Ancient China

[Kelly]

I am trying to complete a multimedia/wiki'pedia' project with my 6th grade Humanities teacher. The project is due to start soon and in the previous discussion I have attached two files.

Hopes are to connect with some Chinese students to use email, wiki, social bookmarking etc to build the wiki with info, photos (actual from China) and video.

Guiding Question: What makes a civilization?
Learning Objectives: Students will be able to identify the six human institutions. (government, economy, religion, culture, family, education)
1. Students will be able to define the term dynasty.
2. Students will be able to recognize that Ancient China had many dynasties.
3. Students will be able to identify the different philosophies of ancient China. (Legalism, Daoism, Confucianism)
4. Students will be able to complete a map identifying key political/physical features of ancient China.
5. Students will be able to complete goal sheets reflecting on their progress throughout the unit.
6. Students will be able to create projects that will demonstrate their understanding of the six human institutions.
7. Students will be able to compare different ancient civilizations.
8. Students will be able to compare one of the six human institutions of ancient China with a modern day example.
9. Students will be able to develop the following skills:
*time management
*decision making
*presenting
*reflecting

[Julie Lindsay]

HI Kelly

In Beijing we have finished school for a 12 day holiday based on National Day October 1st. I am happy to run this by the Grade 6 teachers when we go back on October 12. Sounds like a good opportunity.

Thanks
Julie

[Kelly]

Good to hear Julie,

I am generating ideas with the teachers currently. We go on holiday Oct 17-25th; but hopefully we can organize it and get things started.
Kelly

[Katherine Bolman]

Perhaps your students would like to look at a village in China that is said to have been built around 5000 B.C.E. This will give them something to build the idea of dynasty on as it occurred long before dynasty was an idea. The website is ahaafoundation.org and you'll find the information under early villages.

Please let me know if this has been helpful. It is important to my research that I hear from classroom teachers. Thank you so much