China Game
(here is a link to a fun on-line game)
(here is a link to a fun on-line game)
Overview of Unit 4:
-Ch 7 - China (pages 166 - 193)
-Ch 8 - Japan (pages 194 - 223)
Overview of THIS WEEK:
-Monday (Review for the Ch. 6 Test on Africa)
-Tuesday (Ch. 6 Test: AFRICA)
-Wednesday (Ch. 7.1 Intro into China)
-Thursday (Ch. 7.1 Review)
-Friday (Ch. 7.2 Intro
An In Depth Look Into Our Day
-Monday (Review for the Ch. 6 Test on Africa)
*Q/W #13 Africa's Big Idea/Topic
*6.1 - 6.4 Key Terms Review
*QUIZ SHOW - interactive game challenging students (Jeopardy Style)
*Closure: Questions for Tonight's Study Time?
-Tuesday (Ch. 6 Test: AFRICA)
*Q/W #13 - African Term Usage (in a sentence)
*Ch. 6 TEST (20 questions -Multiple Choice / 1 Short Answer) - tests completed on Transponders as well as ScanTron format to familiarize students with State exams/testing formats.
*Closure: Discuss questions / responses for the Short Answer Essay.
-Wednesday (Ch. 7.1 Intro into China)
*Q/W #13 (...a peasant in China in the year 264...)
*7.1 Key Terms
*3 Dynasty Discussion / Cornell Notes
*Closure: Disunion followed by Reunification (at the end of the class students will be able to name ALL three dynasties (Sui, Tang, & Song) in China.
-Thursday (Ch. 7.1 Review)
*Q/W #13 (Use the KEY TERMS for Wed. in a Cloze paragraph provided by the instructor
*7.1 Main Ideas (and Big Idea) Review Activity - Buddhism
- Cornell Notes
*Closure: Cornell Notes: Students will be able to provide two reasons why/how Buddhism spread in China.
-Friday (Ch. 7.2 Intro)
*Q/W #13 (...you are a rich merchant in the year 1270...)
*7.2 Key Terms
*Chinese Inventions
-Discussion
-Find 7 Important Chinese Inventions (Cornell Notes)
-Closure: Debate - Which Invention Do YOU feel is the most important and why???
All The Legal Stuff!
This week we will be covering:
- Social Studies (History) Standard 7.3 (Analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of China in the Middle Ages).
- Analysis Skills HI-6 (Students conduct cost-benefit analysis of economic and political issues---Public Value discussion)
- English-Language Arts
Writing 7.2.0 (Write Expository Texts)
Reading 7.2.0 (Students read and understand grade-level-appropriate material).
Ch. 7.1
Objectives
Students will learn that …
1. The Period of Disunion was a time of war and disorder that followed the end of the Han dynasty.
2. China was reunified under the Sui, Tang, and Song dynasties.
3. The Age of Buddhism saw major religious changes in China.
Vocabulary
- Period of Disunion
- Grand Canal
- Empress Wu
Ch. 7.2
Objectives
Students will learn that …
1. Advances in agriculture led to increased trade and population growth.
2. Cities and trade grew during the Tang and Song dynasties.
3. The Tang and Song dynasties produced fine arts and inventions.
Vocabulary
- porcelain
- woodblock printing
- gunpowder
- compass
EXTRA CREDIT SONG:
Learn this song for Extra Credit this week!!!
Here are the Lyrics:
Chinese Dynasty Song
Here's the Chinese dynasty song, to the tune of "Frere Jacques":
Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han
Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han
Sui, Tang, Song
Sui, Tang, Song
Yuan, Ming, Qing, Republic
Yuan, Ming, Qing, Republic
Mao and Deng
Mao and Deng
Chinese Dynasty Song
Here's the Chinese dynasty song, to the tune of "Frere Jacques":
Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han
Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han
Sui, Tang, Song
Sui, Tang, Song
Yuan, Ming, Qing, Republic
Yuan, Ming, Qing, Republic
Mao and Deng
Mao and Deng
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