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Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
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Week One

Internet Prereading: (paid subscription resources)

Go to http://infotrac.galegroup.com/menu (requires paid membership) or use the Internet to locate sources to read about :
  • Jung Chang and Wild Swans
  • Han Chinese
  • Emperor Pu Yi
  • Pearl Harbor
  • Sun Yat-Sen
  • Chiang Kai-Shek
  • Buddha
  • Wang Jing-Wei
  • Manchuria/Manchukuo
  • Nationalist China (Taiwain/Formosa)
  • Great Wall
  • Peopležs Republic of China (Mainland China)
  • Inner Mongolia
  • Kuomintang
  • Manchu Empire
  • Mao Zedong
  • Boxer Rebellion (Uprising)
  • Nanjing
  • Confucius
  • Yangtze River
  • Go to article (paid subscription resource) on history of China; scroll down and begin reading at "Qing Decline" or use the Internet to search for information on 20th Century China.
  • Reading: Chapters 1-6 with Electronic Readeržs Guide: See Handout #1 pdf file
  • Reading Log: See Handout #2 pdf file
  • Analytical Essay #1: See Handout #3 pdf file
  • Research Project Assignment #1: See Handout #4 pdf file
  • Map Study: See Handout #5
  • Film Analysis: See Handout #6 pdf file
  • Self-Guided Field Trip See Handout #7 pdf file

Week Two

Reading: Chapters 7-12 with Readeržs Guide See Handout #8 pdf file

Reading Log: See Handout #9 pdf file

Analytical Essay #1 Revision: See Handout #10 pdf file

Research Project Assignment #2: See Handout #11 pdf file

Film Analysis: See Handout #12 pdf file

Self-Guided Field Trip: See Handout #7 pdf file

Week Three

Reading: Chapters 13-18 with Readeržs Guide See Handout #13 pdf file

Reading Log: See Handout #14 pdf file

Analytical Essay 2: See Handout #15 pdf file

Supplemental Reading: See Handout #16 pdf file

Research Project Assignment #3: See Handout #17 pdf file

Film Analysis: See Handout #18 pdf file

Self-Guided Field Trip: See Handout #7 pdf file

Week Four

Reading: Chapters 19-24 with Reader's Guide: See Handout #19 pdf file

Reading Log: See Handout #20 pdf file

Analytical Essay 2 Revision: See Handout #21 pdf file

Research Project Assignment #4: See Handout #22 pdf file

Film Analysis: See Handout #23 pdf file

Self-Guided Field Trip: See Handout #7 pdf file

Oral History Mini-Project: See Handout #24 pdf file

Week Five

Reading: Chapters 25-28 + Epilogue with Reader's Guide: See Handout #25 pdf file

Reading Log: See Handout #26 pdf file

Research Project Assignment #5: See Handout #27 pdf file

Film Analysis: See Handout #28 pdf file

Self-Guided Field Trip: See Handout #7 pdf file

Week Six

Research Project Assignment #6: See Handout #29 pdf file

Film Analysis: See Handout #30 pdf file

Self-Guided Field Trip: See Handout #7 pdf file

Timeline: See Handout #31 pdf file

Book Review: See Handout #32 pdf file

Self-Evaluation: See Handout #33 pdf file

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Urban Dreams
OUSD Curriculum Unit
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
by Jung Chang
Subject: English/Independent Study
Grade Level: 12th

Lesson Plan Author: Deborah Gordon
Organization: OUSD