Tuesday 11/5/13 Objective: Students will be able to analyze the difference between a meritocracy and aristocracy Homework: Vocabulary Due wednesday Do Now: According to Confucius why was the father son relationship the most important relationship in society?

Concept attainment What is the definition of Filial Piety? To teach students concepts by having them focus on the critical attributes of the concept. To teach students to understand concepts, rather than provide a definition of concepts

Filial Piety Remember, Confucius believed filial piety would create a perfect society However, there is no simple definition of Filial Piety. It is a concept with the following attributes/characteristics: Filial Piety helpful Respectful love Positive language Obedient

Concept Attainment We are going to look at some examples of what Filial Piety IS or IS NOT Your job is to tell me if the example is a positive example of Filial Piety, or a negative example of Filial Piety. Filial Piety helpful Respectful love Positive language Obedient

Positive vs. negative This is a ___________________ example of Filial Piety because in the clip I_____________ the following attributes: _________________ _____________________ __________________ _____________________. For example I see_________________ ________________ _______________. It is a concept with the following attributes/characteristics: Filial Piety helpful Respectful love Positive language Obedient

Varsity Blues:1:09 This is a ___________________ example of Filial Piety because in the clip I_____________ the following attributes: _________________ _____________________ __________________ _____________________. For example I see_________________ ________________ _______________. It is a concept with the following attributes/characteristics: Filial Piety helpful Respectful love Positive language Obedient

October Sky:55 This is a ___________________ example of Filial Piety because in the clip I_____________ the following attributes: _________________ _____________________ __________________ _____________________. For example I see_________________ ________________ _______________. It is a concept with the following attributes/characteristics: Filial Piety helpful Respectful love Positive language Obedient

Mulan 15: This is a ___________________ example of Filial Piety because in the clip I_____________ the following attributes: _________________ _____________________ __________________ _____________________. For example I see_________________ ________________ _______________. It is a concept with the following attributes/characteristics: Filial Piety helpful Respectful love Positive language Obedient

What would your interview look like Congratulations!!! You have recently been crowned emperor or empress of China!! You are blessed with the mandate of heaven You first job as emperor/empress is to start the search for your future government officials bureaucracy- A highly organized body of workers with many levels of authority The first position you have to fill is that of tax collector: You are going to have to complete the following to help you with your search: 1.What qualities must the person have? 2.What experience must the person have? 3.What interview question would you ask the candidate?

Application: you will be turning this in 1.What qualities (personaility) must the person have? Why The tax collector would have to be___________________ _________________ _______________. This qualification would be important because______________________________ __ __ __ ____________________________________________________________ ___________________________ 2.What experience( skill’s) must the person have? Why? The tax collector would have to be good at______________________ ______________________________________. This experience would be important because_______________________________ 3.What interview questions would you ask the candidate? The interview question I would ask would be ________________ _____________________________ _______________________. The reason I think this is an important is question __________ ______________________________________________________ 1.Use sentence starter for all questions You will have 20 mins. to complete:

How china picked its government officials depended on the dynasty Set up paper for Cornell notes: Title is Government Vocabulary

Song Dynasty- Meritocracy

Government leaders are chosen based on their merit People can EARN a position in government Rewarded for what you do NOT who you are Meritocracy- Song dynasty

Friday 11/08/13 Objective: Students will be able to analyze the difference between a meritocracy and aristocracy Homework: Vocabulary quiz and homework- Tuesday Do Now: What was the civil service examination?

Civil service examination Tests people had to take in China to get jobs in the government and become “scholar- officials” The tests were based of the works of Confucius

Scholar- Officials Educated people with jobs in government Demonstrated their merit by getting great scores on civil-service examination While the test was open to the poor, only the rich could afford schooling to do well on test

How did hiring scholars help China? It emphasized moral behavior, justice, kindness, loyalty to the emperor, proper conduct and the importance of family. It insured that officials were trained and talented, and it allowed the ambitious and hard working from all classes to succeed How did hiring scholars hurt china? People who knew science, mathematics, or engineering were kept out of government

What would be some advantages of hiring aristocrats to assist you in government?

Homework Merit Meritocracy Civil service examination Scholar official Aristocracy

Friday 11/8/13 Quick Write A famous leader once said that as a leader “It is better to be feared than loved” Why do you think he felt this way?

What makes a good leader? Can a bad person be a great leader?

Leader A Leader A was Adolf Hitler Responsible for the killing of 11 million people, including 9 million Jews, during the holocaust

Leader B Mahatma Gandhi Started the first non- violent protest movement Went on a three week hunger strike to oppose the British Was murdered on January 30, 1948

One of the great leaders: Genghis Khan

Mongol dynasty conquered China in 1279 Genghis Khan was the first to unite the Mongols One of the greatest military empires the world has ever known Opened up china and traded with non Chinese Mongol dynasty

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