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[Anonymous]

Hello one and all,

I am looking at creating an Asian poetry unit and decided to include in it poetry forms that many don't know. All students learn about Haiku and even some learn about Tanka, but the other forms don't seem to make it in.

here are some informational sights on a common Persian form of poetry that is still practiced in Iran, Pakistan, and India. It is quickly catching on in the English poetry world. I hope all enjoy learning a new poetic form.

http://www.ahapoetry.com/ghazal.htm (comments on Ghazal)
http://members.aol.com/poetrynet/ghazals/
http://web.umr.edu/~gdoty/poems/essays/ghazals.html
http://www.ghazalpage.net/
http://www.baymoon.com/~ariadne/form/ghazal.htm (simplified Definition)

[Anonymous]

Here's another site that young students will find interesting on Japan:
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/index.html

It includes:
*folklore
*lastest fashion
*cookbook
*link to meet Japanese kids
*virtual culture link (very cool)
*explore Japan
*and many more

I was on the site for quite some time and was engaged by what was on there.
I tested it on my 6th grade sister and she likes the site because it not only offers facts on Japanese culture and history that kids will find interesting, but it also has art and games.
[Edit by="ssamel on May 25, 4:34:36 PM"]My little sister made miso soup for one of my family's lunch. She recieved the instructions from the site. It was good, too![/Edit]

[Anonymous]

National Geographic is a great website to find pictures and articles on geography, but it's also a great site for lessons on geography and history. One of the features that National Geographic offers on its site is the Xpeditions page, which covers some geography lessons from federal standards:

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/

Here are some links to specific lesson plans on the Xpedition page:

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/04/g68/cultureshock.html
I might use the dvd that USC gave us about eating the scorpion experience, this lesson is about culture shocks and you can choose which countries you want your students to explore

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/05/g68/whatisasia.html
This lesson plan is good if you're introducing the geography of Asia for the first time to your students, it covers boundaries and the different people living in those regions. Asians are not all Chinese!

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/10/g68/religion.html
This lesson plan covers the major religions found in Asia.

**What's great about this site is that the lesson plans do not require you to purchase anything. All you would need is internet and they provide you with maps and other resources.

[Anonymous]

As my previous message stated I am looking up different types of Asian poetry.
Another type of poetry I'm looking at is Sijo

Here are a few sights I found that helped explain it to me

http://www,ahapoetry.com/sijo.htm (definiton and examples)
http://thewordshop.tripod.com/Sijo/sijo-index.htm (website of a Sijo English writer)
http://thewordshop.tripod.com/Sijo/masters.html (translated Korean Sijos)
http://web.umr.edu/~gdoty/poems/sijo/def-sijo.html (Sijo Definition)

Enjoy learning about a new poetic form
Lisa

[Anonymous]

I ihave my students do a found poem where they do research on specific topics on feudal Japan. I have used examples of Japanese poetry. I will add these sites for my students to use in their web quests for next year. I have used examples of poetry from a Japanese anthology. These sites should be helpful

[Anonymous]

AT the beginning of each unit of study in sixth and seventh grade I do a section on geography. I will lok forward to using these sites next year as an "into activity" of as review for geography tests. My students have a culminating geography test in about two weeks so these sites may be helpful for review.

[Anonymous]

This site will be added to my web quest on Japan. My students do a web quest on feudal Japan. They also cover Japan "the place." These sites will be helpful in getting information on more modern Japan. That will help them to make connections between ancient and modern Japan.

[Anonymous]

The resources listed on this post will be interesting to review. In sixth grade I teach India and other world cultures. I like to inclued literature and poetry. Any new ideas will add to my "bag of tricks." It helps to have a list of sites to use. Now I just have to remember to keep a record for myself.

[Anonymous]

The website on CHinese inventions will be a helpful tool for my students to use when they crfeate their Chinese timeline next year. We cover the Han to the Qing dynasties. They record important events, people and innovations. This website will be helpful for them to complete their research. I can also show them some images using these web resources on my LCD projector with my lap top

[Anonymous]

1st web page evaluation

http://newton.uor.edu/Departments&Programs/AsianStudiesDept/

East & Southeast Asia – Web page consists of political, social, cultural and economic categories and sub-categories as well as current topic on China Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, Mongolia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Educational and research resources for Asia, China, Japan, Korea, and Asian American Studies. Easy to navigate and pick link. List of links and detailed information regarding information contained in that link make navigation less frustrating.

Ideas for student use – country projects, history, religion studies broken by country in east asia, understanding each culture more in depth without going.

[Anonymous]

Are there any good web sites for 'Meiji Restoration' pictures?

[clay dube]

John -- one of the websites mentioned in this section is devoted to 19th century photographs. The Nagasaki University photo database is a great resource. http://oldphoto.lb.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/en/

[Anonymous]

This weekend, I was searching the web for buddhism influence on Cambodian architecture and stumbled upon this site: http://www.buddhanet.net

This is a pretty interesting website, it has some e-books that explains somewhat the origins of Buddhism in particular regions and also include some pdf files on history and culture.

It also has daily buddhist teachings and philosophies for you if you want to have it on your pc.

It has some items for little children, such as 2 comic books on zen buddhism and keeping silence--but it's very short and not all that great.

One thing that I thought was interesting were the Buddhism timelines. Very cool. I particularly liked the geographical spread of buddhism timeline in asian countries.

There's a link to a Buddha net kids page, but there's not much to it, it consists of some Buddhist children's stories, and art activities.

Overall, this website is okay. It was a bit difficult to find resources for middle school age students, but you can certainly use one of the e-books or files and take excerpts to present to your students. This site has Buddhism from around the world {mostly Asian countries, though}

[Anonymous]

Greetings,

The Beijing Review website is a very eye catching and user friendly site. It is very informative on the current issues of China and the World. This site reminds me of the MSN site with its many stories/ photos and easy to use links. This is a user friendly site that would be very useful in a world history class. Students could use this site to do current events and research on China's current political and social issue.

Here is the link.

http://www.bjreview.com.cn/index.htm

John Yamazaki[Edit by="jyamazaki on Jun 16, 4:03:35 PM"][/Edit]

[Anonymous]

Greetings,

The National Museum of Japanese History has a great site for teachers and students. You can click on each of their galleries and see what they have on exhibit! This would be a great resource for teachers to show student some of the cultural treasures of Japan. The galleries chronologically show the transformation of Japanese culture. Teachers can group students and have them research a specific gallery/era of Japan and give a presentation to the class. Also previewing the galleries really helps reinforce Japanese history. An interesting exhibit they have is a "Botanical Garden of Everyday Life" in Japan. There they preserve the ancient Japanese way of life by showcasing to the public the native plants the Japanese have used over time for medicine, dyeing, tools, paint, weaving, food, paper, etc. It seems like the Japanese version of the American Jamestown reinactment! It looks very interesting!

Here is the link.

http://www.rekihaku.ac.jp/english/events/index.html
[Edit by="jyamazaki on Jun 16, 3:39:12 PM"][/Edit]

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