Taboo Cards-500 XP Create 10 cards for the game Taboo based on vocabulary words from this year. Players must draw a card and, through hints, get their partner or team to say the word at the top of the card. The hints cannot include the five words listed below the top word on the card. In our version of the game, students create these cards with their vocab words, which engages their critical thinking skills about the content. Example: Kangaroo pouch hop animal Australia Captain
Item: Birthday Surprise
49 Cents of Fame -400 XP Design/ Create a commemorative stamp honoring people, depicting elements from the period, and/ or using challenging vocabulary terms. 1 Terra Cotta Soldier or Katana
Family Tree -600 XP Create a family tree for the current unit. 2 Terra Cotta Soldier or Mongol Warrior
Civil Engineer-1000 XP Construct a model of the Forbidden City using any method you see fit. Make sure you include the important landmarks! 3 Terra Cotta Soldier or Army Item or Great Wall Item
Wanted Poster -500 XP Take anything from this unit (seriously, you don’t have to limit yourself to a person) and create a Western-style “wanted” poster from the Wild West.
Copy Cat-600 XP Create the cover of a major magazine. It must feature a realistic-sounding article title about our current unit. Your job is not to write the article. Your job is to make a very realistic magazine cover, so people believe
Minecraft Asia-?? XP Create a detailed map or landmark from medieval Asia on Minecraft. The more detailed, the more XP and terra cotta soldiers you can earn!
Haiku-200 XP Write three Haikus for three special people in medieval China. For a bonus write two more that are about other important aspects of China.
Day in the Life-?? XP Write a narrative about the day in the life of an emperor, farmer, samurai, etc. Must be creative, but at the same time include what you have learned in the text to make it even better!
The better your story, the more XP and terra cotta soldiers you will earn!
History Radio Show-1,000 XP You are given the job as a Radio Show host, but you aren't an average radio host! You work for a station with a time machine! Your job is to go back to medieval Asia and report on an event for your show.Your show should include some guests from the time period. This side quest is not for the faint of heart! You will need to research an event, write a script, and record your show! Don't forget to include sound effects! XP: 1,000 Reward: 3 Terra cotta soldiers
Bumper Sticker-300XP When you are out driving around with your family you've probably noticed bumper stickers on people's cars. They usually get your attention because they are colorful, funny, and interesting. Your quest is create a bumper sticker dealing with a topic from Medieval Asia!
Reward:1 Terra cotta Soldier
Chinese Screen-500XP Make a traditional Chinese Screen. Be creative! Remember, these should be beautiful works of art! XP: 500 Reward: 1 Terra cotta Soldier
Pagoda Power-500XP Build a pagoda from any material you wish. Make sure it incorporates various details of real pagodas. It should be meticulous and well constructed! XP: 500 Reward: 1 Terra cotta Soldier
Salt Relief Map-600XP For this quest you need to research how to create a salt relief map. You need to make a map of medieval China. Include important details for more XP and Rewards.
XP: 600 + Reward: 2 Terra cotta soldiers
Click, Click, Click--Stop Motion Animation-700XP Make a stop motion animation scene that explains a concept in the unit. Reward: 2 Terra Cotta soldiers
Baseball Card Series-900XP Create a series of baseball-style cards for several historical figures in this unit. Take time to make it look like they all come from the same company. Think of statistics that someone from the era might use to rate the historical figures from this unit. Reward: 3 Terra Cotta soldiers