China Now & Then Flip Books
Ancient
China Mini Project -
Learning about the past helps up better understand the present, and one way to learn about the past is to contrast the differences between the way people lived back then to the way we live today. You are going to contrast what we have learned about Ancient China and what we have learned about present-day China in a Now & Then Flip book.
You may choose 4 topics to contrast now & then.
After choosing 4 topics, you will compare and contrast what it was like in Ancient China to what it is like in present-day China. You may write this information using bullet points with complete sentences. Be sure that your spelling and grammar is accurate. You will need to include at least 3 facts for “Now” and 3 facts for “Then” on each topic.
You should also illustrate the front cover for each topic. Be creative! It doesn’t have to be drawn by hand; you can paste pictures that you find.
Be sure that you have accurate facts. You can use our Ancient World book, the Internet or books from the library to help you.
We have put the books together in class already so the students are familiar with the format and have it correct. They have also seen examples of what it is supposed to look like.
The scoring rubric is on the back of this sheet. This project is out of 50 points. It is due on Friday, March 18, 2011.
Learning about the past helps up better understand the present, and one way to learn about the past is to contrast the differences between the way people lived back then to the way we live today. You are going to contrast what we have learned about Ancient China and what we have learned about present-day China in a Now & Then Flip book.
You may choose 4 topics to contrast now & then.
- Technology/inventions
- Clothing
- Rulers/Heads of governments
- Travel
- Architecture (homes, buildings, walls)
- Famous Chinese People (one from now and one from then)
After choosing 4 topics, you will compare and contrast what it was like in Ancient China to what it is like in present-day China. You may write this information using bullet points with complete sentences. Be sure that your spelling and grammar is accurate. You will need to include at least 3 facts for “Now” and 3 facts for “Then” on each topic.
You should also illustrate the front cover for each topic. Be creative! It doesn’t have to be drawn by hand; you can paste pictures that you find.
Be sure that you have accurate facts. You can use our Ancient World book, the Internet or books from the library to help you.
We have put the books together in class already so the students are familiar with the format and have it correct. They have also seen examples of what it is supposed to look like.
The scoring rubric is on the back of this sheet. This project is out of 50 points. It is due on Friday, March 18, 2011.
China Now & Then Flip Book Rubric
Front Cover
Content - Accuracy
Required Elements
Mechanics
Comprehension
Comments:
Final grade
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- 10 pts -Titles are written clear. Illustrations are creative.
- 7 pts -Titles are written on the front. The cover is illustrated.
- 4 pts -Titles are difficult to read. Topics are not clear. Little illustrations.
- 0 pts - Titles are missing. There are no illustrations.
Content - Accuracy
- 10 pts - At least 3 accurate now facts and 3 accurate then facts are displayed in the book for each topic.
- 7 pts - 2 accurate facts are displayed for each topic in the flip book.
- 4 pts - 1 accurate fact is displayed for each topic in the flip book.
- 0 pts - Missing facts for now and then for one or more topics.
Required Elements
- 10 pts - The flip book includes all required elements as well as additional information. The flip book is exceptionally attractive in terms of design, layout, and neatness.
- 7 pts - All required elements are included on the flip book. The flip book is attractive in terms of design, layout and neatness.
- 4 pts - All but 1 of the required elements are included on the flip book. The flip book is acceptably attractive though it may be a bit messy.
- 0 pts - Several required elements were missing. The flip book is distractingly messy or very poorly designed. It is not attractive.
Mechanics
- 10 pts - Capitalization, punctuation and grammar are correct throughout the book.
- 7 pts - There are 2-3 errors in capitalization, punctuation and grammar.
- 4 pts - There are 4-5 errors in capitalization, punctuation and grammar.
- 0 pts - There are more than 5 errors in capitalization, punctuation and grammar.
Comprehension
- 10 pts - Student demonstrates a complete comprehension of the basic content and concepts.
- 7 pts - Student demonstrates a competent comprehension of basic content and concepts; There were minor errors, but not a complete distraction from the overall response.
- 4 pts - Student demonstrates a marginal comprehension of basic content and concepts; major errors of fact were present.
- 0 pts - Student demonstrates little or no comprehension.
Comments:
Final grade
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