This website uses primary sources in the form of propaganda posters, an audio interview, and visual images to allow students to explore how women in China have been defined by the culture (and how they define themselves). The website also provides key vocabulary terms, lesson plans, and discussion questions to facilitate use of the primary sources.
The role of women is a prevalent theme in the study of literature and I plan on using this website to supplement my unit on Antigone. I will bring my students to the computer lab and have them analyze the propaganda posters, examining how visual and textual elements are used to communicate their message. I would also like my students to listen to the interview, answer the discussion questions, and relate the ideas to their own lives. I teach at a school with a high concentration of students of Asian descent, so I hope the interview will allow them to make a connection with the material.
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