DBQ Marco Polo Common Core Document Based Question Activity
Instructomania with Mr and Mrs P History-Science
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Grade Levels
5th - 12th
Subjects
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSRH.6-8.1
CCSSRH.6-8.2
CCSSRH.6-8.3
CCSSRH.6-8.4
CCSSRH.6-8.5
Formats Included
- PDF
Pages
12 pages
Instructomania with Mr and Mrs P History-Science
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Description
Get your students investigating the Mongols through he eyes of Marco Polo!
In this assignment students will look at maps of Marco Polo's route and read excerpts and primary source documents about Marco Polo's Journey to answer questions. This packet includes templates, instructional materials, primary source documents, examples and project ideas on the Silk Road. Students are expected to respond to questions, find evidence and provide commentary. It fits perfectly with the common core writing standards 6-8.1-10.
This activity includes:
1. Teacher instruction pages, with modeled examples.
2. 5 readings, including primary source documents.
3. Activity ideas and examples.
4. A rubric.
5. Writing templates for writing commentary, DBQ response templates and a conclusion template.
6. A Marco Polo reading introduction
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Tony Pavlovich, Instructomania, The Silk Road, Kublai Khan, Yuan Dynasty, Instructomania
In this assignment students will look at maps of Marco Polo's route and read excerpts and primary source documents about Marco Polo's Journey to answer questions. This packet includes templates, instructional materials, primary source documents, examples and project ideas on the Silk Road. Students are expected to respond to questions, find evidence and provide commentary. It fits perfectly with the common core writing standards 6-8.1-10.
This activity includes:
1. Teacher instruction pages, with modeled examples.
2. 5 readings, including primary source documents.
3. Activity ideas and examples.
4. A rubric.
5. Writing templates for writing commentary, DBQ response templates and a conclusion template.
6. A Marco Polo reading introduction
✎✎✎ SAVE BIG! This activity set is also included in a the discounted MEDIEVAL CHINA BUNDLE!
Tony Pavlovich, Instructomania, The Silk Road, Kublai Khan, Yuan Dynasty, Instructomania
Total Pages
12 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
90 minutes
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSSRH.6-8.1
Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.
CCSSRH.6-8.2
Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
CCSSRH.6-8.3
Identify key steps in a text’s description of a process related to history/social studies (e.g., how a bill becomes law, how interest rates are raised or lowered).
CCSSRH.6-8.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.
CCSSRH.6-8.5
Describe how a text presents information (e.g., sequentially, comparatively, causally).
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