Trial of Chairman Mao

Trial of Chairman Mao: Witness Question Sheet
Directions: You as a witness are to write four questions and answers in the perspective of your character using the book as a reference. You should find passages from the novel in support of Chairman Mao OR evidence against him depending the side of the case you are representing. Remember to USE page numbers and POST these questions on your blog. Lawyers, use this document to create cross-examination questions. Two per character should be sufficient.

Character: Ji-Li's Grandma Student Name: Ned

1. Question: Why were you suspected of being a xenophile ?

Answer: Because the redguards accused me of hiding fourolds. (pg 124)

2. Question: what is wrong with being a landlords wife, no-one cared about being a landlord before the cultural revolution

Answer: I cannot understand what was wrong with being a landlords wife, but my family was tormented because they are related to me. And in the end, it forced my grandaughter to leave our family. (Chapter 12, An Educable Child)

3. Question: was your privacy invaded by the redguards?

Answer: Yes, one time they got us up at the middle of the night. looking through our drawers, moving cupboards and making holes in the walls. All unnecessary procedures to claim they were looking for four olds, but they just wanted to ruin our apartment. And they did. (Chapter 8, A Search in Passing)

4. Question: were you pulled into the Cultural Revolution?

Answer: yes, and i was accused of all this. Also before Mao came along, everything was fine. But after the Cultural revolution, China was scarred for ever. (The whole book )

flex day field trip questions

1. Name one idea you have after this visit that connects to the idea of using resources!
2. Name one idea you have after this visit that relates to the word 'population'.
3. On a scale of 1-10, 10 being the top score, how would you rate the quality of the work environment you saw here, and why?
4. What does the word 'export' have to do with today's visit?
5. What do you think the level of safety is here? What makes you think this?
6. How old do you think the workers here are, on average?
7. What is one question you still have about the garment industry here in Bangladesh?
8. What types of issues does this factory cause or help solve in terms of resources here in Bangladesh?
9. What might you say about economic issues based on today's visit?

Do you think the products being manufactured here help or hurt
Bangladesh?


Answer one of the above questions and add two points of observation or reflection from the day abouts the two places we visited (Sterling Styles factory and Up2Date apparel office). Also you can compose a question that you may have from our flex day adventures. You should post these three items on your blog page.
1) answer a question 2) make two observations or reflections (or write your own questions that you may have) Three things in total!

5. What do you think the level of safety is here? What makes you think this?

the level of safety at the factory was quite high compared to other factories. Their was a yellow line to guide the tourists and their were a lot of fire extinguishers, but the workers weren't wearing shoes or a helmet, or even a thimble! it was still quite a lot safer than others though.

if the workers were to get hurt, would they be insured?

flex day quote

the flex day was very interesting as we went to a factory and learn t about the garment industry. the pizza wasnt that bad aswell.ned

Elliot’s Expose

Elliot’s Expose

Blog response instructions:
• Answer the questions in complete sentences and use proper English (restrain from using MSN chat style of writing).
• Use evidence from the novel to support your answer and include page numbers.
• When commenting to your peers, be respectful in your language and about their responses. It is okay to disagree, but do it in a polite manner.

When Elliot writes about his experience with the Jock Rots and sends it out over the KidNet, he includes the following quote in his letter.

"I think people ought to realize that stuff like this goes on every day…The rest of you are all part of it-because you let it go on and maybe you think it's funny, or you think it only happens to geeky outsiders and kids who are smaller or fatter or skinnier or don't have so many friends or so much money as you. So tell me-what happens when you don't have so many friends one day, or you don't have so much money, or something bad happens to you?" (91-92)


Blog Question:
What is the message is he trying to get across to his classmates? (6pts)
Two Peer Responses (4 pts)

Elliot is trying to tell his classmates that bullying happens whether or not you want it to, and he is also informing other people that it happens to anyone, it doesn't matter who you are, you will still be bullied, no matter what.

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Monday, September 8, 2008

The Revealers: Blog Topic: Role Reversal

Blog response instructions:
• Answer the questions in complete sentences and use proper English (restrain from using MSN chat style of writing).
• Use evidence from the novel to support your answer and include page numbers.
• When commenting to your peers, be respectful in your language and about their responses. It is okay to disagree, but do it in a polite manner.

Blog Question: After the Bully Lab was renamed, the Revealers, and the stories of the three Darkland students were released and well received by the student body, Elliot wanted to publish Russell’s narrative about Richie punching Russell in the face.
1) Why was Russell so opposed to the idea (pg. 110)? Explain. (4 pts)
2) What is happening to the relationship between Russell and Richie. (3 pts)
3) Two Peer Comments (4 pts each)

1. Russell was opposed by the idea because he was OK with Richie and he didn't want to annoy his tormentor.

2. Russell and Richie aren't exactly friends but Richie volunteered to fight with Russell against the jock rots.

hi! bye!

me!!!

hi! my name is ned, i like to cycle my bike, (brand new!!) swim and watch tv.