ORIAS LESSONS AND CLASS ESOURCES

	LESSON PLANS AND CLASSROOM RESOURCES

What is this page?	This is a selection of lessons and resources for the classroom. Most of them were developed by middle and high school teachers with IAS faculty and staff during ORIAS meetings. For more information on the institutes and associated web resources, see the ORIAS Archive pages. For campus events, classroom speakers, and travel opportunities see On-line News. For recommended links for internationalizing curriculum see On-line Resources.
	Art and Architecture working group Sacred spaces in Shinto Greek Temples Depicting religious and mythological figures Symbols in World Religion Mithila Painting from India Mask making Puppets (Wayang) African Song Story Cloth Cunieform Tablets African-American Quilts Ancient Civilizations Board Game Changdeokgung Palace, Korea Chinese Folk Art, Festivals and Symbolism in Everyday Life (Hearst Museum) Greek Temples: Linking the Historical with the Mythological Examining Napoleonic portraiture (Camille Mathieu for ORIAS working group at Humanities West 2009) Discussion Questions Slides
	History Through Literature Journey of the Hero or "monomyth" The purpose of the Hero's Jouney or Monomyth web site is to provide a digital library of background materials and University resources for middle and high school teachers interested in including the stories of epic heros in their world history/language arts curriculum. Joseph Campbell's Journey of the Hero or "monomyth" is used as an organizing device for comparing different epic heroes and mythic figures. An overview of how these topics fit into the 6th and 7th grade school year can be found on the Ramayana site at Overview. Journey of the Hero project site map Africa (Sunjata), India (Ramayana), Southeast Asia (Ramakien) Japan (Prince Yamato) Gilgamesh (Near East) Beowulf (Western Europe) Story Analysis and Journal Sheets Other history through literature projects: International Children's Literature Translation exercises for world poetry The Grand Pantheon: A comparative mythology play for 6th grade Notes on using the story of Joseph from the Koran Working pages for "Joseph" from History Through Literature 2000 institute: (NB: these pages sometimes don't open in Netscape) Group C: Comparative examples from the texts from Genesis and the Koran Group A: Students and teacher will compose a matrix or T-chart to aid in comparison after initial readings. Group B: Analyzing character traits in "Joseph" (will not open in Netscape, use IE) Working Group sites for: World Music Korean music with Hilary Finchun-Sung Hip hop in Tanzania with Shani Omari Indian music with Matthew Rahaim Arab music with Tim Abdellah Fuson Music in modern China with Prof. Andrew Jones Ovid's Metamorphoses Hanuman and Monkey The Return of Martin Guerre Arab short stories Po Hsing-chien. "The Story of Miss Li" (Li Wa chuan) Young Adult Fiction with an emphasis on East Asia and the Middle East Writing Systems/scripts: History of paper and spread of writing Writing systems references page Lesson on the History of Paper and the Spread of Writing
	Roman Legal Tradition and the Compilation of Justinian (Robbins Collection) Handouts for History of Law: China, Western Europe, and International Internet Censorship in China The Legacy Lingers O n: Korean Confucianism and the Erosion of Women's Rights Comparing mechanisms of social change in the U.S. and Japan. Islamic Law Conflicting Concepts of Human Rights: China Vs. the West Lesson Plan on Human Rights for SDAIE "Lesson 4: U.S.-Sino Relations with a Focus on Human Rights" in Understanding China in the 21st Century: Political, Economic, and Security Issues in the Asia/Pacific Region (Published by SPICE: Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education.) Curriculum Overview/Review
	Peace and Conflict Tools for Peace: Connecting international relations to personal experience. Glossary: Language of International Relations Report from Nablus Geography from space: Quick introduction lesson to geography in Iraq Guidelines for Teaching About International Conflict Using Images and Five-minute Writing Prompt A lesson plan exploring traumatic response American Civil Disobedience Defined
	History of paper and spread of writing Writing systems references page Romans in their own words: a lesson using ancient quotations Medieval Travelers Genghis Khan Ibn Battuta Silk Road Marco Polo Zheng He Trade - From ORIAS Institute Ancient and Medieval Maritime Trade (2002) Monsoon Winds to the "Land of Gold": Maritime Spice Trade from Southeast Asia to Rome Activities: Artifact Box: Students assume the role of archaeologists and examining four objects in a mysterious box found buried along the Malabar coast in Southwest India. Looking at Ancient Maps Spice trade poster activity. Ancient trading simulation activity. Using Periplus Maris Erythraie in the classroom. Working Group notes for the Human Web by J. R. McNeill and William McNeill. MIGRATIONS: A Collection of Views on Mexican Immigration to the United States - suite of Digital Learning Materials, produced at the Center for Latin American Studies. Comparing mechanisms of social change in the U.S. and Japan. Ancient Civilizations Board Game Teaching About Southeast Asia Summer Project (2001) Writing Systems/scripts: History of paper and spread of writing Writing systems references page
	Illustrated Life of the Buddha Sacred Spaces in Shinto Images of Monotheism: Three Religions Perspective Through Art: Depicting religious and mythological figures Symbols in World Religion
	Further information is available from Michele Delattre at the Office of Resources for International and Area Studies (ORIAS) at orias@berkeley.edu or by calling 510/643-0868.