|
Topic |
Country |
Area of study |
Academic grade |
Note |
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Brush Writing,
Shodo: Japanese Calligraphy |
Japan |
Art |
all ages |
|
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Woodblock Prints
-Hankaui: Everything you see can be art |
Japan |
Art |
7-10 |
|
|
Hanko:
|
Japan |
Art |
6-12 |
Signature block,
made from erasers |
|
Haiku: Poem with
illustrations |
Japan |
Art |
6-12 |
|
|
Folding Screens:
|
Japan |
Art |
3-8 |
Cardboard
rendition of famous folding screens |
|
Hung Liu |
China |
Art |
5-8 |
Art criticism,
what her artwork is and what
it means |
|
Japan Tea Cup:
|
Japan |
Art |
4-12 |
Make a pinch pot
cup for a tea ceremony
just like ancient Japan, the oldest
known pottery
makers in the world. |
|
Attitude Through
Art: |
Japan |
art history |
3-8 |
Visions of Mt.
Fuji through
Hokaui's woodblock compared to
photo of Mt. Fuji in
the last 100 years |
|
Rice Bowl:
|
Japan |
Art |
4-12 |
Create a coiled
bowl for Japan's staple
food. |
|
Kimono / Kamodo:
|
Japan |
Art |
K-4 |
Read
a story about kamodo dragons and
view artwork with kimono then compare
and contrast in
a Vin diagram. |
|
Class celebration
with parade, poems, and drama |
China, Korea, and Japan |
English (world literature) |
9 - 12 |
How
to procure materials,
prepare for lessons, conduct a
two-week celebration preparation, carry off
presentations in a class
celebration outdoors |
|
Puppets |
China |
English (world literature) |
9 - 12 |
Making giant
puppets, small puppets, puppet stage: resources and personal
experience in making puppets,
putting on shows |
|
Haiku |
Japan |
English (world literature) |
9 - 12 |
Writing haiku and
tanka: Examples of principles behind haiku and
tanka,
information on Basho, creating
poetry in the classroom, poetry
recitation |
|
Noh |
Japan |
English (world literature) |
9 - 12 |
Putting on a Noh
play: How to manage acting out a Noh play that involves
the whole class in some role or
another, based on "The
Autumn Moon" |
|
Garden |
Japan |
English (world literature) |
9 - 12 |
Creating a
Japanese Garden: Principles of Japanese gardening applied to a
garden created at school;
garden layout, establishing a garden using
community resources, garden
maintenance |
|
Children's Day
fish and fishing poles: |
Japan |
English (world literature) |
9 - 12 |
Children's Day
fish and fishing poles: one-day activity with take-home work
to display for the family, how to deal with bamboo in the classroom |
|
Kame
trees and Samurai principles |
Japan |
English (world literature) |
9 - 12 |
Kame
trees and Samurai principles: using Kurosawa film and folktale as
basis for discussion |
|
Brush Painting |
China & Japan |
Art |
7-10
|
|
|
Haiku |
Japan |
Art |
7-10
|
|
|
Hanko, or
Seals |
Japan |
Art |
7-10
|
|
|
Educational System of Japan |
Japan |
All |
All
age |
Power Point presentation |
|
Japan, All About Japan |
Japan |
All |
All
age |
It includes a little of everything.
food, people, customs, etc. That one takes about 1hr to 1hr 15 minutes
to present. |
|
Ancient Archaeology |
China |
Social Studies |
9
- 12 |
|
|
Qin Dynasty
information, |
China |
Social Studies |
9
- 12 |
|
|
Great Wall, |
China |
Social Studies |
9
- 12 |
|
|
Comparisons between Buddhism,
Hinduism, Taoism and Legalism. |
China |
Social Studies |
9
- 12 |
|
|
Books and references |
All |
All |
9
- 12 |
A librarian has developed a
list of recommended books and materials for various area of teaching. |
|
Hibakusha: the
Stories and Art of Hiroshima A-bomb Survivors |
Japan |
English (world literature) |
9 - 12 |
|
|
Godzilla and the Nuclear Age (Japan/US Relations)
|
Japan |
English (world literature) |
9 - 12 |
|
|
The Use of Poster Art in the Cultural Revolution of
China |
China |
English (world literature) |
9 - 12 |
|
|
Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism: the Feng Shui
of Chinese Philosophy |
China |
English (world literature) |
9 - 12 |
|
|
Geisha and Samurai Traditions in Ukiyo-e
(Floating World Art) |
Japan |
English (world literature) |
9 - 12 |
|
|
Divine Monkeys in China and India (Hanuman in
Ramayana and Monkey King in Journey to the West) |
China |
English (world literature) |
9 - 12 |
|
|
1989 Student Movement in China (I was teaching in PRC
from 1988-90 and saw this in action) |
China |
English (world literature) |
9 - 12 |
|
|
Tokogawa Art and History of Japan |
Japan |
English (world literature) |
9 - 12 |
|
|
Madame Butterfly: Western Influence in Japan from
William Adams to Matthew Perry |
Japan |
English (world literature) |
9 - 12 |
|
|
The Chinese View of Health and Medicine |
China |
English (world literature) |
9 - 12 |
|
|
Class Acts: Kabuki and Noh in Japan |
Japan |
English (world literature) |
9 - 12 |
|
|
Wisdom in Cartoons of Japan and China |
Japan & China |
English (world literature) |
9 - 12 |
|
|
A Japanese Schindler: Japan and Shanghai's Part in
Saving European Jews from the Nazi's Holocaust |
Japan |
English (world literature) |
9 - 12 |
|
|
Cultural Beginnings of Japan: from Shinto Creation
Stories and Ainu Epics to Ethnic Encounter |
Japan |
English (world literature) |
9 - 12 |
|
|
Teaching Journey to the West: Political and
Cultural Lessons from Monkeys and Monks |
China |
English (world literature) |
9 - 12 |
|
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Films and Filmmakers in Japan and China |
Japan |
English (world literature) |
9 - 12 |
|
|
Using Symbolism in Narrative Art and Artifact to
Teach China |
China |
English (world literature) |
9 - 12 |
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