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The Great Wall of China Unit PlanThe Great Wall of China Unit Plan
Publisher
State of Victoria Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
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Grade
4th - 6th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Unit Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
5 days
Instructional Strategies
Direct Instruction
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Technology
Internet Access
Year
2009
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The Great Wall of China

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The Great Wall of China is a wonder of the world. Learners explore the history and construction of the incredible feat using both non-fiction and fictional works. The resource includes multi-day lesson plans that contains ideas for graphic organizers, journaling activities, and projects. 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

the great wall of china, china, ancient china, asia, chinese history

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Facilitate an inquiry-based project on the Great Wall of China using the resource as a guide

Classroom Considerations

  • Resource may require acquiring suggested resources that are not included
  • Some reading activities are too simple for middle school pupils

Pros

  • Project builds research skills
  • Suggestions allow for a variety of classroom adaptations

Cons

  • Not all the links in the resource work, requiring additional teacher research

Common Core

RL.4.1 RL.4.10 RL.5.1 RL.5.10 RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2 RH.6-8.4 RH.6-8.7 RH.6-8.10

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