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How Cultures Differ "Two Different Perspectives on the Same Event
Students read excerpts from Peter Hessler's River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze and discuss his difficulties in learning the language, cultural clashes and how cultural perceptions shape our understanding of the world.
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How a Writer Conveys Descriptions With a Wallop Lesson 3 for Running (From River Town)
Students examine strategies an author uses to provide qualitative and quantitative aspects of life in China. They apply the strategies to their own writing.
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The Rigors of Learning a New Language
Students examine the experiences of a Peace Corps volunteer learning to speak Chinese. They read and discuss an essay written by the Peace Corps volunteer, analyze a map of China, and discuss the author's difficulties in learning the...
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Confronting Two Challenges--One Physical, One Intellectual
Students examine the challenges of a new language and culture. In this cultural lesson, student read Running by Peter Hessler and discuss obstacles faced, including the language barrier. Students write an essay about a time they...
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How Cultures Differ - Two Different Perspectives on the Same Even
Students explore the effects of culture through the story Running by Peter Hessler. In this geography and cultural lesson, students act as newspaper reporters covering the story of the race. Students write newspaper articles as reporters...
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The Rigors of Learning a New Language
Young scholars read an autobiography of a peace corps volunteer studying Chinese. In this cultural acceptance lesson, students compare the dialects of Chinese with English dialects. Young scholars discuss the differences in learning and...
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Confronting Two Challenges-One Physical, One Intellectual
Students examine how the author confronted the challenges of a new language and a new culture. They examine how the author's penchant for running featured in his adjustment to the culture of Fuling and in his learning of the Chinese...
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How Cultures Differ-Two Different Perspectives on the Same Event
Students examine the author's running race from two different cultural perspectives to see just how different the effects of culture can be. They practice thinking about an issue from different perspectives and create a script that can...
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How a Writer Conveys Descriptions With a Wallop
Students identify strategies the author used to vividly convey qualitative and quantitative aspects of life in China, then use those strategies in writing of their own. They examine the author's writing style and techniques to learn some...
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The Rigors of Learning a New Language
Students consider the immensity of the the task the author undertook to learn Chinese. They examine the rigors involved in learning another language-particularly one as notoriously difficult as Chinese and compare aspects of Chinese...
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Canadian Tourism Commission: Maps canada.travel
This interactive map is an excellent student and teacher resource. Select Places to Go to show regions, provinces or territories and capital cities. Hover over the area to get links to more detailed information. Get up to the minute...
Lizard Point Quizzes
Lizard Point: Canada: Provincial Capitals Quiz
Try this interactive geography quiz which tests your knowledge about the provincial capitals of Canada.
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Office of the Prime Minister: Capital Scramble
Drag the provinces and territories to their locations on the map of Canada in this interactive game. Then unscramble the letters to identify the capital cities of each of the provinces. A paper pencil version may be printed.
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Etc: Maps Etc: The Dominion of Canada and Newfoundland, 1902
A map from 1902 of the Dominion of Canada, showing provinces, province capitals and major cities, railroads, canals, mountain systems, lakes, rivers, and coastal features. Symbols on the map indicate the head of navigable rivers (anchor...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Province of Quebec, 1920
A map from 1920 of the province of Quebec from the St. Lawrence River to Hudson Bay and the Hudson Strait. The map shows the Dominion capital of Ottawa, Province capital of Quebec City, major cities and towns, existing and proposed...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Province of Quebec, 1920
A map from 1920 of the province of Quebec from the St. Lawrence River to Hudson Bay and the Hudson Strait. The map shows the Dominion capital of Ottawa, Province capital of Quebec City, major cities and towns, existing and proposed...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Quebec Province (South Central Part), 1920
A map from 1920 of the south-central part of the province of Quebec, showing county boundaries and county seats, the Dominion capital of Ottawa, Province capital of Quebec City, major cities, towns, and ports, existing and proposed...
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Etc: Maps Etc: The Dominion of Canada and Newfoundland, 1921
A map from 1921 of the Dominion of Canada and Newfoundland (Newfoundland and Labrador did not become a province of Canada until 1949). The map shows the province capitals and boundaries at the time, major cities and towns, existing and...
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Etc: Maps Etc: The Maritime Provinces of Canada, 1920
A map from 1920 of the Maritime Provinces of Canada, including New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. The map shows the county divisions and capitals, the provincial capitals of Fredericton (New Brunswick), Halifax (Nova...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Maritime Provinces of Canada, 1914
A map from 1914 of the Maritime Provinces of Canada, including New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. The map shows the county divisions, provincial capitals of Fredericton (New Brunswick), Halifax (Nova Scotia), and...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Maritime Provinces of Canada, 1920
A map from 1920 of the Canadian Maritime Provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island, with an inset map of Newfoundland. The map shows the county boundaries within the provinces, the provincial capitals of...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Maritime Provinces of Canada, 1922
A map from 1922 of the Canadian Maritime Provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island, with an inset map of Newfoundland. The map shows the provincial capitals of Fredericton (New Brunswick), Halifax (Nova Scotia),...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Dominion of Canada, 1901
A map from 1901 of the Dominion of Canada and Newfoundland (Newfoundland and Labrador were not part of the Canadian Confederation until 1949), showing the provinces at the time, provincial capitals, major cities, towns, and settlements,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Dominion of Canada, 1899
A map from 1899 of the Dominion of Canada and Newfoundland (Newfoundland and Labrador were not part of the Canadian Confederation until 1949), showing the provinces at the time, provincial capitals, major cities, towns, and settlements,...