Using a G.R.A.P.E.S. Chart to organize information about ancient Civilizations is a useful tool to enhance students' analysis of the characteristics and contributions of a society. Going further and including visuals helps students to better retain the details of each category.
When learning about ancient Civilizations, students may need teachers to provide a variety of resources. The use of diverse resources such as primary sources, videos, songs, readings from textbooks, encyclopedias and literature can be helpful for students to gain an accurate and complete picture of the time period. Students can use graphic organizers to write notes about the different categories as they learn.
Teachers may wish for students to work together on this lesson which is possible with Storyboard That's Real Time Collaboration feature! With Real Time Collaboration, students can work on the same storyboard at the same time which is perfect for this lesson! As teachers know, collaborating on assignments allows students to think on a deeper level while increasing their communication and problem-solving skills. Collaboration can also help cut down on the time it takes to complete a storyboard. While there is no set limit to the number of users who can work on a storyboard at once, we recommend five users or fewer for optimal performance. All of our assignments default to individual. To make this lesson collaborative, teachers must enable collaboration for the assignment within the "Edit Assignment" tab.
Students will then create a Spider Map focusing on Politics or Government of ancient China using the template in StoryboardThat and creating illustrations and descriptions to demonstrate what they’ve learned.
By focusing on just one category, students are encouraged to include more information and should complete 3-6 cells. Students can come together after they’ve created their storyboards to share what they’ve learned. The full G.R.A.P.E.S. Chart can be used as a post assessment after students have presented.
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Objective: Create a spider map focusing on the different characteristics of the Politics or Government of ancient China.
Student Instructions:
Requirements: Minimum of 3-6 cells showcasing different characteristics of the Government of ancient China. Appropriate scenes to illustrate each cell. 1-3 sentence description for each cell demonstrating your understanding.
Clearly understanding the main ideas yourself in regards to the Politics of Ancient China will help you more easily teach these concepts to your students. Decide on 3-4 main ideas.
Describe each main idea, using language that will be understood based on abilities level. You may need to explain things several times for struggling students, and you may be able to offer an enrichment article to those who already understand the concepts.
There are many ways to scaffold learning, including using questioning techniques, proximity to the students, illustrations, and graphic organizers. These will all help cement the ideas for your students.
Ancient China at first was ruled by a feudal system and then it moved into a system of emperors ruling over their dynasties. There were over 500 emperors in China as leadership was passed down.
The Mandate of Heaven is a special philosophy used in China that gives the power to whoever is the King of Emperor. According to the Mandate of Heaven, heaven gives the power to the ruler.