Thursday, June 24, 2021, World History: Day 8

Empress Dowager Ci Xi

First Hour Meeting

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, Attendance, and Pledge of Allegiance

Standards: 10.4, 10.4.2, 10.4.3

Objectives: SWBAT

• Describe the changes that led to the decline of the Qing dynasty, including the Opium War, the Tai Ping Rebellion, and the Boxer Rebellion.
• Discuss the self-strengthening reforms of the Qing Dynasty.
• Trace the increase of Western involvement in China.

Prepare for Test 2 15 minutes: Review study guide.
Test 30 minutes: Students take Test 2

Independent Work 
Vocabulary 25 minutes: Define, Significance, and Draw

1. Guangzhou
2. Chang Jiang
3. Hong Kong
4. extraterritoriality
5. Hong Xiuqan
6. self-strengthening 
7. Spheres of Influence
8. Guang Xu
9. Empress Dowager Ci Xi
10. John Hay
11. Open Door Policy

Assessment 45 minutes: p. 410 #1-20 Critical Thinking #1-4

Poster 25 minutes: Opening the Door to China and Boxer Rebellion p. 338-339

• Summary
• Significance
• Create an Image

Video 20 minutes: Chinese Revolution

1. Who is Sun Yat-sen?
2. What are three principles of the people?
3. Why was the Revolution successful in 1911?
4. What kind of government did China have right after the 1911 revolution?

Second Hour Meeting 

Lecture: Opium War,  The Tai Ping Rebellion, Revolution in China, and Japan

Last Hour Independent Work

Reading 20 minutes: What is a Samurai?  

Vocabulary 20 minutes: Define and Significance 

1. Matthew Perry
2. Edo Bay
3. Millard Fillmore
4. Kyoto
5. Mutsuhito
6. prefectures
7. Ito Hirobumi

Closing 5 minutes: Review Objectives.