The first step of writing! Outli-i-ine!

Paul Gonzales
Humanities
Mrs. Guerrero

Outline

Thesis Statement: As shown in her novel, The Red Scarf Girl, Ji-Li-Jiang is just another example of how a person was brainwashed during the Chinese Cultural Revolution.

I. Introduction: In the 1960’s a young girl, named Ji-Li-Jiang was a victim of the Cultural Revolution.

a. The cultural Revolution
i. What it was
ii. How it affected China

II. Body Paragraph : Explain the types of brain washing affects the Cultural Revolution had on China and it’s people.

a. Propaganda
i. Dai Zi Bao

ii. What that was
b. Mass Criticism
i. How people used Mass Criticism

c. Exploitation
i. Convocation of the red guards and how “great” the red guards were

III. Body Paragraph : Explain what the Chinese felt about the Cultural Revolution
a. Peoples Feelings
i. How they felt about the Red guards

ii. Why they felt that way
b. Ji-Li-Jiang’s Feelings

i. How she felt about the red guards
ii. Why she felt that way

IV. Conclusion: In the end/ The outcome of the Cultural revolution. Restate Thesis Statement

R-r-r-research Thesis!

Thesis Statement :

1. As shown in her novel, The Red Scarf Girl, Ji-Li-Jiang is just another example of how a person was brainwashed during the Chinese Cultural Revolution.

Research Question:

2. Research question: In Ji-Li-Jinang’s novel, The Red Scarf Girl, The Cultural Revolution flourished and planted seeds of Propaganda in the minds of everyone in Central China. What ways did the Cultural Revolution use to brainwash the people of China?

Quote! Question? Comment.

"I now realize that I am the one to take the roll that my grandmother had done for us all these years. I must take care of my family the way they have taken care of me, I made a promise ..."

First off ... This comment was intense! Well, I'm just saying that.
But my question is ... I do realize that it is imperative that she has to take the roll that her grandmother has taken in her life, but when exactly does she realize that she is able to head on over to America, the dream land?

I think that this quote was interesting, because it gave an emotional ending. Realizing that she's grown up is a pretty big step in her 12 year old life.

Research Information

The Cultural Revolution The Cultural Revolution (CR, abbreviation), it might sound unfamiliar for most people. It broke out more than thirty years ago in China, and few people know what the CR meant and why it happened. What can be said for sure is that it made a big impact on almost all people in China including young students and it had impact even on a lot of people in the world. This section lets you learn the some aspects of the CR such as its history and impact. I tried research as reflective as I could. I hope it will bring you a opportunity to think about what is the CR. The CR started in Oct, 1966 and ended in Oct, 1976. Indeed, The CR was threatening China for ten years. In the beginning, destructive groups such as Red Guards and The CR Authority grasped the power, and China drove into the severe confusion. But passing the time, the people got to doubt the CR. And finally, ten-year tragedy came to an end in 1976. Although the CR involved a lot of the people, noone knows the definite cause of the CR. There are a lot of background behind the CR. That was concerned with not only China but also the world. And they were involving each other complexly. Here, you can know a part of background of the CR. The CR had a great impact on a lot of the peole and each field like economy. Especially, a great number of students were used as Red Guards, and they lost their own time. And the CR had impact on the other countries. In the early of 1980s, the CR was formally considered as wrong and Gang of Four was judged on trial. During the CR, the number of the people who were persecuted to death were uncountable, and the damage on the mind of the Chinese is beyond words. We have to face the past and think of what is needed for future so as not to cause such a tragedy. Information found at: http://library.thinkquest.org/26469/cultural-revolution/ Information found at: http://library.thinkquest.org/26469/cultural-revolution/

Ooohoh, Research time.

Title:The Red Scarf Girl
Author: Ji-Li-Jiang
Date Written: Early 1990's
Revolution: Chinese Cultural Revolution

Description
This book is about a girl named Ji-Li-Jiang who finds life absolutely perfect. All that changes when Chairman Mao, a communist leader comes into play. Now Ji-Li is faced with the hardest decision yet. Would she join the Red Guards and become a revolutionist? Or would she become what her parents were considered, capitalists?

Research Question:
How did the Chinese Cultural Revolution influence the people in China?