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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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I. Background

  1. China Factsheet with a Spotlight on Inner Mongolia
    Blank Fact Sheet
    Completed Fact Sheet
  2. Big Maps
  3. The Chinese Flag
    Flag Terminology Handout
  4. China's National Anthem
  5. History of the Mongol Empire (1200-1300)

II. Music

  1. An Da Union
  2. Instrument Making for Students and Adults
  3. World and American Music Links
  4. World Culture Links

III. Culture

  1. The Beijing Olympic Mascots
  2. Chinese Poetry
  3. Chinese Philosophy
  4. Nomadic Dwellings

IV. Here and Now

  1. Past vs. Present
  2. Sustainable Growth and the World's First Eco-City
  3. Electronic Waste Recycling and Toxic Exports
  4. Mongol Nomads in the Modern World

V. Community Connections

  1. Before and After Questions
  2. Intercultural Connections
  3. The Heritage Project and Oral History
  4. The Student Curator Project
  5. Class Newspaper or Web site
  6. Culture on Parade
  7. Student Participation in Arts Midwest World Fest

This curriculum was written by Jeanne Paliatka and Olaf Nelson for Arts Midwest.

China

I. BACKGROUND

Part 2: Big Maps

Introduction:
This lesson acts a centerpiece for studying China by providing a visual learning tool to which students can add information as they learn.

Overview:
Using the maps below and the link to the Big Maps lesson, students will create an oversized map that they will then embellish with topographic, political, cultural, agricultural, and linguistic details. This map can be continuously developed throughout the teaching unit.

The Big Maps Lesson was created by Anne and John Watt of Primary Source.

Suggestions for adapting the lesson to China:
For an in-depth analysis of China, the class could divide into groups and each group could create a big maps to analyze a different province, municipality or autonomous region of China. If time is more limited, the class can create one giant map of China on a twin bed sheet or clear or white shower curtain. The class could then divide into groups that would each be responsible for researching a particular topic area, such as politics, geographic features, climate, agricultural products, etc. Once their research is completed, each group can fill in their section on the giant shared map.

Map Resources:
(Links will open in new windows.)

Teachers may direct students to the Student Resources Pages where they can follow relevant links without having access to lesson plans.

Two good basic maps of China
WorldAtlas.com
AskAsia.com

A map of the provinces of China

A printable outline map of China.

Map of Inner Mongolia

Another map of Inner Mongolia

A printable outline map of Inner Mongolia

National Geographic's Map Machine is an excellent source of maps of any country based on physical, cultural, political, climate and weather themes. You can zoom in and out of these full color maps and easily change what type of map is being viewed.