DOCUMENT RESUME SO 025 723 ED 390 780 Brooks, Elizabeth AUTHOR Guide to Teaching Materials on Japan. Revised edition TITLE of the 1994 Database of Teaching Materials on Japan ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science INSTITUTION Education, Bloomington, IN.; National Clearinghouse for United States-Japan Studies, Bloomington, IN. Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), SPONS AGENCY Washington, DC. PUB DATE 95 RR93002014 CONTRACT 71p. NOTE Social Studies/Social Science Education, Social AVAILABLE FROM Studies Development Center, Indiana University, 2805 East Tenth Street, Suite 120, Bloomington, IN 47408-2698. Bibliographies (131) Reference Materials PUB TYPE ERIC Clearinghouse Products Information Analyses (071) MF01/PC03 Plus Postage. EDRS PRICE Annotated Bibliographies; Area Studies; *Asian DESCRIPTORS Studies; *Cross Cultural Studies; Cultural Activities; *Cultural Awareness; *Cultural Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; Foreign Culture; Global Education; Interdisciplinary Approach; Japanese; Languages; Multicultural Education; Non Western Civilization; Social Studies *Japan IDENTIFIERS ABSTRACT This booklet is the printed version of an on-line database of teaching materials on Japan. The book is divided into four parts. Each part contains bibliographic information on resources for teaching about Japan at specific grade levels or subject areas. (1) "Art Education"; Part 1, "Elementary School Materials," includes: (4) "Japanese Language"; (3) "Global Education"; (5) (2) "Geography"; "Language Arts"; and (6) "Social Studies." Part 2, "Secondary School (2) "Economics"; (1) "Art Education"; Materials," contains: (3) (5) "Japanese Language"; "Global Education"; "Geography"; (6) (4) "Social Studies"; and (8) "World History." Part "Language Arts"; (7) "Art Education"; 3, "K-12 School Materials," includes: (2) (1) (5) "Japanese "Global Education"; "Geography"; "Economics"; (4) (3) (7) "Social Studies"; and (8) "World (6) "Language Arts"; Language"; History." Part 4, "Appendix," contains an order form for ERIC Documents. (EH) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. 00 NEW for 1995! C=.) ff.) f 1 Guide to Teaching Japan* on Materials MEW OF EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL HESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER I E.R1(7. as he., / the r erson o Mo av npen ^,rtrle rqF5 ,Cove rec,oductor, 1.) )' n 51,11f 1 ,,c)t ,7:7r7.sca' clocume^1 ;,,,, 00,c y c7E :71 Elizabeth Brooks and National Clearinghouse for U.S.-Japan Studies Science the ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Education *Revised edition of the 1994 Database of Teaching Matenals on Japan 2 NEW for 1995! Guide to Teaching Japan* Materials on Elizabeth Brooks National Clearinghouse for U.S.-Japan Studies and the ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education *Revised edition of the 1994 Database of Teaching Materials on Japan Ordering Information This publication is available from: Publications Manager Social Studies Development Center Indiana University 2805 East Tenth Street, Suite 120 Bloomington, Indiana 47408-2698 (812) 855-3838 (800) 266-3815 FAX: (812) 855-0455 Revised in 1995 by the ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education and the National Clearinghouse for United States-Japan Studies. Funding for the development of this publication was provided by the Center for Global Partnership, United States Japan Foundation, and the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education, under contract RR93002014. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the positions or policies of any organization listed above. ERIC I I ERIC, Educational Resources Information Center, is an information system sponsored by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, within the U.S. Department of Education. 1 Table of Contents iv Foreword by Elizabeth Brooks The ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education (ERIC/ChESS) and The National Clearinghouse for United States-Japan Studies Part 1. Elementary School Materials 1 Art Education 3 5 Geography 7 Global Education Japanese Language 8 10 Language Arts Social Studies 12 Part 2. 17 Secondary School Materials 19 Art Education 21 Economics 24 Geography 26 Global Education 28 Japanese Language 29 Language Arts 31 Social Studies 39 World History 43 K-12 School Materials Part 3. 45 Art Education 49 Economic! 50 Geography 52 Global Education 53 Japanese Language 54 Language Arts 5'7 Social Studies 65 World History 67 Part 4. Appendix 69 Order Form for ERIC Documents Foreword This publication is the printed version of an online database of teaching materials on Japan. The online version is accessible in two ways: through Gopher and through the World Wide Web. The Gopher version is located at the AskERIC Virtual Library. Gopher or telnet to: ericir.syr.edu. Once at the AskERIC Virtual Library, choose "Clearinghouses," then "Adjuncts," then "National Clearinghouse for U.S.-Japan Studies," then "K-12 Teaching Materials on Japan". To access the database through the World Wide Web, go to the Clearinghouse home page. The address is: http://www.indiana.edu/ japan. From the home page, select "Other Online Resources" and then select "K-12 Teaching Materials on Japan." NOTE: Many of the items in the printed version are cross-referenced under more than one Alsu, many of the items referred to are available through the ERIC (Educational subject heading. Resources Information Center) database. An order form for ERIC documents is included in the Appendix. Other records were selected from A Catalogue of A. V. Materials, Resources, and Organizations from the East Asian Resource & Education Program at Yale (1993), the Pacific-Rim Publishers Catalogue 11995), Social Science Education Consortium (SSEC) Publications Catalog (1994-1995), Social Studies School Service Catalog (1994), and the Stanford Program on International and Cross- Cultural Education (SPICE) Catalog (1994-1995). The National Clearinghouse for U.S.-Japan Studies seeks to make its services and publications If you would like our services easily accessiblein any format that suits the needs of our audience. provided in an alternative format, please do not hesitate to contact us. Elizabeth Brooks, Associate Director National Clearinghouse for U.S.-Japan Studies May 1995 iv The ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education The ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education (ERIC/ChESS) is one of the 16 subject clearinghouses in the ERIC system. ERIC/ChESS monitors issues about the teaching and learning of history, geography, civics, economics, and political science, as typically taught in the K- 12 curriculum. ERIC/ChESS covers other topics, such as law-related education, art education, and music education. ERIC/ChESS offers a variety of products and services to meet your information needs: PublicatiGnsrange from classroom materials to analyses of theories and trends; all are purchase, as well as being available from the ERIC database. ERIC/ChESS available for you also produces brief information products called Digests. Digests are reports on social studies/social science education issues of current interest. News BulletinKeeping Uphelps keep you current with recent developments in ERIC, It is free of charge. ERIC/ChESS, and social studies education. Digest Subscription Serviceanyone interested in obtaining an entire year's worth of Digests (8-10 per year) can subscribe to this service. The cost is $5.00. The Digests are sent as they are published. Database Search Servicecustomized CD-ROM computer searches of the ERIC database on a requested topic for $3.00. Such a search will yield an annotated bibliography of up to 25 documents and journal articles from the ERIC database. Question Answering Serviceour staff is always eager to answer specific questions about our toll free telephone number, areas of subject expertise or general questions about ERIC. We have a 800/266-3815. You can e-mail us at [email protected] or visit us at our World Wide Web homepage. That address is: http://www.indiana.edu/ ssdderic-chess.html . The National Clearinghouse for U.S.-Japan Studies The National Clearinghouse for U.S. Japan Studies, an adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse affiliated with ERIC/ChESS, provides a wealth of information on Japan for K-12 educators and specialists. Co-funded by the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership and the United States-Japan It provides timely and Foundation of New York, the Clearinghouse is a database system. comprehensive information about educational resources for teaching about Japan. The Clearinghouse collects, analyzes, abstracts, and sustains a database of materials and in developing and implementing resources that can assist school systems and individual teachers curricula and lessons on broad areas of Japanese culture and society, and on U.S.-Japan relationships. Many of the resources in the Clearinghouse database are cross-referenced in ERIC. However, the Clearinghouse database also includes videos, films, some simulations, and artifact kits. The National Clearinghouse for U.S.-Japan Studies services include: FREE Information Database Search Service. Reduce time and trim expenses by letting a trained searcher locate and compile information on any topic, including: Japanese education, instructional materials, annotated bibliographies, and background reading materials. FREE Publications. These include an annual newsletter, Shinbun-USA, and Japan Digests, two-page summaries of current topics on Japan. ' Part 1: Elementary School Materials Art Education Our International Art Exchange Project Japan: Images and Words (1994) Price: $24, plus $4.50 s/h. (1989) Author: Cocciolone, Kathy R. Availability: Availability: School Arts 88 (May 1989): School and Family Programs Freer/Sackler Gallery, MRC 707 9-11. This teaching guide discusses an international 202/786-2087 Washington, DC 20560 art exchange project designed to teach students This multidisciplinary unit focuses on the that the culture of a country is reflected in its collection of Japanese art at the Freer Gallery. Countries included are Saudi Arabia, art. The packet includes six posters, six slides, and Egypt, Japan, and India. six black-and-white prints. Three lesson plans Grade Level: K-6 and activities introduce students to paintings in Subject Areas: Art Education, Global Japan and bring Japanese art and literature Education into the classroom. Grade Level: 6 In Maruki and Toshi Maruki: "Water" Subject Areas: Art Education, (1988) Language Arts Author: Koetsch, Peg Technology and Thematic Units: An Availability: Art Education 41 (May 1988): Elementary Example on Japan (1993) 27-28. Author: Wepner, Shelley B. This is a lesson plan that uses "Water," by Iri Availability: Reading Teacher 46 (February and Toshi Maruld, to provide students with an 1993): 442-45. approach to artwork that deals with This teaching guide uses a thematic unit on devastating current events. Japan to show how software can become an Grade Level: 4-6 additional resource for elementary students' Subject Areas: Art Education literacy learning in social studies, science, Notes that the five language arts, and art. Haniwa Figure of a Horse (1988) week unit addresses Japan's culture and Author: Park, Tad customs. Availability: Art Education 41 (September Grade Level: K-6 1988): 25-26. Subject Areas: Art Education, This lesson plan uses a "haniwa" figure of a Language Arts, Social Studies horse to introduce students to Japanese It presents instructional ceramic sculpture. Sumi-e Painting (1989) strategies, and a photograph of the figure. Author: Gluekert, Alan Grade Level: K-3 Availability: School Arts 88 (May 1989): Subject Areas: Art Education 27-29. This teaching guide describes an activity which involves a demonstration of Japanese "sumi-e" painting, with its emphasis on Includes a chart showing the seven simplicity. basic "sumi-e" strokes. Grade Level: K-6 Subject Areas: Art Education 3 Origami: Paper FoldingThe Algorithmic Way (1988) Author: Heukerott, Pamela Beth Availability: Arithmetic Teacher 35 (January 1988): 4-8. This article describes origami, the art of paper folding, as an activity to teach upper elementary students concepts and skills in geometry involving polygons, angles, measurement, symmetry, and congruence. Grade Level: 4-6 Subject Areas: Art Ed ication Japan Activity Sheets Price: $5.95 Availability. Children's Museum Shop 300 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 617/426-6500, ext. 236 This packet of ten activity sheets includes directions for making carp streamers, paper dolls, New Year's cards, chopsticks, paper samurai helmets, and fish printing. Grade Level: K-6 Subject Areas: Art Education 4