECTIONS TO ENSURE SUCCESS**
- For all slides you must use your own words. Do not cut and paste text.
- Check each slide for correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
- All 8 slides must be completed with text and photo before adding special effects (color, sound, animation, etc.). Check with the museum’s personnel director to receive clearance (The director will check your slides and give you a clearance card when ready).
- Using the rubric, have a peer assess your completed presentation. Correct your mistakes.
- Using the same rubric, assess your presentation.
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http://members.tripod.com/jaydambrosio/mesopotamia.html
- A great site to view when looking for information about Mesopotamia.
It received the academic excellence award.
http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/view50.asp?dep=3
- Metropolitan Museum of Art – View 50 artifacts and read a description of each
from the museum’s collection of Ancient Near Eastern Art (Mesopotamia).
http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/menu.html
- The British Museum -- Illuminating World CulturesThis site is an excellent resource that presents
the history, geography, religion, and writing of ancient Mesopotamia. The site is divided into ten
chapters that address themes or topics relevant to the civilizations of Mesopotamia: Sumerian, Babylonian, and Assyrian
http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights.aspx
- The British Museum of Art – 358 artifacts from Mesopotamia to choose from.
http://www.cmi.k12.il.us/Urbana/projects/AncientCiv/Meso/meso.html
- A site with many Mesopotamian links including: geography & artifacts.
http://www.taisei.co.jp/cg_e/ancient_world/ur/aur.html
- Reconstructed view of the city of Ur, inside a home, & a ziggurat
http://www.dia.org/collections/ancient/mesopotamia/mesopotamia.html
- The Detroit Institute of Art – Ancient Art
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/middle_east/index.shtml
- Timeline, people, economy, religion, & small map
http://www.upennmuseum.com/cuneiform.cgi
http://www.mrdowling.com/603mesopotamia.html
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Student Name _________________________________ Date________
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| Content |
Slide one contains museum name, presentation
name, photo, and your name
Slide two contains a map of Mesopotamia, date civilization began,
describes its relative location, rivers that ran through it, and
why it was an ideal place for a civilization
Slides three – six contain a photo of an artifact, object’s name, and a description of this artifact represents the characteristic you are describing in your slide.
___ arts/architecture
___ cities
___government
___ public works
___ religion
___ social classes ___division of labor
___ writing
Slide seven explains what intrigues you the most about this civilization and contains a photo of this.
Slide eight creatively concludes your presentation (Tells visitors to enjoy, highlights item in collection, etc). |
Slide one is missing some of the required information.
Slide two is missing some of the required information.
Slides three – six are missing some of the required information/photos. Some of the information/photos are inaccurate.
___ arts/architecture
___ cities
___government
___ public works
___ religion
___ social classes ___division of labor
___ writing
Slide seven is missing some of the required information/photo.
Slide eight is missing some of the required information. |
Slide one is missing most of the required information.
Slide two is missing most of the required information.
Slides three – six are missing most of the required information/photos. Most of the information/photos are inaccurate.
___ arts/architecture
___ cities
___government
___ public works
___ religion
___ social classes ___division of labor
___ writing
Slide seven is missing most of the required information/photo.
Slide eight is missing most of the required information. |
Slide is missing.
Slide is missing.
Slides are missing.
___ arts/architecture
___ cities
___government
___ public works
___ religion
___ social classes ___division of labor
___ writing
Slide is missing.
Slide is missing. |
Special Effects |
Your presentation is enhanced by the use of many special effects that include color, sound, animation, word art, etc. |
You presentation is enhanced by the use of some special effects that include color, sound, word art, animation, etc. |
The use of special effects to enhance your project is limited. |
No special effects were used. |
| Conventions |
There are no problems with spelling, punctuation, and grammar |
There are some problems with spelling, punctuation, and grammar. |
There are many problems with spelling, punctuation, and grammar. |
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| Assessment of PowerPoint Presentation by Museum Board of Directors (curator position)
Name of Candidate ______________________________________
Board Member’s Name____________________________________
Directions: Before viewing slide presentation become familiar with the criteria listed below. After watching the presentation circle the appropriate number (5 is the highest score).
- Slide presentation contained 12 slides with accurate information and photos of artifacts.
5 4 3 2 1 0
- Slide presentation used special effects that included color, sound, word art, etc.
5 4 3 2 1 0
- Slide presentation did not have spelling, punctuation, or grammar errors.
5 4 3 2 1 0
- Slide presentation captured your attention.
5 4 3 2 1 0
- Give a positive comment about this candidate’s presentation.
6. Make a suggestion that would help this candidate improve their presentation.
_______ Recommended for curator position
______ Not recommended for curator position (state reason why)
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