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Assessment.

Lessons 8, 9

Final Assessment 1

A role-play exercise:   students propose a Silk Road trading expedition presenting Buddhist art products and performances to a group of investors.   Suggested art products and performances:   paintings, calligraphy scrolls, sculptures, architectural projects, garden designs, silk products, garments/fashions/costumes, fans, embroidery, ceramics/pottery/porcelain, bronze vessels, jade products, jewelry, paper cuttings, books/literature, dramatic performances, puppet shows, shadow shows, operas, music, musical instruments, dance performances, and etc.

Student group presentations will be evaluated by a rubric on the quality, depth and width of the research.

Final Assessment 2

Students will read some essays in Chinese on the Silk Road and Buddhism and answer questions on reading comprehension.

An Essay on the Silk Road

An Essay on Buddhism

Then students will write about their learning of Buddhism in a Chinese essay which will be accompanied by a power point presentation. The evaluation will be done by a rubric.