Unit 12:
Southeast Asia
Unit Length: 11 days Unit Points: 100
Bold faced items will appear on the Unit Test. Items marked with * do not require oral assessment. Students may only assess items given on each day.
V(8) _____ 1. Read textbook pages 249-253 on “Geography”. Answer 4 questions.
A(6) _____ 2. Lecture 1 - “Geography of Southeast Asia”. Answer 3 questions.
K(12)____ 3. Make a three dimensional model of the region based upon the physical map found on page 251 of
the textbook.
V(12) ____ 4. Southeast Asia Map. Answer 8 questions.
K(12)____ 5. Use the Smartboard to draw and complete an unfinished map of Southeast Asia. Map will be
limited to those terms found on the Map Term sheet.
V(10) _____ 6. Nations Quizbowl. Answer 8 questions
V(8) _____ 7. Read textbook pages 253 – 257 on “Early Peoples”. Answer 4 questions.
K(6) _____ 8. Construct a color-coded map of the “Early Kingdoms of Southeast Asia” using the information
on page 255 of the textbook. Study it and answer 3 questions.
A(8) _____ 9. Give a 1-2 minute lecture on two or more of the early peoples of Southeast Asia.
similarities and/or differences between the lives of women in Southeast Asia and those in the U.S.
K(5)____ 11. Demonstrate/teach me 10 acceptable/unacceptable behaviors from a nation of the region.
A(10)____ 12. Use the language disks and instruction sheet to learn a language from the region.
V(12)____ 13. Read textbook pages 265 – 275 on “European influence” on the region. Answer 4 questions.
A(8) ____ 14. Lecture 2 – “European influence on Southeast Asia”. Answer 4 questions.
K(10)____ 15. Using information from pages 265-275, construct a poster that supports/criticizes foreign control of a selected nation of Southeast Asia.
Day 6 – War in Southeast Asia
V(8)_____ 16. Read textbook pages 275-280 on “War in Southeast Asia”. Answer 4 questions.
A(10)____ 17. Listen to the presentation “Vietnam Vets” and write down 5 things you learned about the war in
Vietnam.
K(12)____ 18. Using information from pages 275-280, make a wordweb or mobile that both explains and
connects the words found on the worksheet “Vietnam Mobile”.
Day 7 – Southeast Asia Today
V(8) ____ 19. Read textbook pages 283 – 287 on “Economic Development” and answer 4 questions.
V(10)____ 20. Watch the video “World’s Apart – Malaysia”. You may take notes to help you answer 4 teacher
questions.
K(10)____ 21. Make a poster that highlights the main ideas of pages 283-287. Include Economic Choices,
Developing Industry, Changes in Agriculture, and Urbanization.
Day 8 - Miscellaneous
V(8)_____ 22. Make flashcards of the Unit 12 terms. Identify 8.
V(8)_____ 23. Unit 12 Crossword Puzzle. Answer 8 questions.
(30) _____ 24. Unit 12 Test.
1. In a group of 4 or less, prepare a meal from any nation in Southeast Asia. Demonstrate 6 eating/dining customs to the class. Each member should prepare a different part of the meal. Print out a copy of your recipes as proof that they are Southeast Asian.
2. Read page 295 in your textbook about the Indonesian Shadow Theatre. In a group of 3 or less, prepare a 3 to 5 minute play that teaches the class about some topic investigated during this unit.
3. Construct a 1 page poem that expresses the feelings of one of the following people – a Buddhist monk visiting the United States, a European explorer making first contact with the region, an elder seeing modern changes being brought to his village, a North Vietnamese soldier fighting in South Vietnam, a European businessman whose company is about to become nationalized by a SE Asian nation.
Day 11 – Advanced Day. Choose 1 only. 10 points.
1. Should the United States have gone to war over South Vietnam?
2. Democracy encourages ethnic
division and disunity. Agree or Disagree?
Grade Scale
F = 0 to 69
D = 70 to 75
C = 76 to 84
B = 85 to 92
A = 93 to 100