Content Standards: (6.6) Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the early civilizations of China.
3. Know about the life of Confucius and the fundamental teachings of Confucianism and Taoism.
4. Identify the political and cultural problems prevalent in the time of Confucius and how he sought to solve them.
Goals:
• Students will be able to discuss the differences and similarities between the three philosophies in a group setting.
• Students will be engaged in the class discussion so that they can accurately complete their assessment workbook page.
Objectives:
• Content Objective o Students will be able to articulate the general philosophies of Confucianism, Daoism and Legalism. o Students
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• Potential problematic terms: Confucianism, Daoism, Legalism, Knofuzi, Laozi, Hanfeizi
Lesson Sequence:
• Into o Students will be instructed to open their textbooks to chapter 21. A worksheet will be passed out to each student. Students will be asked to read particular sections of the text and the class will fill in the chart together.
• Through o Prior to starting the reading of the text, the students will be given expectations of what they need to write in their charts. They will be asked to record the date in which each philosophy came to be, the founder, it’s goal and how this goal can be achieved by followers. o The teacher will call on students and record the data they give her. An image of the page will be displayed on the screen via the ELMO.
• Beyond o One of the students will be called on to read the directions for the project. The teacher will then reiterate the directions as she shows students a sample work. This timeline will focus on four major Chinese events and it shall include pictures and dates of such events. The teacher will pass out paper for the students to use for the creation of the timeline. Additionally, pens and other art supplies will be