1. The Spread of Buddhism in Tang China
Model Lesson 3
The Spread of Buddhism
in Tang China

2. Standard 7.3.1
Describe the reunification of China under the Tang Dynasty and reasons for the spread of Buddhism in Tang China, Korea, and Japan.

3. Divide up the sections of the lesson overview.
Take a minute to review your sections.
Share out with your team.

4. The Prompt
What caused Buddhism to spread in China during the Tang Dynasty? Write a response focusing on two of the following reasons: religious reasons, political reasons, economic reasons, or social reasons.

5. The Goals of the Lesson
Learn about how and why the ideas of Buddhism spread through China
Develop reading and writing skills by practicing to identify big ideas and by summarizing information
Develop the ability to read and understand maps and visuals
Practice categorizing information
Write a paragraph explaining how and why Buddhism spread

6. Day One

7. The Hook
Working with a partner, brainstorm answers to the questions.

8. Background Reading Read the background reading.
As you read, circle the words or phases that indicate the big idea of each paragraph.
When you have finished reading, write a summary statement at the bottom of the page.

9. Map Analysis 9

10. Working with a partner, the map on Document 2 and answer the corresponding questions.

11. Day Two

12. Read the document.
Note that the reading is broken into the categories of GRAPES.
As you read, circle the big ideas in each of the paragraphs.
In the box, explain two reasons why that category lead to the spread of Buddhism and answer the question related to that section.

13. Visual Recap
As you look at each of the following images, think about these questions:
What do you see?
Which category does the image relate to?
How do you know?
Activity has been designed as a quick review

14. What do you see?
Which category does the image relate to?
How do you know?

15. What do you see?
Which category does the image relate to?
How do you know?

16. What do you see?
Which category does the image relate to?
How do you know?

17. What do you see?
Which category does the image relate to?
How do you know?

18. What do you see?
Which category does the image relate to?
How do you know?

19. What do you see?
Which category does the image relate to?
How do you know?

20. Day Three

26. Rubric

27. Differentiation Diary

28. School Discussion What works well for our students?
What do we need to modify?
What support do we need to give the lesson?
When would you give the lesson?

29. EL Strategies in Lesson 7.3.1
Vocabulary support
Explanation stems
Pre-writing graphic organizer
Writing graphic organizer
What other strategies or types of differentiation beyond this might be needed in your classroom?
Refer to Appendix B (Meeting the Needs of All Students) for additional ideas.
Record any ideas in your Differentiation Diary.

30. Questions Comments Concerns?

31. Contact Information
Pre K-12 History/Social Science
Office of Curriculum, Instruction and School Support
Los Angeles Unified School District
333 South Beaudry Avenue, 25th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 241 – 6444