3/15 Silk Road Simulation Reflection

                                                                        Reminders

• Whenever you need help, please ask for it.
• Please write your homework in your assignment book.
• Please review the goal and agenda for the day (posted in the classroom).

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General Overview

Today in class you will

• begin to understand the significance of the Silk Road
• think about information related to the Silk Road
• create a sketch note

Why?

• to deepen your understanding of Ancient China
• to develop your understanding of how people across the world became connected
• to develop your understanding of how ideas and culture spreads 

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DIRECTIONS    If you are waiting at any point, work with the Waiting Activities listed in the right-hand column of this page.

1.  Discuss with someone near you what you will be doing in class today and why (see above).       1 minute

2.     D PERIOD  Do a five-minute brain dump (no resources) on the Silk Road.  Think about both the simulation you experienced and the slide deck you worked with the other day.         5 minutes

3.    Whole class discussion         15 minutes

4.   Sketchnote the Silk Road.           25 minutes

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Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child,

"What Did You Do in School Today?"

You can ask them.......

• What ideas and images/icons are you including in your sketchnote? Why?

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