Dear All,
We have been adding a lot of content to About Japan: A Teacher's
Resource http://aboutjapan.japansociety.org,
which might be of
interest to many in this group. Some recent additions include:
"Anime =96 An Annotated Filmography for Use in the Classroom"
Japanese historian and anime and manga expert Antonia Levi recommends
anime movies to use in the grade K-12 classroom. For each movie, she
gives a synopsis, suggests age appropriateness, and offers points of
discussion.
http://aboutjapan.japansociety.org/content.cfm/anime_filmography_1
"Anime and Manga: It's not all make-believe," also by Toni Levi
Anime (Japanese animation) and manga (Japanese cartoons) are wildly
popular with American children. Antonia Levi, a historian of Japan and
expert about anime and manga, offers ideas as to how to use these
popular items in the classroom, including highlights and possible
pitfalls.
http://aboutjapan.japansociety.org/content.cfm/anime_and_manga_its=
_not_all_make-believe
"Food History and National Myths"
by Barak Kushner
Kushner examines how ramen can be used to better understand Japanese
history and identity in the 20th Century.
http://aboutjapan.japansociety.org/content.cfm/food_history__national_myths
Photograph of a sign from Ebara Shrine in Tokyo shows children the
proper way to purify before entering a ****nto shrine.
http://aboutjapan.japansociety.org/content.cfm/****nto_shrine_purification_ri=
tual
The site also includes many other photographs, essays, and resources
about Japan, as well as areas for discussion.
Sincerely,
Ariana
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Japan Society
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