Vietnam

Agenda 5/28:

1. Complete Checkpoint #8
2. Finish Vietnam Tea Party
3. Read article comparing Vietnamese and American culture

HOMEWORK:

China Political Cartoons - DUE NOW

Tank Man

Agenda 5/21:

1. Students compared and contrasted Google and Google China search results.
2. Students completed viewing Tank Man.
3. Students began brainstorming to create a political cartoon about Communist China.

HOMEWORK:

Tank Man Political Cartoon - DUE Tuesday 5/28

China and Free Press: Censor It - DUE Thursday 5/23

Tank Man:

Tiananmen Square 1989

Today students began studying the student protests in Tiananmen Square, Beijing in 1989. Students started by comparing and contrasting two paintings of Tianamen. After, they began watching a documentary about the event, The Tank Man [below]. They took notes with this worksheet while they watched.

HOMEWORK:
China and Free Press: Censor It - DUE Thursday 5/23

Tiananmen Square Preview:


The Tank Man:

Watch The Tank Man on PBS. See more from FRONTLINE.

Liu Ling Journal

Agenda 5/15:

1. Students took the Southeast Asia map quiz.
2. Students finished reading and taking notes about life in the village of Liu Ling.
3. Students began writing a journal from the perspective of someone living in the village before and after the communist revolution.

HOMEWORK:

Liu Ling Journal - DUE Tuesday 5/21

Life in China Before and After the Revolution

Agenda 5/13:

1. Students worked on maps of Southeast Asia.
2. Students reviewed 20th century Chinese history by matching quotes with different time periods.
3. Students began reading and taking notes about life for Chinese before and after the communist revolution in 1949.

HOMEWORK:

Map: Southeast Asia - DUE Wednesday 5/15

MAP QUIZ - Wednesday 5/15

China - From Dynasty to Communism

Today students learned about major events in 20th century China. Students took notes from the lecture below. They reviewed the material watching the clip below.

HOMEWORK:
Map QUIZ - South Asia - DUE Wednesday 5/15

China - From Dynasty to Communism:

China from timothyjgraham

Crash Course China:

Arabs in the Media

Today students presented their Promises dialogues and began looking at stereotypes of Arabs in the media. They began watching the film Reel Bad Arabs [below].
















Reel Bad Arabs: