Download interdisciplinary, cross-regional and standard-specific units, Outreach World

Download interdisciplinary, cross-regional and standard-specific units, lessons and instructional aids designed by teachers and scholars and tested by practicing precollegiate teachers affiliated with the National Resource Center network.

1. "Almaden" by Kim Chi-won

Unit on a Korean short story

2. A Brief History of Vietnam

A political history of the country (1858-2004) and its evolving communist system

3. A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization

Well thought out student/teacher resource offers material for understanding Chinese history, culture and society.

4. Activities Based on Japanese Folktales

Lesson plan/outline designed to teach students some aspects of Japanese culture through folk literature.

5. Age of the Samurai

Warriors of Japan

6. Akutagawa: "In a Grove" and "Rashomon"

A lesson in literary criticism for high school students

7. An American Perspective on Japan: Oral History Memoirs of American Experiences in Japan

A lesson plan on the experiences of Americans in Japan.

8. An Introduction to Noh

Teacher/student resource on the oldest surviving form of Japanese theater, Noh drama.

9. Analyzing Japanese Imperialism

Lesson plan on Japanese imperialism.

10. Animals and human beings in worldwide folklore

Using animals and people to eilict a particular moral truth in fables

11. Animals of the Chinese Zodiac

Lessons on the Chinese Lunar Calendar. Designed for K-2 but can be modified to other classes as well.

12. Arabic Poetry: Guzzle a Ghazal

Learning about the ancient Arab poetry the Ghazal

13. Article 9 of the Japanese Consitution

Lesson plan evaluating the historical background and effects of Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution.

14. Asia for Educators

A comprehensive website with links, resources, and lesson plans for teaching about Asia

15. Asia Tic-Tac-Toe

A game to study countries in Asia

16. Asian Educational Media Service

A search engine for locating descriptions and reviews of teaching materials plus information about how to obtain them

17. Ask Asia

A K-12 Resource of the Asia Society

18. Balinese Music as an Aspect of Art in Southeast Asia

Lesson plan introduces Balinese music providing exposure to Southeast Asia and its diverse cultures.

19. Bashô's Narrow Road to the Deep North

Video unit on Matsuo Bashô's Narrow Road to the Deep North discusses the notion of travel as metaphor and the figure of Bashô as a symbol of spiritual freedom in Tokugawa Japan.