1. China and Imperialism

2. US Influence on China
Answer the following questions using pages in your textbook
What is a sphere of influence?
What was the open door policy?
What was the Boxer Rebellion?
How did the US respond to the Boxer Rebellion?

3. Imperialism Primary Source A – Cuba Cartoon
Guiding Question: Why did the US pursue imperialism?
Summarize what this source tells you about the guiding question
Description: Man on left’s hat reads Insurgents. Hat next to him reads Anarchy. Woman’s hat reads Cuba Libre (Free Cuba).

4. Imperialism Primary Source B – Speech
Guiding Question: Why did the US pursue imperialism?
Summarize what this source tells you about the guiding question
Speech to Congress by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge; 1895
The great nations of earth are rapidly absorbing all of the unclaimed places in the world. It is a movement that spreads civilizations and advances the human race. As one of the great nations of the world, the United States must also get involved in this race before its too late. The tendency of modern times is toward consolidation .It is apparent in capital and labor alike, and it is also true of nations. Small States are of the past and have no future. The modern movement is all toward the concentration of people and territory into great nations and large dominations. The great nations are rapidly absorbing for their future expansion and their present defense all the waste places of the earth. It is a movement which makes for civilization and the advancement of the race. As one of the great nations of the world, the United States must not fall out of line of march.

5. Imperialism Primary Source C – China Cartoon
Guiding Question: Why did the US pursue imperialism?
Summarize what this source tells you about the guiding question

6. SCR Step 1 Guiding Question: Why did the US pursue imperialism?
Look at the information that you got from the three sources and draw three conclusions that relate to the guiding question
These should represent your own analysis
These will be your main ideas

7. SCR Step 2 Guiding Question: Why did the US pursue imperialism?
Come up with one or two details to support each of your main ideas using the sources
Make sure to put which source each detail comes from
These will be your supporting evidence

8. SCR Step 3 Guiding Question: Why did the US pursue imperialism?
Summarize your main ideas
Come up with one sentence that answers the guiding question
This will be your thesis

9. SCR Step 4 Guiding Question: Why did the US pursue imperialism?
Come up with something that will make somebody want to read your paper
Could be an interesting fact, quote, or an interesting question that you will answer in the paper
This will be your hook

10. SCR Step 5 Guiding Question: Why did the US pursue imperialism?
Come up with a way to expand on your paper
You could show what broader ideas or themes in history this subject connects to, could say why this subject is important, or could give a question that your paper raises
This will be your expansion

11. SCR Step 6 Put it all together Topic Sentence (Hook + Thesis)
1st Main Idea
Supporting Evidence (Say what source it comes from)
2nd Main Idea
3rd Main Idea
Conclusion (Thesis + Expansion)

12. SCR Step 7
Peer editing
Use the checklist below to edit your partner’s paper
Also make suggestions on grammar and spelling
SCR Checklist
Topic Sentence
Is there a topic sentence?
Does the topic sentence have a thesis that answers the guiding question?
Does the topic sentence have a hook that grabs the reader’s attention and is related to the thesis?
Main Ideas
Are there three clear main ideas?
Do the main ideas support the thesis?
Do the main ideas show analysis?
Supporting evidence
Is there supporting evidence for each main idea?
Is the supporting evidence detailed?
Conclusion
Is there a conclusion?
Does the conclusion restate the thesis?
Does the conclusion expand on the paragraph and leave the reader thinking?
Use of sources
Is there information from at least two of the sources?
Is there some indication of which source each piece of information came from?

13. SCR Final Draft due on Friday, 10/4
I prefer typed but do not require it