China’s One Child Policy - a review
GRADE 9 – IB MYP HUMANITIES Unit 1
Population
Global Context: Fairness and Development
Key Concept: Change
Related concepts: Resources and Choice
Guiding questions:
 What is China’s One Child Policy?
 What have been the effects of the policy?
 Should the Chinese government stop using this policy?
Learning Outcomes:
 Explain consequences such as long and short term, economic, social and political
 Use examples to support arguments
 Understand different perspectives
Should the Chinese Government Abolish the One Child Policy?
You will answer this question by writing a letter
1. Choose a character from the selection below and conduct a detailed brainstorm to
understand their perspective about the Chinese One Child Policy. You should begin by
thinking what their views are likely to be and then use the resources on the Edublog to
find specific examples.
Elderly person in a retirement
home
Woman or man from a rural
village
Demographer
Local government official
Human rights activist
A child without brothers or
sisters
Businessman/factory owner
from Shanghai
Central government officials in
charge of policy
An adopted child from China
living abroad
Economist
Family Planning Advisor
Environmentalist
2. Decide who you will write the letter to. You can choose either the Chinese government
or a Western newspaper. This will be your audience.
3. Plan the letter. It should be no more than 600 words. It should contain arguments and
supporting evidence following the example below:
One of the reasons we/I (support or oppose), (accept or reject), (favor or disapprove of) (name
the reason) is .......................” [you state your evidence: clear, concise, logical, reason here]
A second reason (another convincing reason, further more, secondly,) is ...................”
[state your evidence]
China’s One Child Policy - a review
My position is reasonable because.........................” [state your evidence]
You will be graded on Criterion A: knowledge and understanding and Criterion C:
Communication and Criterion D: Critical thinking.
Criteria A
Knowledge and
Understanding
0
5-6
Communicating
Criteria D
Thinking Critically
The student does not reach a The student does not reach a
standard described by any of standard described by any of
the descriptors below.
the descriptors below.
The student does not reach a
standard described by any of the
descriptors below.
The student:
The student:
The student:
ii. demonstrates basic
knowledge and
understanding of content and
concepts of RESOURCES and
CHOICE with minimal
descriptions and/or examples.
i. communicates information
and ideas in a limited way,
using a style that is limited in
its appropriateness to the
audience audience of the
Chinese Government or the
Western Media and purpose to change or keep the One
Child Policy
ii. summarizes information to a
limited extent to make arguments
limited points or arguments and
limited supporting evidence
The student:
The student:
The student:
ii. demonstrates adequate
knowledge and
understanding of content and
concept of RESOURCES and
CHOICE through satisfactory
descriptions, explanations
and examples.
i. communicates information
and ideas satisfactorily by
using a style that is somewhat
appropriate to the audience
audience of the Chinese
Government or the Western
Media and purpose - to
change or keep the One Child
Policy
ii. summarizes information to
make arguments
Some points or arguments are
supported by evidence
The student:
The student:
The student:
ii. demonstrates substantial
knowledge and
understanding of content and
concepts of RESOURCES and
CHOICE through accurate
descriptions, explanations
and examples.
i. communicates information
and ideas accurately by using a
style that is mostly
appropriate to the audience of
the Chinese Government or
the Western Media and
purpose - to change or keep
the One Child Policy
ii. synthesizes information to make
valid arguments points or
arguments are supported by
evidence
1-2
3-4
Criteria C
iv. identifies different perspectives
and minimal implications. The
Letter is written from the
perspective of your character and
shows understanding of the
perspective of the audience in a
limited way
iv. interprets different perspectives
and some of their implications.
The Letter is written from the
perspective of your character and
shows understanding of the
perspective of the audience at
times
iv. interprets different perspectives
and their implications. The Letter
is written from the perspective of
your character and shows
understanding of the perspective
of the audience to some extent
China’s One Child Policy - a review
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The student:
The student:
The student:
ii. demonstrates detailed
knowledge and
understanding of content and
concept of RESOURCES and
CHOICE through thorough,
accurate descriptions,
explanations and examples.
i. communicates information
and ideas effectively and
accurately by using a style that
is completely appropriate to
the audience of the Chinese
Government or the Western
Media and purpose - to
change or keep the One Child
Policy
ii. synthesizes information to make
valid, well-supported arguments
Every point or argument must be
supported by evidence
iv. thoroughly interprets a range of
different perspectives and their
implications. The Letter is written
from the perspective of your
character and shows
understanding of the perspective
of the audience