Name:________________
World History
Group 10 ____
Due Date: ____________________
Essay Prompt –Describe the similarities and differences for the two of the three Ancient Dynasties in China
- Zhou
- Qin
- Han
Standards
2.10.1 Cite
textual evidence
to support
analysis of what
the text says
explicitly as well
as inferences
drawn from
complex text
To get a 3.0, I
need to
3.0
3.5
4.0
I have completed my OPTIC
charts and took Cornell notes for
each following sections:
 The Zhou P. 54-5
 The Qin 107-9
 The Han 200-4- stop at
Agriculture versus
Commerce, 206-7
I have completed my OPTIC charts and have at least 5-8 notes in chronological
order for each of the Han, Zhou and Qin Dynasties….
… additional + 1.0- I took 12- 15 notes on an the National Geographic
article - Terra-Cotta Army Protects First Emperor's Tombhttp://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/archaeology/emper
or-qin/
I filled out all of the areas of my
outline for my paper completely
and correctly
3.10.1 Create a
thesis that
introduces a topic
and claim
3.10.3 Create
more complex
topic sentences
that tie
information to
thesis
9.10.4 PCompare and
contrast the Zhou,
Qin, and the Han
dynasties ruling
styles and decide
what factors lead
to governmental
decline
My introduction restates the
thesis and explains to the
reader clearly what the focus
of the paper will be
My essay uses very descriptive language, is original and creative and
yet gets the point of the essay across clearly.
Topic sentences restate question,
and add details, replacing some
words with synonyms
Topic sentences restate question, and add very strong details, replacing key
words with very clear synonyms.
Your topic sentence is easy to read and makes it perfectly clear to the
reader what you will be stating.
My body paragraphs on the Zhou,
Qin and Han Dynasties have 1-3
details answering the following
questions:
How did they come to power?
How did they have control or
power in Society?
What improvements did they
make?
How did this dynasty fall?
In addition to the 3.0
requirements,
I used 5-6 inferences
and/or text connections
in my essay.
In addition to the 3.5 requirements I wrote and
extra paragraph on the National Geographic
article - Terra-Cotta Army Protects First
Emperor's Tomb-
Dynasties in China Paper Outline
Step One- Fill out the following graphic organizer for the Zhou, Qin and Han Dynasties
Topic
Leaders
Zhou – P. 54-5
Qin – 107-9
Han 200-4- stop at Agriculture
versus Commerce, 206-7
How government ruled
Trade and technology
Education
How the dynasty Fell
Next step- as a class we will pick the two dynasties that we will write about for a comparison paper (similarities and
differences)
Essay Prompt –Describe the similarities and differences for the two of the three Ancient Dynasties in China
- Zhou
- Qin
- Han
Body Paragraph #1- Differences
1. Pick a topic where the two dynasties many differences that you can write about
2. Fill out the graphic organizer below for to create the paragraph
Topic sentence for paragraph- (name the two dynasties and state in what area that they were different)
Evidence – (The best evidence from each dynasty that supports you topic sentence and clearly shows how the two
dynasties are different)
Dynasty #1
Dynasty #2
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While writing a similarity to begin, use the following words or phrases
o While _______________ Dynasty had ____________________, _______________Dynasty had
_______________________.
o Each Dynasty was different in __________________________________
Body Paragraph #2- Similarities
1. Pick a topic where the two dynasties have many similarities that you can write about
2. Fill out the graphic organizer below for to create the paragraph
Topic sentence for paragraph- (name the two dynasties and state in what area that they were different)
Evidence – (The best evidence from each dynasty that supports you topic sentence and clearly shows how the two
dynasties are different)
Dynasty #1
Dynasty #2
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While writing a similarity to begin, use the following words or phrases
o Both the ________ and ____________ had ….
o Both Dynasties had ……
o Each Dynasty had …
Essay Prompt –Describe the similarities and differences for the two of the three Ancient Dynasties in China
- Zhou
- Qin
- Han
Introduction with thesis statement:
Step #1- Restate the Prompt with the two dynasties that you are choosing
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Step #2 – Create your thesis statement that combines your topic sentences into 1-2 sentences
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