A 2 week unit plan for 7th grade medieval Japanese history. The lessons are broken down into 6 lessons that are each 110 minutes. The following includes all the powerpoints, project information, handouts for students, reading projects, jeopardy review powerpoint and 3 versions of the unit test including answer versions for teachers. There are also optional assignments that can be added or swapped with other assignments.
Medieval Japan Unit Plan
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Social Studies — Research Skills, World History
Grade Level
Grades 6-8
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Activity, Assessment, Handout, Lesson Plan, Presentation, Review Activity
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Japan in the Heian Period and Cultural History: Crash Course World History 227
Standards
Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.
Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
Discuss the reign of Prince Shotoku of Japan and the characteristics of Japanese society and family life during his reign.
Describe the significance of Japan's proximity to China and Korea and the intellectual, linguistic, religious, and philosophical influence of those countries on Japan.
Describe the values, social customs, and traditions prescribed by the lord-vassal system consisting of shogun, daimyo, and samurai and the lasting influence of the warrior code in the twentieth century.
Study the ninth and tenth centuries' golden age of literature, art, and drama and its lasting effects on culture today, including Murasaki Shikibu's Tale of Genji.
Analyze the rise of a military society in the late twelfth century and the role of the samurai in that society.
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December 13, 2019
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