2013 Communist China under Mao Lesson Plan

Date your papers:Block Day: Thursday, May 23 or Friday, May 24,

2013Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Wednesday, May 29, 2013Thursday, May 30, 2013

Friday, May 31, 2013

Second Half of Block Period• Quiet Question: Type Two Prompt---Working with

your partner, you will examine the World War Two Propaganda Posters from Japan and the United States.

• Using your notes from the Japanese Militarism Lesson Plan and your Blue Propaganda Handout Packet, with your partner answer the following questions:

• a) What is the overall message or theme of the Japanese Propaganda Posters? Explain how this is represented in the posters.

Second Half of Block Period• b) Provide a minimum of TWO different examples

of actions Japan took that support the message of the posters? Be sure to explain each.

• c) What is the message or theme of the American propaganda posters about Japan? Explain how this is represented in the posters.

• d) Provide a minimum of TWO different examples of actions Japan took that support the message of the posters? Be sure to explain each

Second Half of Block Period

• Class: As we have seen the Chinese people suffered great atrocities due to Japanese aggression. And the hope was that when World War Two ended and the Communists and Mao Tse-Tung rose to power, there would be no more. But unfortunately, this was not the case. Mao was a Communist dictator who set out to establish a “Cult of Mao” through his “reforms” that would wreck more havoc on the Chinese people. This is what we will be examining in the lesson.

Second Half of Block Period• . Groups: Working in your groups, you will create a Photo Essay

examining Mao’s Reign of China.• The Mao Photo Essay is to prove the following thesis statement:

“Mao sought to forcibly transform China to his “Communist Vision” and did this at the expense of the Chinese people.”

• Since you are working in groups of four or five and there are twenty topics to be addressed, you must have:– THREE slides per topic----CHANGED TO TWO SLIDES PER TOPIC

• If it is a group of four that means each person will have to do a total of 15 slides.---CHANGED TO A TOTAL OF TEN SLIDES PER PERSON!

– Each slide must have the following:• A title• A well-developed paragraph explaining the historical change/event with historical

details, explanation of the included visual primary source, and explained how the information supports the thesis statement.

• Either a written or visual primary source– A written primary source: excerpt from a speech, law, government memo, interview, excerpt

from testimony, excerpt from a journal, a newspaper article, a poem– A visual primary source: photo, political cartoon, propaganda poster, map, chart, or graph

Period One Groups

• Group One: Ailey, Kyle, Jason, Maiya, and Natalie R.

• Group Two: Jordan, Jack, Kelly B., Natalie K., and Marik

• Group Three: Natalie A., Heather, Kelly S., Bridget, and Brandon

• Group Four: Nick, Nichole P., Nicole D, Brian, and Liz

Period Three Groups

• Group One: Jacob W., Dylan, Wade, Megan, and Evan

• Group Two: Danny, Angel, Amanda, Kyle, and Jameson

• Group Three: Harry, Alex, Jake R, Emily, and Erin

• Group Four: Jack, Chris, Laura, and Eamonn

Period Four Groups

• Group One: Sara, Connor, Aqsa, and Marissa• Group Two: Kenya, Greg, Lindsey, and Scott• Group Three: Sioban, Ashlyn, Courtney, and

Jake• Group Four: Miriam, Allie, Abby, and Eric• Group Five: Lauren, Anna, Cameron, and

Brendan

Period Five Groups

• Group One: Sam, Jonah, David, Steve, and Claire

• Group Two: Miya, Colin, Jon, Lee, and Cerita• Group Three: Max, Clinton, Olivia, Alex, and

Reiner• Group Four: Drew, Elise, Samie, and Connor

Period Six Groups• Group One: Tommy, Laura, Sam, and Bridget M.• Group Two: Kristen K, Val, Stef, and Kristen L.• Group Three: Vinnie, Kara, Mady H., and Abby • Group Four: Andrew, Bridget T., Christina, and Joe• Group Five: Katie, Crosby, Hannah, and Ethan• Group Six: Paul, Shannel, Maddie, and Waris

Second Half of Block Period• Topics to be Addressed:1) Mao’s Political Ideology2) People’s Liberation Army3) First Five Year Plan4) Second Five Year Plan/Great Leap Forward5) Communes and Collectivization6) Great Famine7) Industrialization and Backyard Steel Campaign8) Infrastructure Improvements9) Thought Reform10) Hundred Flowers Campaign11) Anti-Rightist Campaign and Forced Labor12) Repression and Terror13) Trials of Landlords14) Socialized Education Movement and Sent-Down Youths15) Cultural Revolution16) Destroying the Four Olds17) Red Guards18) Cult of Map and Little Red Book19) Propaganda---Controlling the Arts and Media20) Gang of Four

Second Half of Block Period

• Groups: Assign topics to group members so they can begin research and note-taking over long weekend.

Second Half of Block Period

• Class: Ms. Barben is going to begin her Introduction to Mao’s China Powerpoint Lecture and you are to take notes in the provided graphic organizer.

Second Half of Block Period

• Homework: You will read the Textbook Pages identified on the first page of this lesson and take notes in the provided graphic organizer.

• Go to Ms. Barben’s different powerpoints and take notes for your assigned topics.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

• Class: Ms. Barben is going to finish her Introduction to Mao’ China Powerpoint Lecture and you should take notes in the provided graphic organizer.

• ***We will not be watching the Mao Documentary due to losing time for the Stream Study Fieldtrip and Keystone Exams.***

Tuesday, May 28, 2013 and Wednesday, May 29, 2013

• First and Second Work Day:• Go to Ms. Barben’s Powerpoints on Mao---There

are four. Take notes adding to your graphic organizer and filling in gaps.

• Download and print up the Mao Supplemental Reading from the teacher page. Strong historical content and includes visual primary sources.

• Identify ideas for possible visual primary sources.• Homework: Finish research and note-taking.

Thursday, May 30, 2013

• Third Work Day:• Begin to create Powerpoint Slides.• Should complete two of your four assigned

topics.• Finish as homework.

Friday, May 31, 2013

• Fourth Work Day:• Create the slides for the other two of your

four assigned topics.• As a group, merge the slides together.• Edit work.• Finish as homework.• Due next class period---Monday, June 3, 2013