China

Use this site ([]) to get ideas about a craft you can make for a decoration for our classroom to celebrate the Chinese New Year, Jan. 23. Remember, this year is the year of the dragon, so the other animals would not be a good choice. Please also keep in mind that effort and neatness are important. Some of these examples would not be sufficient without more detail (i.e. the paper lantern). || 1. From: [] This site gives you a Chinese character associated with most letters in our alphabet. To get an idea of the extreme differences, I want you to look through their digital flash cards for the letters that make up your intials; first, middle and last. Copy these on a piece of unlined paper for display. Neatness and accuracy are important. 2. From: [] In class we began a chart that described our idea of a New Year's celebration. China has one of their own. Use this site to help you work through the Chinese sections of your chart. 3. From: []Choose a story from Ancient China from this list. Read it. Choose a summarizing strategy we have practiced to record important cultural characteristics that the story emphasizes. Then go to Tween Tribune ([]). Read the article on the Basketball Brawl and Banning Lady Gaga. React to both of these in a paragraph or graphic organizer. Then compare and contrast the characteristics of Ancient China and modern China. Have things changed? If so, in what ways? What do you think it is like for a teenager growing up there today? || From: [] || ||
 * Jan5 ||  || **PROJECT**: Due by Jan 20th
 * Jan5 || **Introduction** || As the online component to the introduction of our China Unit, I want to expose you to several aspects of Chinese culture. Please work through the following links and follow the directions for each task associated.
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 * ||  Communist China
 * ** Knowledge: **Use a map of Asia to identify each communist country in that area. Use a color legend to identify the date each became communist.
 * ** Knowledge: **Use a map of Asia to identify each communist country in that area. Use a color legend to identify the date each became communist.

Compile a culture kit to introduce a new student to Chinese culture. Each artifact should include a description of what they are and why they were an essential part of this collection. ||
 * ** Comprehension: **Explain the 2 statements from the Chinese Communism video we watched in class. Discuss the concepts related to each. Make sure to use the terms associated with this discussion.

Create a chart that explains the details of China’s form of communism comparing these to our form of government. ||
 * ** Application: **Work with a partner to produce a scene depicting life under Communism in China, on for rural China and one for urban China. In the group presentation, you need to make sure to point out the differences. ||
 * ** Analysis: **Use one of the four case studies from the video to be an example of life in Communist China. Later, investigate the significance of their role in that society. Be able to justify you answer with facts! ||
 * ** Synthesis: **Research how Moa Zedong changed China’s form of government using our “Synthesizing Chart.” ||
 * ** Evaluation: **Evaluate China’s form of communism pointing out its positives and negatives characteristics. ||