Download Ancient CHINA jigsaw assessment task

Assessment Task: Year 7 Ancient China
You will work as a group to complete a project about the following
ancient civilization.
Ancient China
Each person in the group will create a piece of the 'jigsaw' for their Ancient China
and will report back to the whole class as an oral presentation with posters (on
A3 paper) that can be stuck together to create a wall for Ancient China
C Task:
One person from each group completes a project about a different aspect of
Ancient China
The Dynasties (Individual achievements /developments).
Beliefs and everyday life in Ancient China
The role of Women in society
War and Battle Tactics.
The Silk Road
For each section the person completing it must have..
-framed key research questions to help their discovery (who, what, when, where,
why, how)
-compared how that aspect of life was similar and different to life today using a
venn diagram.
-Completed the relevant source evaluations
-refer to at least one primary source in their presentation
B Task
Research and analyze the ways that ANCIENT China has influenced our life
today. Explain your answer. What might our world be like if that ancient
civilization had not existed?
A Task
Create a diary entry from the point of view of one of the following people living in
Ancient China. Include their perception of the world around them, what they
think of others and how they feel about their own life and future.
- A woman
A WARRIOR
- A EUNICH
- A person HIGH IN SOCIETY
Secondary Source Evaluation
Source 1
Name of source
Type of source (e.g. internet,
book, documentary, etc.)
Authors name
Date of last update
Author’s
credentials/qualifications (if
unknown write ‘unknown’).
Does the information appear to
be biased? If so, how?
What other sources verify this
information?
Notes from this source
(bullet points)
Student Name:
Source 2
Source 3
Source 4
Venn Diagram: Please identify at least 4 similarities and differences
Cut out and stick on to poster…
Venn diagram showing the similarities and differences of __________________ in
Ancient _CHINA_______________ to the ________________________ in society
today.
Framing Your Key Research Questions
Name: ____________________________.
Name of others in your group: ____________________________________.
Your group is completing a jigsaw project on Ancient
___CHINA________________________________.
The aspect (piece of the jigsaw) of Ancient China_______________________ that you are going
to be
researching and presenting is _________________________.
To help you with your task you will need to frame key research questions to guide your study.
On the following table write as many who, what, when, where, why and how questions as you can
about your topic to begin gathering information by answering the questions. Then narrow them down
to the ones that will find the most relevant information. Don’t forget to record your sources along the
way.
For example: If I were studying The Silk Road of Ancient China ?
Who
Question
Who first developed the Silk Road ?
Answer
Who used the Silk Road?
Who benefited from the Silk Road?
What
When
Where
Why
How
What happened along the Silk
Road?
Was the Silk Road named ?
Your Question
Your Answer
Who?
What?
When?
Where?
Why?
How?
C Task Rubric
3.75
4.00
4.25
4.5
Historical knowledge
and understanding
Your venn diagram
showed 2 or less aspects
of how life was different
or similar between
____________ of ancient
China_____________and
society today.
Your venn diagram
clearly showed at
least 2 relevant
aspects of how life
was different and at
least 2 similarities
between
_____________ of
ancient
China____________
and society today.
Your poster
presentation
describes some
aspects of life of the
ancient China that
was designated to
you using both
pictures and
information.
Your venn diagram
clearly showed at least
3 relevant aspects of
how life was different
and at least 3
similarities between
______________ of
ancient
China______________
and society today.
Your venn diagram
clearly showed at least 4
relevant aspects of how
life was different and at
least 4 similarities
between
______________ of
ancient
China________________
and society today.
Your poster
presentation describes
the aspect of life of the
ancient China that was
designated to you
using both pictures and
information that was
gained through the use
of research questions.
Your poster presentation
clearly describes the
aspect of life of the
ancient China that was
designated to you using
pictures and key
information that was
gained through the use of
research questions.
You used some
secondary sources
in your investigation
and noted some of
them in the table
accurately.
You also used and
referred to at least 1
primary source in
your presentation.
You used a variety of
secondary sources in
your investigation and
noted most of them in
the table accurately.
You also used and
referred to at least 1
primary source in your
presentation.
You used a variety of
secondary sources in
your investigation and
noted them in the table
accurately.
You also used and
referred to at least 1
primary source in your
presentation.
Some of your
research questions
were useful and
contributed to
providing an
informative
presentation of your
designated aspect of
life in an ancient
society.
Some spelling and
grammar mistakes in
this task.
The poster was a bit
untidy but some
information and
pictures were visible.
Most of your research
questions were useful
and contributed to
providing an
informative
presentation of your
designated aspect of
life in an ancient
society
Your research questions
were well thought out,
useful and contributed to
providing an informative
presentation of your
designated aspect of life
in an ancient society.
Few spelling and
grammar mistakes in
this task.
Correct spelling and
grammar throughout this
task.
The poster was well
presented with pictures
and key information
clearly visible.
1: Comparing key
aspects of past and
present societies: Venn
diagram
2: Describe aspects of
life in the ancient China
Your poster presentation
describes some aspects
of life of the ancient
China that was
designated to you.
Historical Reasoning
and Interpretation
3. Use a range of
primary and secondary
resources
You used few secondary
sources in your
investigation and noted
some of them in the table.
You also used and
referred to 1 primary
source in your
presentation.
4. Framing key research
questions
Your research questions
contributed to your
presentation, but more
detail was needed to
provide a clearer picture
of your designated aspect
of life in an ancient
society.
5. Spelling and grammar
Frequent spelling and
grammar mistakes in this
task.
The poster was untidy
and it made it difficult to
understand.
6. Presentation
4.75
5.0
The poster was well
presented with some
pictures and most key
information clearly
visible.