Curated OER
Newscasts From Tiananmen Square
Students study the issues surrounding the Tiananmen Square Massacre through student-produced newscasts. They read, "China after Mao" to understand the intellectual and political climate of the times surrounding the Tiananmen Square...
Curated OER
A Picture is Worth How Many (unfiltered) Words?
Students explore Google search engine in and out of China, examine events surrounding confrontation at Tiananmen Square between Chinese forces and the Tank Man, and discuss how censorship affects what the media reports and what the...
Curated OER
Riot, Revolution and Reform
Students examine the student protests and subsequent massacre at Tiananmen Square in 1989 and the current petition by victims' family members to open a criminal investigation of the responsible officials.
Curated OER
Unit on Gandhi and Ahimsa
Students explore the history of Gandhi and his viewpoint and example of nonviolence. In this World History lesson, students complete numerous research assignments and activities over the course of nine lessons to expand their knowledge...
Curated OER
Liberty and Security in Contemporary China
Upper graders consider contemporary Chinese economics, political viewpoints, and government. This unit covers a span of several class periods or six days, and engages learners in a variety of skills based activities. They conduct...
Other
The Heritage Foundation: Dr. Wang Dan, Student Leader in Tiananmen Square
Thoughts of Wang Dan, primary dissident in the Tiananmen Square protests, on China during the time of the protests and China in current times. June 2, 2009
HotChalk
Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Experiencing Tiananmen Square
This thorough lesson plan has students learning about the events related to Tiananmen Square. The students have options for how their research can be completed.
George Washington University
George Washington University: Tiananmen Square, 1989, the Declassified History
An Electronic Briefing Book on the Tiananmen Square protests that is divided into five sections: Student Demonstrations in 1985-86, On the Brink, The Crackdown, The Aftermath, and Ten Years after Tiananmen. Site includes a collection of...
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Teaching With the News: The 20th Anniversary of Tiananmen
Multi-media lesson in which students consider the concept of censorship and analyze the merits of censorship versus freedom of information while learning about the protests in Beijing in 1989. Note: Some video content may not load in...
BBC
Bbc: On This Day: June 4: 1989: Massacre in Tiananmen Square
This brief account looks back at the period of student protests in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, which occurred in 1989.
PBS
Pbs Frontline: The Tank Man
Take a look back at the events surrounding the day after the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing, China when "a single, unarmed young man stood his ground before a column of tanks" symbolizing the struggle for freedom. Provides a...
PBS
Pbs Frontline: The Gate of Heavenly Peace
A companion website to the documentary about the protests at Tiananmen in 1989, and the resulting Beijing Massacre of June 4.
Other
Center for Asian American Media: Chronology of the Pro Democracy Movement
A detailed timeline starts with events in the early part of the 20th century and then covers the year 1989 during which the massive protests in Tiananmen Square took place.
Other
Pro Democracy Protests in China
This collection of solicit papers by China specialists and on-the-spot observers of the extraordinary events that exploded across the breadth of China in the spring of 1989 view the prodemocracy movement in the provinces as well as in...