Curriculum Unit Plan

Title: ChinaTopics: Ancient China, geography of East Asia, Nationalist China, Communist China, population, progress vs. persecution, China as a power in the global context

Grade: 9Designer: Garrett Jones

Stage 1 - Desired Results

Content Standards (Wisconsin Model Academic Standards)GeographyA.12.4 Analyze the short-term and long-term effects that major changes in population in various parts of the world have had or might have on the environment

A.12.10 Analyze the effect of cultural ethics and values in various parts of the world on scientific and technological developmentHistoryB.12.1 Explain different points of view on the same historical event, using data gathered from various sources, such as letters, journals, diaries, newspapers, government documents, and speeches

B.12.2 Analyze primary and secondary sources related to a historical question to evaluate their relevance, make comparisons, integrate new information with prior knowledge, and come to a reasoned conclusion

B.12.4 Assess the validity of different interpretations of significant historical events

B.12.10 Select instances of scientific, intellectual, and religious change in various regions of the world at different times in history and discuss the impact those changes had on beliefs and values

Common Core State Standards for LiteracyReading1. Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, attending to such features as the date and origin of the information. (multiple-gist, document analysis)

2. Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of how key events or ideas develop over the course of the text.(document analysis)

6. Compare the point of view of two or more authors for how they treat the same or similar topics, including which details they include and emphasize in their respective accounts. (multiple-gist)

9. Compare and contrast treatments of the same topic in several primary and secondary sources. (multiple-gist)Writing1. Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content. (textbook account)

2. Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/ experiments, or technical processes. (textbook account)

9. Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. (textbook account)

Enduring UnderstandingsStudents will understand that... China's early negative interactions with Western powers led to anti-foreign sentiment and the rise of Communism in China.

Mao Zedong's Great Leap Forward was a radical experiment in collectivization that had disastrous short- and long-term consequences throughout China.

The Cultural Revolution was intended to bring China together under Mao's policies but ultimately created divisions between the educated and illiterate and the rural and urban populations.

Essential Questions How have the physical features of China's geography impacted regional government and culture?

How has the mandate of heaven and the dynastic cycle shaped Chinese history?

How have Chinese belief systems, including Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism shaped Chinese history and culture?

From an historical perspective, was Mao's Great Leap Forward really a leap forward for China?

Why would Mao have called for a Revolution that attacked the revolutionaries of his first major program?

Stage 2 - Assessment Evidence

Core AssessmentTextbook Article - Students write a textbook entry towards the end of the unit that covers Maoist era in Chinese history. The textbook entry will focus on the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution. This summative assessment will integrate both knowledge and skills from multiple-gist and document analysis strategies. (rubric)

Other Assessment EvidenceMultiple-Gist summary (Great Leap emphasis)

Document analysis graphic organizers (Cultural Revolution emphasis)

Belief Systems of China character collages (formative performance assessment)

Belief Systems of China impact reflection (essential question: how have Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism impacted modern Chinese history?)

Chinese physical geography quiz

Formative assessments to include exit passes, write-arounds, primary source reactions, and informal observation

Tank Man video write around

Video guides, reading comprehension questions (with content-area excerpts)