“The Cultural Revolution” THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2018 GET YOUR SOURCEBOOKS READY: 1) Journal 2) Vocabulary 3) Background Information 4) “Red Scarf Girl” 5) Questions “The Cultural Revolution”

Mini-Lesson Journal: If someone you love committed a crime, would you turn them in? Why or why not?

Using the definitions on the right side, match up the word to the definition from your book. Benefactor Palled Denotation Connotation Harrowing Ancestral Obscured Laconically Adversaries Glutinous Dangerous; intense The way a word is defined in the dictionary Using few words Negative or positive association of a word Someone who gives aid Gluey; sticky Relating to former generations Bored; dulled Made dim or indistinct Opponents or enemies

Vocabulary wield- to hold and use obstinate- stubborn; refusing to change luster- shine condemn- complete disapproval of dowry- the money, property, or belongings a woman’s family gives to the man she marries.

The Cultural Revolution A time period when Mao Zedong decided everybody in China should do away with their old ideas, customs, and traditions and should follow his beliefs. He brainwashed the people of China. Millions of people died of starvation. He killed more people than Hitler.

Ji Li Jiang Born 1954 When she was 12, she supported Mao’s ideas to “Destroy the Four Olds”. old ideas old cultures old customs old habits

Shanghai

Sunday Morning Shanghai What was inside the trunks? - Grandma’s dowry from when she got married. Why dye the trunks black? -If they get caught with Grandma’s keepsakes, they might get arrested or killed! Shanghai

If they give the gowns to the Red Guards, they will burn them, and they will get caught for not turning them in on time.

Ji Li’s grandfather was a landowner. Owning land was considered the worst crime you could commit in Communist China under Mao’s rule.

A few days later....... Teacher Hou pulled her out of math class and escorted her to the office where some people wanted to have a “study session” with her.

The Meeting Chairman Jin Teacher “Thin Face” Woman (Principal) Zhang from theater

“Your father was a member of the Anti-rightist Movement!”

“We won’t tolerate this. We have decided to make an example out of him

“We are going to have a struggle meeting of the entire theater system to criticize him and force him to confess!”

“He will stand on a stage to be publically humiliated.”

“If you want to prove you are truly Chairman Mao’s child, you must testify against your father.”

Decision OR Follow your father and become an enemy. Follow Mao....

“If you follow your father, we will come back and have many more “study sessions” with you! We will have “study sessions” with your brother and sister too!

“We will come back shortly to get your statement!”

Narrow Passageway

Comprehension Questions 1. What were the “Four Olds”? 2. Why did Chairman Mao want the “Four Olds” to be destroyed? 3. Why did the Jiang family turn silk dresses into mops/ bed spreads and paint the family trunks black? 4. What are they going to do to Ji Li’s father? 5. What might happen to Ji Li if she supports her father’s innocence?