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To Live

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Learners explore Chinese life during the Cultural Revolution. They read and discuss a brief historical essay on 20th century China as well as viewing a fictionalized film account of the time period titled, "To Live". They write a review of the film and create propaganda posters based on the film.

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asian history, asia, china, communism

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asian history, china, communism, social studies
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Resource Details

Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
3 hrs
Instructional Strategies
Project-Based Learning
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Technology
Video
Year
1994

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