Unit+II+Module+4+Communist+China

Module 4: Communist China in the 20th Century
 * Why was China considered the “sick man of Asia”?**
 * How was Maoist China allowed to happen?**

Mandatory Activities
 * Read [[file:Kong Yiji.doc]]by Lu Xun and answer the questions.
 * Watch //China in Revolution// and //Under A Red Flag// and annotate the timeline.
 * Read [[file:Cultural Revolution Student Attacks.doc]]and answer the questions. Facilitate a discussion on the level of violence during the Great Proletariat Cultural Revolution.
 * Read about Deng Xiaoping and his modernization after Mao’s death.
 * Answer the two big questions of the week in written form.

Alternate Activities
 * Read //Red Scarf Girl// and write a critique of the novel.
 * Read any of Da Chen’s books (//Color of the Mountain//, //Sound of the River//, //China’s Son//, etc) and comment on how it relates to the timeperiod.
 * Watch and review //The Blue Kite//, a movie about the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution (be warned, all Chinese movies of this generation are depressing).
 * Read The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang and write a review of it.
 * Interview someone who lived through the Cultural Revolution and present your interview.
 * Read and review the book //Wild Swans// by Jung Chang.