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Asian studies Common Core CCRA.R.10 projects
The Four Noble Truths & The Eightfold Path; A Common Core Approach
“The Four Noble Truths” are the fundamentals of Buddhism, the realization of which turned Gautama into the Buddha or the enlightened one. They are the central definition of Buddhist goals and the wellspring from which all Buddhist sects developed. The fourth noble truth is “The Eightfold Path,” the route for individuals to take in order to achieve enlightenment. That are found in the earliest texts of Buddhism in India and traveled as Buddhism moved from India to China, Korea, and eventually
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6th - 10th
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The Islamic Empire; Font of Wisdom; A Common Core Approach
The Islamic Empire's contributions to culture, science and the other accoutrements of civilization are numerous and were influential in the developments of the Renaissance and the Scientific Revolution in Europe. They are a bridge from the Ancient to the Modern, and their contributions to world civilization cannot be overestimated. Among these contributions are; algebra, zoology, Libraries of Cordoba, calligraphy, astronomy, geometric and floral designs, polo, irrigation techniques, chess, am
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7th - 10th, Adult Education
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The Tale of Genji; A Common Core Approach For History Classes
The Tale of Genji is one of the great works of world literature and provides a brilliant picture of life in Heian Japan. In a Common Core approach the students will read the “Autumn Excursion” chapter of the text to understand Genji in his relationships with one of five different women. These women are Fujitsubo, Aoi, Murasaki, Kokiden, and Naishi who are all present in some manner in “The Autumn Excursion”. They will write the information on these women from Genji’s life in tanka, the poetic
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7th - 10th
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Janissary Jumble; Common Core Approach to the Ottoman Empire
The Janissary, or “new soldiers,” were one of the key instruments of the Ottoman Empire that enabled it to continue for over six centuries. Your students will be looking at two documents from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The Tribute of Children of 1493 describes how the Janissary were first formed, recruited, and trained. The excerpt from The Turkish Letters, 1555-1562 describes their organization and behavior seventy years later. They will be using these sources to write an acrost
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7th - 10th
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The Yellow Brick Dao; A Common Core Approach to the Tao Te Ching
The Tao Te Ching is the founding text of Taoism said to be written by Lao-tse as he was leaving China. In a Common Core approach the students will read a portion the primary source closely, think as historians, and write a concise commentary on its importance. The Tao Te Ching consists of 81 short chapters that are subject to many interpretations, philosophical, religious, and political. This text was originally developed during the Warring States period so this project will look at its polit
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7th - 10th
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Laws of Manu; Do’s and Don’ts; A Creative Common Core Approach to Hindu Law
The contrast between the ideas of Islam and Hinduism illustrate two widely differing views on the divine, the nature of reality, and everyday life. With the conquering of India by the Islamic Mughal Empire, these two views of life can into contact and conflict, a conflict that in many ways continue to this day. However, there were also periods of great tolerance, where these two divergent views of life lived together in harmony. In a Common Core approach the students will be reading the “Laws
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6th - 10th
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The Qur'an/In My Words
The Qur'an in the fundamental text of Islam and reading of at least a part of it is essential for any study of Islamic history. This project will allow the students to examine a portion of the Qur'an that will show its connections to Judaism, Christianity, and its treatment of women. A Common Core approach to The Qur'an where the students read the primary source and write concisely as to its meaning. Teach students how to read primary sources in historical context.
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7th - 10th
Japanese Buddhism for Dummies; Common Core & Medieval Japanese Buddhism
The Kamakura era in Japan was a time of change in the Buddhist religion with a number of major sects today tracing their roots to that epoch. The three major sects in Japan today and their founders are Shinran and the True Pure Land Sect, Nichiren and the Nichiren Sect, and Dogen and Zen. Utilizing the writings of these religious leaders each group of six students will be creating a book a book entitled “Japanese Buddhism for Dummies.” In a Common Core approach, the students will read complex
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7th - 10th
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Confucian Gov’t Made Easy; Common Core Approach to Practical Confucianism
Confucianism does not begin and end with Confucius but was a living philosophy that served China as a practical guide to governing. “Ten Matters for Reform” is a Song Dynasty text written by Ch’eng Hao to the Emperor Shen-tsung (r.1068-1085). They show both a Confucian’s concern with form and rites, but also economic, environmental, and military problems that he thinks the government needs to correct. Confucian’s look to the past Golden Age for their solutions that had worked previously and h
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7th - 12th
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Asakura House Code; A Common Core Approach to Samurai in Japanese History
The students will be creating a booklet to examine the problems addressed by the progenitor of the Asakura clan and founder of the domain. In this Common Core approach to Japanese history, the students will closely read a primary source from Japanese history, learn to think like a historian, and write concisely. They will be able to examine from the point of view of a feudal lord during Japanese Warring States what was necessary for the clan’s survival. It will describe the problems he saw, h
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7th - 10th
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