Late Start and Quiz

ELO 3 - I can describe the dynasty cycle and classify dynasties with their contributions

After some quick instructions students started on their quizzes. If students finished early, students could practice drawing some Chinese characters on the back of their quiz.  Tomorrow students will have quiz conferences and learn about the geography of Ancient Greece.

Chinese Dynasty Kahoot

ELO 3 - I can describe the dynasty cycle and classify dynasties with their contributions

Students finished their study guides and competed in a Kahoot!  Mod 6 had the highest percentage of correct answers.  The quiz is tomorrow!

Silk Road and Review

ELO 3 - I can describe the dynasty cycle and classify dynasties with their contributions

Today, students will watch a short video about the Silk Road.  Students will be expected to fill out a handout while viewing.  Below are the questions for the handout. Next, students will review the dynastic cycle as a class.  Finally, students will have the rest of class time to complete their study guides and review.  The quiz is on Thursday!

1. Approximately, how long was the Silk Road? ______________________________________________

2. True/ False. The Silk Road was a single road that started in Rome and ended in China.

3. What types of goods were traded on the Silk Road? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. What did the Chinese trade? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. What major ideas or concept did the Silk Road help to spread? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. Is the idea of global interconnectedness good for the world? Why or why not? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Rise a of Dynasty Day 2

ELO 3 - I can describe the dynasty cycle and classify dynasties with their contributions

Today, students competed in the final rounds of the dynasty game.  There were a lot of attempts to challenge the top dynasty and claim the Mandate of Heaven.  Students really got into the game, it was exciting. Next week, students will learn about the Silk Road and Terracotta soldiers, along with studying for the quiz on Thursday.  Some students still need to do retakes before grades are complete.

Rise of a Dynasty Game!!!

ELO 3 - I can describe the dynasty cycle and classify dynasties with their contributions

Today, students participated in groups of five to six students.  Each group was a dynasty in Chinese history.  The goal of the game was to learn about contributions of the dynasties and the dynastic cycle.  Students took a quiz yesterday to find out how many soldiers would be in their army.  Students will compete for bonus cards and soldiers to claim the Mandate of Heaven.  This game will last about two days.  Students will quiz over the contributions and the dynasty cycle on Thursday of next week.  

Rise of a Dynasty Quiz

ELO 3 - I can describe the dynasty cycle and classify dynasties with their contributions

Today,  some classes finished competing in the geography bee.  Tomorrow I will post the winners on this blog from each mod.  Next, students completed a quiz to check for understanding and prepare for the dynasty game that all classes will play on Wednesday and Thursday.  This is my first year trying this dynasty game and I am very excited.  Finally, students finished watching the Great Wall video.  I wanted all students to know why it was built, what is was made out of, where it was built and was it worth the cost?

Geo Bee Round 3 - Check Graphic organizer

ELO 3 - I can describe the dynasty cycle and classify dynasties with their contributions.

Today, students competed in the third round of the geography bee.  The class will finish the bee tomorrow and the winners will be selected.  The schoolwide geography bee will be held on Thursday, Jan. 12.  Next, students checked their dynasty graphic organizers.  Finally, students finished watching a video about the Great Wall of China.