Let’s Review First... In your warm up section answer the following questions in complete sentences… What was the Cultural Revolution? What was the reason for the Cultural Revolution according to the following people: The Chinese People Chairman Mao Zedong
Discuss the following questions with your shoulder partner... What group is the figure in the center a member of? What do the items in the lower left hand corner represent? What is he doing to these items?
Mao’s Little Red Book Collection of Mao’s thoughts on various topics Included excerpts from speeches and writings of Mao Printed in small versions so people could carry it Handbook for the Red Guards One of the most published books in history
Creating Your Own Little Red Book Log into Google Classroom Use the set of quotes about different aspects of life to create your own Little Red Book You will use two pieces of copy paper to create your Little Red Book
Directions for Your Little Red Book Each page of your book will discuss a different topic about life highlighted on your sheet of quotes: Classes and Class Struggles Youth The Correct Handling of Contradictions Amongst the People War and Peace Correcting Mistaken Ideas Criticism and Self Criticism
Creating Your Little Red Book Create a cover for your Little Red Book Read through the quotes for each topic for your book Choose one of the quotes for each topic… Rewrite the quote Tell me what it means IN YOUR OWN WORDS Do you agree or disagree with the quote? Why? Create an illustration for the quote Turn in the book once completed
Exit Ticket #1 What did the Little Red Book consist of? Chairman Mao’s thoughts and opinions on various topics Joseph Stalin’s thoughts and opinions on various topics Five thousand years of Chinese history List of names of those in the Black Categories
What group viewed the Little Red Book as a sacred text? The Bolsheviks Exit Ticket #2 What group viewed the Little Red Book as a sacred text? The Bolsheviks The Communists The Allied Powers The Red Guard