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Hosting a Diplomatic Reception

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The toasts are written, the table is set: it's time to party! Young scholars use a role-playing activity to go toast to toast. After researching and writing toasts for their allied countries during the modern Age of Empires, individuals court other diplomats during a reception activity. They discover who are the it countries of the time and who might be considered a B-list celebrity.

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CCSS: Designed
Concepts
the british empire, the mughal empire, the ottoman empire, trade, trade routes, the ming dynasty, the qing dynasty, china, the dutch, the netherlands, russia, the persian empire, spain, portugal, west africa, role playing
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Additional Tags
social studies
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Instructional Ideas
  • Have a diplomatic party to celebrate the research done in previous lessons of the unit
  • Adapt toast activity to other content areas
Classroom Considerations
  • Serves as the fifth of a seven-part series on diplomacy 
Pros
  • Activity is fun and engaging
  • Role playing includes synthesis and application of content knowledge
Cons
  • None
Common Core
WHST.9-10.6