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Africa Review
Seventh graders trace the major events in African history. In this social studies lesson students, create a flowchart depicting the things they learned during this lesson. Students understand the chronology of major events that took...
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Asian-American History
Students explore aspects of Asian-American culture. In this lesson plan, students use the internet to research American history and the Asian American experience, complete Asian inspired art and read a biography. This lesson...
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Ink Painting And Poetry In Japan And China
Students create original Haiku poetry and paint images that depict the emotions of each poem in this high school Language Arts lesson adaptable for other curriculums including Art and Social Studies.
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Year of the Impossible Goodbyes by Sook Nyul Choi
Pupils analyze Korean culture from their literature piece. They investigate the theme of oppression by an occupying army. Students encounter courage, resistance movements and explore the underground railroads.
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Hanging Scrolls
Students explore prospective content for art, then select and use appropriate
subjects, symbols, and ideas to make art meaningful in this lesson suited for upper-elementary and middle level classrooms.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Chinese Calligraphy & Ink Painting
Students explore Chinese culture while creating unique pieces of calligraphy with watercolor paint. This two-part lesson plan includes an assessment rubric and a list of sources to use as a reference.
University of Washington
University of Washington: Chinese Calligraphy
An online visual sourcebook that explores the fundamentals of Chinese calligraphy. Provides historical information, examples of script types, techniques of transmission, questions and answers, and similar resources. An extensive...
National Library of France
National Library of France: Calligraphy, the Preeminent Art Form
Explore the brush stroke's fundamental role in Chinese culture. This online exhibit presents a large collection of calligraphic texts, as early as the fourth century, as well as paintings, illustrations, and albums.
Other
Washington Calligrapher's: Calligraphy Typeface Design
This brief page from the Washington Calligrapher's Guild gives several illustrations and explanations of calligraphy, lettering, and design. Teachers could use this as a short reference with examples.
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University of Washington: Chinese Calligraphy
An online visual sourcebook that explores the fundamentals of Chinese calligraphy. Provides historical information, examples of script types, techniques of transmission, questions and answers, and similar resources. An extensive...
Curated OER
University of Washington: Chinese Calligraphy
An online visual sourcebook that explores the fundamentals of Chinese calligraphy. Provides historical information, examples of script types, techniques of transmission, questions and answers, and similar resources. An extensive...
Archaeological Institute of America
Shang City Uncovered
This article describes the early excavation successes of the American-Chinese archaeological partnership, the Anyang Project.