Reading Reflection

Overview

Comparing the written texts with the documentary, how does watching / viewing a historical document differ from reading about the same events?

Cite from the text you're examining - be specific! Page numbers and quotes? (You don't have to use all the materials. Just use what you need) USE DIRECT QUOTES!!!!

• Read: Spence, “Introduction” “Reopening the Doors” and “Redefining Revolution” 559-614
• Read: “A Hero for Our Times” and “Mastering New China,” in SANG Ye, et al. ed. China Candid (2006)
• Read: DENG Xiaoping, “Emancipate the Mind, Seek Truth From Facts, and Unite As One Looking to the Future,” in Chen et al., The Search for Modern China: A Sourcebook 3rd ed. (2013)
• Spence, “Levels of Power” and “Testing the Limits”, pp. 615-665
• Read: “Testing the Limits” in Chen
• Watch: Carma Hinton, dir. “The Gate of Heavenly Peace” (1995) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Gtt2JxmQtg

It's okay to use the first person ("I think, I argue, I believe")

Have more coherence and connection among the various sources you used.

Followup: it helps me see what you're saying vs. the texts you are analyzing

Respond directly to the prompt

Have an argument

Address the prompt

Be coherent / don't try to address too much

Use specific textual examples (citations, page numbers)

Don't forget to double-space

No need to bring in outside material

Aim for about 500 words