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Spirits, Monsters, Ghosts, Oh My!: Texts to Understand the Supernatural Japan

A resource describing possible resources and lesson plan ideas that can be used in the classroom to broaden student understanding of Japanese...

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1 Matthew Kizior 1/13/20

Treeless Mountain and A Doll's House

a lesson plan for secondary ELA students that compares A Doll's House with the Korean film Treeless Mountain to consider working mothers and...

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1 Theresa Doerfler 1/12/20

The difference between Fiction vs. Nonfiction texts using literature from/based on China, Japan and Korea

A lesson plan developed for kindergarten classes but easily modified for other grades. In this unit, the students will explore East Asian culture...

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1 Kimberly Malcolm 3/11/19

Growth of Japanese Militarism & WWII in the Pacific: A Part of a Larger Unit on WWII

This implementation plan is part of a larger unit on World War II. It is conducted in a high school US History Honors class, and it is...

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2 Daniel A. Faircloth 4/28/18

Learning about Chinese Culture and History through Children's Literature

utilizing the children's book "Ruby's Wish", students are introduced to Chinese culture and traditions. They listen to the story of a young girl,...

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5 Andrew Feldman 1/18/17

Elementary Level Lesson Plan - Learning Korean Culture and History via Children's Literature

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1 NCTA Work Projects 2/26/16

Elementary Level Lesson Plan - Learning Korean Culture and History via Children's Literature

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1 NCTA Work Projects 2/26/16

Grade 4 Lesson Plan- East Asian Fairytales

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1 NCTA Work Projects 2/26/16

Grade 2 Lesson Plan - East Asian Fairy Tales

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1 NCTA Work Projects 2/26/16

Images of China PDF

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1 NCTA Work Projects 2/8/16

Understanding China in the 21st Century

A look at the unit "Understanding China in the 21st Century" in a 11/12th grade social studies classroom.

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1 Mary Carter 1/10/16

Kelsey Spang's NCTA Unit Plan- WWII Japanese Imperialism and Post-War Japan

This unit lesson plan focuses on the Japanese Imperialistic Agenda in East Asia and their plan to become a leading world power after WWII. Primary...

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2 Kelsey Spang 1/6/16

Animal Themed Kamishibai Unit

This unit will begin with the story, The Kamishibai Man by Allen Say, and a brief discussion about the history of kamishibai tales. Students will...

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4 Lisa Simon 1/2/16

China: Water Issues

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1 pamela burrett 10/19/15

Ponyo: Overview & Notes

A PDF containing an overview of the film and some culture and movie notes.

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1 NCTA Work Projects 3/20/15

Japanese Expansionism leading up to WWII

Lost Names, by Richard Kim, is an excellent narrative of the Japanese occupation of Korea prior to and during the Second World War. To get a...

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1 Shawn E Zetzer 2/26/15

Howl's Moving Castle: Overview & Notes

A PDF containing an overview of the film and some culture and movie notes.

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1 NCTA Work Projects 2/20/15

Preschool Lesson Plan for Kamishibai Man

In this unit, designed for four and five year olds, children will be introduced to Japanese culture and the art of Kamishibai. Children will learn...

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2 Nicole Aaronson 2/8/15

The Tale of the Princess Kaguya: Overview & Notes

A PDF containing an overview of the film and some culture notes.

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1 NCTA Work Projects 2/6/15

World Cultures- China

China has made a major impact on the world throughout history. From the inventions and goods that came from the country during the Age of...

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1 Larissa Sturm 1/29/15