China Coin: China Coin

This map shows the journey of Leah and Joan in the China Coin. This map will help you complete the CK2.0_Lit Trip Activity in this unit.

 
Want to learn more about writing? This resource contains loads of links and ideas to Celebrate Literacy!

Following are some of the iPad Apps you may use to complete your research and asssessment tasks for this unit. Select the app to find out more.

GFlash App- Available in Self Service

Comic Life-Available in Self Service

Dragon Dictation-Available in Self Service

 
Doceri-Available on the App Store

Trading Cards-Available on the App Store

Listed on this Lib Guide are a selection of resources that could be used for the Year 7 novel study on 'The China Coin' by Allan Baillie. The China Coin presents a sense of political and cultural upheaval by developing two key elements: Leah is the central pivotal character amongst this background that the reader immediately latches on to; the coin itself is the central trope which Baillie surrounds with layers of meaning - personal, political, cultural and textual. In Leah, we see a girl thrust into China, her mother searching for a family and the answer to a mystery about an ancient Chinese coin.

BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE:

• 20th Century China: A Partial Chronology
  
  
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiananmen_Square
  Find out more about the events leading up to the massacre of unarmed and peaceful demonstrators in Tiananmen Square in June 1989.
  
  
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goddess_of_Democracy
  The statue called the Goddess of Liberty became famous.
  
  
• http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/guangzhou.htm
  Leah and Joan arrive in Guangzhou. Find out more about  it. 

READING AND UNDERSTANDING:

• Building a Character Profile
  Use the Trading Card App to help you learn about the characters in the China Coin.This resource is from Read, Write, Think.
  
  
• Skill Wise Sentence Structure
  Try this site as well from the BBC. Link. There are loads of games and quizzes to explore
  
  
• Knowledge of Language
  Read and learn about adverbial and adjectival clauses on Education Scotland
  
  
• Swirk
  For more information on language features and functions

ASSESSMENT PREPARATION:

• Narrative Pyramid
  Once you've read a short story or chapter of a novel, use the Narrative Pyramid to reflect on key ideas and details.This resource is from Read, Write, Think.
  
  
• Story Map
  The Story Map interactive includes a set of graphic organizers designed to assist  students in prewriting and postreading activities. The organizers are intended to focus on the key elements of character, setting, conflict, and resolution development.

Take a look in the Christopher Brennan Library for books that will suppllement your learning and underdtanding of modern China.