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Burial "Rights"
Students, after viewing several segments of the video, "Stories Under the Stones," discuss the pros/cons of separate burial areas for different groups of people. They analyze a series of documents regarding the burial policy of one...
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Imaginary Trip to South Korea
Students "visit" South Korea through the use of technology, in a fun, and stimulating, detailed project. They arrange travel, make choices, work through a budget, learn history, have exposure to language, and get a sense of what a...
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China - Dragons
Students compare cultural practices, products, and perspectives to understand commonality and diversity among cultures. They analyze examples of interactions between cultural groups and explain factors that contribute to cooperation...
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Harding Black: Taking It To Another Level
Students complete a variety of activities related to the pottery of Harding Black and the uses of clay in San Antonio, Texas. They watch a video about the life of Harding Black, conduct a clay percolation experiment, compare and...
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Japan's Economic Miracle
Students explore the concepts of price and demand. In groups, pupils simulate the purchase and selling of land in Japan. They create a loan, and make decisions to buy or sell as the economic market fluctuates. Classmates discuss their...
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My Culture
In this culture worksheet, students answer ten short-answer questions about their own culture then write about the major cultural influences in their lives.
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Asian Studies Unit Korea
Students conduct research about different Asian countries. The research is done in order to compare and contrast the different land areas and cultures. Students complete a writing assessment related to it.
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East Asia: Current Events
Ninth graders read and evaluate current events of East Asia. They select an article, read and summarize the article and identify the key people, places, dates, and events in the article. As they summarize, they write a personal...
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The Medium And The Message
Students compare and contrast Buddhist sculpture in varying materials through in-class discussions and small cooperative learning groups. This instructional activity includes possible instructional activity extensions.
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Kansas in the Movies, the Cold War Period
Young scholars are instructed using a cross curricular type of lesson. The time period that they focus upon is the founding of the Soviet Union as a superpower in the world after WWII. The rise of communism is also taken into consideration.
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What's So Bad or Good About Conflict?
Pupils investigate how conflict can be positive or negative. They discuss the concept of conflict while making a class web of their ideas. They design a class bulletin board that includes a thought written by each student after the...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Arts of Korea: A Resource for Educators
This educational resource from the Metropolitan Museum of Art contains 118 pages describing numerous pieces of Korean art with images and lesson plans included.
Princeton University
Princeton University Art Museum: Asian Art Collection
Extensive history and explanation of the cultural influences on Asian art. A map allows viewers to focus on a region. Access images of artwork in the museum's collection.
The British Museum
British Museum: Explore World Cultures: Korea
Learn about the traditional Korean art in this historical overview and image gallery of Korean art with detailed descriptions, from the collection of the British Museum.
Princeton University
Princeton University Art Museum: Art of Korea
Princeton University art museum, this is a brief overview of the art of Korea with a selection of relevant object images from the collection.
Other
Korean Taekwondo Association
In Korean. This organization promotes the sport of Taekwondo in the the country of Korea. This site includes a timeline of the history of this organization, an event calendar, encyclopedia of Taekwondo, and a gallery.
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Korean Martial Arts Federation
This site is the homepage of the Korean Martial Arts Federation. It includes information on the Federation, videos, journals, and links to more information.
Library of Congress
Loc: Veteran's History Project: The Art of War
The stories of wars told through artwork. The photographs, drawings, cartoons, paintings, etc. tell the stories of World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Goryeo Celadon
Information discussing Goryeo Celadon, and its development over time.
Other
Buddhapia.com: Korean Buddhism
A multipage, well illustrated, site on Korean Buddhism. Covers history, practice, and art.
Other
About Korea: Culture and the Arts
Korea has an ancient culture. Find out about the paintings, dance, literature, and ceramics that have developed over the hundreds of years.
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About Korea: Culture and the Arts
Korea has an ancient culture. Find out about the paintings, dance, literature, and ceramics that have developed over the hundreds of years.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Introduction to Korean Buddhism
Buddhism became the official religion of one of Korea's early kingdoms in 372, after a priest arrived from China with Buddhist images and scriptures. From the time of its introduction it had the enthusiastic support of the rulers and the...
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World Tang Soo Do Association: Homepage
Tang Soo Do is a Korean martial art which teaches empty hand and foot fighting, fighting forms, self-defense, and weapons. Tang Soo Do also teaches people to live a healthy and harmonious life. This ancient martial art traces its lineage...