R. Tracing Tea & Silk Road

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Introduction:

The Silk Road, the 19th-century term used to refer to an ancient network of routes that connected East to West starting as early as 300 B.C.E. The Silk Road served as a highway that facilitated the exchange of products and ideologies. Stretching from the Mediterranean region in the West to the heart of China in the East, the 4,000-mile trade route was traveled by caravans, pilgrims, conquerors, armies, and missionaries for 1,500 years.

Today people are traveling these old trade routes, learning about the different cultures through tracing tea. We will be following their journey.

Project Introduction:

This is a project that is meant to introduce students to a wide variety of cultures and daily life of people along the historic Silk Road through the eyes of teens from other countries and cultures. Using video, audio and written interviews through the Tracing Tea project (http://tracingtea.com/) students collect and utilize information about teens and then create presentations in a variety of multimedia forms that compare/contrast their answers to the shared questions and experiences.

Web Pages:

My Project http://my-ecoach.com/project.php?id=13227

Tracing Tea Website  http://www.tracingtea.com/

Project Overview and Details:

Country/Region Report:

You alone or with your partner will be creating a multimedia project describing and illustrating the tracing tea route and story.  This project involves little homework, lots of points and lots of class and lunch time work. If you have a computer at home some of the work can be done at home or before and/or after school.

Types of Projects:

• 1. Video Report: 2-6 minutes in full quality & web quicktime format

  2. As a news reporter special report

  3. As a documentary

  4. Digital Brochure using powerpoint/pages

  5. Podcasting 2-4 segments: 1- 4 minutes each in full Quality & web quicktime format

  6. Digital Computer Game

Extra Credit Projects-These may only be done if you do a required project

• 1. Chant, Rap or Song about the tea and silk road trade

  2. Tea commercial the value of tea

  3. Extra movies, games or slideshows with a theme

Components of the Project:             &         Due dates:

• 1. Research Plan/Page                                                            1/16

  2. Storyboard Plan                                                                   1/20

  3. Peer Evaluation                                                                    1/27

  4. Final Multimedia Project                                                       1/30

  5. “How did I did it”                                                                    2/6

Requirements & elements of your projects:

• • Cover page/clip/image/slide

  • Creative Title

  • Include a map of your country

  • Five (5) main facts minimum about the problems, benefits and importance of the  silk and especially tea road.

  • CCC information-Geography, Economics, Communication, minimum

  • Visuals

    • Five minimum

    • These may be stills or videos

  • Audio

    • Voiceover

    • Music or sound effects

  • Credits

    • For all unoriginal photos, information and audio

  • “How did I did it” multimedia project in isight video form or powerpoint format

    • 1-3 minute long video minimum saved in full quality & web quicktime format

    • 5 slide minimum multimedia powerpoint review

Research:

• • Complete research page regarding your subject-this can be done on line and submitted on-line on resources page

  • Internet research with their web address ie. Wikipedia

  • Resources:

  • You will find additional forms, websites & other resources on my website at Sayersbears.com

Breakdown of Projects

• Countries/Regions Breakdown

• Future Episodes from Tracing Tea

  1. India & Pakistan

  2. China

  3. Central Asia

  4. Iran

  5. Turkey

  6. Eastern Europe

  7. Western Europe

  8. United Kingdom

• Regions Tracing Tea Readings From Tracing Tea

•  1. The Indian Sub Continent - INDIA PAKISTAN.doc

• 2. China – Birthplace of a Phenomenon

• 3. Central Asia – Princely Raiders, Peasant Traders  KYRGYZSTAN KAZAKHSTAN UZBEKISTAN TURKMENISTAN

• 4. Iran – Miracle Cure to Nation’s Salve .doc

• 5. Turkey – Clash of Civilizations?.doc

• 6. Eastern Europe – The Flavours of Life BULGARIA  Serbia  Montenegro HUNGARY CZECH REPUBLIC.doc

• 7. Western Europe – Sailors and Traders AUSTRIA GERMANY NETHERLANDS.doc

• 8. Great Britain – An Empire of Tea United Kingdom.doc

Project Rubrics

1. Video Report: 2-6 minutes in full quality & web quicktime format

2. As a news reporter special report

3. Newsreporter and planning (html)

4. As a documentary

5. Digital Brochure using powerpoint/pages multimedia required

6. Podcasting 2-4 segments: 1- 4 minutes each in full Quality & web quicktime format

7. Digital Computer Game

Extra Credit Projects-These may only be done if you do a required project

• 1. Chant, Rap or Song about the tea and silk road trade

  2. Tea commercial the value of tea

  3. Extra movies, games or slideshows with a theme

Tracing Tea Information & Articles

1. India

2. China

3. Central Asia

4. Iran

5. Turkey

6. Eastern Europe

7. Western Europe

8. United Kingdom

Timelines

• Tracing tea

• to be a snob

Research Form      PDF form

Storyboard Form    PDF form

Peer Edit Form         PDF form

Game Elements to Consider

Scratch Tutorial Websites

Music credits

Tracing Tea Resources

• Film from Tracing Tea

• Photo Gallery from Tracing Tea

• Maps of Tracing Tea route

• Silk Road Site

Research websites

• Silk Road Wikipedia

• Tea Wikipedia

  • see china

  • creation myths

  • india

  • united kingdom

  • tea culture

  • tea spreads around the world

• Russia's Tea Road

• India and pictures of tea/culture

• Darjeeling Tea

• Darjeeling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darjeeling

• silk road thinkquest

Tea & silk road

http://www.cpamedia.com

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/10/16/travel/trdar.php

Darjeeling Tea

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/10/16/travel/trdar.phpDarjeeling tea

Samarkand rugs

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.sairamtour.com/news/gems/06_01.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.sairamtour.com/news/gems/06.html&usg=__1uTY1SxBQqXPy7RsIS9URCQ-X2Y=&h=284&w=333&sz=20&hl=en&start=65&sig2=nHcv4MDDQgBVPoxPDLDawQ&um=1&tbnid=8wwbmW8aTR3LkM:&tbnh=101&tbnw=119&ei=v8tgSdj2B4uksAPg4_2RDQ&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsilk%2Broad%2Bcaravan%26start%3D60%26ndsp%3D20%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26sa%3DN

Games

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.defenseonlinegames.com/files/imagecache/thumb_320x240/defenseonlinegames/thumb/Tradewinds_Caravans_thumb.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.defenseonlinegames.com/online-game/strategy/tradewinds-caravans.html&usg=__afT829EMUUWWrdUf8mYu9KM_rWQ=&h=200&w=200&sz=17&hl=en&start=78&sig2=186toJPtts_hIhd7H-HXog&um=1&tbnid=P_SYBXNFX9GKZM:&tbnh=104&tbnw=104&ei=v8tgSdj2B4uksAPg4_2RDQ&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsilk%2Broad%2Bcaravan%26start%3D60%26ndsp%3D20%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26sa%3DN

China country website

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUfAOfoZ9pY

Tea road you tube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QETgCYRw2q0&feature=related