2019 Korean History and Cultural Seminar for Educators - Handbook 2019 NKS Handbook-0617 | Page 108

Yi Sun-Shin. Yu Kwan-Sun is a 20 th century teenage girl who sacrificed her life to protest Japanese occupation. Her story is historically accurate and very touching. Another possibility is a lesson in Teaching East Asia: Korea along with a Power Point lecture titled Silla Korea and the Silk Road that is located on the Korea Society website: www.koreasociety.org. Click on the bar on the right and then click on Education. Mary Connor created the original Power Point lecture, but shortened it for 7 th and 10 t grade World History students. Her Power Point lecture is on our website and titled Silla Korea and the Silk Road: Globalization Then and Now. This lecture together with the lesson (pages 30-38) in Teaching East Asia: Korea will allow for a discussion about the benefits and challenges of globalization. Seventh and 10 th graders should be able to handle this learning opportunity. Ask them to check where their cell phones, clothing, computers, shoes, and household possessions are made and what languages are spoken in their homes and neighborhoods. What are the benefits and challenges of these developments in terms of their own lives and for the United States? This could be homework in preparation for the showing of Silla Korea and the Silk Road: Globalization Then and Now. The visuals on the Power Point are impressive and truly beautiful. The homework assignment should be very helpful for a meaningful discussion of the Silla Korea Power Point lecture. The e-book lesson that begins on page 30 will also be helpful. Students will want to learn about North Korea. The Power Point lecture (Pre-Modern Korea: California Version) provides current information and comparisons between South Korea and North Korea, followed by information on ancient Korea that is included in the new California History-Social Science Framework. An additional Power Point, Inside North Korea, asks students to draw conclusions about life in North Korea by viewing many images from photographs taken by author Mary Connor during her tour of North Korea. Korea is the most Confucian nation in East Asia. While 7 th graders in California were introduced to Confucianism in 6 th grade, a review of this philosophy will be helpful for understanding Korea and Korean American students and their families. Examine the lesson, Korea and Confucianism, on e-book pages 222-226 in Teaching East Asia: Korea. All Korean students know the song, Arirang. It is beautiful and touches the hearts of all Koreans throughout the world. The music chapter (pages 204-206) in Teaching East Asia: Korea gives background on the song and provides a link to the New York Philharmonic’s extraordinary and moving performance of Arirang in Pyongyang, North Korea. If teachers introduce the Arirang, Korean students and their parents will be very appreciative. Showing the performance in Pyongyang will also provoke curiosity about North Korea. The Power Point lecture (Pre-Modern Korea: California Version provides current information on North and South Korea and their differences. If districts or schools would like their faculty to receive this information via an e-mail attachment, please e-mail [email protected]. 106