Download Chinese_Timeline_Assignment2009

Please do not talk at this time
HW: Review Imperialism in China: Complete Handout
March 27
Side 1 Due Mon.
Side 2 Due Tues
• Classifying History- History is big. And there is a LOT of
stuff in it. In order to make it meaningful, scholars often
look at only a piece of history, as if looking through a
telescope at a particular set of stars instead of the whole
universe. We call this viewing history through a Lens.
• Three very useful lenses to help us focus on history are to
look at the Political, Economic and Social aspects of
history individually.
• What do you think would fall into each category? Write
your answer at the top of pg. 15A
Categorizing Events in History!
• Political
Government
• Economic
• Social
Money
Copy this chart onto the bottom pg. 16A Of your notebook.
People
Categorizing Events in History!
• Political
Government
• Economic
Money
• Social
People
I will give you a list of events from the Cold War. You tell me what box they go in!
Cold War Events
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Marshall Plan
Korean War
Propaganda
Molotov Plan
Truman Doctrine
Building schools in Turkey
Electing Kennedy to the presidency
Modern China
• Why would it be important for American
students to study about China?
• Get the handout- BBC: Country profile:
China
• Read this handout and use your new filters
(Social, Economic, and Political) to organize
the key information from this reading.
• Record key information for each category in
each of the three boxes on page 16A in your
notebook.
Modern China
• Why would it be important for American
students to study about China?
• Persons sitting at A desks: Answer this
question from a Political point of view.
• Persons sitting at B desks: Answer this
question from an Economic point of view.
• Persons sitting at C desks: Answer this
question from a Social point of view.
Please do not talk at this time
Nov 6 – 7
HW: Chapter 17, Sec. 2- Your choice: STAR Notes, Ques. 1-8 on pg. 541 OR
Online handout.
• Review the Chinese House Assignment so you know what to
do.
• Look over your chart on Political, Economic and Social
classifications so you remember how to categorize each one.
• Read you piece of Chinese History
• Brainstorm what is MOST significant in each category (P, E
and S)
• Pick your top 3 – 6 bullets for each category (come see me if
you can’t find any for one of the categories)
• Consider what furniture or décor you could use SHOW what
you revealed in your bullets. Look at the examples on your
instructions.
• Show me a rough draft to get paper for your Floor.