Comparing Chinese And Japanese Ceramics

Upper graders use the potter's wheel to make Japanese style tea cups, which they will use in a Japanese style tea ceremony. They hone their sculpting techniques while exploring Japanese cultural and the history of tea. There are two...

Students explore the art form of raku. In this Japanese culture instructional activity, students create an Asian style hand-built tea cup for firing in the raku manner.

Eighth graders explain the historical process of lacquer ware, list the characteristics of lacquer ware, and identify objects made of cinnabar, including their usage. In this cinnabar boxes lesson plan, 8th graders apply the process of...

Students delve into Chinese, Korean, and Japanese art. In this geography lesson plans, students gain an understanding about the importance of form and function and design for a purpose in China, Korea and Japan cultures.

Compare and contrast the distinctive characteristics of art forms from various cultural, historical, and social contexts, and describe how the same subject matter is represented differently in works of art across cultures and time...

Students examine burial customs in ancient China and Japan comparing those customs to burial traditions from other cultures. This activity leads to group creative projects of mock "tombs".

Students participate in a variety of activities that are concerned with comparing different cultures through the literary genre of folktales. The stories are used to stimulate student interest and provide a context for how a society...

An excellent overview of historical Japanese culture, this presentation could carry through a world history unit or a lesson on the history of Japan. Especially interesting are the slides that compare Japanese armor and castles to other...

The big question: How did Russo-Japanese War imagery and the press influence Japanese perception of the war? Learners consider this big question as they compare and contrast various artistic media from the period. The lesson is...

Students examine the significance of Tokugawa Japan from (1603-1888) and research supplemental materials relating to the topic. In this Japanese History lesson, students discuss the policy of isolationism in Japan and answer...