curriculum projects

[Anonymous]

Rationale: China and Taiwan provide a modern example of the challenge and opportunity faced by the United States after the American Revolution to craft viable economic policies

Proposed Project: Develop a unit on Comparative Economic Policies in China and Taiwan in the aftermath of WWII
• Delineate challenges faced post WWII - supported with evidence from multiple sources
• Identify local resources - supported with evidence from multiple sources
• Proposed solutions – supported with evidence from multiple sources
• Compare and Contrast successful policies- supported with evidence from multiple sources

Utilize multiple sources of information resulting from the 2015 California NCTA Summer Study Tour to China and Taiwan, such as translated primary source documents, first person accounts, posters, literature, song lyrics, and photographs from both nations.

Student products: I envision a 4-6 week unit that has student teams researching, organizing information, and writing a report synthesizing their findings. In addition students will create a media presentation with images, video, and music to use when presenting their projects to the class.

[Anonymous]

Rationale: China provides a modern-day example of an industrial revolution. Motivated by competition, China has been pushing its economy to perform stronger, faster and more efficiently.
Essential Question(s): What does Industrialism look like today? Who does it affect? How Industrialization implemented successfully? How successful has China been at Industrializing? Where does Industrialization happen?
**This topic fits in really well as a modern-day example of the Industrial Revolution in Europe and the United States. I envision a comparison project of some sort, where students make connections to Industrialization then and now (focusing on labor and resources) and the lasting impact China will have on the world economy as well as the environment.
edited by sghoneim1 on 6/7/2015

[Anonymous]

7th grade World History:
Rationale: China provides a modern-day example of the pitfalls and importance of testing.
Use pro and con articles on testing, primary source documents, first person accounts of school system in China.
Essential Questions: How has the civil-service examination influenced the current-day college entrance exam? How is the testing culture in China similar or dissimilar to the US?
Student product: Socratic seminar or philosophical chairs on the importance of testing. Student argumentative essay.

[Anonymous]

I would like to create a curriculum project that will benefit my World History class. China comes up during a number of different themes. We discuss the rise of democracy, Imperialism, Industrial Revolution, WWII, Cold War and the growing movements in a number of countries post Cold War. China can be brought up in any one of these. I would like to develop something that is focused on the cultural revolution or the communist era. I feel that my lessons in this field are very basic and I want to provide my students with a variety of sources and perspectives.

[Anonymous]

Ancient History

I would like to create a curriculum that can connect with my 6th graders in Ancient History - They will research the importance of the Great Wall and connect it with legacies of some different empires... along with modern day issues or problems/benifits & or profits, of the wall. Eventually I would like to have my students build models of the great wall.

[Anonymous]

While I am not clear on what the ultimate project will be, I do know that I want my students to research their own history regarding rituals and traditions. Once their research is done, students will compare their findings to ancient civilizations. This is a great opportunity to interview parents, grandparents, and/or family members. As we get closer to the beginning of the school year, I will create focus questions. Topics of great interest (of my previous class) were burial rituals/ceremonies, holidays/celebrations, statues/temples/churches, food/food presentation. Due to time restrictions that always arise, students might have to choose one of the topic.

Our assignment will be covered within the following standard:
6.6 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the early civilizations of China.
edited by malvarenga on 6/17/2015

[Anonymous]

I am still splitting hairs on which subject I am going to focus on. If I decide to focus on Economics the lesson series will encompass macro-economics and the global influence of China today. If I go with Government it will be a comparative government lesson series. Perhaps even a project based learning opportunity were the student groups create their own government systems. The wheels are still turning over here. I am hoping the trip will give me a clearer vision.

[clay dube]

Please post 3-6 sentences about the curriculum project that you intend to complete as a requirement of the study tour. You aren't wedded to this topic and can change it at any time, but let's share these ideas so as to stimulate thought and collaboration. As with the seminar, the requirement is for a set of lessons to cover a minimum of three class periods. Your lesson plans will need to be quite detailed, but right now we just need your topic.

What topic are you thinking of exploring? How does it fit with the places we'll likely visit (Beijing, Shenyang, Changchun, Harbin, Taipei, Lukang, Kinmen) and the themes we're focusing on (legacies of empires and 21st century challenges)?

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