Tea in China

[Anonymous]

Great! Thanks for sharing, This will definitely be useful in the classroom, as it addresses one of the state standards. I also like that you included websites and a map because geography is so important for the students to understand and I always try to incorporate it when I can

[Anonymous]

I hope it is helpful, I always try to incoperat map when starting a new unit. I have found that when it come to geography, our student need all the support that they can get. In fact just yesterday there was a news report about a local group of High School Student that will travel to China this summer. The students are from Crenshaw High School and one youg man that was interviewed said, "I am excited to go to China and represent Los Angeles. I didn't know where China was or how fare away it was until I looked it up on a glob". Thank God for map

[Anonymous]

What a great idea! I never thought about teaching a "Tea" lesson to my students, but the way you present it is really good. I like the ties into other cultures and the geography aspect of it.

[Rob_Hugo@PortNW]

Here is the lesson on the Tea Culture in China by Florentino Jauregui

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[Anonymous]

Hello,
I like your lesson because I’m sure the kids would enjoy learning about the origins, varieties, production, and advantages of a product that over half the world’s population consumes. Before reading the article, perhaps you can create a set of true of false questions to assess the students’ background knowledge about tea. They can then find out how much they really knew when they read the very informative article you’ve provided. I’m glad there are questions to accompany the article, as these will serve as notes for any final assessment you may give them on the topic. I also like that you included maps – I am a big fan of maps as I find that, even at the upperclassmen level in high school, many students are still lacking in their geography skills.

For what class is this lesson designed for? Depending on the class, you can also have the students research other countries that have high consumption of tea, identify them on a map, and discuss their relationships, if any, with China (considering possible impacts on economic, political, social relationships formed by their commonality in dealing with tea). Hope this was helpful! Best of luck!
edited by cbacon on 7/6/2011

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