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Indiana Univ., Bloomington. East Asian Studies Center. – 1999
This document contains five middle school lesson plans that teach about East Asia, focusing on Japan, China, and Korea. Lessons deal with geography, history, cultural comparisons, and trade relations. Lesson plans include background information, materials needed, extension and enrichment ideas, a lesson script, a rubric, a list of resources, and…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian History, Chinese Culture, Culture
Cumings, Bruce – Headline Series, 1995
Korea's recorded history extends back before the birth of Christ. Through their long history, the Koreans have endured a variety of social, political, and economical crises. Confucianism has long been one of the most popular religions by which the Korean people have lived. However, Koreans also have embraced Buddhism and Christianity while…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian History, Asian Studies, Current Events
Francis, Gregory; Mukai, Gary; Kim, Pearl; Leininger, James – 1998
Many world leaders and scholars feel that the U.S.-Japan Security Alliance is essential for long-term peace, prosperity, and stability in Asia. The purpose of this curriculum unit is to examine this alliance by introducing students to case studies of international conflict, with a focus on security issues in Asia. Through each of the lessons…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Case Studies, Conflict, Conflict Resolution
Mukai, Gary; Cheng, Amy; Amar, Jasmine; Donahue, Dave; Fisher, Grace; Klein, Emily; Lee, Joanne – 1997
This curriculum unit is part two of a three-part series. Each of the three parts can be taught independently. The lessons include perspectives from each of the countries under study. This unit introduces students to challenges and opportunities presented by policy options for U.S. and Japanese relations with the Korean Peninsula at the turn of the…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian History, Asian Studies, Foreign Countries
Hoge, John Douglas, Ed.; Rosch, Richard, Ed. – 1997
The lessons in this book may be used as a unit of study on Korea or as supplemental lessons to ongoing social studies programs. The book is divided into seven parts with lesson plans in each area. Part 1, "Language," contains: (1) "The Korean Alphabet" (John Hoge); and (2) "Korean Expressions" (Harold Christensen).…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian History, Asian Studies, Elementary Secondary Education
Richardson, Maurine V.; And Others – 1995
This paper presents an overview of three countries, China, Japan, and Korea, in the northeastern Asia region and provides a bibliography of children's literature from the area in the appendix. The document advocates that the global interdependence of societies necessitates an understanding of the cultures with which people must interrelate.…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian History, Asian Studies, Childrens Literature