Teaching with the News
Looking at the Tank Man: The 20th Anniversary of Tiananmen (Spring 2009)
On June 4, 1989—-twenty years ago this week—-government troops killed hundreds and injured thousands more in a crackdown on protestors in Tianamen Square, Beijing, China. In April 2009, for the first time in two decades, Chinese people were able to search for information about these protests on the internet after the Chinese government removed some of its heavy censorship.
In this lesson students will:
Consider the concept of censorship and analyze the merits of censorship versus freedom of information.
Learn about the protests in Beijing in 1989.
Work collaboratively to interpret an image from multiple perspectives.
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Lesson: Looking at the Tank Man
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