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Friday, April 7, 2017

HWC Day 47 - Communism in China

Objective:  Explore select events in China's history.  Identify central tenets of religions and philosophies of East Asia.

Task:    Ni hao!  When you arrive to class, please pick up a white board and marker.  We'll spend the first few minutes of class identifying themes in the development of communism in China.  Then, we'll form a discussion circle to consider communism in China and Mao's role in history.  Finally, we'll spend the last portion of class looking at the events at Tiananmen Square in 1989.

Upcoming Due Dates:
  • TODAY - Communism in China - Complete "Case Study: Communism in China" and read "Mao: Liberator or Oppressor?" need to be completed BEFORE class in preparation for discussion
  • Monday, April 10 - Transnationalism reading quiz
  • Tuesday, April 18 - Chapter 11 reading quiz
  • Wednesday, April 19 - Meiji Restoration fishbowl discussion (see explanation in Schoology) - Participant reflection & discussion questions posted to Schoology BEFORE class
  • Thursday, April 20 - Discussion "Reviving Shinto" (Christian Science Monitor, 10/5/2015)
  • Friday, April 21 - "Top 10 Things to Know About Korea" & documentary discussion - post reflection before class
  • Monday, April 24 - Unit 5 Test
  • Monday, April 24 - Unit 5 SJSs & Unit 5 PDPs due on class blog

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