This no-prep lesson will give your students an overview of the Tang and Song Dynasties in an engaging manner. Students will read a summary that gives and overview of China’s golden age. and engage in close read activities that include a word puzzle, a writing prompt and a pair/share activity. Editable slides walk you through the lesson. This resource is perfect as an introduction, a review, homework, or a sub-lesson. Everything is included: lesson plan, slides, handouts (including modified), and an answer key to ensure effortless implementation.
THIS RESOURCE IS COMPLETELY EDITABLE
What’s Included:
- => Editable slides
- => Editable reading passage
- => Editable modified reading passage
- => Editable activity page
- => Editable Lesson Plan
- => Answer Key
How the lesson flows:
1. A do now question
2. Mini-lecture introducing the classical China and the Tang and Song dynasties. There are several discussion-prompting questions on the slides for whole-class discussion.
3. Students read and annotate the passage and use them to fill in a graphic organizer.
4. In order to complete the word search students must first answer clues to uncover which terms are in the puzzle.
5. There is a writing prompt that students are instructed to answer using RACE (Restate the question, Answer the question, Cite evidence, and Explain the evidence). This is followed by a pair/share of their responses.
6. Students conclude with a self-assessment of their work
This resource is delivered as a PDF with links to all parts of the lesson.
This lesson is designed for a single 45-minute period and is appropriate for 7th through 10th grades.