CPWC3-4 Day 54 - Japan & Korea in Global Context

Purpose:  Investigate the historical and cultural significance of select events in Japan's history.  Describe the impact of geography and history on the development of North and South Korea.

Task: Kon'nichiwa!  When you arrive to class, please open your notes on the Japan.  We'll finish our notes on Japan and read "Reviving Shinto" to reinforce the significance of history.  Finally, we'll compare the geography and status of contemporary Korea.

Homework:

• Monday, November 21 - Unit 5 Test

Extending class discussion:

• "For China, Japan, & South Korea, Just Meeting is an Accomplishment" (Weekend Edition Saturday, 10/31/2015)
• "History by Fiat?  South Korea's Park Pushes Conservative Schoolbooks" (Christian Science Monitor, 11/1/2015)
• "Even the Planes Stop Flying for South Korea's National Exam Day" (All Things Considered, NPR, 11/12/2015)