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Asian studies Common Core WHST.6-8.2a resources
Chinese Philosophies - Confucianism Daoism Legalism - Help Wanted Ad
This Chinese Philosophies project involves students designing a “Help Wanted Ad” with a specific focus on the philosophies of Confucianism, Daoism and Legalism. To set the scene, your students live in ancient China and have been chosen to design a help wanted advertisement for one of the following philosophies - Legalism, Daoism or Confucianism. The founder of the chosen philosophy is hoping to hire an assistant to help guide people in the philosophy. The task of your students is to create a hel
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Ancient China Unit Bundle
Ancient Imperial Dynasties of China Newspaper Project
This "Create a Newspaper" resource provides students with an engaging and creative project to demonstrate their learning about a dynasty in China. Students will choose from the following dynasties to focus on: Qin, Han, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan or Ming 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 requirementsfor students. A description of 9 newspaper sections are includ
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Ancient China Unit Bundle
Samurai Medieval Feudal Japan Project Help Wanted Advertisement
To set the scene, your students are Japanese scribes who live in medieval (feudal) Japan and have been chosen to design a help wanted advertisement to recruit highly qualified people to become samurai. The task of your students is to create a help wanted ad describing the role of the samurai. Additionally, an optional extension project is included in the resource in which students apply for the job by creating a career portfolio.This samurai project includes a detailed introduction for students
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Medieval Feudal Japan Bundle Unit Activities
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
Ancient China Confucianism Daoism Legalism Philosophies - Talk Show Activity
In this Ancient China Philosophies Activity, students will work in groups of four to present a talk show focusing on Confucianism, Daoism and Legalism. This talk show activity will allow students to further develop their teamwork and presenting skills along with demonstrating their knowledge of these ancient Chinese philosophies. When planning and performing the talk show, students will take on the role of either the host or as a guest. The host will be responsible for asking the deep and engagi
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Ancient China Unit Bundle
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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Samurai Project Feudal Japan Training Booklet
The year is 1603 and the new shogun, Tokugawa Ieyasu, has required that your students, experienced samurai, create a training booklet for young samurai to study before they become expert and well-trained samurai. Students will take on the perspective of a trained and experienced adult samurai in 1603. Included in the Resource:• Direction sheets with requirements for the cover page, introduction, pages of content and appendix• A list of 12 topics to choose from• Rubric• 14 pages of booklet templ
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Medieval Feudal Japan Bundle Unit Activities
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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Geography of South Asia (India) Project - Real Estate Ad or Commercial
After researching the geography of South Asia (with a focus on India), your students will assume the role of a real estate agent. They can work on their own or collaboratively to convince homebuyers to move to their chosen region. Your students can create a commercial that would be on TV or an advertisement that would be found in a magazine or newspaper.Included in the Resource:✓ Brief introduction✓ Six requirements✓ Five advertising strategies✓ Two rubrics✓ Templates✓ Planning guideRelated Re
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Ancient India Bundle Projects Activities
Maya Aztec Inca Achievements - Festival Brochure
This fun and creative project focusing on Maya Aztec and Inca Achievements, is a great way for students to showcase their understanding of this important concept. Students will create a festival brochure and are provided with a brochure template, a list of topics and specific requirements and a rubric to guide their work. Perfect for 6th to 8th graders, this project will engage students to really delve into the achievements of the Mayan Aztec and Incan civilizations. To really inspire students’
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Maya Aztec Inca Unit - Activities Bundle
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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Japan Activity / Project: Create a Travel Brochure
Your students come across a “Help Wanted” ad in the Classified section. Tours & Co. is in need of an experienced, knowledgeable and articulate tour guide to teach tourists about the country of Japan. In lieu of a formal interview, Tours & Co. has requested that job candidates submit an original travel brochure. Included in the Resource:✓ A detailed explanation of the project✓ A list of required sites✓ Rubric✓ 4 brochure templatesRelated Resources:Japan Unit: Projects, Activities and
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Medieval Feudal Japan Bundle Unit Activities
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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Ancient China - Design a Currency Project
This Ancient China Design a Currency project is creative yet historically grounded. To set the scene, students are asked to imagine themselves as artisans living in ancient China. They have recently been hired by the emperor of a their chosen dynasty to create a currency that reflects the daily life and culture of the period. Even though the illustrations and writing must be based on evidence, there is plenty of room for creativity and originality. This Chinese Dynasty Currency project features
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Ancient China Unit Bundle
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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China Project - Travel Brochure
This China Project involves students creating a travel brochure as a means of showcasing their knowledge about this fascinating Asian country. To set the scene, students imagine that they have come across a “Help Wanted” ad in the Classified section of a newspaper. The company Tours & Co. is in need of an experienced, knowledgeable and articulate tour guide to teach tourists about the country of China. In lieu of a formal interview, Tours & Co. has requested that job candidates submit an
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Ancient China Unit Bundle
Chinese Inventions Project - Festival Brochure
In this Chinese Inventions project, students will create a festival brochure to demonstrate their understanding of Chinese discoveries and inventions. To set the scene, the Festivals and Events Committee will be hosting the first annual festival to celebrate the achievements (discoveries & inventions) of the Chinese dynasties. The purpose of the festival is to teach people about the achievements and to celebrate and enjoy them. The task of your students is to create a festival brochure in o
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Ancient China Unit Bundle
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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Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path Buddhism Buddha
This Buddhism Bundle features two resources on Buddha’s teachings in which students will be asked to respond in a reflective and creative way. The first resource focuses on the Four Noble Truths and students are asked to read about each truth, answer a number of reflective questions in order to make connections between the text and their own lives. Then students will respond in a creative format to demonstrate their comprehension. The second resource is about the Noble Eightfold Path and follows
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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
First Emperor of China Qin Shihuangdi - 4 Creative Projects
Students will love this opportunity to showcase what they have learned about Qin Shihuangdi, the first emperor of China, by completing one of the following four creative projects: movie trailer, scrapbook, farewell speech and epic poem. Students can work individually or with a partner depending on their project choice. While each activity encourages creativity and originality, student responses must be well formed with supporting historical evidence.This Emperor Qin Shi Huang resource includes d
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Ancient China Unit Bundle
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