Talk:Book burning in Qin Dynasty
New comments in 2013
Dear Christopher, please start by uploading your powerpoint presentation and then extend the existing article. Now it is still too short. The final version should be 7 pages. You need to stick to the 1st person narrative ("I", "me" etc.) and not only describe things, but also switch to the commentator role (maybe indicated by "Contemporary Commentator" and then evaluate and discuss the topic from different angles, put it into context, criticize etc.). If you want to write less, you can integrate more pictures. Please make sure to indicate your source after each sentence or, if there is a whole paragraph with the same source, after each paragraph. You can indicate it like "Smith 2009:345" and in the final section "References" write the long version "Smith, Jared, Confucius revisted, Yale University Press 2009, 415 pp." In the edit mode, section headers are indicated with "=" and sub section headers with "==". In the edit mode, paragraphs need to be marked with 2 line feeds ("Enter" key). 1 Line feed will not show up as a paragraph. For additional editing tips, including how to indicate sources and how to find copyright free pictures, please refer to [1]. Good luck with your composition! Best, Root (talk) 13:34, 25 February 2013 (CET)
The beginning still needs to be done in first person. I like the commentary that you provide through the perspective of QinShiHuang. Oprah wind fury (talk) 15:12, 27 February 2013 (MST)
Good job. Your powerpoint was great. The book burning seems kind of controversial, like the Kennedy assassination. It seems as though we'll never know the veritable truth about it, but just little details. Dr who (talk) 28 February 2013 (CET)
I liked all the the information you had about what led up to the book burning and the people who were involved. It helps understand what happened and why it happened. Leo1299 (talk) 03:18, 1 March 2013 (CET)
It is usually true that book burning events were staged to provide shock effect on the populace, while the real books were put in a secret library for later use. Good incorporation of that in your summation.Anonymous5 (talk) 21:35, 1 March 2013 (CET)