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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Being in the Noh: An Introduction to Japanese Noh Plays

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students analyze the conventions used in Noh plays and write an introduction to a Noh play of their own. In this Noh play lesson, students identify the conventions of the Noh form and analyze the realizations the main character achieves....
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Article
Other

Aichi Arts Center: Aging With Grace: A Brief Review of "A Burden of Love"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a review and summary of Zeami's noh drama, "A Burden of Love." The author includes details about how the noh performer would portray a part.
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Website
Other

Noh Mask Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Homepage of a company that sells traditional Japanese Noh Theater masks. Contains colorful pictures of over 120 masks as well as a little information about Noh theater.
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eBook
University of Virginia

University of Virginia: Semimaru

For Students 9th - 10th
This translation from the University of Virginia of the Noh play, "Semimaru," by Zeami, has a short introduction and some notes following the text.
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University of Virginia

University of Virginia: Noh Plays

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a very comprehensive resource that includes discussion of Japanese Noh plays as well as the texts for thirteen plays. The texts are available in both Japanese and English. RL.9-10.10a&b text complexity, RL.11-12.7 Multi...