Paragraph 2.2 - Inventing writing - 2021

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Paragraph 2.2 - Inventing writing

At the end of the lesson you will know/be able to…

• That history finally begins!
• What kind of ancient writing there was
• Why writing is useful
• Know the name of the eldest adventure story we know
• Give at least three reasons why writing is important
• Explain why writing started usually at rivers

The oldest form of writing is....

1. hieroglyphs (Egypt)
2. cuniform (Sumeria)
3. Chinees (China)
4. Sanskrit (India)

What's the use?

• Read together 'The ancient Sumerians: the inventors of writing' (TB 33)
• Individually: make exercise 2 a (WB 45)
• In pairs: make exercise 2 b and c and 3 a and b (WB 45 -6)

Writing is useful, because

•  You can make a list of the products you have. 
• You can keep track of the number of products that you bought or sold. 
• You can show other merchants which products you have without bringing them with you. 
• Everything you learned can be written down so others could read it.

Different scribbles 

Read together 'Writing around the world' (TB 34)

Make exercise 5 and 6 (WB 47)

Not just useful for trade....

Read together 'Writing for the government and the gods' (TB 35)

At school (in all ages)

Make exercise 8 up to and including 10 (WB 49-50)

To do

Study key words of paragraph 2.1 and 2.2 

Make exercise 4 and 11 (WB 46 and 50)