Who Am I? A Day in the Life of An Egyptian- Ancient Egypt Social Classes Game

What would it be like to live in Ancient Egypt? Students find out — then guess who they are.

This engaging activity combines rigor and fun as students investigate the daily life of Ancient Egypt’s social classes through reading, writing, and a guessing game.

How it works:

• Students read eight one-page passages, each covering a different Ancient Egyptian social class (these also work great as reading stations!)
• Using a doodle-note-inspired graphic organizer, students record two responsibilities and daily activities for each social class
• These facts become clues that a classmate uses to guess the social class in a “Who Am I?” style game
• Finally, students complete a Claim, Evidence, Reasoning graphic organizer, defending the claim that labor specialization was key to Ancient Egypt’s success

What’s included:
✔ 8 one-page readings (1-2 paragraphs each), one per social class
✔ An identify-the-social-class graphic organizer and game template
✔ A Claim, Evidence, Reasoning graphic organizer
✔ A Google-ready digital version of the CER graphic organizer
✔ An answer key

Both reading-focused and writing-skill based, this activity is a great way to build content knowledge and critical thinking at the same time.