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The roles in the game

Topics Year 4/5
This unit is part of Earliest Civilisations: Shang Dynasty Cities

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Objectives

History

  • Know and understand the nature of the ancient civilisation of the Shang Dynasty of China.
  • Understand how our knowledge of the past is constructed from a variety of sources.

English

  • Give well-structured descriptions, explanations and narratives for different purposes.
  • Articulate and justify answers, arguments and opinions.
  • Consider and evaluate different viewpoints, attending to and building on the contributions of others.

Design and Technology

  • Generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through discussion.

Lesson Planning

Research the lives and roles of King, Queens, High Priest, Priests, Nobles, craftspeople, Citizens, Peasants, Slaves; give a well-structured description of the person or group of people; give an explanation of what roles they could play in the role-playing game.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To find out about what roles people had in Shang cities.
  • To present research to groups who will evaluate ideas.
  • To discuss ideas for different roles in the role-playing game.

Children will:

  • Retrieve information about people in the Shang Dynasty.
  • Make presentations of their research.
  • Take part in discussions leading to design decisions.

Provided Resources

  • Information sheet on Shang people
  • Role template

You Will Need

You do not need any particular resources for this session.

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