About Image Teacher Guide Unification of China By Jennifer Ruskin Meet the Author "Which is more important: A stable or an open society?"  Overview  Understandings and Standards  Activities  Resources  Student Guide Powered By 510.635.0585 info@my-ecoach.com Contact Us Overview Grade Level: 6 Curriculum Areas: Focus: History/Social Science Secondary: History/Social Science Topic: Unification of China Themes: beauracracy, censorship, legalism, standardization, unification Duration: Three days Summary This project is intended for students to learn about the rule of Qin Shi Huang Di, China's first emperor. Students will learn about the many accomplishments of this emperor, as well as the Legalist methods he used to rule. Students will also have an opportunity to debate whether or not these methods are justified to keep China stable. The textbook used in this lesson is Ancient Civilizations, although other textbooks could be easily adapted. Rationale The rationale for this project is to identify vocabulary words that impede students abilities to comprehend the textbook. Students will then interact with these vocabulary words so that by the time they do the reading they will be somewhat familiar. This lesson is desgned to scaffold the textbook Ancient Civilizations for all students, especially for students who are reading below grade level and ELL students.