Lesson Plan on Qin Shi Huangdi
| Teacher:
Ms. Lisa Giannotti |
Subject: Social
Studies |
| Grade Level:
4th Grade |
Date: March 10, 2004 |
I. Content:
I want my students to understand the role Qin Shi Huangdi
played in the building of The Great Wall of China.
II. Prerequisites: Students must be
able to identify the country of China and its location on a
world map. Students must have an understanding of why the Great
Wall of China was built and when.
III. Instructional Objective: When
requested the students will describe Qin Shi Huangdi’s role in
the building of the Great Wall of China. Included in the
description must be a reference to at least the following: 1)
why the Great Wall of China was built; 2) what was Qin’s role in
society; 3) the length of the Great Wall.
IV. Instructional Procedures:
Lesson Initiating Activity: The teacher will give the
students a scenario. "Everyday after school, older kids come
over to the school playground and leave garbage everywhere." The
students will then be lead in a discussion by the teacher about
how they feel and how they would handle this situation. The
teacher asks, "What would you do to stop this? What about
building a wall?" The teacher relates this situation to China
during the Imperial Period and explains the wars between the
states and the Northern and Southern regions. The teacher then
explains that there were many walls built before the Great Wall
to keep aggressive tribes out. The students are then asked to
look at a picture of Qin Shi Huangdi and think about what kind
of man he could have been.
Core Activity: The teacher explains that this is Qin Shi
Huangdi and that he was the First Emperor of China. The teacher
explains the following: During this time China was divided into
states that were fighting against one another. Qin was
responsible for the first Great Wall. This was his way of
keeping the enemies out of his dynasty. When he became emperor,
there were many walls built, but they were only hundred of miles
long. Qin demanded a Great Wall that was 3,000 miles long. The
teacher then shows the students a map of the United States and
explains that if the Great Wall was in the United States, it
would extend from Boston to San Francisco. The teacher shows
this visual representation by taping a string on the map from
Boston to San Francisco. The teacher explains that humans alone,
no machines, built the entire wall! The students are asked why
they think he decided to build a wall? Why a wall? The students
are then put into groups of four and asked to pretend they are a
news reporter during the Qin dynasty back in the Imperial
Period. They are to write a report on the Great Wall of China
being built. They are to include why it is being built, Qin’s
role in society, and the length of the Great Wall.
Closure Activity: The students will then come up to the
front of the room and present their news report. The teacher
then reviews the key points of today’s lesson. Then the teacher
leads a class discussion in which the following questions are
addressed:
Who is Qin Shi Huangdi?
Why was the Great Wall built?
How long was the Great Wall?
ESOL Considerations: The teacher will provide a wide
variety of activities addressing ESOL needs. The majority of the
lesson is a class discussion in which the students participate
in answering questions addressed. There are many visual aids
used throughout the lesson including the picture of Qin Shi
Huangdi and the United States map. During the map portion of the
lesson the teacher visually shows the representation of the
Great Wall from Boston to San Francisco with a string. At the
end of the lesson the students work in cooperative groups on a
news report and present it in front of the class.
V. Materials:
Map of the United States
World Map
Picture of Qin Shi Huangdi
Paper
Pencils
VI. Assessment: At the end of the lesson he
students are required to write a news report of the building of
the Great Wall of China. In the report there must be reference
made to at least the following: 1) why the Great Wall of China
was built; 2) what was Qin’s role in society; 3) the length of
the Great Wall. From this report the teacher will be able to see
if the students have an understanding of Qin Shi Huangdi and the
Great Wall of China.
VII. Follow-Up Activities: Students will be
put into groups of two to conduct a research project on Qin Shi
Huangdi and his accomplishments while emperor in China. The
students will use the computers for research purposes. As an art
activity the students will draw their own Great Wall. As a math
activity the students will measure the distance from Boston to
San Francisco on the United States map, and compare it to the
length of the Great Wall of China.
VIII. Self-Assessment: The
teacher will know if the students have succeeding in learning
the instructional objective of this lesson by reviewing the news
reports for accurate facts and descriptions. In addition the
teacher will answer the following questions constructively about
the lesson delivery:
*Did the lesson go smoothly?
*Were the students interested in the information being taught?
*Did the students participate enthusiastically in-group
discussions?
*Did they meet the goals of the instructional objective?
*Were the students able to follow the directions on the
assignments given?
*Were there any discrepancies existing between the intended
outcome and the actual lesson outcome?
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