Goals and Objectives
By the end of the lesson, students will be familiar with the period of Chinese domination over Vietnam. Students will be able to identify Chinese cultural influences, describe uniquely Vietnamese cultural traditions, illustrate advances in technology and describe Vietnamese rebellions.
Content Standard
6.6.6. Detail the political contributions of the Han Dynasty to the development of the imperial bureaucratic state and the expansion of the empire.
Vocabulary
Key terms will be taught within the body of the lesson. Each group will have 1-2 key terms they will need to include on their poster. They will define the term, use it in an example and include a representative image. Key terms include:
- Annam
- Mandarin
- Buddhism
- Confucianism
- rebellion
- technology
Lesson Introduction
Presentation and Communication Strategies (interactive slideshow) - The teacher will show students a series of images from both China and Vietnam. For each slide, direct students to put their thumbs up if they think the image is from China or thumbs down if they think the image is from Vietnam. Students will have a hard time distinguishing between the two cultures.
Discuss briefly with the class that the two cultures share much in common due to the long reign of Chinese dominance over Viet Nam.
Discuss briefly with the class that the two cultures share much in common due to the long reign of Chinese dominance over Viet Nam.
Content Delivery
Collaboration and Presentation Strategies (Group Project) - In groups of 3 or 4, students will explore and construct a poster (digital or paper) on one of the following topics:
- Chinese Conquest and Rule of Vietnam
- Chinese Cultural Influence (Buddhism, Mandarins, education system, writing, Confucian ethics, etc.)
- Chinese Technological Influence (printing, silk-worm breeding, iron plow, porcelain, etc.)
- Vietnamese Cultural Traditions (language, tattooing, high status of women, etc.)
- Vietnamese Rebellions (Trung sisters, Cao Vuoung, Ba Trieu, Ly Bi, Muong revolt, etc.)
Student Engagement
Communication and Collaboration Strategies (Jigsaw) - After the posters are complete, a representative from each group will take their poster from group to group to explain what is presented on the poster and to answer questions from group members. Students will take notes while the student representative is presenting. When the representative returns to his/her group, the group members will then tell him/her about all the different posters and he/she will complete their notes.
Lesson Closure
Communication Strategy (3-2-1 Activity) - On the back of their guided notes, students will list 3 important facts, 2
interesting things and 1 question they still have about the topics they explored.
Lesson Assessment
Entry-Level - At the beginning of the lesson, the teacher will access prior knowledge by showing images from ancient China and Vietnam and asking students to identify which image belongs to each culture
Formative - During the lesson, the teacher will check in on each group to assess their understanding of the topic they are reading. The teacher will also check on each group during the jigsaw activity to assess how well they are communicating what they learned.
Summative - At the end of the lesson, the teacher will grade the student posters.
Formative - During the lesson, the teacher will check in on each group to assess their understanding of the topic they are reading. The teacher will also check on each group during the jigsaw activity to assess how well they are communicating what they learned.
Summative - At the end of the lesson, the teacher will grade the student posters.
Lesson Resources
Books
Taylor, K. W. (1983). The Birth of Vietnam. Berkeley, CA; University of California Press. pp. 45-295
SarDesai, D.R. (2005). Vietnam: Past and Present, 4th edition. Cambridge, MA; Westview Press.
Woods, L.S. (2002). Vietnam: An Illustrated History. New York, NY; Hippocrene Books, Inc.
Websites
Nanyue
Nanyue: China and Vietnam
Palace of Nanyue Kingdom
Vietnam - History
Taylor, K. W. (1983). The Birth of Vietnam. Berkeley, CA; University of California Press. pp. 45-295
SarDesai, D.R. (2005). Vietnam: Past and Present, 4th edition. Cambridge, MA; Westview Press.
Woods, L.S. (2002). Vietnam: An Illustrated History. New York, NY; Hippocrene Books, Inc.
Websites
Nanyue
Nanyue: China and Vietnam
Palace of Nanyue Kingdom
Vietnam - History