3/9 Shadow Puppet Shows; Silk Road

                                                                    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

• review information from Ancient China
• use your script to create a production
• perform a show based on an Ancient Chinese topic

Why?

• to deepen your understanding of Ancient China
• to practice critical thinking skills
  
• to develop basic writing skills
• to cooperate appropriately 

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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.     Practice         10 minutes

3.  Perform         25 minutes

4.   What did you understand? Complete Post Shadow Puppets in Google Classroom.           10 minutes

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Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child,

"What Did You Do in School Today?"

You can ask them.......

• How did your performance go?  Why do you think that is?

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General Overview

Today in class you will

• review information from Ancient China
• begin to understand the significance of the Silk Road

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.     A PERIOD ONLY  What did you understand? Complete Post Shadow Puppets in Google Classroom. You can refer to the notes you took yesterday during the performance.           10 minutes         10 minutes

3.  In Google Classroom, complete the Silk Road         30 minutes

4.   Class game.           5 minutes

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Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child,

"What Did You Do in School Today?"

You can ask them.......

• What is the Silk Road?

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