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Re: Oriental Art

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carla harwitt (charwitt.us)
Thu, 9 Jan 1997 10:16:05 -0800 (PST)

To Sears, Ellen-
When I taught my 9th graders about ancient China, I wanted a hands-on
project for them. So I came up with this idea. It worked really well and
I'm sure you could use it for elementary students, too:
Have each student bring in a flat-type eraser - prefereably the 2"
kind. They should also bring in a ball-point pen. You teach them about
"chops" and tell them they are going to design their own personal seal.
Let them work out a design on paper, and copy it onto the eraser. Then,
using the ball-point pen, they "carve" the design into the eraser. Take a
rubber-stamp ink pad, have them press their seal into it and then onto a
piece of paper and you have a chop imprint.
--Carla

On Thu, 9 Jan 1997, Sears, Ellen wrote:

> Our mail went down 3 months ago and I have really missed this listserv! Our
> primary students will be starting units on Japan and China soon... I have
> some resources - but you know how it is, you never know what you don't
> have. I welcome any ideas.
> Thanks,
> Ellen Sears
> Anchorage School
> Anchorage, KY
>