Unit 2: Belief Systems LESSON 4 The Life of a Confucian Scholar
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Lesson Overview

Consider how objects and images can represent scholars’ ideals

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students will:

  • Learn about the five constants (virtues, or good qualities) of Confucianism and relate these constants to their own lives
  • Discover how particular artworks and objects tell us something about the people who value them and their beliefs
  • Design and arrange a scholar’s study to reflect their own commitment to knowledge and scholarship as well as their own interests

WORKSHEETS AND ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
  • Paper
  • Pencil
  • Touch objects (for physical toolkit): bamboo brushes, limestone sample
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