Ancient China 

Learning intention: 

CrT10.11 uses discipline-specific terminology to provide accurate information.

CrT10.41 organises related information and ideas into paragraphs/sections.

GE4-8 communicates geographical information using a variety of strategies.

HT4-10 Selects and uses appropriate oral, written, visual and digital forms to communicate about the past.

Success Criteria: I can summarise information from a range of texts. I can communicate information about Ancient China and it's geography using mapping skills. 

Can you find and label these places/features on the map of China- use BOLTS to create your map:

Huange (Yellow) River Yangtze River Himalayan Mountains Gobi Desert

Taklamakan Desert East China Sea

South China Sea

Shanghai Lanzhou Beijing Tibet Xian(yang) Nepal

North and South Korea Russia Mongolia Hong Kong

 Great Wall of China Terracotta Soldiers

Learning intention: 

HT4-2: describes major periods of historical time and sequences events, people and societies from the past.

CrT10.1 creates informative texts to explain and analyse. 

SpK7.1 creates spoken texts which explore and interpret concepts drawn from research or learning area content.

CrT10.5 uses evidence and research including digital resources to expand upon information and elaborate concepts.

MeT4.5 constructs timelines using a time scale. 

Success Criteria: I can create an informative text about an ancient Chinese Dynasty using a range of sources to research information. I can explain the dynasty I researched in a presentation to others.

Research your Dynasty

Research your dynasty and present your information. Include at least one relevant picture.

• Who (include the leader if there was one)

• When 

• What 

• Where

• Achievements/information facts x 3 

https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/imperial-chinas-dynasties/ https://www.historyhit.com/the-dynasties-that-ruled-china-in-order/

Alternate activity: Research one of the social groups using the textbook (pages below) and place the information on this table. Share your information with others and gather information they have researched about the other groups to add to your table.

Research Task- Individual Task

Choose one of the following Ancient Chinese inventions:

Compass Paper Gunpowder

Create a powerpoint using your research information that you will upload to your website (on the Ancient China page). 

1) What questions might you ask about the invention? Think about what information you might need if you were to explain the invention to someone who has never seen or heard of it before. List them in your workbooks. 

Question hints: https://www.kidcyber.com.au/research-questions-for-inquiry-learning

2) Organise your questions into an appropriate order, and research the answers using the textbook, notes we have completed in class, as well as the internet.

3) Use these notes to create your powerpoint. 

4) Include relevant photos/images.

5) Remember to complete a bibliography. 

NB: DO NOT just copy and paste text from websites- your work will be checked for plagiarism. Use key words, phrases and summaries to help put the information you find into your own words. 

Creative Writing- Recount

Imagine you are the one of the people involved with the  invention you have researched. Create a journal or diary entry describing what happened when you discovered or created your invention.  

• What happened that day? 

• How did you come to be involved in it? 

• What were the results?

Marking Criteria:

• The content is relevant to the time period and topic.

• The content references the information you have found in your research.

• Description of what was created/invented and how.

• Description of 'your' part in the invention discovery/creation.

• What your hopes are for your invention? Will other people like it or continue to use it, or make improvements to it? 

• Recount structure is used- 

  • Orientation- Who, Where, When, What, How?

  • Events- Chronological Order

  • Re-orientation/Last event/Final comment 

• Use of descriptive noun groups (include evaluative and classifying adjectives) 

• Editing- C.U.P.S.

• Research:  Great Wall of China; Silk Road; or Terracotta Soldiers

• Do a Source analysis/SWOC’s on one attraction.

Discuss- 

• What are they?  

• What was the purpose the items were originally created for and by whom? 

• Did the item serve it’s purpose at the time? 

• Are they still used for this- why/why not?