Government
- Grade
Level K-4
- Grade Level 6-8
- Grade Level 9-12
K-4
Resource: Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan Title: Picture Books and
the Bill of Rights
Description: This lesson is designed
to acquaint students with sections of the Bill of Rights through
the use of Caldecott Medal Books and other picture books.
URL: http://www.constitutioncenter.org/education/ForEducators/LessonPlans/BillofRights/5489.shtml
Credit: National Constitution Center
Resource: Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan Title: You and the U.S. Constitution
Description: This lesson
encourages students to understand why people who
work and play together need to follow rules; and how these rules
are developed.
URL: http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studies/US_Government/GOV0052.html
Credit: Educator’s Reference Desk
Resource: Web resource
Title: Communist Party of China
Description: Wikipedia information on
China’s ruling political party. Excellent resource for both
teachers and students of all grade levels.
URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_China
Credit: www.wikipedia.org
6-8
Resource: Web Resource
Title: Asia Source
Description: A wealth of online resources
on Asia from the Asia Society. The section on Policy & Government
is relevant here, but the site also features Arts & Culture,
Business & Economics, and Society & History sections, as
well as links to other 'sister' sites — AsiaTODAY (news), AsiaFOOD
(recipes), AsiaBUSINESS, AsiaEVENTS (worldwide calendar), and AsiaVIEWS
(articles & speeches), and more.
URL: http://www.asiasource.org/
Credit: Asia Society (www.asiasociety.org)
Resource: Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan Title: Allow Me to Demonstrate… Examining
Public Protests in Modern History
Description: In this lesson, students
examine the causes, actions and results of different demonstrations
from around the world in modern history using the New York Times
article, “Anger in China Rises Over Threat to Environment” as
a springboard.
URL: http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20050720wednesday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons
Credit: The New York Times Learning
Network
Resource: Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan Title: Gates of Heavenly
Peace
Description: Taking
its name from the 1996 film chronicling the events at Tiananmen Square,
this site contains extensive information on the making of the film,
as well as a map and interactive "tour" or Tiananmen Square,
a chronology of 20th-century China, and more.
URL: http://www.tsquare.tv/
Credit: AsiaSource
Resource: Web resource
Title: Communist Party of China
Description: Wikipedia information on
China’s ruling political party. Excellent resource for both
teachers and students of all grade levels.
URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_China
Credit: www.wikipedia.org
9-12
Resource: Web Resource
Title: China’s Political System
Description: China's
political system here refers to the political structure, fundamental
laws, rules, regulations and practices that are implemented in China's
mainland and regulate the state power, government, and the relationships
between the state and society in the People's Republic of China since
its founding in October 1949.
URL: http://www.china.org.cn/english/Political/25060.htm
Credit: China Internet Information Center
Resource: Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan Title: Dissidents Delicately
Democratize : Challenging Communism in China: A Global History
Lesson Plan
Description: Students will read and
discuss the article, 'Chinese Dissidents Issue a Sharp Challenge
to the Government' (September 30, 1998) on pro-democratic manifestos
that were recently written in China, write a journal entry on what
human rights means to them, report on several pro-democratic demonstrations
that have taken place in China during the last decade and interpret
one of the original manifestos.
URL: http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/19980930wednesday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons#ic
Credit: The New York Times Learning
Network
Resource: Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan Title: We
the People: Exploring
the Constitution in Historic and Modern Contexts
Description: In this lesson, students
consider the main concepts of the Preamble of the United States Constitution
and learn about Constitution Day, a new national holiday. They then
research different issues explored in the Constitution, which have
both historic and modern connections, and write articles for a class
newspaper honoring Constitution Day.
URL: http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20050912monday.html
Credit: The New York Times Learning
Network
Resource: Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan Title: Of
Power and Politics: Examining China's Political Leadership to
Better Understand Current Politic
Description: In this lesson, students
consider the relationship between politics and the military in China
by researching and discussing various modern Chinese leaders. They
then provide advice to either of China's top politicians in the current
power struggle over who fully controls China's politics and military.
URL: http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20040908wednesday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons
Credit: The New York Times Learning
Network
Resource: Web resource
Title: Communist Party of China
Description: Wikipedia information on
China’s ruling political party. Excellent resource for both
teachers and students of all grade levels.
URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_China
Credit: www.wikipedia.org |
