Practice for Japan Test

Wow!  We only have one unit left after we take our Japan test.  This year has gone by so fast.  CLICK HERE to practice and study for your Japan test that will take place on Tuesday.

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Pearl Harbor Project

Tomorrow you will be turning in your Pearl Harbor Projects.  Every project (video or research paper) needs to be submitted to me via Google Classroom.  If you have not registered for Google Classroom your class code is below.  I am looking forward to seeing what you have produced.

3rd period- yq248o4
4th period- mjsxvo8
6th period- rfdpby

Japan and the Koreas

This month we are studying Japan.  Lets build your background knowledge of this beautiful country. CLICK HERE to learn more about Japan.  Your webquest is due on Wednesday.

Mao in Power

On Wednesday we will be talking about Mao's rule in China.  Although many in China still revere him, he left China in chaos and devastation.  On Wednesday we are going to learn about his rule using stations.  Up above is a scene from the movie The Last Emperor.  It illustrates what living in China was like during The Cultural Revolution.

Below are the stations and the beginning lecture discussing Mao and his regime.

Beginning Lecture:  The Great Leap Forward
Station 1: The Cultural Revolution
Station 2: Google Expedition: Beijing
Station 3:  Propaganda Used by Mao and His Regime
Station 4: Reading on the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution
Station 5: Finding Your Roots: Purge of the Impure

Footbinding: The Price of Beauty

What is the price of  beauty?  Women continually struggle with body image and standards of beauty that are hard to reach.  Unfortunately this is a tale as old as time.  For years women in China would bind their feet in order to obtain the "golden lotuses" that were so desirable.  This was a dangerous beauty trend that resulted in female subjugation (action of bringing something or someone under control), pain, and in some cases death.  Listen to the story above and learn about this Chinese ritual.  Reflect on our own beauty rituals and practices as well, and ask yourself what beauty really is?

Ancient China Projects

It is now time to show me what you have learned about Ancient China.  Click here for your project topics.  When you are finished, please submit anything electronically to Google Classroom.  Your Google codes are listed below.

3rd: yq248o4

4th: mjsxvo8

6th: rfdpby

Chinese New Year

Tomorrow we are getting ready to celebrate the Chinese New Year.  Check out the video above that tells the tale.  The video is super cool because the characters for each animal are represented in the animal itself.  Remember that written Chinese represents characters or things.  It is not a phonetic alphabet like ours.

Second Semester: China

We are now embarking on second semester.  I absolutely love each and every unit.  We get to start with China.  Chinese history is vast and fascinating.  I was lucky enough to visit Beijing a few years ago and would love to go again.  I visited many historic places and got to walk on the Great Wall.  You will soon learn its history and the emperor behind its creation.