Day
Standard
Week Of: October 21-25, 2013
Monday/Tuesday
Wednesday
7.3.5
7.3.5
Trace the historic influence
of such discoveries as tea,
the manufacture of paper,
woodblock printing, the
compass, and gunpowder.
Objective
SWBAT explain the
significance of four
Chinese inventions or
discoveries by making
connections between
them to the modern world
with at least 75%
accuracy.
Essential
How have medieval
Question
Chinese inventions and
discoveries influenced the
modern world?
Direct Instruction Do Now: Warm-up quickwrite
Trace the historic influence
of such discoveries as tea,
the manufacture of paper,
woodblock printing, the
compass, and gunpowder.
How have medieval
Chinese inventions and
discoveries influenced the
modern world?
Independent
Station
Understand the importance
of both overland trade and
maritime expeditions
between China and other
civilizations in the Mongol
Ascendancy and Ming
Dynasty
How did the foreign
contact policies of three
medieval Chinese
dynasties affect China?
Do Now: Warm-up quickwrite
Introductory reading and
discussion about open and
closed-door policies
towards outsiders
After listening to and
reading along with audio
recordings of three
scenarios, students will
discuss and debate the
foreign-contact policies of
three Chinese dynasties
Image Analysis Stations of
Chinese inventions and
discoveries with written
summaries of the
inventions and
importance to the modern
world
Students will create an
importance spectrum of
Chinese inventions and
discoveries
Students will write a
paragraph about what
they believe are the four
most influential Chinese
discoveries or inventions
using one example for
each from the modern
world
7.3.4
SWBAT articulate the
SWBAT
significance of the
compass and make
connections between their
invention by the Chinese
and the modern world
Introductory and debrief
discussions about cultural
exchange and diffusion.
Collaborative
Station
Thurs/Fri
Students will make their
own magnetic compasses
Students will write a
paragraph using the TEES
model to describe the
foreign-contact policy of
the Ming Dynasty and its
impact on China with 80%
accuracy
Note: SWBAT – Students Will Be Able To