Watching the documentary will take two hours.

		Home A Note to Teachers
		Pre-Viewing Lesson Plans A Blending of Socialism and Capitalism Meeting the People
		During-Viewing Lesson Plan Watching the People
		Post-Viewing Activities What Happened? Globalization and a Changing Society Literature as a Window Into Culture I Literature as a Window Into Culture II
		Resources
		Background Summary of China's Economy Glossary
		Student Assignment Sheets A Brief Overview of China Economic Giants The People Meeting the People Viewing Chart Literature Comparison Chart

In this lesson students will:

• To enable students to focus on some of the people they meet in the documentary.
• To provide a manageable method of comparing and contrasting the fate of the people they meet in the documentary.
• To reinforce the human dimension of the economic issues China is facing.

• Copies of the student assignment sheet: Viewing Chart.

• Just before the viewing, distribute the viewing chart.
• Instruct students to watch the whole documentary carefully and to track what happens to "their" person through the four years the documentary covers.
• Instruct students to take notes on "their" person, filling in the appropriate spaces on their viewing charts.

• Watching attentively.
• Completing the assigned portion of the chart.

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