Worksheet
Curated OER

ESL: Like and Want Exercise

For Students 4th - 5th
In this ESL worksheet, students fill in blanks in sentences with the word that correctly completes them, choosing from "like" or "want."
Handout
The History Cat

The History Cat: Samurai Japan

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the culture and traditions of the samurai in medieval Japan.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: An Introduction to the Samurai

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the origins of the Samurai, The First Warrior Government (The Kamakura Shogunate, 1185-1333, The Second Warrior Government: The Ashikaga Shogunate of the Muromachi Period (1338-1573), The Third Warrior Government: the...
Website
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: The Samurai: Japanese Warriors

For Students 3rd - 9th
Discover the history of the famed Samurai of Japan. What made them unique? A free registration is required to download material.
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Other

Military items.com: Samurai Sword Anatomy

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive article that highlights each specific part of the traditional samurai sword using text and high-quality images.
Interactive
Other

Electric Samurai: Cobweb Castle

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains still images of Samurai statues and interactive QuickTime video files to view various shrines and castles in Japan. Also includes links to additional information, many of which are in Japanese.
Handout
Other

Military items.com: Samurai Armor Anatomy

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of how Samurai armor was constructed and a diagram provides a view of the armor and a labelling of its different components.
Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Thinking Critically About Heart of a Samurai

For Students 5th - 8th
A six-part learning module with links to images, websites, videos, and a text to use while reading Margi Preus' Heart of a Samurai.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Black Ships and Samurai

For Students 9th - 10th
Imagine seeing gigantic ships bellowing black smoke pulling into a harbor- the kind of ship you've never seen before! Perry and his black ships opened Japan and enabled two incredibly different cultures to meet. Authors provide fantastic...
eBook
Ohio State University

The Early Modern Warrior: Three Explorations of Samurai Life [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Tokugawa Ieyasu was the first shogun to unite and bring peace to Japan. His early life and rise to power is documented in this essay. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
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Other

Japanese Samurai Goods

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information about the history of the Samurai sword, different terms that relate to it, and its importance. Spelling errors exist, presumably because of translation.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: An Introduction to the Samurai

For Students 9th - 10th
This article describes the rise and fall of the Shogunate in Japan. Included are pictures of Japanese art from these periods in Japanese history.
Handout
Other

Shadowofleaves.com: History of Japanese Swords

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow the history of Japanese swords from the earliest times to present. Different kinds of swords were introduced during different historical periods with the samurai sword being the most well known.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Helmet With Half Face Mask

For Students 9th - 10th
View a picture of a samurai helmet and read about who wore the helmet, the purpose of the helmet, and how it was made.
Graphic
Curated OER

Japan guide.com: Samurai

For Students 9th - 10th
This Japanese guide book site offers general information and history on the samurai, the warrior class of feudal Japan.
Graphic
Curated OER

Japan guide.com: Samurai

For Students 9th - 10th
This Japanese guide book site offers general information and history on the samurai, the warrior class of feudal Japan.
Graphic
Curated OER

Code of the Samurai: A Modern Translation of the Bushido Shoshinsu

For Students 9th - 10th
This Japanese guide book site offers general information and history on the samurai, the warrior class of feudal Japan.
Graphic
Curated OER

The Last Samurai

For Students 9th - 10th
This Japanese guide book site offers general information and history on the samurai, the warrior class of feudal Japan.
Graphic
Curated OER

Military items.com: Samurai Armor Anatomy

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of how Samurai armor was constructed and a diagram provides a view of the armor and a labelling of its different components.
Graphic
Curated OER

Japan Guide: Samurai

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives a description of what a Samurai is.
Website
Columbia University

Asia for Educators: Medieval Japan Multimedia Unit

For Students 9th - 10th
This unit from the extensive Asia for Educator's site provides audio, video and lecture materials from well-credentialed Asian studies professors to explore Japan's medieval period, from 1000-1500 A.D. Topics include the Samurai,...
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Short Sword (Wakizashi) and Long Sword (Katana)

For Students 9th - 10th
Sword making is a highly refined and respected art in Japan, part of a ritualized process requiring decades of training. View two examples and read the background of the importance of swords to the Japanese people.
Graphic
Curated OER

Military items.com: Samurai Sword Anatomy

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive article that highlights each specific part of the traditional samurai sword using text and high-quality images.
Graphic
Curated OER

Military items.com: Samurai Armor Anatomy

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of how Samurai armor was constructed and a diagram provides a view of the armor and a labelling of its different components.

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