Jili begins junior high school in september after waiting for more. Its 1966, and twelveyearold jili jiang has everything a girl could want. How mao manipulated the people of china during this time period is widely known and accepted as a sad chapter in chinas history, but. The cultural revolution began in 1966 when jili is twelve. Propaganda poster highlighting mao ze dongs little red book and the power of the cultural revolution in china. A memoir of the cultural revolution audiobook by jili jang. At the end of this chapter, jili describes how has she changed over the past two years since the start of the cultural. Learn chapter 10 red scarf with free interactive flashcards. This middle grade novel is an excellent choice for tween readers in grades 5 to 6, especially during homeschooling. Shes growing up in china in 1966 okay, your mom probably isnt an actress, too. This year marked the 25 year anniversary of the uprising in chinas tianemman square. Twelveyearold jili jiang has brains, friends, and a bright future.
Quiz and essays the red scarf girl chapter activities. The day was marked in china by increased police surveillance and the total shutdown of the internet. The first edition of the novel was published in 1997, and was written by jili jiang. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Where can i find chapter summaries for the book red scarf girl. What words and labels are used to describe someone who is an enemy of the revolution. Then mao zedong launches chinas infamous cultural revolution.
This 39page guide for red scarf girl by jili jiang includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 16 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. Revolution is not a dinner party audiobook by ying chang. Jili jiang shows slides as she talked about her book red scarf girl. Free download or read online red scarf girl pdf epub book. Red scarf girl is the true story of a young girl who survived chinas cultural revolution. Fill in the blank in this quote from red scarf girl. Jiyong gets to drive, and didnt slow down, so jili and jiyun lost. I dreamed of being an actress, holding bunches of flowers, bowing again and again to answer curtain calls. When jilis family is accused of capitalist crimes, all of her. In red scarf girl, jili was at the top of her class and the daduizhang, or student council president, of her school. Questions and answers forming a summary of red scarf girl. Ji li was a respectable girl, who wore her red scarf around her neck, received very high marks in school, and was the top of her class. Prologue the prolog of the red scarf girl is about ji lis life before the cultural revolution started. This title is part of or scheduled to be part of the following subscriptions.
It is heart wrenching to follow each step as china is torn apart and neighbors and family become foes. Red scarf girl, by jili jiang is the fascinating story of jili and her familys experiences during the cultural revolution in china. The propaganda wall is a wall that displays the newest campaigns of chairman mao. A good read, but i was turning pages every ten seconds.
She goes to school, gets annoyed at her siblings, and dreams of becoming an actress one day, just like her mom. Red scarf girl audiovideo lesson plan template and teaching resources. Soon school is suspended and students are getting caught up in the fervor of maos extreme politics. The book has been awarded with the judy lopez memorial award. Nonfiction jili jiang was twelve years old in 1966, the year that chairman mao launched the cultural revolution in china. If any four old items were found, they would be taken and destroyed. A chapterbychapter summation of red scarf girl, the story of a girl living during the time of the communist takeover of china. Audiobook excerpt narrated by christina moore created by recorded books listen to the recording 03. Rbdigital unlimited audio pub library us collection rbdigital audio pub library childrensyoung adult collection.
In 1966 when the cultural revolution was just beginning, there was a smart well liked 12 year old girl named ji li. Red scarf girl chapters 1 5 answer key bend back as far as she could because of their political background all genres all of the above a poster criticizing teachers and education its hard. With my red scarf, the emblem of the young pioneers, tied around my neck, and my heart bursting with joy, i achieved and grew every. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. Ji li was asked to lean backwards as far as she could because the liberation army woman was examining her to see if she and some fellow classmates were flexible. The propaganda wall in this chapter, the propaganda on the wall at the entrance to jilis alley is changed to a beautiful copy of the popular painting mao zedong on his way to anyuan 101.
Ji li wore a red scarf because she wanted to bein sync with the rest of the red guards. Publishers weekly best book ala best book for young adults ala notable childrens book ala booklist editors choice. Choose from 500 different sets of chapter 10 red scarf flashcards on quizlet. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
Our narrator and protagonist is only twelve when the cultural revolution starts, but shes in for. Red scarf girl by jili jiang is a compelling memoir from a girl growing up during the chinese cultural revolution. Traditional values are derided and demeaned as the revolution and allegiance to chairman mao are more important than family and individual concerns. But when comrade li, one of maos political officers, moves into a room in their apartment, ling begins to witness the gradual disi. They decide to go in the neighborhood pedicab, which you can take if have a sick family member. Her voice is as real as the events it describes in this important, illuminating memoir. She is a good student who is admired by her classmates. Red scarf girl is jili jiangs true story, not orwellian fiction. Chapter 6 the red guards searched through old lady rongs apartment. Chapters 10 explore the cultural revolution in the years 19661968, the same years covered in red scarf girl. We created this audiovideo for our students with special needs below grade level learners when they had to read the autobiography red scarf girl. You might try the site below, it tells where the book and tape are avaliable.
Teaching red scarf girl facing history and ourselves. Pdf red scarf girl book by jili jiang free download. Where can i find chapter summaries for the book red scarf. A memoir of the cultural revolution is a very moving story. I would just try going to you library and asking them or checking a local book store any where that sales books. Red scarf girl chapter 10 junior high william rogeberg. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Red scarf girl by jili jiang used for classroom readalouds. Teaching red scarf girl rationale by adam strom, director of research and development, facing history and ourselves jili jiangs extraordinary memoir red scarf girl transports readers to a tumultuous time in chinese historythe first two years of the great proletarian cultural revolution. Moving, honest, and deeply personal, red scarf girl is the incred. Mao tsetung was a reallife political leader during the cultural revolution in china. Filled with patriotic fervor for the chinese communist government, jili is at first ashamed to be part of her family, which is persecuted because of her grandfathers political beliefs. Ive noticed that there are no quizzes about this book, so i made one.
The main characters of this non fiction, autobiography story are. Red scarf girl is a historical memoir written by jili jiang about her experiences during the cultural revolution of china, with a foreword by david henry hwang jili jiang was very important in her classroom and was respected until 1966 when the cultural revolution started. Shes not even sure she believes that anymore, though. Now it showcases a painting of chairman mao and people are always bowing down to him to show loyalty to the communist party. Red scarf girl a memoir of the cultural revolution.
To my dearest grandma, who would be so happy if she. The book was published in multiple languages including, consists of 285 pages and is available in paperback format. Up until that time she is very happy with life in china. In music class, she was brought into a room to show a liberation army woman how flexible she was. Why does jili find it difficult to criticize her teachers. Junior high school at last jili begins junior high school in september after waiting for more than a year. A memoir of the cultural revolution unabridged audiobook, by jili jang. This middle grade novel is an excellent choice for tween readers in grades 5 to 6. Red scarf girl reading comprehension questions for ch. My students need to know what life is like in a communist country.