Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Ancient China -- Dynasty Trading Cards

Use the “Cheat Sheet” provided to you by Ms. Daniel.

Work at Mr. Donn's Ancient China website. Explore the information available for each of the dynasties (second column) Make careful notes, paying particular attention to the items listed in the Quick Glimpse column on the Cheat Sheet.

Use 3" x 5' index cards to make Ancient Chinese Dynasty "trading cards" modeled on old fashioned baseball trading cards. Here's an example of one of the earliest baseball trading cards --

Your Chinese Dynasty trading cards should follow this design, with a picture on one side and important information on the back.  Baseball cards would have included history and statistics about the player.  What sort of information should be included on your Chinese Dynasty trading cards?

Your work will be graded based on the quality of the picture (including color) and the completeness of the information on the back.  Each trading card is worth up to 10 points.

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