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Unit Plan
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Forever Friends: Traveling to Asia

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take a virtual trip to several countries in Asia, guided by knowledgeable young people who will help you understand the culture and special allures of each country. Short videos are included. A map and activities relating to the...
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Article
BBC

Bbc: Un Approves North Korean Mission

For Students 9th - 10th
A July 9, 2007 news report detailing the United Nations approval for the return of UN nuclear inspectors to North Korea to observe the closing of a controversial North Korean reactor.
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Nations Online Project

Nations Online: North Korea

For Students 9th - 10th
A great country profile that takes you on a virtual trip to North Korea. An overview is given on its art, culture, people, environment, geography, history, economy, and government. There are numerous links available that will provide you...
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Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Korean War

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the main events of the Korean War.
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Choices Program, Brown University

The Choices Program: History and Current Events

For Students 9th - 10th
This page engages students in international issues. Curricular resources and instructional programs bring international public policy to life. Students engage in research and high-level thinking activities that revolve around what is in...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Nothing Left to Lose

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about two boys who escaped from North Korea to live in South Korea. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in comparing and contrasting.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: A Chance for Freedom

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a family spent a year fleeing from North Korea to South Korea. . A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Korean Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Korean Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Handout
Central Intelligence Agency

Cia: World Factbook: North Korea

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource from the CIA World Factbook provides a detailed fact sheet of North Korea. The content covers the country's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. It...
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BBC

Bbc: The Cold War: The Korean War: An Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
The BBC provides a detailed 5 page overview of the Korean War that took place in the mid-1950s.
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BBC

Bbc: The Cold War: Korean War: China's Intervention

For Students 9th - 10th
Chronicles the events beginning at General MacArthur's replacement by General Ridgway at the onset of China entering the Korean War. Highlights the Chinese air offense over the skies of South and North Korea.
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Primary
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Woodrow Wilson Center: Digital Archive: Korean War, 1950 1953

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of primary source documents related to the Korean War. Obtained largely from Russian archives, the documents include reports on Chinese and Soviet aid to North Korea, allegations that America used biological weapons, and the...
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Other

Asia Education Foundation: For Students

For Students 3rd - 8th
This website from Curriculum Corporation provides a link to a virtual tour of Korea. Also, learn some Korean words and numbers, among other activities.
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Primary
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: On American Intervention in Korea, 1950

For Students 9th - 10th
The Modern History Sourcebook offers a very interesting primary source that presents the Soviet position of the beginning of the Korean War. A great resource for comparing US/USSR claims about the origins of the Korean War.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Teaching Social Responsibility: Teachable Moment: North Korea

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource provides case studies, discussion questions, and a group activity about the on-going crisis between the United States and North Korea. Students will learn about all of the treaties and compromises made over the past few...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "Total Control in North Korea" by Jessica Mc Birney

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Total Control in North Korea" by Jessica McBirney, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...
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Other

The Korean War Project

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains personal accounts of the war, a listing of those lost during the conflict, numerous maps, and more.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Self Reliance

For Students 9th - 10th
This Wide Angle video segment takes a look at the North Korean ideology of self-reliance that both farmers and other workers uphold.
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Article
Other

Five Thirty Eight: How to Win a Nuclear Standoff

For Students 9th - 10th
This article analyzes how game theory can decipher the motivations and actions of countries in a nuclear standoff. Play an interactive game to see how much risk you would be willing to take! Apply what you learn to our situation with...
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What I Learned as a Prisoner in North Korea

For Students 9th - 10th
In March 2009, North Korean soldiers captured journalist Euna Lee while she was shooting a documentary on the border with China. In her TED Talk, she shares her experience living as the enemy in a detention center for 140 days- and the...
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Handout
The History Cat

The History Cat: Geography: People: A Tale of Two Koreas

For Students 4th - 8th
Compares what life is like in North Korea to life in South Korea.
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Center for Educational Technologies

Nasa Classroom of the Future: Korean Enigma: The Korean War

For Students 9th - 10th
The key events of the Korean War are briefly described here, including the role of UN troops and China's participation. Featured information includes casualty statistics and photos of military actions. There is also a QuickTime video...
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Article
CNN

Cnn: Freed u.s. Journalists Suspect They Were 'Lured Into a Trap'

For Students 9th - 10th
A month after their release from North Korea, two U.S. journalists, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, shared their story of being captured, and their suspicions that they were 'lured into a trap.' (09/02/09)
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Themepark: Liberty: Korean War

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a large collection of internet resources organized around the Korean War. Links to places to go, people to see, things to do, teacher resources, and bibliographies.