3/17 Silk Road Sketchnotes

                                                                          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.   Finish your sketchnote of the Silk Road. Fill the page, include your content, and add color.  The focus is content, not intricate drawings.   See the example on the black stand at the front of the room.          40 minutes

3.    Without using resources, do a 7 minute brain dump on the Silk Road.             7 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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General Overview

Today in class you will

•  understand the significance of the Silk Road
• think about information related to the Silk Road
• analyze sketch notes

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.   Put the finishing touches on your sketchnote         10 minutes

3.    Whole class carousel.               25 minutes

• you will be told how and when to rotate (about 1-2 minutes)
• you will share your perceptions on the feedback sheet provided for the sketchnote

4.   Use this link to submit as many questions as you can that you have the answer to about the Silk Road. (You can use your resources.)

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Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child,

"What Did You Do in School Today?"

You can ask them.......

• Show me your sketchnote.

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