Asian Unit

Unit name: Asia Studies Duration: 10 weeks Pre-planning assessment of prior knowledge:
What do the children know? Within the scope of this unit, where do their interests lie? What strategy will you use to obtain this information? Eg; KWL chart

Unit assessment
How will I assess what the children have learnt? www.rubistar.com.au ~ established rubrics

Students complete a KWL chart.

Students complete a KWL chart.

Resources & web sites: (used during the unit for planning or as teaching resource)
http://www.asiaeducation.edu.au//imagesofasia/act.htm Asian Folk Tales: http://www.aaronshep.com/stories/folk.html

Weeks

Activity and resources/references

1. Brainstorm names of countries in Asia 2. Identify and name the Asian countries on a world map. ACTIVITIES

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http://continents.pppst.com/asia.html

1. Simple brainstorm activity using a mind map. 2. Make a map of Asian countries, label the major cites and geographical features. 1. Identify the different landscapes and climate of different Asian countries. ACTIVITY
1. MAJOR PROJECT - Make a 3D poster on your country. The countries the students can choose will

be a t teacher discretion. The Poster should include, 3D models of what makes up the different regions and landforms of the country. The models should sit on top of a 2D map of your country on poster paper. Information on the different regions and landforms of the country.

1. Identify the different landscapes and climate of different Asian countries. ACTIVITY

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1. Continue with project set in week 2.

2. Identify the different landscapes and climate of different Asian countries. ACTIVITY

2. Continue with project set in week 2. Activity and resources/references

3. Identify the different landscapes and climate of different Asian countries. ACTIVITY

Session

3. Continue with project set in week 2. 1. Identify the different landscapes and climate of different Asian countries. 2. Explore the different folk tales from different Asian cultures. ACTIVITY 1. Continue with project set in week 2. 2. Read folk tales to students. Look at what makes up a Folk Tale, what are the common features. (Start writing Folk Tale for ICT movie.) http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/ 1. Look at all the different ways Asia has influences life in Australia (food, drink, dance, outlook on life, work, industry, medicine.)
http://continents.pppst.com/asia.html

ACTIVITY 1. Watch Mulan and ask the students to identify the differences in Chinese history compared to Australian. What is different? SEE http://continents.pppst.com/asia.html for the 2. Power point on the true story of Mulan. 3. Create a Ven diagram of the differences and similarities between Australian and Asian culture. Look at results start discussing Asia day. 2. Look at all the different ways Asia has influences life in Australia (food, drink, dance, outlook on life, work, industry.)
http://continents.pppst.com/asia.html

ACTIVITY 4. Watch Mulan and ask the students to identify the differences in Chinese history compared to Australian. What is different? SEE http://continents.pppst.com/asia.html for the 5. Power point on the true story of Mulan. 6. Create a Ven diagram of the differences and similarities between Australian and Asian culture. Look at results start discussing Asia day.

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1. What are the bordering countries of your Asian country? ACTIVITIES 1. Make the large map of Asia in the hall. Place your project in the appropriate section of the map. 2. Dress up in your traditional Asian country dress. 3. Bring traditional food from your chosen Asian country. 4. Present folk tales created in ICT. 5.

UNIT OF STUDY: Asia Rubric

Promoting Learning International www.pli.com.au

YEAR LEVEL: 4

Blooms Taxonomy: Six Thinking Levels

Knowing
1. Mind map what you think you know about Asia. Discuss differing learning styles and the way this unit will work.

Understanding
10. Describe the lifestyle of an Asian community.

Applying
10. Prepare a tourism poster about an Asian community.

Analysing
Examine the different religious groups of one country. Compare and contrast one another. Venn Diagram
2. Analyse how the environmental conditions of differing communities impacts upon their life. Show the differences and similarities between an Australian and an Asian community. Venn Diagram. 6. Investigate Asian games and leisure activities. Demonstrate one to the class.

Creating
6. Imagine you are a child in an Asian community create a game that could be played by the children in your community.

Evaluating
6. Review an Asian folktale. Could this happen in our community?

Verbal
I enjoy reading, writing & speaking

Mathematical
I enjoy working with numbers & science

3. Name the coins and notes in the monetary system.

4. Investigate some of the famous Buddhas in Thailand, compare sizes and dimensions.

2. Construct a map of an Asian country and show rivers, cities land types and major landmarks. Make a mask to use in traditional Asian ceremony or festival.

3. Create a time-line of important events in an Asian country.

3. Justify why the laws of an Asian country are different to Australia

Visual/Spatial
I enjoy painting, drawing & visualising

5. Find a famous invention of an Asian country,

5. Write a letter in Japanese to a friend.

10. Look at the art work of a particular country and construct a traditional piece.

Kinaesthetic
I enjoy doing handson activities, sports & dance

8. List the different forms of housing that is available in a country of your choice.

Draw and make a piece of jewellery, costume or clothing suitable to wear in Asia.

8. Make a poster depicting the various modes of transport used in past and present

8. Create a model of a famous landmark or a building in Asia.

10. Plan a tourist brochure to visit several places in Asia. Include a recommendation for each place. Include a map of these places. 8. Recommend a new type of house for use in an Asian community to suit the environmental

Musical
I enjoy making & listening to music

6. Find out the traditional music played in the country of your choice. 3. In groups investigate and tell the class about the variations in government between Australia and an Asian country 9. Find out about how different your life would be if you were growing up in Asia? 7. Find out about the environmental issues impacting upon an Asian country.

6. Describe the types of musical instruments used and the sounds they made. 3. Discuss issues of crime in Asia and political issues of today. Discuss how different groups impact on this.

times. Plan for a new type of transport that would be useful to use in this varying environment 6. Choose a music piece from these times and write a review.

conditions.

6. Using similar sounding instruments create an Asian musical piece. In your group discuss and analyse possible damage to landmark areas from tourists.

6. Design and construct an instrument that would be used in an Asian country. Conduct an interview with an Asian guest speaker.

6. Choreograph a dance similar to ones performed in Asia.

Interpersonal
I enjoy working with others

With a friend report on what was learnt by listening to the Asian guest speaker.

10. Work with a partner to reconstruct an Asian scene.

Intrapersonal
I enjoy working by myself

9. Visualise that you are in Asia and complete a Y chart.

Naturalist
I enjoy caring for plants & animals

2. Describe the differing landscapes and conditions in different Asian countries. Discuss the interdependence between the people and their surrounding environment.

11. Complete your own concept or mind map to see how much you have learnt about Asia. 2. Construct a Venn diagram comparing the environmental conditions between China and Thailand.

4. Identify famous constructions of Asia. Prepare a short report about them. 7. Identify the special features of the animals and examine how these are adapted to their selected environment. Table this information.

11. Evaluate and prepare a recipe from Asia. (W Chart) 7. Compose a newspaper article on environmental issues in Asia.

10. Carry out a SWOC analysis of life in Asia.

11. Debate which part of Asia would be the best place to live in and give reasons why.

Your task for the rest of the term is to complete 10 of the tasks from above. You must complete at least one and a maximum of 2 tasks from each column. Included in the 10 you must complete the tasks that are shaded in. This is your chance to use your initiative, you must pick tasks that will challenge you, and this will vary for every student in the class. SHOW US WHAT YOU CAN DO!!! Enjoy this challenge

Folk Tales

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FOLLOW UP : Concept map the linguistic features of a Folk Tale.

MY PLACE ASIA AUSTRALIA Focus Questions

Which room or part of a house is this? How can you tell?

What do you think this student particularly likes about this place? How can you tell?

Is this room/house/place like your room/house/place?

How is it similar?

How is it different?

Do you like this picture? Why or why not?

For whom was this picture created? How might this affect how the artist made the picture?

I completed______ components of the Asia Project rubric On a scale of 1-10 (10 being the highest mark) score yourself on the following: be brutally honest and critical of your progress Use of class time Preparation for project time at school Putting research into my own words

Overall presentation of finished product

Ability to work independently

Oral presentations to the class

1. Completing my project, the thing I found the most challenging was.

2. I am most proud of.

3. The most outstanding facts I learnt from my own or anothers research was.

4. The next time I complete an independent research project I need to improve on.

5. A learning strategy/tool that I really found useful was

Name

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