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_ Date ___________________ Go Places with TFK
CHINA Task 1 Read Welcome to China located on
page 2 of magazine- Task 2 Read A Day in the
Life located on page 3 of magazine. Use
information from article to compare your day to
Mingyangs- Mingyang A Day In
My Life (YOUR TYPICAL DAY) Before
School School Lunch After school Night
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• Task 3 Read The Chinese Love.. located on the
  bottom of pages 2 and 3. Answer the following
  questions CSRQ
• What is the biggest holiday celebrated in China?
  When does in begin? How is it celebrated?
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• What foods are the basis of the Chinese diet?
  What is the proper way of eating them?
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• Task 4 Read Only One Child Per Family located
  on page 3. Answer the following question CSRQ
• Why did China impose its one-child policy? Is it
  fair? Why or why not?
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• Task 5 Use the timeline on pages 4 5 to answer
  the following questions CSRQ
• For centuries, China was ruled by powerful royal
  families. Which family ruled China as the
  longest ruling dynasty in Chinese history?
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• In what year did the Chinese invent paper?
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• What leader established Chinas Communist
  government? _____________________________________
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• Who was the first U.S. President to visit
  communist China? In what year did he visit?
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• Task 6 Read The Chinese Flag located on page
  4 of article. Answer the following question
  CSRQ
• In what year was Chinas flag adopted?
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• What does the color red represent on Chinas
  flag? ___________________________________________
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• What does the large star stand for? What do the
  four smaller starts represent?
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• Task 7 Check out the Postcards From China on
  pages 6 7 or magazine- ENJOY ?

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• Task 8 Before reading article A Land of Little
  Freedom- answer the following yes/no questions-
  NO CSRQ!!!!
• Does your government pick the church you worship
  at? __________
• Are you allowed to speak your mind about your
  government leaders? _______
• Are we allowed to protest when we dont agree
  with our government? _______
• Does the government tell you how many children
  you can be in your family? _______
• Does the government control what is printed in
  the newspaper and what is shown on TV? _______
• Task 9 Read the article A Land of Little
  Freedom answer the following questions CSRQ
• 1. What rights and freedoms do U.S. citizens
  have that the Chinese do not?
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• 2. Why do you think the Chinese government wants
  to control what its people say and do?
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• How might other countries persuade China to
  change its policies? ___________________________
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• Does the author believe China has a chance at
  freedom? Explain. ________________________________
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• Task 10 Look at Chinese Zodiac poster on back
  wall. I was born in the year of the Rat! Are
  you a Rat too? If Then read The Tale Of Cat And
  Rat located on page 8 of magazine. Answer the
  following question CSRQ
• According to Chinese belief, those born in the
  year of the rat take advantage of opportunity and
  are most active while others rest. How does Rat
  show those traits in this story?
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• Task 11 In space below- Draw a picture of your
  Chinese Zodiac sign ? Write characteristics (use
  poster) on lines below your illustration. Do you
  think you have the characteristics mentioned?
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