CPWC Day 52 - History of Japan

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UNICEF members will be collecting donations for typhoon Haiyan relief efforts during all lunches this week.

Objective:  Assess the causes and consequences of Japan's expansion in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Task:  Today, we'll spend the first part of class taking notes on the history of Japan.  Please get out some paper and a pen or a pencil.  After taking notes, we'll spend some time analyzing the "Rescript on Education."   Next, you'll get out "Japan & China Respond to the West" and re-examine the text for content and meaning.  Finally, you'll go on the Moodle to watch a "movie" providing more details on China and Japan.

Homework:

• TODAY - China & Japan Respond to the West 
• Thursday, November 14 - "Top 10 Things to Know About Korea"
• Monday, November 18 - Unit 5 Test (includes East Asia map)