*Full Lesson* Mao's China: Aims of the Cultural Revolution (Edexcel A-Level History)

This is the First lesson in a series covering the new Edexcel A-Level History unit: Mao's China 1949 - 1976. This series of lessons covers Key Topic Three: The Cultural Revolution and its Aftermath, 1966 - 76

The lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and sources. The lessons refer to the textbook "Communist States in the Twentieth Century " (Bunce, 2015 - Hodder) although other textbooks could be used with the lessons.

During the lesson pupils will:
* Suggest why Mao swam across the Yangtze River in 1966 and investigate the significance of the event in Mao's political life.
* Compare depictions of Mao from 1958 and 1966 and suggest how and why they have changed.
* Watch a video introducing pupils to the Red Guard and denunciations.
* Analyse propaganda posters from the Cultural Revolution and suggest how the use of propaganda had changed since the 1950s.
* Investigate the four olds and their significance
* Consider a timeline and sources describing the key events of the Cultural Revolution
* Use the information from the lesson to suggest why Mao launched the Cultural Revolution in 1966.

This lesson is based on a double lesson (100 minutes) but could easily be broken up into a number of smaller lessons.

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