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SUGGESTED SEQUENCE OF LEARNING ACTIVITIES,<br />
INCLUDING THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER RESOURCES:<br />
• Create an identity chart for somebody you consider to be a hero. Include biographical informal, personality<br />
traits, strengths, weaknesses, motivations etc.<br />
• Record your answers to the following: What is a hero? What action did your hero take? What motivated your<br />
hero to act? What obstacles did your hero face?<br />
• Explore the various incidents of bravery and defi ance demonstrated by Chinese and non-Chinese to save<br />
the citizens of Nanjing.<br />
• Investigate the names of the people who were rescuers of the citizens of Nanjing: Minnie Vautrain, John<br />
Rabe, John Magee, George A. Finch, Lewis Smythe, James McCallum, Robert Wilson, Dr. Miner Searle Bates,<br />
Xu Chuanyin, Chen Rong, and Tsen Shuifang.<br />
• Create an identity chart for one of the individuals found among these rescuer profi les.<br />
• Record your answers to the following: What action did the rescuer take? What motivated the rescuer to act?<br />
What obstacles did the rescuer face? What choices did the rescuer have? Try to think of at least three courses<br />
of action open to the rescuer.<br />
• Share your fi ndings with the class and discuss: Do the Nanking rescuers share common identity traits? How<br />
do the rescuers compare to your ideal heroes? What do you think motivates some people to help others?<br />
What prevents others from doing so? Do you think these values are innate or learned?<br />
• Read the diary of John Rabe. Write journal entries as you are reading. Discuss his opportunities and<br />
obstacles in saving Chinese people in Nanjing.<br />
• Read the diary of Minnie Vautrin and Tsen Shuifang. Write journal entries as you are reading. Discuss their<br />
opportunities and obstacles in saving Chinese people in Nanjing.<br />
• Do you think gender makes a difference in a person's opportunities or in the obstacles the person confronts<br />
when rescuing?<br />
• Write a short essay (3 to 4 paragraphs) about one of the rescuers. Why do you think that person risked his<br />
or her life to save the Chinese?<br />
• Write a short essay (3 to 4 paragraphs) refl ecting on the following: Think about a time when you witnessed<br />
the unjust, biased or prejudiced treatment of another person. Describe the event and the circumstances related<br />
to it. How did the event affect the person targeted by the injustice? How did it affect the person responsible?<br />
• Look for ways that you can make a positive difference in someone's life. Iris Chang called this the "Power<br />
of One."<br />
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