Michelle
Luckadoo, NBCT
7th
Grade Social Studies
luckadmd@dpsnc.net
~A
very special thanks to the Freeman Foundation~
Thanks to Bogdan Leja,
UNC-CH; Louisa Kilgroe, NC State; and Yoko Kano, UNC-Wilmington for
instructing, coordinating and traveling with the NCTAN teachers.
In
addition, I would like to thank my NCTAN travel buddies for their ideas,
insights, and impressions that have forever changed my perspectives of
http://www.state.gov/www/background_notes/japan_0007_bgn.html
CIA
World Factbook
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ja.html
http://jin.jcic.or.jp/kidsweb/
Japan Information Network – Statistics, Regions and
Cities, Japan Atlas, Japan Directory, Japan Web Navigator, Trends in Japan,
Japan Insight, NIPPONIA, The Japan of Today, Virtual Museum of the Traditional
Japanese Arts, Kids Web Japan, and JIN Plaza
JAPAN NOW – Online
www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jicc/index.htm
Minear,
Richard H., Through Japanese Eyes (1994) An anthology of articles
that “attempts to recreate the reality of everyday life as experienced by the
Japanese people.”
Japanese Family and Culture ISBN4-533-02020-8
Introduction to Japanese Culture ISBN 0-8048-2056-2
A
Look Into
Kalman, Bobbie. Japan the culture –
Paterson, Katherine. Of Nightingales That Weep – This novel set in Medieval Japan details the life of a daughter of a samurai.
Paterson, Katherine. The Sign of the Chrysanthemum –This novel set in Medieval Japan details the life of a son of a samurai.
Paterson,
Katherine. The Master Puppeteer – This novel set in Tokugawa
Japan is suitable for middle school readers
Other
resources you can borrow or how to obtain materials on
Japan Information Center, Consulate General of Japan
in Atlanta
http://www.atlanta.us.emb-japan.go.jp
They can provide you with posters and some reading
materials if you contact the office. All it takes is a simple email!
Francis A. Moyer, Director
919-515-3450
http://www2.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/project/ncjapancenter/www/
They will let you borrow books and videos. They have
copies of the Japan Diaries!
http://www.glocomnet.or.jp/fmf/
You can apply online! This is an excellent opportunity
for teachers of all subject areas!
ASIA for KIDS www.asiaforkids.com
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