1. I am currently teaching four 7th grade History classes centering around Asia. I am
excited with the information and resources that this class provides! The
instructor is also modeling the way to present this material in the best manner. I
will be traveling to Japan in November 2006 with the Japan Memorial Fulbright
Group, so I am more than interested in Asian culture and history. I plan to present
this material to my department and other classes in our school. I also plan to
speak to our church about Asia because they are always interested in learning
about other areas of the world. I also am anticipating teaching a high school
World History class which our school is setting up.
2. I have already injected information from this seminar into my classes through
current events discussions. I also began to assemble various booklets for
student use with references and material I have obtained through this class for
choice unit studies.
Marguerite D. Stephens, Black River Public School, Holland, MI
CHINA: HISTORICAL EVENT COMPARISONS
Purpose:
Through investigating traditional examples of culture and illustrating the impact of
events in China and/or India, learners will gain a deeper understanding of two of the
following historical events: The Amritsar Massacre, Tiananmen Square Massacre, The
Opium Wars, The Boxer Rebellion.
Time: 2 – 50 minute class periods, with 1 of the periods a work/research time.
Grade Level: 7th grade
Objectives: Learners will gain knowledge of the geography and historical significance
of two of the specified events above.
The learner will:
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Connect the way events prior to the confrontations caused major problems
needing to be addressed by government and non-governmental organizations.
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Describe the actual and relative location of both confrontations.
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Examine and describe the actual events – who, where and why.
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Examine and analyze the impact of the aftermath of the confrontations on China
and/or India and their people.
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Explain the feelings and beliefs of the people in each country regarding the
specific incident in their country before, during and after.
Materials: Paper, construction paper, markers, colored pencils, computer available for
typing and internet research, poster board. Computer access is good to have, access
to encyclopedias and other historical reference books.
Instructional Procedure(s):
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Anticipatory Set: As students enter the classroom have depictions of
each of the four confrontations on an overhead with colored transparences
or have small sets of the pictures for small groups of students to share on
desks (examples of these are attached).
Ask what all these pictures have in common and how they are different in
small groups. Ask for adjectives to describe the events.
After 2-4 minutes have groups report back to the class to see the
commonalities and adjectives found.
You will explain what each event is in general terms.
Students will then select two of the events to compare according to the
objectives above.
Students may complete this comparison project in one of three ways:
1) Write a paper
2) Assemble a timeline
3) Create the front page of a newspaper
Assessment: rubric is attached for each option.
Bibliographical References:
Textbooks: World Cultures, A Global Mosaic, Prentice Hall Publishers.
World Civilization, The Global Experience, Longman/Addison Wesley
Educational Publishers Inc.
Internet sources:
www.scholars.nus.edu.sg/post/india/history/colonial/massacre.html - 7k - from the
Encyclopedia Brittanica/ Amritsar Massacre.
www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB16/ - 7k
Declassified History
wsu.edu/~dee/CHING/BOXER.HTM - 8k -
Tiananmen Square, 1989: The
Ch'ing China: The Boxer Rebellion
historyliterature.homestead.com/files/extended.html - The Opium War and the Opening
of China
Images used are from Google image search
Michigan Curriculum Framework:
Standards: I.2, I.3, I.4, II.2, II.5, IV.1, IV.3, VI.
RUBRIC FOR PAPER
5 points
Writing shows
connection with
4 points
Writing shows
connection with
Name ____________________________
2-3 points
Writing shows
connection with
1 point
Writing shows a
general
Total
3 past events in
each country
2 past events in
each country
1 event in each
country
Actual and
relative location
of both events
given
Actual events
described of both
events with 5
facts including
who, where, and
why.
What happened
in each country
afterwards is
examined with 5
facts
Clear, detailed
explanation of
the reaction of
the people in
each country to
the event
Actual or relative
location of
events given for
both events
Actual events
described of both
events with 4
facts including
who, where, and
why
What happened
in each country
afterwards is
examined with 4
facts
Fairly clear
explanation with
some detail of
the reaction of
the people in
each country to
the event
Neat and legible
typing or
handwriting with
1-3 spelling or
grammatical
errors
Location of
events given in
general terms
Very neat and
legible typing or
handwriting with
no spelling or
grammatical
errors
connection with
an event in each
country
Vague location
given for events
Actual events
described of both
events with 2-3
facts including
who, where, and
why
What happened
in each country
afterwards is
examined with 23 facts
An explanation
of the general
reaction of the
people in each
country to the
event
Actual events
described with 1
fact included
about each
Neat and legible
typing or
handwriting with
4-6 spelling or
grammatical
errors
Legible typing or
handwriting with
7-9 spelling or
grammatical
errors
30 possible
What happened
in each country
afterwards is
examined with 1
fact
Very little
explanation of
the reaction of
the people in
each country to
the event
TOTAL _________
NOTES:
RUBRIC FOR TIME LINE
Name ____________________
6 points
Time line is very
neat and
organized, easy
to read
Time line has 15
dates and events
on it
Time line shows
6 or more events
before and 6 or
more after each
chosen event
Time line has a
space showing 3
changes in each
country after the
events
Attached to the
timeline is a
short explanation
of how the
people felt after
each event with
no grammatical
or spelling errors
5 points
Time line is neat
and fairly
organized, easy
to read
Time line has 1314 dates and
events on it
Time line shows
5 events before 5
after each chosen
event
Time line has a
space showing 2
changes in each
country after the
events
Attached to the
timeline is a
short explanation
of how the
people felt after
each event with
2-4 spelling and
grammatical
errors
3-4 points
2 point
Time line
Time line is not
organized, can be neat and
read
organized, hard
to read
Time line has 10- Time line has 9
12 dates and
or less dates and
events on it
events on it
Time line shows Time line shows
3-4 events before 2 events before
and 3-4 after
and 2 after each
each chosen
chosen event
event
Time line has a
Time line has a
space showing 1 space showing
changes in each
changes in one
country after the country after the
events
event
Attached to the
Attached to the
timeline is a
timeline is a
short explanation short explanation
of how the
of how the
people felt after
people felt after
each event with
one event with
5-6 spelling and
over 7 spelling
grammatical
and grammatical
errors
errors
Possible total 30
Notes:
RUBRIC FOR NEWSPAPER FRONT PAGE
Name _________________
Total
Total
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8 points
A detailed story
about 5 events
prior to each
main
confrontation
An interview
with ‘someone’
who witnessed
each event
including 6 facts
7 points
A story about 4
events prior to
each main
confrontation
An interview
with ‘someone’
who witnessed
each event
including 5 facts
5-6 points
A story about 3
events prior to
each main
confrontation
An interview
with ‘someone’
who witnessed
each event
including 3-4
facts
An editorial and An editorial and An editorial or
a cartoon with 4 a cartoon with
a cartoon with
observations
2-3 observations an observation
regarding the
regarding the
regarding the
impact of each
impact of each
impact of each
event on the
event on the
event on the
people
people
people
There is a
There is a
There is a
headline, good
headline;
headline;
spacing and
spacing and
spacing to close
columns with
columns ok with together; and
easy to read
easy to read
columns too
type or writing; type or writing
narrow; can
appearance is
read it
neat and
organized
Possible Total 32
Notes:
4 points
A story about 2
events prior to
each main
confrontation
total
An interview
with ‘someone’
who witnessed
each event
including 2 facts
An editorial or
a cartoon
regarding the
general impact
of each event on
the people
There is no
headline,
spacing and
columns not
neatly
presented; hard
to read
total_____________