by oriasatucb | Nov 21, 2023 | Africa, Asia, East Asia, For Students, For Teachers, Grade Level, Grades 6-8, Literature, Online Resource or Webpage, Resource Type, Resources, South Asia, Subject
Joseph Campbell’s Monomyth, developed in Hero With A Thousand Faces, describes the common heroic narrative in which a heroic protagonist sets out, has transformative adventures, and returns home. It is a useful formula for comparing literary traditions across...
by oriasatucb | Nov 21, 2023 | Arts, Asia, For Students, For Teachers, Grade Level, Grades 6-8, Grades k-5, Images, Lesson Plans, Online Resource or Webpage, Resource Type, Resources, Social Studies, South Asia, Subject
This three-week unit invites students to understand and make connections with cultures in rural North India via traditions of ritual painting that have been practiced since ancient times. The unit includes background information for teachers, activities, an image...
by oriasatucb | Nov 21, 2023 | Arts, Asia, East Asia, For Students, For Teachers, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Online Resource or Webpage, Resource Type, Resources, Social Studies, Subject
Shinto – “the way of the kami” – is deeply rooted in pre-historic Japanese religious and agricultural practices. The term kami can refer to Japanese mythological deities, but also can mean divinity manifested in natural objects, places,...
by oriasatucb | Nov 21, 2023 | Africa, Asia, Europe, For Students, For Teachers, Grades 9-12, Latin America, Mexico, Recorded Lecture, Resource Type, Resources, Social Studies, Southeast Asia and Pacific Islands, Subject, Western Europe
Interviews with six different historians. They describe what they love about history, how they define history, details about their job, and how the study of history can change people’s lives. What Do Historians Do?
by oriasatucb | Nov 21, 2023 | Arts, Asia, For Students, For Teachers, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Images, Lesson Plans, Resource Type, Resources, Social Studies, South Asia, Subject
Visual analysis is an engaging and interactive way for students to learn about these histories. This interdisciplinary process melds historical and art historical thinking skills with visual arts concepts. This lesson is based around a methodical visual analysis...
by East Asian Studies Center (The Ohio State University) | Nov 16, 2023 | Arts, Asia, East Asia, For Students, For Teachers, Grade Level, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Grades k-5, Lesson Plans, Literature, Online Resource or Webpage, Resource Type, Resources, Social Studies, STEM, Subject, World Languages
To help incorporate East Asian content into the classroom, The Ohio State University’s East Asian Studies Center faculty and staff, as well as teacher training participants, create a plethora of instructional materials related to various aspects of East Asian...
