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Asian studies Common Core WHST.6-8.1a resources
Medieval Feudal Japan Bundle Unit Activities
Students will have the opportunity to create the following activities and projects:✓43 Interactive Notebook Activities✓Webquest: Introduction to Japan✓Geography of Japan: Create a Real Estate Advertisement or Commercial✓Create a Timeline: Medieval Japan✓Create Tanka Poems✓Create Currency for Japan’s Golden Age✓Feudalism in Japan Notes: Pros & Cons✓Samurai Training Booklet✓Help Wanted Ad: Samurai Needed✓Writing Project: Samurai Cover Letter✓Primary Source Analysis: Creed of a Samurai✓Samurai
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6th - 8th
Zheng He DBQ - Print & Digital
Zheng He DBQ - Print & DigitalZheng He was a famous Chinese explorer that made a total of seven voyages between 1405 and 1433. During this time, Zheng He spread China's wealth and power, established foreign relations with other nations, and added to the growing list of China's tributary states. Upon the return of the seventh voyage, Zheng He's ships were destroyed, and China became isolationist. In this activity, students will read about Zheng He and examine seven documents to determine how
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8th - 12th
Also included in: China Unit Bundle - Shang through Qing Dynasties
Ancient China Unit Bundle
Looking for a creative and engaging unit on Ancient China to use with students in 6th, 7th or 8th grade? This Ancient China Unit features sixteen individual resources and provides students with an in-depth exploration of this fascinating period of history. Students will have the opportunity to create travel brochures, timelines, commercials, advertisements, currencies, newspapers, biography book covers, festival brochures, visuals, talk shows, movie trailers, scrapbooks, poems, speeches, posters
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6th - 8th
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First Emperor of China Qin Shihuangdi - Hero or Villain Project
This engaging Ancient China social studies project focuses on Qin Shihuangdi, the first emperor of China and requires students to come to the conclusion as to whether he was a hero or a villain. Students must use evidence to form an opinion about this controversial, historical figure then choose to present their view in one of two forms, as a poster or a dialogue. Students can choose to work independently or collaboratively with either project. If students choose to complete the poster, they wi
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Ancient China Unit Bundle
Medieval Japan Samurai Projects
This resource includes 13 engaging activities and projects that help the samurai and shogun era in feudal Japan come alive for your students!All projects include introductions, detailed and specific requirements and rubrics!Samurai Training BookletClick here for more informationThe year is 1603 and the new shogun, Tokugawa Ieyasu, has required that your students, experienced samurai, create a training manual booklet for young samurai to study before they become expert and well-trained samurai. S
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6th - 8th
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Ancient India Bundle Projects Activities
Students will have the opportunity to complete the following activities and projects: (All resources include introductions, detailed and specific requirements, answer keys when necessary and rubrics.)✓Create a Timeline: Ancient India✓Geography of South Asia: Create a Real Estate Advertisement or Commercial✓Mohenjo-Daro Travel Brochure✓Create a Board Game: Hinduism✓Caste System in Ancient India - Informational Text & Evidence-Based Questions✓Group Project: Create a Visual of the Caste System✓
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6th - 8th
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Qin and Han Chinese Dynasties - Compare and Contrast Group Project
This fun and engaging group project requires students to compare and contrast the Qin and Han Chinese dynasties. After learning about the Qin and Han dynasties, students will work in pairs to compare and contrast the dynasties with one student representing Qin Shihuangdi (the founder of the Qin Dynasty) and the other representing Liu Pang (the founder of the Han Dynasty). The students will write a dialogue focusing on several interesting categories including the creativity and originality of th
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Ancient China Unit Bundle
Tomoe Gozen: History or Legend?
This inquiry project is modeled on the Stanford History Education Group (now the Digital Inquiry Group)'s model for historical thinking, using sourcing, context, corroboration, and close reading in order to draw historical conclusions. The assignment should be used when students have already studied the basics of medieval Japan, specifically the training and values of the samurai. At its center is Tomoe Gozen, an onna-musha (“warrior woman”) from the Heian period (794-1185 CE), and one of the be
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Caste System in India Debate - Group Project
Debates help students improve their skills in the areas of problem solving, critical thinking, communication, teamwork and leadership. For this class activity, divide your students into six teams. Two groups will be competing against each other at a time during the classroom debate. There are a total of three debate questions so each student in your class will participate in a debate and will be an audience member for two debates. The debate questions are about the caste system in India. In
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Ancient India Bundle Projects Activities
Modern China DBQ: Chinese Communist Party
The longest that a single political party has been able to maintain power over their nation was the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. They were able to hold on for 74 years. China recently saw the 71st anniversary of the rise of the Chinese Communist Party. This raises the question, will the Chinese Communist Party continue to survive?This question is the essential component of this Document Based Question unit. Introduce students to this possibility with an introductory presentation before l
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6th - 12th
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Imperial China Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Qing, Ming Dynasties Choice Board Projects
This choice board resource provides students with fun and engaging projects to demonstrate their learning about Imperial China. The suggested list of dynasties to cover include the following: Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Qing, and Ming. Providing students with choices in the classroom is a sure way to excite them and capture their attention about the topics at hand. This comprehensive resource includes six low-prep and interactive projects for students to choose from. Each project is explained on pri
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6th - 8th
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Mt. Everest: Environmental Problems Plaguing the World's Tallest Mountain
Students will gather information from multiple sources, identify environmental issues facing Nepal and the Sherpa people regarding Mt. Everest, determine causes of these problems, and hypothesize solutions.
After watching a video entitled “Improving Collaborative Work with 1-3-6 Protocol,” on the Teaching Channel I realized that I already employed this strategy without officially naming it. (link to video is provided in the lesson)
In this packet, I have provided you with a lesson using vide
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7th - 11th
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Samurai Medieval Feudal Japan Projects and Activities Mini Bundle
This resource includes five projects and activities (including primary sources) for students to demonstrate their learning of Medieval Japan. These creative, print and go resources are a sure way to increase student engagement, keep them motivated, and practice critical thinking and writing skills. Each resource contains step-by-step directions that are broken into manageable chunks that make the requirements accessible to all students. Plus, planning guides, templates, and detailed rubrics are
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6th - 8th
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Gupta Empire Ancient India Create Currency Project
This "Create a Currency," resource provides students with an engaging and creative project to demonstrate their knowledge about the Gupta Empire in Ancient India. For this project, students create currency using a combination of writing, images, and designs to represent the unit. They also write a letter explaining all features of the currency. This project combines historical evidence, creativity, and writing. This project is a sure way to excite your students and capture their attention about
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Ancient India Bundle Projects Activities
Medieval Feudal Japan Shogun Samurai Choice Board Projects
This choice board resource provides students with fun and engaging projects to demonstrate their learning about medieval (feudal) Japan. Providing students with choices in the classroom is a sure way to excite them and capture their attention about the topics at hand. This comprehensive resource includes six low-prep and interactive projects for students to choose from, with all topics centered on medieval (feudal) Japan. Some examples of topics include feudalism, the samurai's code of Bushido
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6th - 8th
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Ancient Korea Kingdoms of Silla, Koguryo, and Paekche Choice Board Projects
This choice board resource provides students with fun and engaging projects to demonstrate their learning about ancient Korea. Providing students with choices in the classroom is a sure way to excite them and capture their attention about the topics at hand. This comprehensive resource includes six low-prep and interactive projects for students to choose from. Each project is explained on printables that are broken down into manageable chunks and includes step-by-step directions. Over 30 studen
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6th - 8th
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Feudal Medieval Japan Samurai Newspaper Project
This "Create a Newspaper" resource provides students with an engaging and creative project to demonstrate their learning about the feudal (medieval) period of Japan. This project is a sure way to excite them and capture their attention about the topics at hand. This comprehensive resource includes easy to follow and detailed directions and requirements for students. A description of 9 newspaper sections are included. Some examples include a news story, an interview, an advertisement, a comic st
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Medieval Feudal Japan Bundle Unit Activities
Ancient China Projects Mini Bundle Five Projects
Students will have the fun opportunity to select a project from five options to demonstrate their learning of ancient China. These creative, print and go projects are a sure way to increase student engagement, keep them motivated, and practice critical thinking and writing skills. Each project contains step-by-step directions that are broken into manageable chunks that make the project requirements accessible to all students. Plus, each project comes with a detailed rubric to make grading quick
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6th - 8th
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Samurai Activity: Three Classroom Debates
Classroom debates are a wonderful way for students to strengthen their skills in the areas of group work, public speaking, problem-solving and research. Divide your students into six groups. Two groups will compete against each other at a time for a total of three classroom debates. Three debate questions are provided, so each of the three debates are different. The debate questions are about feudalism in Japan and the role of the samurai, shoguns, daimyos and peasants. Included in the Reso
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Medieval Feudal Japan Bundle Unit Activities
Ancient China Qin Dynasty - Digital Choice Board
This Digital Choice Board focuses on the Qin Dynasty of Ancient China and the rule of Emperor Shihuangdi. Students will have an opportunity to showcase what they learned about the first emperor of China by selecting a project that interests them most.The project options include creating a hero or villain poster, writing an eyewitness account as the emperor’s assistant and a scholar, creating a movie trailer and writing a report card assessing the emperor’s performance as ruler. Additionally, stu
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6th - 8th
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Silk Road Trade & Cultural Diffusion Simulation
The Silk Road was a series of routes extending north and south. People used these routes to carry goods between Rome and Chang’an. At times, sea routes carried this trade, as maritime technologies improved or when violence threatened land traders. When pirates and other perils faced the merchants on the sea routes, trade increased on the land routes.Along the routes of the Silk Road, different regions offered goods such as dates, copper, herbs, and finished products. Goods such as the magnetic c
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Not Grade Specific
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Movie Worksheet: Asian American History Documentary
Objectives: Students will watch the PBS documentary “Asian Americans: Generation Rising” and compare their own lives (and cultural history) and the lives of the Asian Americans mentioned in the video. Video: Click for School tube Link HEREUnits: Ethics/ Politics World History: Asia and the Pacific Islands in America todayAgriculture History (Page 1 of the documentary worksheet)Teacher Tips: 1. Discuss with your students about the value of learning about other people's cultures. 2. Have a private
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Thesis Statement Practice
This assignment is the perfect way to introduce your students to the practice of writing thesis statements. It is the perfect follow-up to a lesson about Chinese immigration.If you are learning about Chinese immigration, or immigration in the late 1800s in general, then this assignment is perfect for you! It has students practice answering a prompt using a document, and then it provides students with additional practice with non-academic related questions as well.There are 4 prompts total to hel
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8th - 11th
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Heian Period in Japan Golden Age Choice Board Project
This choice board resource provides students with fun and engaging projects to demonstrate their learning about the Heian Period in Japan (Golden Age). Providing students with choices in the classroom is a sure way to excite them and capture their attention about the topics at hand. This comprehensive resource includes six low-prep and interactive projects for students to choose from. Each project is explained on printables that are broken down into manageable chunks and includes step-by-step
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6th - 8th
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