CPWC Day 56 - Korea in the World

Objectives:  Compare and contrast the contemporary status of North and South Korea.

Task:  Good morning!  Today, we'll finish up our studies of East Asia with an examination of North & South Korea.  When you arrive to class, please find a partner and get a whiteboard, marker, & eraser.  Open "Reflection - Totalitarianism in North Korea" and discuss these questions with your partner.  Use the whiteboard to take notes on your discussion and be ready to share with the class.   After our class discussion, we'll use the ABC-Clio Geography database to compare North Korea and South Korea.  Finally, if there is any time remaining, we'll review for tomorrow's test.

Homework:

• Friday, April 21 - Unit 5 test

Extending class discussion:

• "South Korea: Country Profile" (BBC)
• "North Korea: Country Profile" (BBC)
• "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)