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Asian studies Common Core WHST.6-8.1e resources
Medieval Feudal Japan Bundle Unit Activities
Students will have the opportunity to create the following activities and projects:✓43 Interactive Notebook Activities✓Webquest: Introduction to Japan✓Geography of Japan: Create a Real Estate Advertisement or Commercial✓Create a Timeline: Medieval Japan✓Create Tanka Poems✓Create Currency for Japan’s Golden Age✓Feudalism in Japan Notes: Pros & Cons✓Samurai Training Booklet✓Help Wanted Ad: Samurai Needed✓Writing Project: Samurai Cover Letter✓Primary Source Analysis: Creed of a Samurai✓Samurai
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6th - 8th
Ancient China Unit Bundle
Looking for a creative and engaging unit on Ancient China to use with students in 6th, 7th or 8th grade? This Ancient China Unit features sixteen individual resources and provides students with an in-depth exploration of this fascinating period of history. Students will have the opportunity to create travel brochures, timelines, commercials, advertisements, currencies, newspapers, biography book covers, festival brochures, visuals, talk shows, movie trailers, scrapbooks, poems, speeches, posters
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6th - 8th
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Medieval Japan Samurai Projects
This resource includes 13 engaging activities and projects that help the samurai and shogun era in feudal Japan come alive for your students!All projects include introductions, detailed and specific requirements and rubrics!Samurai Training BookletClick here for more informationThe year is 1603 and the new shogun, Tokugawa Ieyasu, has required that your students, experienced samurai, create a training manual booklet for young samurai to study before they become expert and well-trained samurai. S
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6th - 8th
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Ancient India Bundle Projects Activities
Students will have the opportunity to complete the following activities and projects: (All resources include introductions, detailed and specific requirements, answer keys when necessary and rubrics.)✓Create a Timeline: Ancient India✓Geography of South Asia: Create a Real Estate Advertisement or Commercial✓Mohenjo-Daro Travel Brochure✓Create a Board Game: Hinduism✓Caste System in Ancient India - Informational Text & Evidence-Based Questions✓Group Project: Create a Visual of the Caste System✓
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6th - 8th
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Qin and Han Chinese Dynasties - Compare and Contrast Group Project
This fun and engaging group project requires students to compare and contrast the Qin and Han Chinese dynasties. After learning about the Qin and Han dynasties, students will work in pairs to compare and contrast the dynasties with one student representing Qin Shihuangdi (the founder of the Qin Dynasty) and the other representing Liu Pang (the founder of the Han Dynasty). The students will write a dialogue focusing on several interesting categories including the creativity and originality of th
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Ancient China Unit Bundle
Tomoe Gozen: History or Legend?
This inquiry project is modeled on the Stanford History Education Group (now the Digital Inquiry Group)'s model for historical thinking, using sourcing, context, corroboration, and close reading in order to draw historical conclusions. The assignment should be used when students have already studied the basics of medieval Japan, specifically the training and values of the samurai. At its center is Tomoe Gozen, an onna-musha (“warrior woman”) from the Heian period (794-1185 CE), and one of the be
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Caste System in India Debate - Group Project
Debates help students improve their skills in the areas of problem solving, critical thinking, communication, teamwork and leadership. For this class activity, divide your students into six teams. Two groups will be competing against each other at a time during the classroom debate. There are a total of three debate questions so each student in your class will participate in a debate and will be an audience member for two debates. The debate questions are about the caste system in India. In
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Ancient India Bundle Projects Activities
Modern China DBQ: Chinese Communist Party
The longest that a single political party has been able to maintain power over their nation was the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. They were able to hold on for 74 years. China recently saw the 71st anniversary of the rise of the Chinese Communist Party. This raises the question, will the Chinese Communist Party continue to survive?This question is the essential component of this Document Based Question unit. Introduce students to this possibility with an introductory presentation before l
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6th - 12th
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Imperial China Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Qing, Ming Dynasties Choice Board Projects
This choice board resource provides students with fun and engaging projects to demonstrate their learning about Imperial China. The suggested list of dynasties to cover include the following: Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Qing, and Ming. Providing students with choices in the classroom is a sure way to excite them and capture their attention about the topics at hand. This comprehensive resource includes six low-prep and interactive projects for students to choose from. Each project is explained on pri
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6th - 8th
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Samurai Medieval Feudal Japan Projects and Activities Mini Bundle
This resource includes five projects and activities (including primary sources) for students to demonstrate their learning of Medieval Japan. These creative, print and go resources are a sure way to increase student engagement, keep them motivated, and practice critical thinking and writing skills. Each resource contains step-by-step directions that are broken into manageable chunks that make the requirements accessible to all students. Plus, planning guides, templates, and detailed rubrics are
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6th - 8th
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Gupta Empire Ancient India Create Currency Project
This "Create a Currency," resource provides students with an engaging and creative project to demonstrate their knowledge about the Gupta Empire in Ancient India. For this project, students create currency using a combination of writing, images, and designs to represent the unit. They also write a letter explaining all features of the currency. This project combines historical evidence, creativity, and writing. This project is a sure way to excite your students and capture their attention about
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Ancient India Bundle Projects Activities
Medieval Feudal Japan Shogun Samurai Choice Board Projects
This choice board resource provides students with fun and engaging projects to demonstrate their learning about medieval (feudal) Japan. Providing students with choices in the classroom is a sure way to excite them and capture their attention about the topics at hand. This comprehensive resource includes six low-prep and interactive projects for students to choose from, with all topics centered on medieval (feudal) Japan. Some examples of topics include feudalism, the samurai's code of Bushido
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6th - 8th
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Ancient Korea Kingdoms of Silla, Koguryo, and Paekche Choice Board Projects
This choice board resource provides students with fun and engaging projects to demonstrate their learning about ancient Korea. Providing students with choices in the classroom is a sure way to excite them and capture their attention about the topics at hand. This comprehensive resource includes six low-prep and interactive projects for students to choose from. Each project is explained on printables that are broken down into manageable chunks and includes step-by-step directions. Over 30 studen
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6th - 8th
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Feudal Medieval Japan Samurai Newspaper Project
This "Create a Newspaper" resource provides students with an engaging and creative project to demonstrate their learning about the feudal (medieval) period of Japan. This project is a sure way to excite them and capture their attention about the topics at hand. This comprehensive resource includes easy to follow and detailed directions and requirements for students. A description of 9 newspaper sections are included. Some examples include a news story, an interview, an advertisement, a comic st
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Medieval Feudal Japan Bundle Unit Activities
Ancient China Projects Mini Bundle Five Projects
Students will have the fun opportunity to select a project from five options to demonstrate their learning of ancient China. These creative, print and go projects are a sure way to increase student engagement, keep them motivated, and practice critical thinking and writing skills. Each project contains step-by-step directions that are broken into manageable chunks that make the project requirements accessible to all students. Plus, each project comes with a detailed rubric to make grading quick
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6th - 8th
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Central Asia Early History Notes
Central Asia, The Caucasus, Siberian Russia Early History NotesThis product begins with early agricultural developments and goes through the Mongol conquest of each region. These notes highlight 5-6 major developments or civilizations in each region (The Caucasus, Central Asia, and Siberian Russia). There is a set of guided fill in the blank notes included. At the end of the slide show the Ted Ed video "The rise and fall of the Mongol Empire - Anne F. Broadbridge" is linked. On the guided notes
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5th - 9th
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Samurai Activity: Three Classroom Debates
Classroom debates are a wonderful way for students to strengthen their skills in the areas of group work, public speaking, problem-solving and research. Divide your students into six groups. Two groups will compete against each other at a time for a total of three classroom debates. Three debate questions are provided, so each of the three debates are different. The debate questions are about feudalism in Japan and the role of the samurai, shoguns, daimyos and peasants. Included in the Reso
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Medieval Feudal Japan Bundle Unit Activities
Ancient China Qin Dynasty - Digital Choice Board
This Digital Choice Board focuses on the Qin Dynasty of Ancient China and the rule of Emperor Shihuangdi. Students will have an opportunity to showcase what they learned about the first emperor of China by selecting a project that interests them most.The project options include creating a hero or villain poster, writing an eyewitness account as the emperor’s assistant and a scholar, creating a movie trailer and writing a report card assessing the emperor’s performance as ruler. Additionally, stu
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6th - 8th
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Heian Period in Japan Golden Age Choice Board Project
This choice board resource provides students with fun and engaging projects to demonstrate their learning about the Heian Period in Japan (Golden Age). Providing students with choices in the classroom is a sure way to excite them and capture their attention about the topics at hand. This comprehensive resource includes six low-prep and interactive projects for students to choose from. Each project is explained on printables that are broken down into manageable chunks and includes step-by-step
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6th - 8th
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Ancient Korea Kingdoms of Silla, Koguryo, and Paekche Newspaper Project
This "Create a Newspaper" resource provides students with an engaging and creative project to demonstrate their learning about ancient Korea. This project is a sure way to excite them and capture their attention about the topics at hand. This comprehensive resource includes easy to follow and detailed directions and requirements for students. A description of 9 newspaper sections are included. Some examples include a news story, an interview, an advertisement, a comic strip, and much more! An e
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6th - 8th
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