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Worksheet
Curated OER

Kim Jong-Il

For Students 4th - 8th
For this famous leaders worksheet, students read a passage about Kim Jong-Il and then complete a variety of activities including spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and scrambled sentences.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

History: I'm Watching You 24/7

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students examine the growth of authoritarian societies. Focusing on North Korea, they watch video clips looking for examples of totalitarianism and identify the problems there. They write letters to the editors of local newspapers...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Undercover in the Secret State

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students examine the current conditions in North Korea. They view and analyze a CNN documentary, research a dissident, answer and discuss questions about the documentary on conditions in North Korea, and identify the technology used by...
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Website
BBC

Bbc News: North Korea: A Political History

For Students 9th - 10th
This history of North Korea details the cult of personality that developed around Kim Il-sung and what has happened since his death in 1994 with the rise of his son and successor, Kim Jong Il.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Kim Jong Il

For Students 9th - 10th
From the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer a short profile of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Il. Also provides links to related topics. (19 October 2006)
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Article
PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: North Korea Prepares for Critical Transfer of Power

For Students 9th - 10th
North Korea is preparing for a major change in leadership. Kim Jong-Il has prepared his son, Kim Jong-Un, the youngest of his three sons. Article describes the problems in North Korea at this time and the difficulty of leadership change...
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Article
Scholastic

Scholastic: New York Times Upfront: Rising Son

For Students 9th - 10th
Kim Jong Un is the son of Kim Jong Il and the heir apparent of North Korea. What obstacles will he face? Here is an article that takes a look at the situation between North and South Korea as they face the future. December, 2010
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Article
Other

World Press Review: North Korea's Nuclear Threat

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a summary of different newspaper articles from places such as Seoul, Tokyo, New Delhi, Berlin etc. on the issue of nuclear weapons in North Korea in 2002.
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Website
CNN

Cnn: Mystery Surrounds Kim Jong Il

For Students 9th - 10th
Studies Kim Jong II of North Korea, and how much the world does not know about him. Provides some information about the dictator who has the world wondering what he is going to do next. (9 October 2006)