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What's In a Name?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the relationship between names and certain cultures and locations. In this identity lesson, students create family migration or immigration maps. Students read excerpts from When My Name was Keoko and Lost Names: Scenes...
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Lost Names: Scenes From a Korean Boyhood,

For Teachers 8th - 10th
What a great resource to share! Based on the book Lost Names by Richard Kim, this valuable instructional activity focuses on the Japanese occupation of Korea during WWII. Additionally, it employs first-person journaling as a mode of...
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Let's Go to Korea

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students prepare for travel to Korea. In this Korean travel instructional activity, students discover to steps of obtaining passports, airline flight options to Korea, and study places to see and visit in Korea.
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Pictures from Korea: Shards of an Almost Forgotten Past

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore the Korean War through photography. In this Korean War lesson, students examine photographs taken by a soldier and respond to question about them.
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An Elementary School Day in Korea

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students study the similarities and differences between their school and a school in Korea. In this culture study lesson, students discuss and list their classroom's weekly schedule. Students then read about a Korean class schedule and...
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Police Action: The Korean War, 1950-1953

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore why the United States became involved in the war in Korea. They discuss the confict between Truman and MacArthur, culminating in the latter's dismissal from command. They identify on a world map foreign countires...
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Living in Seoul, Korea

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students imagine themselves on a field trip to Seoul, Korea. They use the 5-W questioning method to decide how to gain information about the city.
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Kingdoms of Southeast Asia and Korea: Several smaller kingdoms prosper in East and SOutheast Asia, a region culturally influenced by China and India.

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Inspire wonder with this presentation on the ancient kingdoms of Southeast Asia and Korea. You will be able to cover the major kingdoms of Southeast Asia and Korea while also making a connection to the cultural influences of China and...
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Doves, Flags, and Bombs

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events activity, students analyze a political cartoon about escalating tensions between the Koreas and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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People for Successful Corean Reunification (PSCORE)

For Teachers 3rd - Higher Ed
Students explore the concept of human rights. In this social justice lesson, students explore vocabulary regarding human rights and human rights violations in North Korea.
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Korean Folk Paintings - The Symbolic Tiger

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read Korean folktale The Tiger and the Dried Persimmon, discuss story's symbolism, consider why tiger is important Korean symbol, and view variety of Korean folk paintings. Students then create their own tiger paintings,...
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Korea Lunar New Year

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore Korean Lunar New Year traditions, examine Korean culture, practice saying "Happy Lunar New Year" and other greetings in Korean, and discuss common foods, games, and other activities enjoyed by Koreans on Lunar New Year....
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Life in Korea During World War II: When My Name Was Keoko

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders review facts about roles of Asia and Japan in World War II, read When My Name Was Keoko to familiarize themselves with daily life and historic events during World War II in Korea, and participate in student-led...
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When My Name Was Keoko

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students construct a book banquet to help us to recall and enjoy food eaten in Korea during the 1940's. The class is to read When My Name Was Keoko and then create a book banquet that the students invite their parents to. Students cook...
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Perceiving a Culture Through Its Literature

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners read After Seventeen Years by Kim Yong Ik and discuss the cultural, political and geographical aspects of Korea that specifically affect the events in the story.
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PERCEIVINGT A CULTURE THROUGH ITS LITERATURE

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Studentsexamine cultural values in literature, identify the cultural assumptions, prejudices, and purposes of authors and translators, use historical perspective to determine if the values and lifestyle depicted apply to contemporary...
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South and North Korea

For Students 6th - 8th
In this social studies learning exercise, students find the words that are related to the countries of North and South Korea. The answers are accessed through the link at the bottom of the page.
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Lesson Plan on Korea

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read a variety of novels and watch clips of films through which they begin to feel empathy for cultures and countries occupied by foreign countries. They have the option of studying the Sino-Japanese Wars or the Russo-Japanese...
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Korean Lesson Plan

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders are introduced to the history of Korea. Using maps, they identify the reasons why Korea is important geographically. They also research the reasons for the Korean War and how actions of the United States and Korea led...
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The Early Development of Korea

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine the early development of the country of Korea. Using maps, they identify how geography of the country has contributed to its isolation. They use the internet to research how China influenced Korea and what achievements...
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Korean Dance

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the various types of dancing present in Korea. In groups, they discover the history and cultural purposes of the dances and how society influenced the role of dance in its culture. They answer discussion questions and...
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Discovering Culture through Literature

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students read the story "The Last Seventeen Years". Using the story, they identify cultural clues about the country of Korea. In groups, they complete a Venn diagram comparing Korean and United States culture. They use the internet to...
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Lesson Plan on Korea

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in a lesson plan about ancient pottery making in Korea. The time of the research goes back to the 12th century. They read a story and study the attributes of characterization that the author uses.
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Teaching About East Asia

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders research East Asian countries. In groups, pupils are assigned to research China, Japan or Korea. Using the internet and other resources, classmates create a multiple tier time line. They consider aspects such as...