Unit 2: Bell Work 9/7 and 9/8 Try to list as many Chinese Dynasties as you can without cheating. Think of the song!

Objectives 9/7 and 9/8 You will know key contributions of the Han Dynasty and will be able to successfully pass a sample civil service exam. Procedures: 1. Complete the Han Dynasty storyboard 2. Notes over meritocracy/civil service exams 3. Practice civil service exam 4. Discussion of the role of women in Han China

Weeks of September 4 and September 11 M 9/4: No School Tu 9/5/W 9/6: Unit 2 Coming Attractions, Han China binder activities Th 9/7/F 9/8: Finish Han China activities, Practice civil service exam No study guide due or quickwrite this week M 9/11/Tu 9/12: Greece and Persia Chapter 4 Quickwrite *Bring in something you consider to be a classic W 9/13/Th 9/14: Greece and Persia Introduction to Essay #1

Dynastic Cycle: Mind Map

Chinese Dynasty Song Shang Zhou (“Joe”) Qin (“chin”) Han (Repeat) ( ------------------- 400 years of Disunity ------------------) Sui (“sway” without “w”) Tang Song Yuan ------ Mongol Ming Qing (“ching”) --------Manchu Republic -------- Republic of China Mao Zedong ---------People’s Republic of China

Civil Service Exam Experience What does the word “meritocracy” mean?

The Han When the Qin emperor died = chaos = Liu Bang …> Emperor Wu est. an imperial university with Confucianism (the 5 Classics) as the basis for the civil service exams (a test for govt. jobs)

Meritocracy Ideal: best students running country Wealthy families had advantages over poor families Often the test was mere recitation, not original learning

The Curriculum tested for their proficiency in the Six Arts: music archery horsemanship, arithmetic, poetry calligraphy

How did they learn? Read Aloud With your team read: “A Child’s First Lessons” Page 12 Underline evidence that show’s Confucian virtues (value of knowledge).

Only about 2% passed 47% of those who passed came from humble families

Homework: Binder Pages 13-15 Read the information about civil service exams on pages 13 and 14 and answer the questions on page 14. Read the poem on page 15 and jot down notes about what the author was trying to convey.

Civil Service Exam Experience Please take out a Pencil & Stand

Binder Pages 7 and 8 Main Question: Ban Zhou is said to be a feminist Confucian – but can the two really co-exist? y/n & Why? Other Questions to Discuss: What are woman’s virtues according to Confucianism? What are their main roles? How are they to behave or act?

Class Read Aloud: The Ballad of Mulan Binder Pages 9 and 10

Teams: The Ballad of Mulan 1. What is the proper role of the daughter as indicated in this part of the poem? What philosophical tradition is the expected role drawn from? 2. Can Mulan’s concern and her desire to take her father’s place be justified by reference to Confucian philosophy? If so, how? If not, why not?

Homework: Mulan & Confucianism Binder Page 11 Using both primary documents we read in class today create a “FU” found poem FU are 4 lines of 4 words (no more, no less…4) from the reading arranged into a poem) Words must be consecutive (meaning: drawn from one line all in order) Remember sensory words can be very POWERFUL esp. in short poems