Curated OER
Manga and Me
Upper elementary and middle school learners study Manga cartooning and create a Japanese character based on their own features and personalities. This style of cartooning is easily-accessible for most students. With a little practice,...
Curated OER
Manga Mania
Students create a word web on the word "manga" through Internet research, which contains a vast array of information on the topic. They research and complete their word web, along with a classification chart, quiz, and crossword...
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What is Manga?
Students research graphic novels. In this manga lesson, students work in small groups as the read graphic novels in literature circle format.
Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Web Japan: Schools
Would you like to know what a 6th grader in Japan studies? Who cleans the classrooms in your school? Read this article to find out all about the school life of Japanese children. Then take the little quiz at the end.
Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Tokyo: The Anime Capital of Japan
A short essay on the history of cartooning and animation in Japan. Discusses the importance of anime (also known as Japanimation) as an industry to Japan and its global reach. Nice samples of anime characters and styles frame the site.
Other
Akemi's Anime World: Anime Faq
This site from Akemi's Anime World offers answers to some commonly asked questions about anime, including what anime is, the reason for certain stylistic characteristics, and much more.
Other
Araya: Mythological Allusions
These explanations are linked to mythological allusions present in "The Rose of Versailles" manga. Source material is provided. RL.9-10.9 allusions to other works.