Communism in China Essay Part 1 The Communist

Communism in China Essay Part 1: The Communist Revolution

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 • We will work on this today – A body paragraph on the Cultural Revolution – A body paragraph on modern reforms in China – A concluding paragraph • Each body paragraph will, essentially, be an SCR

American History Textbook Guiding Question: How did the Communists gain power in China? • Read “China Becomes a Communist Country” on pages 815 -817 and note down anything that can help you answer the guiding question – Note down what page each piece of information came form • Figure out the in-text citation for the textbook – Note: in-text citations for books follow this format: (last name of the first author page number) • Example: (Sanderson 512)

Biography Guiding Question: How did the Communists gain power in China? • Read the biography of Mao Zedong and highlight or underline anything that can help you answer the guiding question • Figure out the in-text citation for the biography

Outline • Guiding Question: How did the Communists gain power in China? • 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