Tang and Song China deep-dive with Chinese own-voice sources
Exercise
Difficulty 4
~5 min
hist.g3.s.ex_31
Culture Profile
MG-12
Chart
Used in lesson 17 as the capstone Culture Profile artifact and in lesson 18 as the World Cultures Fair display. The 5-section structure intentionally combines geographic, historical, innovative, and present-tense elements with a hard own-voice citation requirement. The 'Living Culture Today' section is the unit's most distinctive feature - it ensures present-tense framing is built into the artifact, not added as an afterthought.
Prompt
Write 4 sentences of a draft Tang/Song Culture Profile using the Culture Profile Template (MG-12) frame. Start with 'The Han Chinese and many other peoples of East Asia have lived along the Yellow River and Yangtze River for many centuries.'
How it's presented
mode
card
prompt audio ID
audio.g3s.ex 31.stem
Answer criteria
type
open response
rubric
Uses PRESENT TENSE; cites at least one own-voice source (Li Bai poem, Tang/Song painting from Palace Museum, contemporary Chinese scholar); identifies at least one innovation (paper, movable type, compass, silk, porcelain); mentions a contemporary practice
Hints
- Use Culture Profile Template (MG-12).
- Present tense for the Living Culture Today section.
- Cite at least one source by name.
Misconceptions to watch
- Past-tense framing
- Failing to cite a source
Used in lessons