Name: Mr. Rossi and Mr.

Walsh Class: 1st Period Freshmen Ancient Civilizations Date: Friday, March 8th This unit thus far: We currently in the middle of a unit on Ancient China. We spent a day going over basic terms and the role geography played on society in early China and three days on the three primary philosophies of China (Confucianism, Daoism, Legalism). We spent so much time on the philosophies because we chose to focus on them as the most important portion of the unit. Student Objectives/Student Outcomes: -Students will have a thorough understanding of the following two terms: mandate of heaven & dynastic cycle. -Students will remain on task and engaged throughout the simulation and lecture/discussion afterwards. Content Standards: 16.D.1 (W): Identify how customs from around the world influence the local community. Materials/Resources/Technology: We will be using the Smartboard, a worksheet, pens/pencils, pieces of paper for the simulation. Teachers Goals: -I will be able to maintain student engagement and behavior through the use of positive reinforcement, classroom discussion, and a class simulation. -I will be able to effectively communicate the definitions of the two key terms for the day. Start of Class: As students enter the classroom they will be instructed to sit at the desk with their name on it. Students will be greeted on the way in. At the bell, the teacher will take attendance and explain that we will be starting off right away with a simulation (5 minutes). Procedure: The teacher will explain that they are sitting in assigned seats for the purpose of a simulation. The teacher will this explain, in detail, the rules of the game. Students will have been pre-divided into 5 groups of 4 and 5. Each group will take a turn as the dynasty in charge. Each group, on their turn as dynasty, will be given a mandate from heaven (distributed from the teachers). While in charge, each group will be randomly be given three situations (see attached sheet) one at a time. The situations represent both positive and negative scenarios a kingdom would experience. Once given a scenario the ruling group will have about 1 minute to either find a solution to the problem (if a negative scenario) or find a creative way to take credit for it (if positive). The ruling group will then have to explain to the class their solution/explanation for taking credit. The remaining 4 groups will vote on whether or not they think the solution or explanation

are legitimate (the groups will hear about the situation at the same time as the ruling group- allowing them time to discuss their own solutions to the problem). After a group gets 3 scenarios we will switch which group serves as the dynasty group. When switching groups we will be clear in our explanation that the mandate of heaven is switching to another group because the people (remaining groups) sought to change the ruling group. Once each group has had 3 scenarios (resulting in a total of 15 scenarios) we will instruct the students to change their desks to face forwards (this simulation should take about 2530 minutes). After the simulation we will move on to a lecture/discussion based instruction. Teachers will distribute a worksheet (see attached sheet) and begin a very brief PowerPoint. Teachers will sue the PowerPoint to relate the two key terms (mandate of heaven and dynastic cycle) to the simulation. Students will complete worksheets as the mini-lecture progresses (remaining 15 to 20 minutes). Assessments/Checks for Understanding: The students answers during the lecture and their completion of the worksheet will both serve as a formative assessment for us to use when implementing the next weeks lessons. Closure/Wrap-Up/Review: The discussion during the end of class review and the worksheet will serve as a connection between the key terms and the simulation while also serving as a review of what was covered throughout the class. Self-Assessment: I will consider the lesson a success if we can maintain student engagement while also ensuring they can apply the simulation to the classs goals.

Name: Mandate of Heaven and Dynastic Cycle Notesheet Big Goal: Understand how GRAPES, especially the 3 Schools of Thought, impacted the development of Ancient Chinese civilization. Todays Goal: Understand how the Mandate of Heaven and Dynastic Cycle are important to Ancient Chinese politics and social systems. Mandate of Heaven What is it?

Illustration/Drawing:

Does this sound like anything from Ancient Mesopotamia or Ancient Egypt?

Dynastic Cycle What is it?

Illustration/Drawing:

Does this sound like anything from Ancient Mesopotamia or Ancient Egypt?

BIG QUESTION: HOW DID TODAYS ACTIVITY DISPLAY THE MANDATE OF HEAVEN AND THE DYNASTIC CYCLE? Think about: -Who were the gods? How did they interact with the people? -What did we use to represent the Mandate? Who was able to give the Mandate? -How did the Dynastic Cycle work in-class?

1. Marauding barbarians raid and burn your village to the ground. 2. A drought kills your crops. 3. An early frost kills your crops. 4. A plague from a distant lands sweeps

through your village and kills many people. 5. Having cut down too many trees, your supply of wood for fires and building runs out. 6. Two nobles go to war with each other and draft many of

your young men into their armies. 7. The prince is poisoned by unknown assassins. 8. Poor roads mean that the price of basic goods increases every day.

9. The Yangtze floods and destroys many houses and crops. 10. The most important temple in the capital burns to the ground in a mysterious fire. 11. Oracle bones predict that the

ancestors are angry and wont provide guidance to families. 12. Emissary arrives from a kingdom to the north and presents a letter that demands tribute. Taxes will need to be raised 10% to meet the demands.

13. The farmers in the west have overfarmed their land and frequent dust storms are sweeping the city. 14. A typhoon lashes the coast, causing extensive flooding in Guangzhou and Shanghai.

15. A great rice harvest leads to an oversupply in the market. Prices drop 50%. 16. Many women were captured in the last raid by nomadic warriors. 17. Fireworks misused in Lunar

New Year festival. Nearby forest burns down. 18. A wandering tribe with the same customs, dress, and language as you arrive at the city gates.

19. Oracle bones predict a great harvest. 20. The summer market has arrived in town. Many more goods are available for sale. 21. Irrigation ditches from the Yangtze is

complete. The harvest will be bountiful. 22. A mild winter leads to an early spring planting season. 23. Coined money is created. Trade becomes simplified.

24. Very few newborns die. The population increases 20%. 25. Long and wellmade roads connecting cities around you are complete. Trade improves.

26. The imperial court opens a foundry nearby that produces iron tools. It becomes easier to plant and farm.