Ancient ChinaYear 7 Humanities Term 2

What will we learn today?Terrace eScholarResponding to a focus questionUsing primary and secondary sources

Note-taking APA Referencing

Task Question Reminder:

How important were Qin Shi Huangdi’s achievements in

unifying China?

Focus Questions Reminder:

What were Qin Shi Huangdi’s achievements?

ANDHow did his achievements

effect China?

• Provides first hand ‘you are there’ information

Examples?LetterNewspaperDiaryArtifacts

What is a primary source?

Fenby, J. (2015). The dragon throne: China’s emperors from the Qin to the Manchu. Quercus Publishing Ltd: London.

Primary Source Example:“For four generations now, Qin has won victory. Its armies are the strongest in the world and its authority sways the other feudal lords. It did not reach this position by benevolence and rightesness, but by taking advantage of its opportunities. That is all.”

From Li Si Records – chief minister to Qin Shi Huangdi

(Paludan, 2008, p. 20)

Provides second hand information. They are written after an event and provide and overview or interpretation

Examples?DocumentaryEncyclopediaTextbookArticle

What is a secondary source?

Yen Mah, A. (2008). China: land of dragons and emerors. Allen & Unwin: Crows Nest.

Secondary Source Example:Qin’s meteoric rise was based on meticulous planning. With his chief minister, Li Si, he streamlined the administration and with sweeping land reforms created a sound agricultural base for feeding the troops. The entire population was mobilized into ‘productive occupations’ and the army was honed into an instrument of attack the like of which has seldom been seen. An elite force, its discipline was legendary and the ferocity of its troops, who slaughtered their prisoners, inspired dread among their opponents. Between 230 and 221 BC, with a skilful mixture of diplomacy, cunning and strategy, the Qin devoured their enemies ‘as a silkworm devours a mulberry leaf’, and by 221, the Tiger of Qin had eliminated all opposition, unified China and declared himself Qin Shihuandgi – ‘The First Emperor’. His intention was clear: ‘We are the First Emperor, and our successors shall be known as the Second Emperor, Third Emperor, and so on, for endless generations.’ (Paludan, 2008, p. 17).

APA Bibliography - Book Example

Fenby, J. (2015). The dragon throne: China’s emperors from the Qin to the Manchu. Quercus Publishing Ltd: London.

Author Year

Title

Publisher Place of publication

Your Turn - WorksheetUse the following bibliographic information to write the correct APA bibliography format on the worksheet:

Author: Ann PaludanTitle: Chronicle of the Chinese emperors: the reign-by-reign record of imperial ChinaPublisher: Thames & HudsonPlace of Publication: LondonDate of Publication: 2008

Lubow, A. (2009). Terracotta Soldiers on the March. Retrieved 21 April, 2016 from http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/terra-cotta-soldiers-on-the-march-30942673/?no-ist=&page=1

APA Bibliography – Website ExampleAuthor Year Title

Date Retreived

URL

Note-taking tipsNotes are a short summary of information you have read or viewed OR a description of visual sources

Highlight or underline key points in the textUse bullet pointsNo copying and pastingNo full sentencesUse abbreviationsBe succinct – get to the point

Take notes on the worksheet using the primary and secondary sources provided

Your turn - worksheet