Grade Level

3-5

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students will:

  • Learn about the history of Chinese porcelain designed and made for export

  • Explore two works of art that show how other cultures tried to copy Chinese blue-and-white porcelain

  • Define appropriation and discuss why other cultures might appropriate elements of Chinese art

WORKSHEETS AND ADDITIONAL MATERIALS

  • Pencils

  • Paper

  • Silk Road Map

  • Touch objects (for physical toolkit): porcelain sample, earthenware sample