Mao to Now - China History Bundle - Full Scheme of Work SoW

This set of lessons could form a mini Scheme of Work on modern China or slot in as a part of a Cold War SoW.

Lesson 1: How did Chairman Mao change China?

This lesson looks at the Centruy of Humiliation then goes on to look at how Mao set about to deal with the problems China was facing after 1949.

Lesson 2: Mao’s China: The Cultural Revolution

This lesson looks at the Great Leap Forward and the Great Famine which gives contextual information for the students to understand what was the Cultural Revolution, and what was the impact.

Lesson 3: Deng Xiaoping, Tiananmen Square, Opening Up and Reform

This lesson looks at how Deng ended the Cultural Revolution and implemented a more pragmatic economic policy. The lesson then goes on to look at how this was misinterpreted and led to the pro-democracy movement - and the subsequent Tiananmen Square Massacre. The lesson goes up to the current day giving students a rich understanding of China’s place in the world.

All of the lessons can be split in half, meaning there could be 6 lessons worth of content.

All of the lessons are fully resourced, including PPTs, embedded videos and worksheets/print-offs.