Daily Lesson Plan

Date: 2/4-2/13
Overall lesson topic/title and purpose: The Han Dynasty
Goals/Objectives for todays lesson: Students will be able to explain how the Han Dynasty expanded
their empire, they will be able to describe, analyze, and discuss the political contributions of the Hand
Dynast to the development of the Imperial bureaucratic state. Students will be able to explain the ways in
which the Han Dynasty improved government and daily in China and how that impacts the modern world.

Essential Question: In what ways did the Han Dynasty improve government and daily life in
China? How did they affect the modern world?
Materials & supplies needed: Textbook, packets, the station materials, posters, and test
Procedures and approximate time allocated for each event
Introduction to the lesson: (10 minutes)
DAY 1
Opening activity: NONE
DAY 2
Opening: MAP TESTING
DAY 3
Opening: List 3 improvements invented by the Han Dynasty and why they were better than
what was done before
DAY 6-8
None
OUTLINE of key events during the lesson: (100 minutes)
DAY 1
Students read the introduction out loud. Then students will read section 2 through 4. After
each section students will tell the teacher what is important in that section. Teacher will put
their ideas on the board and will help to direct them. Going over vocabulary and strange
concepts. Students will then do this on their own for section 5 (I Do, We Do, You Do).
DAY 2
MAP TESTING
DAY 3 into DAY 5
Students were placed into groups. They were given their packets. Within their groups they
needed to finish their assigned section then they would be given their assigned activity. They
needed to follow the directions to complete this. Once completed they were assigned another
section
DAY 6-7
I created new groups and assigned each group a section. Each group needed to create a poster
that had the following requirements
-Describe your section in detail--Must use the vocab word that goes with the section
-explain how the section improved life in China
-How has the han dynastyyour section affect modern life (yours or just America in general)
-3 pictures
Then they do a gallery walk and learn from the other posters
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DAY 8
TEST
Closing summary for the lesson: ( 2 minutes)
DAY 1
Based just on what you read today, how might they have improved life for China? What things
can we see in our world now?
DAY 2
MAP TESTING
DAY 3
In what ways did the Han Dynasty affect our lives?
Assessment(s): The packet, the poster, and the test will be graded.