Lesson Six: Summary  

Based on knowledge gained from these lessons, the students will write an extended response (see Student Essay Requirement) to express their understanding of how the virtues, values, and personal qualities prized in East Asian societies can be found in nature and in art.

Activity

  1. Have the students get into small groups of four to seven and discuss the virtues, values, and personal qualities associated with their seals, Chinese words, plants, garden design, paintings, and poems. Allow the students about four to six minutes for discussion.
     
  2. Give the students the Student Essay Requirement and have them complete the writing assignment.