CPWC Day 55 - 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: Yeoboseyo!  When you arrive to class, please open up your notes and readings on Korea.  We'll spend the first few minutes of class reviewing these sources.  Then, we'll examine totalitarianism in North Korea.

Homework:

• Pd. 3-4 - Monday, November 21 - Unit 5 Test
• Pd. 6-9 - Tuesday, November 22 - 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)