Painting the Revolution Red
OER PROJECT: WH / LESSON 8.6ACTIVITYPAINTING THE REVOLUTION REDUnless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Painting the Revolution Red”, OER Project, https://www.oerproject.com/1PurposeUsing text and visuals to explain the causes, consequences, and contexts of historical events can help you organize complex information and better understand how events unfolded. In this activity, you’ll use your causation and contextualization skills to create a one-page comic of the Chinese Communist Revolution.Process1.Using what you learned from the article “Chinese Communist Revolution” and video The Chinese Communist Revolution in Global Perspective, as well as any other notes or resources from the lesson, complete the chart below.CausesLong termIntermediate termShort termChinese Communist Revolu4on context Who was affected? When did it occur? How does it connect to broader trends in history?EffectsCommuniHesNetworksProducHon & DistribuHon
OER PROJECT: WH / LESSON 8.6ACTIVITYPAINTING THE REVOLUTION RED22.Next, you’re going to create an illustrated one-page comic summarizing the causes, effects, and context of the Chinese Communist Revolution using the information you included in your chart. You can create it on the back of this paper or use a new sheet of paper. You can use one of the following templates, or you can create our own. Your one-pager should be illustrated without the use of narrative text (stick figures and labels are totally fine!). The comic should include illustrations of the following: •A title: Choose a spot for the title of your revolutionary comic.•Historical context: Include a visual representation of relevant events and circumstances leading up to and surrounding the revolution.•Causes: Illustrate one panel (section of the page) each for one short-term, one intermediate-term, and one long-term cause that you included on your chart above.•Effects: Illustrate one panel (section of the page) each for the effects of the revolution on each of the course frames (communities, networks, and production and distribution).