China Teacher

							                                 DOCUMENT BASED QUESTION CHINA

Guiding Question: What skills and/or knowledge (Cognitive/Content) do I need to teach in order for students to
answer the question?

 Unit     7.3 – China In the Middle Ages


                  7.3.5 – Trace the historic influence of such discoveries as tea, the manufacture of paper,
 Standard(s)
                  wood-block printing, the compass, and gunpowder.


 Topic            Historic Influence of Chinese Discoveries

                  L1       Describe the influence of Chinese discoveries on trade.
 Questions:
 Costa’s 3        L2       Explain the influence of Chinese discoveries on trade.
 Levels
                  L3       Judge the influence of Chinese discoveries on trade.



                  The Tang and Song dynasties produced some of the most remarkable and most important
 Background
                  inventions in human history. Some of these inventions influenced events around the world




 Cognitive
 Skills/Content   Analysis of text, analysis of primary and secondary sources, critical thinking skills.
 Skills


                  Map Analysis
 Instructional
                  SOAPS
 Strategies
                  T-Chart

 Selection of
 Documents
                  http://www.todayinsci.com/QuotationsCategories/G_Cat/Gunpowder-Quotations.htm (Francis
                  Bacon Quote)
 Text
                  http://library.thinkquest.org/15618/inventor.htm (Magnetic Compass Quote)
                  http://www.thefreemanonline.org/featured/marco-polo-on-money/ (Marco Polo Quote)


 Images           http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=42245 (Fireworks Picture)


 Other (maps,    http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/exhibit/trade/tr
 music, audio    ade_routes.jpg&imgrefurl=http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/exhibit/trade/trade_routes.ht
 recording, etc) ml&usg=__ (Silk Road Trade Map)