Curated OER
Breaching the Gulf Between Cultures
Students read excerpts from Jim Toner's memoir Serendib which chronicles his experiences as a Peace Corps volunteer in Sri Lanka. They work in small groups to analyze the excerpts and discuss how the author came to terms with Sri Lankan...
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Elephant Procession
Learners research the people, customs, and traditions of Sri Lanka. They discover the importance of elephants in Sri Lankan history in the areas of warfare, field work, and transportation. They then produce a highly ornate picture of an...
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Coming to Terms With Cultural Differences
Students consider cultural differences. In this Peace Corps instructional activity, students read "Help, My Father is Coming," by Jim Toner and then write journal entries about the culture of Sri Lanka.
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Reading About Children from Other Places in the World: Structured Research Project
Students read about children in Ghana, Sri Lanka and Haiti. They compare these children to themselves in a structured lesson that focuses on note taking and research skills. Students work in groups to write a short essay about the...
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Calm After the Storm
Young scholars create posters providing information about Sri Lanka's history and society both before and after the tsunami. They write response papers considering the future of this small country devastated by the natural disaster.
Country Studies US
Country Studies: Sri Lanka
Go to this site for all the information you could ever want to know on Sri Lanka. It includes in-depth information on the history of the country, society and environment, economy, government and politics, and national security. A...
Country Studies US
Country Studies: The Society of Sri Lanka
This U.S. Library of Congress offers information on the society of Sri Lanka, including population, ethnic groups, caste, religion, health education, and more.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: The Making of Modern South Asia
Covering the countries in South Asia, who they are, their histories, and want to deepen the discussion, consider these resources.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: The Making of Modern South Asia
Covering the countries in South Asia, who they are, their histories, and want to deepen the discussion, consider these resources.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Asian Educational Media Service
A tremendous resource for finding sites, multimedia, and other resources for teaching about or studying Asian countries. Search by country, media type, or grade level. Includes lesson plans and links to great online resources.
Association of Religion Data Archives
Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: Sri Lanka
Learn about religion in Sri Lanka, in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile; includes general facts, history, and religious data.
Other
Asia Society: Policy
A comprehensive storehouse of all types of information on Asia, both current and past: maps and statistics, Asian food, travel guides, photographs, articles, timelines, and more. Asia Source is the work of the Asia Society, a national...
BBC
Bbc: The Enigma of Prabhakaran
A brief biographical piece from May 2009, on the mysterious leader of the Tamil Tigers, Velupillai Prabhakaran.
BBC
Bbc: Asia Quake Disaster
BBC's official page for the Tsunami disaster of December 2004. Key Stories, eyewitness accounts, reports from correspondents, and animations provide up to date coverage.
World Health Organization
World Health Organization: Sri Lanka
Learn about core health indicators in Sri Lanka in this World Health Organization country profile which includes demographic and current health information. The 'News and features' tab includes articles with photographs.
Other
Institute for Conflict Managament: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam: Ltte
A terrorism profile of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, which includes information on their bombing tactics and their use of children as soldiers.
Curated OER
U. Of Texas: Sri Lanka: Ethnic Communities; Population Density; Land Use
Three great maps of Sri Lanka on one page. You can see the ethnic groups and religions on one map, the population density of the country on another, and the land use and economic activity on the third. From the Perry-Castaneda Collection
Curated OER
University of Texas: Sri Lanka: Political Map
A political map of Sri Lanka from the Perry-Castaneda Collection showing the major cities, highways, rail lines, and province boundaries.
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University of Texas: Sri Lanka: Relief Map
A very easy to read relief map of Sri Lanka from the Perry-Castaneda Collection showing the land forms along with the major highways and rail lines.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: Timely Enumerations Concerning Sri Lanka
This poem shares the sights and treasures of Sri Lanka. The turbulent history of Sri Lanka is emphasized.
Buddha Dharma Education Association
Buddha Net: Buddhism in Sri Lanka
A brief history of Sri Lankan Buddhism. Includes information and pictures.
Buddha Dharma Education Association
Buddha Net: Buddhist Missionaries
BuddhaNet.net offers a short web-article that describes Buddhist missionary activity around the world.
Buddha Dharma Education Association
Buddha Net: Theravada Buddhism
Buddhanet page with links to information on the different countries in which the practice of Theravada (Hinayana) Buddhism predominates.
BBC
Bbc News: Crisis Talks After Sri Lanka Raid
An article about the May 2006 sea battle between Sri Lanka and Tamil Tiger rebels which undermined the civil war cease fire that had been in place since 2002.