Happy Friday!
This week has flown by and students are now prepping for their assessment on Imperial China. This week students were able to show their expertise in their assigned dynasty of Tang, Song, Yuan, or Ming via presentation. Students were scored on clear and accurate information, volume, intonation, enunciation, eye contact, body language, and fluency. As students were presenting others took notes on a comparison matrix.
Later in the week we discussed the essential questions of the unit and spent time studying the key vocabulary in the unit. This Monday students will be having their language of the discipline part of their assessment which will be work 75 points. Students will identify words that are closely tied to the standards under study. Including: all four dynasties, Silk Road, maritime trade, agriculture, religion (Buddhism), imperialism, technology, Confucius, and scholar-officials as they relate to the medieval China.
On Tuesday and Wednesday students will be reaching towards the level A by participating in fishbowl Socratic seminar discussing the following questions:
1. What factors led to the change in Imperial Chinese government?
2. What factors contributed to the development of economy in China?
3. What relationship can you detect between political and economic development in China?
4. What was the impact of foreign contact?
In order to participate in the Socratic seminar students will need to have their graphic organizer COMPLETED.
What students should be working on this weekend:
-Studying their language of the discipline (flash cards, Quizlet, or their foldable)
-Completing their graphic organizer on the essential questions
-SHOWING YOU and having you sign their 9 weeks progress report :-))
Thank you for the support,
Ms. Bronicki
Announcement: This has been told to students already however I will be going on the East Coast trip the week before spring break. Students will begin to hear what their expectations are for that week starting on Monday.