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: Student Name:
1. Question:
Answer: (include page #150)
What happened to your friend Xiao chengs father?
I really dont know why but he got arrested. Xiao cheng said his dad was being struggled every day and also was being beatin. After that we saw a truck and in it was xiao chengs father with a big wooden bored with red xs on him for crimnal. On the bored it said CAPITALIST EXICUTIONER SHAN YI-DAN. In capitals. When we looked at xiao cheng he wasnt moved a bit me and ji li were shocked a horrified.
Answer: (include page #250-258)
What happened during the second search of your home?
The searchers found my library book and said it was a book of bourgeoisie and ripped it up. I got so mad to becuase they called me a and a little black bastard. Both of my sisters had to hold me down. I didnt know it was a bourgeoisi book. The book was called The Wild Animals I Raised.
Answer: (include page #127-1DO you have a military hat? If you do did anything happen to it?
Someone stole my army hat. I was robbed and beat up. I was trying to cacth some crickets and they saw me and asked ill trade a cricket for your cap and when i said no they took it. They also said what is a black whelp like you doing with a army cap.
4. Question:
Monday, November 24, 2008
Ji yong
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: Student Name:
1. Question:
Answer: (include page #)
2. Question:
Answer: (include page #)
3. Question:
Answer: (include page #)
4. Question:
Answer: (include page #)
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: Student Name:
1. Question:
Answer: (include page #)
2. Question:
Answer: (include page #)
3. Question:
Answer: (include page #)
4. Question:
Answer: (include page #)
Saturday, November 1, 2008
1. Who are the members of Ji-Li’s family? Describe her family home. What class status does her family belong to? What is the occupation of her father? Mother?
Answer:
Ji-Li's family members: Ji-Li's father, Song-Po-Po(nanny/housekeeper:P.14), Ji-Li's mother, Ji-Yong(younger brother), Ji-yun (younger sister), Ji-Li's grandmother (went to modern university, teacher, help found Ji-Li's primary school:P.14), Little white(cat)
Ji-Li's home: bright and warm and welcoming, appartement in Shanghai, had a french window, mahogany table, high ceilings, burgandy curtains, pots on steps.(P.7) 10 times bigger room than classmates, 100 times brighter, full-sized bathroom.(P.15~16)
Family status/class: Middle class who are doing well. Not super-rich, but well-off.
Family occupation: Both parents are an actor/actress. But the now the mother retired and works in a sports equipment store.(P.13)
2. What is Ji-Li’s life at school like? What special honor is Ji-Li picked for at school? Describe Ji-Li’s parents’ reaction. What does Ji-Li do instead of entering the audition?
Answer:
Ji-Li's school life: She's the student chairman of the whole school and also was an outstanding student (P. 9). She was happy and was always respected, loved, able to excel and expected to succeed (P.1). Ji-Li math test was display as exemplary work (P.3). She was known for being good at martial arts since 2nd grade (P.5). She had a da-dui-zhang badge for student chairman of the whole school (P.9). She was correcting her little sister about her piano practice (P.29).
Special honor: She was picked to do an audition for the Central Liberation Army Arts Academy (P.6)
Parents' reaction: Her dad told her not to do the audition and he was serious about it(P.8). She also saw a pain in her dad's eyes that she had never seen before (P.9). Her dad was worried about the political background investigation (P.9). They send a note principal Long (P.10)
Instead of entering the audition: Ji-Li tried hard not to cry about not going to the audition after talking to teacher GU and An Yi, she dogged behind a tree so Principal Long and the 2 boys wouldnt see her because she didn't want to talk to anyone right then (P.12)
3What are the four olds? Provide some exampls of each an explain why they need to be destroyed? What does prospeity mean and why is it considered old
Old culture, a example of a old culture is a store sign.
Old customs, a example is pants that COULD NOT fit a beer bottle.
Old ideas, a example is Chinese paintings.
Old habits, a example is fishing.
They thought if they destroyed the four olds china would become a stronger socialist
4What is Xenonphile? Why was it bad to be a xenophile in revolutionary china
is a person who worships a foreign culture,religion,ideas etc etc. China wanted to have its wn ideas and its own everything.
5 What are da zi bao? What are being done of them? Who is jiang xi-wen? why does ji-li hang a da zi bao on her wall?
da zi bao is a paper that critizices someone/something.She hang one on her wall becuase her friends were putting them on there wall.
6 why does ji-li stop from going to school for awhile?
Someone rights about her in ther da zi bao and she gets a fever.
7What is a rightist? use your won words to briefly explain of remodoling ones ideology
A rightist is a person in a political party who disagrees with the party.
remodoing someones ideology is when they make a political mistake and change there beliefs.
8What did ji-lis grandfather do for a living? how does this affect ji-lis life?
He was a landord. This was a politicle problem. This is why she couldint join the liberation army dance.
Drew
Answer:
Ji-Li's family members: Ji-Li's father, Song-Po-Po(nanny/housekeeper:P.14), Ji-Li's mother, Ji-Yong(younger brother), Ji-yun (younger sister), Ji-Li's grandmother (went to modern university, teacher, help found Ji-Li's primary school:P.14), Little white(cat)
Ji-Li's home: bright and warm and welcoming, appartement in Shanghai, had a french window, mahogany table, high ceilings, burgandy curtains, pots on steps.(P.7) 10 times bigger room than classmates, 100 times brighter, full-sized bathroom.(P.15~16)
Family status/class: Middle class who are doing well. Not super-rich, but well-off.
Family occupation: Both parents are an actor/actress. But the now the mother retired and works in a sports equipment store.(P.13)
2. What is Ji-Li’s life at school like? What special honor is Ji-Li picked for at school? Describe Ji-Li’s parents’ reaction. What does Ji-Li do instead of entering the audition?
Answer:
Ji-Li's school life: She's the student chairman of the whole school and also was an outstanding student (P. 9). She was happy and was always respected, loved, able to excel and expected to succeed (P.1). Ji-Li math test was display as exemplary work (P.3). She was known for being good at martial arts since 2nd grade (P.5). She had a da-dui-zhang badge for student chairman of the whole school (P.9). She was correcting her little sister about her piano practice (P.29).
Special honor: She was picked to do an audition for the Central Liberation Army Arts Academy (P.6)
Parents' reaction: Her dad told her not to do the audition and he was serious about it(P.8). She also saw a pain in her dad's eyes that she had never seen before (P.9). Her dad was worried about the political background investigation (P.9). They send a note principal Long (P.10)
Instead of entering the audition: Ji-Li tried hard not to cry about not going to the audition after talking to teacher GU and An Yi, she dogged behind a tree so Principal Long and the 2 boys wouldnt see her because she didn't want to talk to anyone right then (P.12)
3What are the four olds? Provide some exampls of each an explain why they need to be destroyed? What does prospeity mean and why is it considered old
Old culture, a example of a old culture is a store sign.
Old customs, a example is pants that COULD NOT fit a beer bottle.
Old ideas, a example is Chinese paintings.
Old habits, a example is fishing.
They thought if they destroyed the four olds china would become a stronger socialist
4What is Xenonphile? Why was it bad to be a xenophile in revolutionary china
is a person who worships a foreign culture,religion,ideas etc etc. China wanted to have its wn ideas and its own everything.
5 What are da zi bao? What are being done of them? Who is jiang xi-wen? why does ji-li hang a da zi bao on her wall?
da zi bao is a paper that critizices someone/something.She hang one on her wall becuase her friends were putting them on there wall.
6 why does ji-li stop from going to school for awhile?
Someone rights about her in ther da zi bao and she gets a fever.
7What is a rightist? use your won words to briefly explain of remodoling ones ideology
A rightist is a person in a political party who disagrees with the party.
remodoing someones ideology is when they make a political mistake and change there beliefs.
8What did ji-lis grandfather do for a living? how does this affect ji-lis life?
He was a landord. This was a politicle problem. This is why she couldint join the liberation army dance.
Drew
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