2015 Academic A and Accelerated Levels Post-Mao China Lesson Plan
Dates:
Day One:
1. Quiet Question: Type Two Prompt--- You and your partner are going to use your Road to
Communism in China Lesson Graphic Organizer Notes and your Mao’s Communist China
Lesson Interactive Notes to examine how Mao can be viewed as a Hero and how he can also
be viewed as a Criminal/Villain at the same time.
Two Reasons Mao Is A Hero
Historical Evidence/Examples Explained
1)
2)
Two Reasons Mao Is A Criminal
1)
2)
Historical Evidence/Examples Explained
2. Class: Based upon what we have learned about Communist China thus far, what predictions
can you make about what will happen in Post-Mao China? We will create a class brainstorm
list.
Class Predictions:
3. Class: We are going to begin to watch one of the documentaries from You Tube on Deng. As
we do, you should be taking notes in the provided graphic organizer.
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China's Leader Deng Xiaoping documentary /obituary
o MaxMediaAsia
o Published on Apr 1, 2013
o Running time of 48:48 minutes
o A documentary/obituary on the life and times of China's Senior Leader Deng
Xiaoping. Deng is credited for paving the way for China's economic reforms by
establishing the Special Economic Zones in the communist country. While he is
regarded in history as a reformist and spearheading the opening of China, he is
also known to have ordered the crackdown on the democracy activists in
Tianamen Square in 1989. He passed away on February 19, 1997 at the age of 92.
Air date: February 19, 1997
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Deng Xiaoping - The Making of a Leader (Documentary of 2007)
o Published on Aug 14, 2014
o Running time of 52:15 minutes
o The successor of Mao in 1975, Deng Xiaoping is the architect of China’s economic
miracle. He pursued ruthless capitalism under communist rule.
Today, Deng’s version socialism has forced the rest of the world to sit up and fear
China as a major economic power. Who was this man who preferred pragmatism
versus ideology? What forged his personality while growing up? Who gave him
strength to accomplish his destiny?
Director : Barbara Necek
Length : 50 '
Year : 2007
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This runs longer than the time we have today, so we will watch half today and finish the
other half tomorrow.
Take the notes in PENCIL, BLACK, OR BLUE PEN.
4. Homework: You are to read and take notes from the photocopied supplemental reading on
Post-Mao China in the provided graphic organizer in EITHER RED, ORANGE, PINK, OR PURPLE
PEN.
Chunking:
Night One:
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Read and take notes from pages 1-8.
Night Two:
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Read and take notes from pages 9-16.
Day Two:
5. Class: We are going to watch the rest of the documentary from You Tube. Continue to add to
your notes.
6. Homework: Finish reading and taking notes.
Day Three:
7. Class: Today we are going to watch the History Channel Tiananmen Square Documentary on
You Tube. You are to add to your reading notes in EITHER PENCIL, BLACK OR BLUE PEN.
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Tiananmen Square declassified (History Channel Documentary)
o Published on Jun 18, 2014
o Running time of 43:46 minutes
o A History Channel documentary on the Tiananmen Square protests Copyright: History
Channel Documentary.
8. Homework: Work on the East Asia Unit Study Guide for the Final Exam.