1. Communism in China Essay
Part 2: The Cultural Revolution

2. Overview
You will be writing an essay to answer the following question:
How has the Communist government in China changed over the last 65 years?
Your essay will be made up of five parts:
An introductory paragraph
A body paragraph on the Chinese Revolution in China
A body paragraph on the Cultural Revolution
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A body paragraph on modern reforms in China
A concluding paragraph
Each body paragraph will, essentially, be an SCR

3. Cultural Revolution
Guiding Question: How did Communism in China change during the Cultural Revolution?
Read the summary of the Cultural Revolution and highlight or underline anything that can help you answer the guiding question
Figure out the in-text citation for the summary

4. Primary Source
Guiding Question: How did Communism in China change during the Cultural Revolution?
Read the excerpt from No Tears for Mao and highlight or underline anything that can help you answer the guiding question
Figure out the in-text citation for the primary source

5. Outline
Guiding Question: How did Communism in China change during the Cultural Revolution?
Fill out the outline for a body paragraph to answer the guiding question
Come up with a subthesis that answers the guiding question
Come up with three main ideas that prove your subthesis
Include detailed evidence from the sources as facts to prove your main ideas
Put in-text citations by your facts