TCM8236-Primary Sources: China

Use original documents and photographs as well as letters, maps, cartoons, and posters to help students explore the past. Primary sources provide unique insight into the lives of people in different time periods.

Each kit includes: 16 photographs and primary source documents--photo cards with background information, discussion questions, and suggested activities printed on the back; CD with photographs, other primary sources student activity sheets, and extension activities; and 80 page Teacher's Guide including lesson plans, background information, a wide variety of student activities, and a document-based assessment section to help students prepare for essays found on many standardized tests. Plus, each kit meets the NCSS standards for primary source documents and this series has received the 2003 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers EdPress.

Photographs: Abacus; Archaeological dig of Shang dynasty chariots; The Great Wall of China; Terra-cotta soldiers; Terraced rice farming; Tzu-shi, the first female Chinese emperor; Celebrating the New Year with a dragon parade; The modern city of Shanghai at nighttime.

Primary Sources: A painting of the philosopher Confucius; Drawings of the Chinese symbols yin yang and the zodiac; Miniature statue of the Han watchtower; Printed scroll with Buddha teaching a monk; Seventeenth century map of China; Poster showing Communist forces overtaking Peking; Propaganda artwork promoting communism; Billboard of a Chinese family with one child.

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