Sorry to lapse so long in between posts... here goes.
Jan. 20: We began our unit on China by watching a portion of the Engineering an Empire DVD and working on a map of China/Asia.
Jan. 21: Song of the Week: Hold On, I'm Comin' by Sam and Dave with a discussion of the importance of STAX records. We watched a little more of the Engineering and Empire dvd and students worked on their maps.
Jan. 24: Finished watching the first half of the Engineering dvd and began talking about the Dynastic Cycle of China.
Jan. 25: Finished the Dynastic Cycle of China lecture and introduced new Photoshop assignment which we will work on for the next few days. Students will create an animated quicktime movie illustrating the Dynastic Cycle (on page 218 in textboo)using Photoshop/Imageready.
Jan. 26: We discussed the importance and symbolism of the dragon in Chinese culture. Students continued to work on illustrated Dynastic cycle assignments.
Here is a list of assignments in the packet so far. There has been no homework, but students will need to finish the Asia map on their own before the packet is due.
1. Engineering an Empire I
2. China/Asia Map
3. Engineering and Empire II
4. Dynastic Cycle I
5. Dynastic Cycle II
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