History is almost entirely made up of wars
but have you ever heard of the opium wars? If you think they were fought
recently in Afghanistan or in Central America with the drug cartels, you are
barking up the wrong tree. Do your research and find out when these wars were
fought and why. The reason for the wars may seem obvious but there is another
plot twist there, so read and find out. When you are done, write a short essay.
The
purposes of the activity:
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To provide practice with past
tenses and narrative structures
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To provide the opportunity to
improve command of the language and competency in writing
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To provide an introduction to
research based writing and all the skills it requires: note taking annotating,
paraphrasing and summarizing.
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To provide brief insight into
an important historical event
Reading
material to annotate: less challenging material
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“The opium wars: when Britain
made war on China” http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/0/20428167
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“The first opium war” http://ocw.mit.edu/ans7870/21f/21f.027/opium_wars_01/ow1_essay01.html
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“The second opium war” http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/battleswars1800s/p/secondopiumwar.htm
Video
to watch and make notes on:
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“Opium in China” http://www.history.com/shows/mankind-the-story-of-all-of-us/videos/opium-in-china
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