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Dynasties of Ancient China:
A Graphic Novel!
Name: ________________________________
As we learn about the Dynasties of Ancient China, you will create a graphic novel/comic book to
demonstrate your knowledge of the Dynasties. Your graphic novel should include:
1. A creative, relevant cover page. (10 points)
2. A six strip comic for each dynasty which includes captions, illustrations, and speech bubbles. (40 points)
3. A summary/description of each dynasty in a minimum of five sentences. (40 points)
4. A culminating activity comparing the governments of Ancient China and Ancient Egypt (Venn Diagram on
last page). (10 points)
You will not be graded on your artistic ability, but on your ability to creatively discuss the dynasties
through a comic strip.
Your completed graphic novel will count as a formal assessment and an IB assessment for third quarter.
Formal Assessment Rubric
Cover Page
-Relevance _______/5
-Creativity________/5
Comic Book
-Effort___________/10
-Neatness________/10
-Content_________/10
-Quality_________/10
Summaries/Descriptions
-Content________/20
-Thorough_______/20
Venn Diagram
-Complete_______/10
TOTAL________/100
Dynasties of China IB Assessment Rubric
7-8
5-6
3-4
1-2
0
IB Criterion A: Knowing and understanding
You went above and beyond on this assignment. Your comic book and summaries demonstrate that you
are knowledgeable about each of the dynasties of Ancient China, and you understand them fully. You
might have included information about the dynasties from your own research.
Your comic book and summaries demonstrate that you are knowledgeable about each of the dynasties
of Ancient China, and you understand them.
You comic book and summaries demonstrate that you have some knowledge and understanding about
the dynasties of Ancient China.
Your comic book and summaries do not demonstrate much knowledge or understanding about the
dynasties of Ancient China.
No knowledge or understanding is evident.
Helpful guidelines for comic strips:
- Captions are not essential to every comic strip, but in this case you need to ensure you are
getting information about each dynasty across, so captions might be helpful if you don’t feel
your illustrations are very informative.
- Illustrations are essential because they illustrate what the character is doing, thinking, and
feeling. Without illustrations, there would not be a comic strip.
- Comics are able to tell a story in a short and creative way, allowing the reader to use his/her
own imagination to fill in the “gaps.”
- Speech bubbles allow the characters in the comic to have a “voice” in the storyline. There is no
need to overuse these, because comics are supposed to be mainly pictures. However, if you do
not have enough speech bubbles then the readers will not know what your characters are
thinking.
Name: ________________________________
Shang Dynasty
Use the following space to create a comic strip that tells the CHEGG of the Shang Dynasty.
A group of aliens from Saturn are traveling back in time to meet the people of the Shang Dynasty and
learn from them. Summarize/describe the most important information about the Shang Dynasty so the
aliens are prepared to meet the people from this time. At least 5 sentences:
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Chou (Zhou) Dynasty
Use the following space to create a comic strip that tells the CHEGG of the Chou Dynasty.
A group of aliens from Saturn are traveling back in time to meet the people of the Chou Dynasty and
learn from them. Summarize/describe the most important information about the Chou Dynasty so the
aliens are prepared to meet the people from this time. At least 5 sentences:
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Ch’in (Qin) Dynasty
Use the following space to create a comic strip that tells the CHEGG of the Ch’in Dynasty.
A group of aliens from Saturn are traveling back in time to meet the people of the Ch’in Dynasty and
learn from them. Summarize/describe the most important information about the Ch’in Dynasty so the
aliens are prepared to meet the people from this time. At least 5 sentences:
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Han Dynasty
Use the following space to create a comic strip that tells the CHEGG of the Han Dynasty.
A group of aliens from Saturn are traveling back in time to meet the people of the Han Dynasty and
learn from them. Summarize/describe the most important information about the Han Dynasty so the
aliens are prepared to meet the people from this time. At least 5 sentences:
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T’ang Dynasty
Use the following space to create a comic strip that tells the CHEGG of the T’ang Dynasty.
A group of aliens from Saturn are traveling back in time to meet the people of the T’ang Dynasty and
learn from them. Summarize/describe the most important information about the T’ang Dynasty so the
aliens are prepared to meet the people from this time. At least 5 sentences:
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Compare and contrast Ancient Egyptian government (pharaohs) and Ancient Chinese government.
Include as many examples as possible in each section of your Venn Diagram.
Ancient Egyptian Government
Ancient Chinese Government
Which method of government is best? Justify your answer in at least 4 sentences.
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