Lesson Planning

Address research questions about writing and oracle bones in the past; research some Shang characters found on oracle bones; work out the meaning of Shang characters.

Teaching Outcomes:

• To learn how and why people in the Shang Dynasty wrote.
• To add Shang characters to the Chinese-English dictionary.

Children will:

• Address research questions about writing and oracle bones in the past.
• Research some Shang characters found on oracle bones.
• Work out the meaning of Shang characters.