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= =  ** Read Mrs. Blalock's Discussion "What I See that Needs to be Fixed" **
 * Task:** (This task needs to be posted to your assigned pageby 8:55 am, Tuesday, Septmeber 1st)

You have been hired by the city to design a Chinese Scholar’s Garden. The garden will be the placed at the center of downtown and will be open to the public. The commissioners and the town planners have asked you to design a garden that is both beautiful and educational.

Before construction begins, the commissioners have asked you to submit a blueprint of the garden. Included on the blueprint must be the explanation of the choice of plants, rocks, and structures as well as the meaning which each represents. You may use [|Garden Planner Online] to design your garden.

Your garden should include each of the four major elements found in Chinese Scholar’s Gardens.

Use the knowledge you have recently acquired of Chinese history, culture, values, religion and resources in addition to information that you find through your own research to annotate your blueprint.
 * ** Water **
 * ** Rocks **
 * ** Plants **
 * ** Architecture **

Each item you place in your garden should have a purpose; therefore, a list of explanations for each item must accompany your blueprint.

In addition, you must submit a statement to the commissioner explaining your garden design. This statement should include an overall summary of your garden and its purpose and a **brief** explanation of how each of the four major elements incorporated in your Chinese Scholar’s Garden represents Chinese culture.

Some questions that should be answered in your feature descriptions include:
 * Why did the Ancient Chinese include each type of feature in their gardens?
 * What part or members of Ancient Chinese society created gardens?
 * What religion or belief system is best illustrated in your garden design?
 * What were these Ancient Chinese gardens used for?
 * How do these gardens show Ancient Chinese attitudes regarding society, family, and the relationship with nature?
 * Explain the flow of your water feature. What factors make it flow? What do you do to control the course of your water feature (dams, levees, etc.)? How does the flow of your water feature represent Chinese culture and beliefs?

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 * Chinese Scholar’s Garden Resources**

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 * Ancient China Civilization Resources**

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 * Ancient Chinese Religons**


 * Scholar’s Garden Rubric **


 * || 5 || 3 || 1 || 0 ||
 * Blueprint

20 points || Detailed drawing or sketch of how garden will be laid out; garden contains at least ten features. || You’ve left a few things out, details might have been overlooked, or things aren’t quite polished – but almost everything is there. Garden contains 7-9 features. || Inaccuracies and large chunks missing make your product less than appealing. Please be sure to check the rubric and turn in a product that you are actually proud of. Garden contains less than 6 features. || You turned something in, and that’s better than nothing. ||
 * Annotations

20 points || Each feature is: · Described in detail · Placed with purpose and the reason(s) are clearly stated · Obviously represents and important aspect of Ancient China || Some annotations are present and are appropriate to the elements. However, some elements are not representative of Ancient China or lack the detail needed for full credit. || Annotations may be present but not relevant and/or they are missing in many locations. ||^  || 20 points || All four major elements of Chinese Scholar’s Gardens are present. 20 features present. || 1 - 5 elements are missing. 19 - 15 features present. || more than 5 elements are missing. Less than 15 features present. ||^  ||
 * Elements
 * Statement to the Commissioner

20 points || Each of the four main elements are discussed using facts and supporting details. Discussion must include but is not limited to the questions regarding the garden features || Elements were discussed (some may have been overlooked) but does not address all features of the garden. 2-3 questions have not been answered. || While a letter is present, it does not represent the garden or the features that the garden is supposed to reflect about Chinese culture and history. Less than 2 questions answered. ||^  ||
 * Citations

10 points || Citations for each resource used are done in proper MLA format and attached to the final product. At least three resources should be used. || Some citations are in MLA format and others are not. || Citations are present but not in MLA format. ||^  ||
 * Presentation

10 points || Final product reflects planning and time management. The quality of the product is exhibited by attention to detail.


 * This is not a last minute deal! All of your information needs to be posted on your assigned page by 8:55 am on Tuesday, September 1st.** || The final product reflects some planning but the quality of work produced fails to exhibit full detail. However, it is obvious that this is not a last minute project. || The project appears to be a last minute job and lacks the detail and polish that is required. ||^  ||

