HS_Asian_History

=Grade 9 and 10 Standards and Benchmarks here (Oct 2010) = =Proposed Psychology Curriculum here.= = = =FLEX AGENDA= Review work accomplished Read MS work, discuss integration of frameworks Determine key Fenceposts for China and Japan Create anchor units of study (non-time specific)

=Enduring Understandings:=

Program Level: //TBD from Program Level EUs//

 * See Enduring Understandings

These Enduring Understandings will be studied within the context of:
China, Japan, (inclusive of at least one of the following: Korea, India, or the Middle East]

Key Historical Concepts

 * Indigenous Cultures
 * Independence
 * Modernization
 * Nationalism (as defined by common ideology, culture, language, ethnicity, & traditions)
 * Religion, Beliefs, & Ideologies
 * (Conflicts)/Revolutions
 * Resources and Acquisition


 * Epochs:** //TBD//

**FENCEPOST KNOWLEDGE:**
//about China and Japan// //http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0ATLSovmANWnpZGZjNWc5Z2dfMzZjMnR4MzZjbQ&hl=en //

Essential Outcomes:
> //Compare and Contrast [Thesis statement?]//
 * Research Skills (see Big 6 "Rubber Meets the Road"article): //Primary and Secondary Analysis, Evaluation of Resources,//
 * Communication: Written and Presentational
 * Critical Thinking
 * Problem solving

Common Assessments:
Research Paper/Work Multi-media project
 * //Bound by rubric or COMMON EXAM?//
 * //Historical mandate of two common assessments per year.//
 * //Consider the same exams with more open-ended exams based on the concept, rather than the specifics of the content in the class.//
 * //We need the big ideas clarified as educators - what does that look like in the classroom?//
 * //Alternative of an oral defense based on research skills. Exam was by a panel of teacher (2 instructors and one ESOL Educator)//

[Content Area - based on "Fence Posts"]

Resources
Connections to Modern World http://ahresources.wikispaces.com/

Curriculum on Demand:Streaming videos onfile Streaming facts on file ** //These digital resources speak DIRECTLY to the entire Asian History curriculum, yet we are unable to access them (not downloadable) due to technology issues.// **
 * Desired Resources**

//Worksheets from December Meeting attached.//