Do Now: Thinking about the story from last week, why did the Chinese government start a ‘Cultural Revolution’? Write at least one paragraph. You will need: A Book to Read Literature Book, p.268
Symbolism: What is a symbol?
Symbolism: To identify symbols in a text, look for: things that the author mentions over and over. objects that seem to have great importance to the author.
The Red Guards - Symbolism: Represents for the family Represents for the Red Guards Symbol the photographs memories, good times wealth, resistance against the government
The Red Guards – Test: revolution – meaning? Cultural Revolution – what was it? Red Guards – who were they? key events from the story ‘freedom’ – importance? ‘symbolism’ – examples?