Learning Coach — Ancient Chinese Culture
Objectives
Students will:
- Explore ancient Chinese cultures
- Read Chinese folk tales
- Draw a pictorial representation from a Chinese folk tale
- Explain in writing a theme expressed in a Chinese folk tale
Skills Needed
Students must be able to:
- Reading with Understanding
- Basic writing
Materials Needed
Students will need:
- Colored pencils or crayons
- Optional Basket
- Optional 50 Pennies
- Optional Silk cloth
Keywords
- ancient Chinese cultures
- Chinese folk tale
- Qin
- The Fish Basket Goddess: A Tale from Ancient China
Learning Coach Notes
In this lesson, there is a story retell assignment. The story is presented in video, audio, and written text. Chose one or more delivery formats of this story for the student to watch or listen to. The student may watch the video, listen to the text, or have you read the story to him or her. As your student learns about Ancient Chinese Culture have them record in their Social Studies notebook 5 things that they learned about Ancient Chinese Culture.
Video: The Tale of Meng
Meng was a folk heroine who lost her husband to the work on the Great Wall. Throughout the centuries, nomads continued to press the Chinese, so the wall was expanded.
Goal:
Goal:
Watch this video to learn more about The Tale of Meng. This video is 4 minutes in length.
The Tale of Meng
Emperor Chin wanted to marry Meng. How did she escape so she would't have to marry him?
Meng jumped into the ocean.
Project - You have just heard a Chinese folk tale, The Tale of Meng.
- Draw a picture of one of the scenes from the video.
- Write a small story about the picture you drew.