District of Columbia Phelps ACE High School Lesson Plan Outline
Lesson Length = 88 minutes
Qi Ji
Course:
Chinese Culture
Date(s):
12th,
Apr
Lesson Topic
Lesson
Objectives:
Chinese ancient dynasties
By the end of today’s lesson, students will be able to … (SWBAT)…
 Get some general ideas on Chinese ancient dynasties in
chronological order as Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han, Sui, Tang, Song,
Yuan, Ming, Qing. And make a timeline in any creative format.
 Analyze the development of a specific dynasty in China.
 Demonstrate an understanding of the geographic, political,
economic, religious, and social structures of a specific
dynasty and present the cultural achievements during that
dynasty
 Explore the answers to some essential questions about
Chinese dynasties:
 Notice the progresses and disadvantages of each dynasty
Warm Up
Activity
(5-10 min or
more)
Course
Activities
Show the students a video clip about the evolution of the maps in
different dynasties of China, and a timeline of Chinese dynasties
labelled on a Chinese dragon, to give the students the ideas of the
development of Chinese ancient dynasties.
1. Draw a time line of Dynasties in Chinese history. The time line
could be in any format, either a table, or a chart or what else. The
can try to finish the time line creatively, like on a picuture of a
football field, a track field or the Monument.
2. Give the students 2 sheets of essential questions, one is about
general dynasties and the other is about some specific dynasties.
The students need to get to the computer to search all the answers
to the questions
Sheet 1:
1)What are the inventions and contributions contributed from
Ancient China?
2)Choose 3 of the dynasties, talk about the details of what happened
in that dynasty and what was happening elsewhere in the world at
that time.
3)Explain when and how the Great Wall was gradually built and
completed.
4)What kind of "message" was Confucius trying to send?
5)Describe travel conditions along the Silk Road.
6)Which of the Chinese inventions do you think were the most
important?
Usually:
1. Teacher
Presentation
2. Group Activity
3. Individual Activity
Sheet 2:
1) What are the dates when the dynasty ruled?
2) What parts of China did they control?
3) What dynasty came before them & how did they take over?
4) Did the dynasty have any famous figures or rulers? What made
them special?
5) How did the dynasty fall & who replaced them?
6) Significant contribution #1:
7) Significant Contribution #2:
8) Significant Contribution #3:
9) Any other interesting things or events regarding the dynasty?
3. Using a virtual musical instruments software, the students learn
how to sing the Dynasty Song while playing different musical
instruments. They make up a class band and have their own band
names, they have different tasks as they need to play the music in
the piano as the main melody, the guitar as the chord, the bass and
the drum. This "dynasties song," sung to the tune of "Frère Jacques,"
can help students remember the major Chinese dynasties in
chronological order.
How will you know
students met the
objectives?
Homework
Assignment
The students should be able to finish the time line of Chinese
dynasties creatively in groups, get a lot of specific information
during the procession of search the answers to the essestial
questions on both of the sheets, play the different roles in a class
band and show good cooperation with each other, and momorise
the important Chinsese dynasties in chronological order through the
lyric of the song.
Suppose you are the first emperor of a certain dynasty in Chinese
history, write an essay about what happened and how you made
effort to found this dynasty and the things you experience in your
life.