History Apprentice #3: India and China

Study/Learn:

- Print the note cards and study month 3. You can find them here. 

- Read Chapters  To learn about India read chapters 9, 30, 31 of Story of the World Volume 1, and then read chapters 5 and 30 in Volume 2.

To learn about China read chapters 10, 32 and 33 in Volume 1 of STOW and then read chapter 8 in Volume 2. 

You will also be reading in 7 Tipping Points that Saved the World, read chapter 5 of that book after you have finished your reading on China. This chapter continues the history of China so if you read it in order you'll get more of a chronological feel for the history. 

As you finish each chapter make a blurb, doodle some notes or write up some bullet points -- any creative way you want to keep the highlights from the chapter in your commonplace book. 

- For $5 Vanbucks list each date you come across in your reading on your timeline. I'll count how many dates I come across and check your timelines so don't miss any :D 

Know/Understand:

Choose ONE of the following and be prepared to present for 3-5 minutes about it:

Make a food from India to go with our lunch feast and tell the class about it (text Marcie or Jen if you choose this option so we know what you are making, we will be serving curry, rice and naan for lunch)

Write your own Jakarta tale and read it aloud to the class

Make a pictogram for the class to decode, use ancient Chinese symbols (and make up your own to fill in the gaps if need be).

Watch a video on Chinese calligraphy and using similar tools try your hand at writing something.

Carve your own Chinese character and stamp it.

Create a piece of art that sums up something you learned about India or China. Be prepared to share the art and an explanation of why your art is significant/how it represents what you learned

OR, sign up HERE to do a creative, interesting report on a topic from the reading. 

Become/Serve

We are continuing to work on our person in the ancient scriptures project. Review your studies/notes about your person from last month to prepare for your assignment.

- This month I want you to find outside sources about your person. Go to lds.org and search and read talks or articles or lessons that reference your person. Ask an adult if there is a book or a podcast or another source that they would recommend you check out about your person. If you have a hard time finding information reach out to me and I would love to help with that but I would be surprised if you don't find lots of new great information just on LDS.org alone :) 

- Write down your new insights and knowledge, you'll be sharing this with a partner in class. What is the coolest thing you learned about your person over the course of the last three classes? What insights did you gain that you did not have before (especially those of you with big scripture heroes who you thought you already knew a lot about!)

When we come back in January we will be finishing this project and preparing for a really cool presentation so this is the last of the research on your person!