These lessons are tailored to the California Social Studies/History Standards and the World History Standards developed by the National Center for History in the Schools. They have been developed in consultation with specialists on Japanese history and literature and with experienced classroom teachers.  The lessons have been grouped into units, but most would also work on their own. Each unit provides an overview of the era covered, background readings for the teacher, information about the objectives addressed, complete instructions on implementation, and necessary handouts.   Each also includes audio-visual and bibliographic suggestions. Most include video clips to illustrate how videos could be used with students. Almost all the clips are from videos that are available to K-12 teachers free of charge. General Japanese proverbs Geography (tour with teaching suggestions) Interactive Cultural Map of Japan  (requires free Macromedia Flash Player) Classical Japan Historical Overview Literary Overview Annotated Bibliography of Heian Era (794-1185) Literature  Yûgao Kokinshû The Pillow Book Medieval Japan Historical Overview Literary Overview
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