Discovering the World of the Ancient Champa
Discovering the World of the Ancient Champa
In this lesson plans, students will learn about the geography, historical development, economics, and culture of the Ancient Champa Kingdom. This lesson is designed to situate into broader curriculum about ancient world civilizations in the sixth grade. Students will practice skills like primary and secondary source analysis, citing evidence to support their answers, compare and contrast, writing, and discussion. Incorporating fun games and an archaeological activity, this lesson plan will keep students engaged and ask them to question the typical narratives they learn in history!
Lesson Objectives:
Understand the political history of the Champa kingdom, and know basic information about the geography, economics, culture, and importance of the kingdom.
Compare and contrast the Champa kingdom to at least one other ancient kingdom of the time period including the Roman Empire, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Mesopotamia, India, China etc.
Effectively analyze primary and secondary sources related to the Champa kingdom, summarizing their claims and using them to construct their own arguments.
Essential Questions:
What was the Champa Kingdom? What did its geography, history, culture, and economic world look like?
Why don’t we learn about the Champa Kingdom?
What is the importance of the Champa Kingdom?
How is the Champa Kingdom different and similar to other ancient civilizations?
The standards covered in this lesson are:
Common Core: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.4, CCSS.ELA LITERACY.RH.6-8.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.9, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.1, CCSS.ELA LITERACY.RI.6.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.7
NCSS: Culture - standards A, C Time, Continuity, and Change - standards B, C, D People, Places, and Environments -I
Lesson plan created by Ariana Kretz in partnership with OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates
