HWC Day 54 - Contemporary Issues in East Asia

Objective:  Examine the emergence and implementation of totalitarianism in North Korea.  Compare contemporary societies in North and South Korea.

Task:  We'll begin class with a brief exploration of select contemporary issues in East Asia.  Then, we'll review for Monday's test.  Finally, if there is time remaining in class, .you'll have the opportunity to work on your historical question.  You can refer to last year's class blog for samples of historical questions.

Homework:

• TODAY - R&R Historical Question due on HWC-Fall14 blog by 3:00 pm
• Monday, November 17 - Unit 5 Test
• Monday, November 17 - R&R Comments to assigned historical question by 7:00 pm
• Tuesday, November 18 - South Asia map due
• Thursday, November 20 - "Breaking Free" reading quiz
• Friday, November 21 - R&R Source Set #1 due on NoodleTools
• Tuesday, December 2 - R&R Source Set #2 due on NoodleTools
• Friday, December 5 - R&R Thesis statement due on HWC-Fall14 blog by 3:00 pm
• Monday, December 8 - R&R Comments to thesis due by 3:00 pm
• Monday, December 8 - R&R Notecards due in class
• Monday, December 15 -R&R Outline due in GoogleDoc by 3:00 pm
• Wednesday, December 17 - R&R Comments to outline due on GoogleDoc by 3:00 pm
• Monday, December 22 - R&R First Draft due in class
• Tuesday, December 23 - R&R Peer Review of First Draft due by 11:00 am
• Wednesday, January 7 - R&R Final Draft due by 3:00 pm
• Monday, January 12 - R&R Presentation due in class

Exploring controversial issues:

1. "The Disneyfication of Tibet" (Washington Monthly, January/February 2014)
2. "The Long Wait for Tibetan Freedom"  (al-Jazeera, 3/24/2014)
3. "Who Are the Uighars?"  (BBC, 4/30/2014)
4. "Xinjiang Profile" (BBC, 10/14/2014)
5. "Xinjiang and Tensions in China's Far West" (CNN, 3/23/2014)
6. "What Life is Like in Japan After Fukashima Nuclear Disaster" (10/21/2014)

Extending Class Discussion:

"Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown" (PBS Frontline, 2/28/2014)