Message from cruelas

[Anonymous]

Proposed Unit Plan Focus
Geographic, Political, Economic, Religious, and Social Structures of China and Japan

Rationale:
By focusing on the five aspects listed above I will compile information that supports 6th and 7th grade standards and that also extend into 10th and 11th grade standards. Prior to 6th grade students have no formal knowledge of either countries history. By 7th grade students should have been taught ancient Chinese history, and by High School, students should have basic knowledge of Japanese and Chinese relations with the west, particularly the United States in the late 1800's.

This unit will introduce students to the five characteristics listed above and will help them achive mastery of the standards. I plan on starting with an activity that will tap into students prior knowledge (7th graders) and lead into the topics they must learn in 7th grade. There will be a small amount of teacher lecture and students notes but for the most part, students will be in collaborative learning groups and will learn about each aspect of Chinese and Japanese civilzation. With each topic there will be a project of sorts they will have to create. Projects will vary, such as a poster on the religions (TCI) or graphic organizer showing the social structures of each, and so on.

In addition to the student projects produced, student will be asked to take a formal assessment on the contect they were to learn. The actual lesson plan will be very detailed (Step by Step - EDI) and will use lots of interactive activities from TCI and my own creations. At the heart of the lessons will be the video that I will create while in Asia that will bring it to life for my students who for the most part have never left the city of Pomona let alone know anything about Asian culture.

My project that I hope to create will be a video that is already scripted while in Asia or that can be narrated when back home using Imovie.