7th Grade Social Studies

China and Japan

Required Assignments:                                                                                              Due Date        

Holt DVD                                                                                                                       11/13

Chapter Questions (Corrected daily)                                                                               12/3

      Man Who Taught a Nation                                                                                        11/16

      Chinese Poetry                                                                                                          11/17

      The Gentle Conqueror                                                                                              11/18

      Japanese Haiku                                                                                                         11/19

      One Religion _ and Many                                                                                         11/23

Literature Book “Wall” page 73                                                                                      11/24

Literature Book “Genghis Khan” page 76                                                                       11/25

Eastern Art/Masks (Power Point and Handout)                                                               11/30

DVDs: Secrets of the Samurai World and Samurai Japan                                          12/1

Samurai Comic and Web                                                                                                12/2

Timeline of chapters 7 and 8                                                                                          12/3

Power point Notes                                                                                                         12/7

Asia Test                                                                                                                        12/8

Choice (one only)                                                                                               Due Date            Points

Picture                                                                                                                   11/23

Art Project: Terra Cotta Soldiers                                                                            11/25               25

Tea Ceremony (Group of 5, 4 participants and narrator)                                       11/30               20 ea

Japanese Armor (two)                                                                                            11/30               30 ea

Full Size “Style of Dress” (group of 4)                                                                  11/30               25 ea

Chinese Opera Mask                                                                                              12/1

Hands-on Asia Art Projects and others – see me                                                    12/1                 ?

Japanese Art and Design                                                                                        12/3

Required Choice Points                                                                                     10

Portfolio Due                                                                                                     12/3

Something to remember:

1-All late work needs a written explanation, no exceptions.

2-All late or redone work will receive a grade not higher than a "D"

3-Choice work may NOT be turned in late.

4-All work must have proper heading or it will not be graded.

5-Typed work will not be accepted without a rough draft.