The Three-Body Problem Lesson Plan

The Middle Kingdom, On the Map

Kind of Activity:

Technology

Objective:

Students will be able to learn more about the environment in which the text takes place.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.7 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.2

Structure:

This is a relatively freeform activity. The teacher should pull up Google Maps or Google Earth and, with the help of a projector, show a map of the People's Republic of China. They should then try to give students a better idea of the country's key geographical features, such as its rivers, mountains, and major cities. Since so much of The Three-Body Problem takes place in the capital Beijing (with certain sections...