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American and Japanese Cities

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students compare different cities within Japan and within the United States, as well as Japanese and American cities with each other. Students research cities and then write a short essay comparing them.
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Creating a Japanese Garden Lantern in Crea-Stone

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students create a Japanese Garden Lantern. In this step-by-step ceramics lesson, students follow simple how-to directions to mold and create a Japanese Garden Lantern out of Crea-Stone.
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Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the historical background of Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution, analyze the role of defense in our world today, and evaluate the repercussions of Article 9.
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Internment of Japanese-Americans in Arkansas during WWII

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify the location, purpose, and details of the 2 Internment Camps in Arkansas for Japanese-Americans during WWII.
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Japanese Society

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners conduct research into the life of being a person who is Japanese. The lesson uses essential questions in order to guide the research. Classroom activities are used to encourage discussion.
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Building Awareness of the Japanese American Wartime Experience

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students research the Japanese American World War II Camp Experience. They discuss the experience in the context of civil rights and the Bill of Rights.
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National Security - Japanese Internment

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders investigate the balance between national security and individual rights using the Japanese American internment camps during World War II as the setting. The lesson incorporates photographs from the Manzanar camp in...
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Guardian Figure Sculpture and its Significance in Japanese Culture

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Young scholars utilize research skills in learning about Japanese culture and write a journal entry about their impressions of Japanese culture.
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Japanese Objects as Cultural Artifacts: A Model Lesson Using Textiles

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students complete a unit on the cultural significance of textiles in the Japanese culturre. They analyze cotton, line, silk, and wool fabrics, examine various fabric creation and decoration techniques, select an object and write a...
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Japanese music

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars explain music in relation to history and culture. They explore "Tanko Bushi."
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Studying Japanese Internment with Primary Documents

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders view photographs of the Japanese society being interned in camps during World War II in the United States. In groups, they read and discuss Executive Order 9066 and try to determine what group they are trying to focus...
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Rediscovering Forgotten Women Writers

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Women's voices are becoming more prominent in the world of literature, but for centuries, this wasn't the case. Young historians research a woman whose writings are considered to be lost, out of print, or forgotten. They develop an oral...
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Reading Comprehension: Japan

For Students 4th - 5th
In this reading for comprehension worksheet, students read a passage about Japanese Kendo and write answers using complete sentences. Students write 3 answers.
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My Secret War: The WWII Diary of Madeline Beck: Lesson 6

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore women's rights by discussing the events of WWII. In this American work force lesson, 5th graders identify the events that led to World War II and how women helped fight the war through non-violent efforts. Students...
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Exploring the Elements of a Japanese Garden Through the Book Arts

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students create book arts based on a visit to the Botanical Garden. They choose their own images to put into their book and answer discussion questions.
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Japanese Carp Kites/Children's Day

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Students listen to the story "A Carp for Kimiko" and discuss its instructional activity and theme. They design and create their own carp kite in celebration of Children's Day. They discuss gender discrimination and how that makes them feel.
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A Brief History of Vietnam (1858-2004) and Its Evolving Communist System

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils examine the French colonization of Vietnam, the Vietnam War, and the current evolving Communist system. They develop political maps, outline the major events of the Vietnam War, write an essay, and compare/contrast democracy with...
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Japan: Land of the Rising Sun

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students locate Japan on a globe, name the major physical features, and describe the physical environment. They survey the differences and similarities between the life and culture of Japanese young people and American young people.
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Feelings On Japanese Internment

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students listen to the story, "The Bracelet" and evaluate with other class members right and wrong actions. They create a watercolor painting that describes how the book made them feel and discuss their feelings with the rest of the class.
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Front Page History

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners consider how current events are directly and intricately tied to past events, decisions and other influences. The island of Guam is used as a case study as the events of WWII have continued to affect the people of Guam today.
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GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students engage in a video activity to research the effects of war upon the Japanese to live in the world after World War II. They answer specific questions in order to complete the unit.
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Creative Writing - Research and Letters

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Here's a fresh approach that combines research, business and personal letter writing, and creative story telling. Student groups research different decades in the life of a famous Japanese astronomer. They then craft a decade fact sheet,...
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Life in the Floating World: Ukiyo-e Prints and the Rise of the Merchant Class in Edo Period Japan

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore Jananese history through the use of the woodblock print called "ukiyo-e" prints. The audience attracted to the prints, their interests and tastes as well as how the prints reflected the life of the merchant class is the...
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Iwo Jima: The View from the Front Lines

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Iwo Jima was the site of some of the most grim fighting in World War II. Learners consider this fact while examining primary sources, including letters home, from those on the front lines. After they complete the analysis, scholars then...

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