Unit title: India, China, and Hebrews
Key Concept: Systems, Time, Place, and Space Related concepts: Interdependence, Ideology Global context (exploration): Identities and Relationships, Moral reasoning and ethical judgement Statement of inquiry: Systemic interdependence, moral reasoning, and ethical judgement forge ideology. Inquiry questions: Factual: What do morality and ethics mean? Conceptual: How did morality and ethics forge religious and philosophical/religious ideologies, for the Ancient Indians, Chinese, and Hebrews. Debatable: How much of an impact did morality and ethics have on the development of different philosophical/religious ideologies for the Ancient Indians, Chinese, and Hebrews? Summative Assessment Task: Information Research Paper and Art Presentation G = Students will evaluate how/why the philosophical/religious belief systems forged the moral, ethical framework for sociopolitical stratification of ancient India, China and the Hebrews. R = A historical researcher A = Fellow historians S = As an historian, you are tasked with choosing a phillosophy to explore and putting together an historical editorial that analyses how different philosophies impacted foundational societal mindsets that guide civilizations P = Students will craft a critical anlyisis research paper that evaluates how/why the philosophical/religious belief systems forged the moral, ethical framework for sociopolitical stratification of ancient India, China and the Hebrews. S = Your final paper will encompass a well-documented and critically relevant informational piece that reflects s significant understnding of the research process Assessment Criterion: Criterion A- Strand i, ii, Criterion B-Strand i,ii,iii,ivCriterion C -Strand i, ii, iii, Criterion D-Strand ii, iii Criterion A: i.use vocabulary in context ii. demonstrate knowledge and understanding of subject-specific content and concepts, using descriptions, explanations, and examples Criterion B: i. explain the choice of a research question ii. follow an action plant to explore a research question iii. collect and record relevant information consistent with the research question iv. reflect on the process and results of the investigation Criterion C: i. communicate information and ideas with clarity ii.organize information and ideas effectively for the task Criterion D: ii.use information to give an opinion iii. identity and analyze a range of sources/data in terms of origin and purpose IB Learner Profile Traits: Communicator, Knowledgeable, Inquirer |