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This is designed to be a cooperative roleplaying game (but there can be saboteurs on occasion). The setting is imperial China. It encourages use of content-specific vocabulary, creative thinking, and improvisation. The teacher acts as the game master. Feel free to play it throughout a unit as an extension. Split the class into five (5) groups. Assign each group a role in society: farmers, merchants, artisans, bureaucrats, and imperial family. Distribute 1-2 item cards to each group. One member o

Sample informational text with questions aligned to ELA Common Core State Standards and SBAC. Question stems cover inferences, textual evidence, vocabulary, and author's POV.