China inventions and review

Correlation to State Content Standards

7.3.3-Analyze the influence of Confucianism and changes in the Confucian thought during the Song and Mongol periods.

7.3.4-Understand the importance of both overland trade and maritime expeditions between China and other civilizations in the Mongol and Ming Dynasty

Expected Student Outcomes (Objective)

Students will be able:

1. Describe how the Chinese overthrew the Mongols and started the Ming Dynasty.

2. Explain why the Ming emperors isolated China.

3. Review the geography, believes, and contributions of Imperial China.

Common Core Standard

RH 1: Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.

RH 7: Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts.

WHST 9. Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis reflection, and research.

Anticipatory Set (5 min.)

Journal: 5 W's on Ghandi.

Direct Instruction (10 min.) I DO…

SDAIE: VIP’s: Overthrowing the Mongols: Teacher will frontload students with information on how the Mongols were overthrown and the creation of the last two Chinese Dynasties.

Guided Practice (10 min.) We Do…

SDAIE: Discussion: Inventions/Contributions: Go over the contributions and inventions from Imperial China.

Independent Practice (30 min.) You Do…

SDAIE: Metacognition: Digital Outbreak China: Students will be given 15 minutes to complete the digital breakout questions. They will be allowed to use any form of method to answer the following questions.

SDAIE: TPS: Chinese Inventions: Students are given a list of 5 inventions/projects that the Chinese invented. Their job will be to identify the dynasty and importance of the invention.

Homework.

The Great Wall of China Video questions.

Closure (4 min.)

1. Clean up.

2. Dismiss Class.