Japan and Korea

Japan and Korea

East Asia

Monday

• Journal

• Read pps. 351-355

• More talk about jobs

• Japan Map work p. 347

• Essay on Japanese employment

Journal

• What should a person think about when looking for a job? What makes a good job?

13.4

• Read ps. 351-355

Think-Pair-Share

• Tell a partner what kind of job they would like when they finish their education and why they want that particular job

Japanese Map work

• Examine the map and country profile of Japan. Answer the questions from what you have read in the section.

1. List several reasons for Japan's economic success.

2. Consider to what extent the Japanese attitude toward work is a factor in this success.

3. Think about Japan's recent economic problems.

1. Support your opinions with examples from the text.

Japanese Essay

• Write a brief essay on what aspects of Japanese employment you think American companies should adopt? Give reasons for their suggestions. (30 minutes)

• A=essays highlight what is important between employer and employee.

• B=essays show deeper understanding of why certain practices should be adopted.

• C=list at least one valid reason for each suggestion

Tuesday

• Vocabulary

• Review 14.4

• WS 14.4

• United Streaming: Asia: Tradition and Culture

Vocabulary

• Vocabulary– Robot– subsidize– recession – discrimination

Worksheet

• 14.4

United Streaming

• United Streaming– Asia: Tradition and Culture– http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/sear

ch/assetDetail.cfm?guidAssetID=DD68BF83-CC92-4DCE-BAD3-8CDE3996EF24

Wednesday

• Journal

• Read pps. 356 - 359

• Class discussion

• Discussion questions

• Critical Thinking

Journal

• What do you think it would be like to live in a country divided into two parts Suppose that part of your family lived in the other half and you could not visit or communicate with them. How would you feel?

Discussion

• What is the DMZ and what is its purpose? How and why did South Koreas become an industrial Success? How did the political system in North Korea keep the country from industrial and agricultural success? What stands in the way of reunification of the two Koreas? How could reunification help both Korea's?

Critical Thinking

A country needs to diversify or produce many kinds of products and services to ensure economics survival and prosperity. What might happen to a country that produces only one or two kinds of products. How would they need to obtain goods that you did they produce? What might happen if demand decreased for the few products that they do produce?

Answer the questions on a sheet of paper. Don’t forget to write your name and “Critical Thinking” at the top.

Review

• 14.5

Thursday

• Vocabulary

• Korean War Information

• The Koreas: Map work p. 357

• United Streaming: The Korean War, America’s Forgotten War

Vocabulary

• diversify

• famine

Background

• The Korean War was the first war in which the United Nations played a major role. The war began on June 25, 1950, when communist North Korea invaded So0uth Korea. The United nations asked the invaders to withdraw. When this did not occur, they asked member nations to aid South Korea. Sixteen countries sent troops, and 41 countries sent military equipment, food, or supplies,. The war ended on July 27, 1953, when the United nations and North Korea signed a truce.

Map work

• P. 357

Worksheet

• worksheet 14.5

United Streaming

• Video Yearbook: Korea: America's Forgotten War. (54 minutes)

• http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/search/assetDetail.cfm?guidAssetID=1FB01DE7-8CCE-4427-A79C-4D5FA91B5533

Friday

• Correct

• Complete

• Clean Up

• Computer Gaming– I will need the storyline before you leave

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