Who Killed King Tut? · - A description of King Tut ‣ How he came to power ‣ Accomplishments...
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Who Killed King Tut? The Press Secretary for the British Museum stepped to the podium. “The x-rays show that there was a blow to the back of his head. We have come to the conclusion that he died of unnatural causes...” “So he was MURDERED?!?!” shouted a reporter. “It is our professional opinion that he was indeed mu...” “By whom? Who is the killer? Why?” shouted a chorus of observers. “We... we... we don’t know.” Introduction It is the year 1968 in London, England. It has been forty-six years since one of the most important archeological discoveries of all time: the finding of King Tutankhamen’s tomb. Archeologists and Medical Scientists have been longing to examine the remains of the much-forgotten Pharaoh, who was barely a foot note in the historical books on Ancient Egypt. Early in the 1960s their requests were granted. They used the latest in x-ray technology to examine the mummified corpse. Now, in 1968, they have come to the conclusion that the death was of the most unnatural sort: murder. Blunt force trauma to the back of the head. You are a young reporter for Time Magazine in the United States. You have been put on special assignment to write the cover story for next month’s edition, covering this monumental event. Your boss has arranged “behind the scenes” access to examine the artifacts surrounding the death of King Tutankhamen, to help you write this ground breaking report. The Assignment Your report is aimed a group of people who have heard a little bit about Ancient Egypt, but do not know much about it. Your report is to include the following. - An introduction to your report, capturing the reader’s attention - A description of King Tut ‣ How he came to power ‣ Accomplishments while on the thrown ‣ His personality, etc - Provide a summary of the Egyptian burial practices and their view on the afterlife - A Murder Theory ‣ A description of each suspect, including their motives for killing King Tut ‣ Who do you think killed King Tut? Support your argument with 3-5 facts. **You must use parenthetical documentation to site where you got your facts from** Procedure - Step 1: Cut out the Artifacts - Step 2: Sort the Artifacts, putting them in chronological order. Read each artifact CAREFULLY. You may need to read a card more then once during this process. - Step 3: Use the planning sheet to collect your data. Make sure to write the card number where you found your data. - Step 4: Write your paper (APA format prefered)
Transcript of Who Killed King Tut? · - A description of King Tut ‣ How he came to power ‣ Accomplishments...
Who Killed King Tut?The Press Secretary for the British Museum stepped to the podium. “The x-rays show that there was a blow to the back of his head. We have come to the conclusion that he died of unnatural causes...”
“So he was MURDERED?!?!” shouted a reporter.
“It is our professional opinion that he was indeed mu...”
“By whom? Who is the killer? Why?” shouted a chorus of observers.
“We... we... we don’t know.”
IntroductionIt is the year 1968 in London, England. It has been forty-six years since one of the most important archeological discoveries of all time: the finding of King Tutankhamen’s tomb. Archeologists and Medical Scientists have been longing to examine the remains of the much-forgotten Pharaoh, who was barely a foot note in the historical books on Ancient Egypt.
Early in the 1960s their requests were granted. They used the latest in x-ray technology to examine the mummified corpse. Now, in 1968, they have come to the conclusion that the death was of the most unnatural sort: murder. Blunt force trauma to the back of the head.
You are a young reporter for Time Magazine in the United States. You have been put on special assignment to write the cover story for next month’s edition, covering this monumental event. Your boss has arranged “behind the scenes” access to examine the artifacts surrounding the death of King Tutankhamen, to help you write this ground breaking report.
The AssignmentYour report is aimed a group of people who have heard a little bit about Ancient Egypt, but do not know much about it. Your report is to include the following.
- An introduction to your report, capturing the reader’s attention- A description of King Tut
‣ How he came to power‣ Accomplishments while on the thrown‣ His personality, etc
- Provide a summary of the Egyptian burial practices and their view on the afterlife- A Murder Theory
‣ A description of each suspect, including their motives for killing King Tut‣ Who do you think killed King Tut? Support your argument with 3-5 facts.
" **You must use parenthetical documentation to site where you got your facts from**
Procedure- Step 1: Cut out the Artifacts- Step 2: Sort the Artifacts, putting them in chronological order. Read each artifact CAREFULLY. You may
need to read a card more then once during this process.- Step 3: Use the planning sheet to collect your data. Make sure to write the card number where you found
your data.- Step 4: Write your paper (APA format prefered)
