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PPT
Curated OER

Religions of the World

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A perfect resource for encouraging an understanding of the world's religions and note taking skills. Text is broken into a classic note taking style, ideal for teaching good habits. Content includes a break down of major religions,...
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Lu Shih — The Couplets of T’ang

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Writing poetry in ancient China was the modern equivalent of sending a greeting card. Scholars learn about the ancient Chinese poetic form called the lu shih. They read about the context of poetry during the T'ang Dynasty and complete a...
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Handout
Weebly

Ancient China

For Students 6th - 7th Standards
From China's physical geography and earliest beginnings of civilization to the Qin and Han dynasties, here is a nicely designed worksheet on ancient China, which includes a graphic organizer and timeline to summarize the reading material. 
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PPT
Curated OER

Chinese Philosophies & Ethical Codes

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Focusing primarily on Confucianism, these slides contrast the philosophies of India with those of China - and introduce the philosophies of Legalism and Daoism as well. Your world history lecture will come alive with the clear outlines...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What would you do if faced with this problem?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students determine how and why an individual from each of four disciplines - Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Legalism - might respond to the same problem.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Chinese Philosophies

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare Confucianism and Daoism. For this Chinese culture lesson, students listen to a lecture comparing the religious philosophies and take a quiz at the end of the lesson.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Spontaneous Britishstrokes

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Pupils are introduced to Chinese painting and they examine how Daoist phiolosophy influenced artistic style. They discuss how art and artistic technique as a reflection of Daoist culture. Students discuss how art is a reflection of time...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lao-tzu Riding On An Ox

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss expressions of Daoism in Chinese art in this lesson plan for the high school Social Studies, Humanities, or Asian Studies classroom. The philisophical elements of Daoism are emphasized.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Daoist Immortals

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discover the basic principles and beliefs of Daoism through investigation and in-class discussion in this High School lesson for a Social Studies, Humanities, or Asian Studies class.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Perils of Translation

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students discover the challenges of translating poetry written in a character-based language through the study of Lao-tzu's work, Daodejing. This lesson plan includes possible extensions and evaluations.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Taoism

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students identify and interpret Taoism. Students gain knowledge of various eastern philosophies. Students transfer knowledge gained using the higher order thinking skills for analysis. Students identify the key figure in Taoism....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Understanding Daoism through study of the Daodejing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners work in groups and study Daodejing. They describe how Monkey's behavior (from the Monkey Stories) is governed by the Yang and the Yin powers.
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eBook
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Internet Classics Archive: The Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu

For Students 9th - 10th
MIT's Internet Classics Archive offers an on-line English translation of Lao-tzu's most famous work: Tao-te. The Tao-te is the basis of Taoist philosophy.
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Website
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Asian Educational Media Service

For Students 9th - 10th
A tremendous resource for finding sites, multimedia, and other resources for teaching about or studying Asian countries. Search by country, media type, or grade level. Includes lesson plans and links to great online resources.
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Website
University of California

The Bancroft Library: Oroville Chinese Temple

For Students 9th - 10th
Digitized collection of artifacts from a Chinese temple built in 1863 and serving a populace of 10,000.
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Interactive
Other

Capaella University: Global Map of World Religions

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive world map depicting the areas of the world where specific religions are practiced. Clicking on a religion causes the map to show how the religion has spread from its beginning as well as a brief synopsis of the religion and...
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Article
Other

Taoism the Wu Wei Principle Part 4

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed discussion defining Wu-Wei.
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Website
US National Archives

Herbert Hoover Library: The Eagle and the Dragon

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the history of China: their beliefs, arts, philosophies, medicine, and political evolution.
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Website
City University of New York

Chinese Cultural Studies: The Spirits of Chinese Religion, by Stephen F. Teiser

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed look at Chinese religion, organized into the following sections: "Confucianism," "Daoism," "Buddhism," "The Problem with Popular Religion," "Kinship and Bureaucracy," and "The Spirits of Chinese Religion."
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Website
BBC

Bbc Religion and Ethics Homepage: Taoism

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site from the BBC about Taoism, with information on its history, principal texts, customs, beliefs, and ethics.
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Handout
Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance

Religious Tolerance: Taoism (a.k.a. Daoism)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is an excellent introduction to the religion of Taoism. It describes the major Taoist principles, the origins of the religion, and links to many other sites on Taoism.
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Website
Sacred Text Archive

Taoist Texts

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives you access to Taoist sacred texts. It also includes access to both the Tao Te Ching and the I Ching.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Taoism

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers excellent information on the history and practices of the Asian philosophy, Taoism.
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History Teacher

Historyteacher.net: Global Studies: China: The Age of the Philosophers Quiz (2)

For Students 9th - 10th
Test your knowledge of Chinese philosophy, including concepts of Buddhism, Confucianism, Legalism and Taoism with this interactive quiz.