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January 26, 2006
Lesson #8 - Ancient and Imperial China group presentations
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REMINDER: You have a set of Current Events due tomorrow.
Ancient and Imperial China Presentations
Thursday, January 26 Research and preparation time
Friday, January 27 Research and preparation time
Friday, February 3 Presentations (order to be determined)
Monday, February 6 Presentations
These are the general topics that you can choose from. We will determine the order of presentation in class. We will do at least 6 of these topics in each class.
Buddhism in China
Art and Culture
Science/ Technology
Taoism (Daoism)
Military and War
Architecture
Confucius/ Confucianism
You may choose your partners within any limitations I prescribe. (No more than 3 per group.) You will have a lot of decisions to make in terms of the exact nature of your presentation. However, each presentation will be evaluated on each of the following elements:
Preparation: You will be expected to make good use of your class time and to be ready to present on your day.
Duration: The total duration of your presentation, including any discussion or questions, will be expected to be between 15 and 20 minutes. You will be penalized for being shorter than that.
Content: You will be evaluated on the relevance and appropriateness of your information. You will have opportunities to discuss your content with me.
Handout: You will be expected to prepare a handout (either paper or electronic- one or two page) for distribution to the rest of the class. You must get it to me by 8:45 AM on the day of your presentation.
Primary Source(s): You will be expected to make use of appropriate primary sources in your presentation. (Photographs or computer images would count for this.)
Question and Answer: Reasonable questions from the audience should be answered by your group. You will not be expected to know everything about your topic.
Assessment: You will need to prepare some sort of quiz, assignment, or similar assessment for the rest of the class. (It could also be based on participation.) You will evaluate their work. Your group, in turn, will be evaluated on how appropriate your choice of assessment is.
Posted by mvergin at January 26, 2006 08:00 AM