Trace the Tang Dynasty 618-907 and Song Dynasty 960-1279 — civil-service examination system, technological innovations (printing/gunpowder/magnetic compass/paper currency/porcelain/forensic medicine), poetry (Li Bai, Du Fu, Wang Wei, Li Qingzhao), and Neo-Confucianism (Zhu Xi 1130-1200)
Exercise
Difficulty 3
~8 min
hist.g7.f.ex_34
Performance
Prompt
Recite ONE Tang or Song poem of 4-8 lines (Li Bai 'Jing Ye Si' OR Du Fu 'Chun Wang' OR Wang Wei 'Lu Zhai' OR Li Qingzhao 'Sheng Sheng Man'). Explain the theme in 50 words.
How it's presented
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Answer criteria
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performance rubric
rubric
Recitation accuracy (pronunciation if Mandarin, fluency if English) (15 pts); theme analysis (15 pts); historical context noted (10 pts). Total 40 pts. Heritage-language honoring for Chinese-descendant students who recite in Mandarin.
Hints
- Heritage-language honoring offered.
- Use the bilingual handout with characters + pinyin + English.
Misconceptions to watch
- Stopping at recitation without theme analysis
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