Title: | Political Change as Seen Through Posters |
Author: | John Gowan |
School: | Morris Academy for Collaborative Studies |
Subject Area: | Global 4 |
Grade Level: | 9-12 |
Time Required: | One 50-minute period |
Standards: |
Common Core Standards: Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies 6-12: |
Keywords / Vocabulary: |
Mao Zedong, Great Leap Forward, Red Guards, Cultural Revolution, Deng Xiaoping, Four Modernizations, Reform |
Essential Question(s): |
How do Chinese political posters reflect the values of their respective eras? |
Learning Objectives / Goals / Aims: |
1. Students will be able to identify changes in the themes and values represented in Chinese political posters from the Mao Zedong era to the Deng Xiaoping era. They will be able to identify specific imagery that demonstrates the shift in values. |
Introduction: |
In this lesson, students will identify shifts in themes and values represented in Chinese political posters ranging from the Mao Zedong era to the Deng Xiaoping era. They will learn about the dominant political ideology of each time period. Students will leave this lesson better able to analyze themes within propaganda posters, and with a better knowledge of the different political values espoused during the Mao Zedong and the Deng Xiaoping eras. |
Procedure / Pedagogical Technique / Instructional Strategy: |
1. Have students discuss the Do Now. What do they see? |
Discussion Points / Groups Interaction: |
After the writing is completed, have the students discuss which posters belonged in which era and explain their reasoning. This can be done as a whole class activity. |
Assessment: |
Assessment will be conducted as students discuss each work. |
Closure: |
As a whole class, revisit and update the T Chart as needed. |
Instructional Resources / Materials: |
Textbooks. |
Extending the Lesson / Follow-up Activity: |
Include a poster on a quiz and have students identify the era from which it came. |
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Political Change as Seen Through Posters
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