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AUTHOR Brooks, ElizabethTITLE Guide to Teaching Materials on Japan. Revised edition

of the 1994 Database of Teaching Materials onJapan

INSTITUTION ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social ScienceEducation, Bloomington, IN.; National Clearinghousefor United States-Japan Studies, Bloomington, IN.

SPONS AGENCY Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED),Washington, DC.

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CONTRACT RR93002014NOTE 71p.

AVAILABLE FROM Social Studies/Social Science Education, SocialStudies Development Center, Indiana University, 2805East Tenth Street, Suite 120, Bloomington, IN47408-2698.

PUB TYPE Reference Materials Bibliographies (131)Information Analyses ERIC Clearinghouse Products(071)

EDRS PRICE MF01/PC03 Plus Postage.DESCRIPTORS Annotated Bibliographies; Area Studies; *Asian

Studies; *Cross Cultural Studies; CulturalActivities; *Cultural Awareness; *Cultural Education;Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries;Foreign Culture; Global Education; InterdisciplinaryApproach; Japanese; Languages; MulticulturalEducation; Non Western Civilization; SocialStudies

IDENTIFIERS *Japan

ABSTRACTThis booklet is the printed version of an on-line

database of teaching materials on Japan. The book is divided intofour parts. Each part contains bibliographic information on resourcesfor teaching about Japan at specific grade levels or subject areas.Part 1, "Elementary School Materials," includes: (1) "Art Education";

(2) "Geography"; (3) "Global Education"; (4) "Japanese Language"; (5)

"Language Arts"; and (6) "Social Studies." Part 2, "Secondary SchoolMaterials," contains: (1) "Art Education"; (2) "Economics"; (3)

"Geography"; (4) "Global Education"; (5) "Japanese Language"; (6)

"Language Arts"; (7) "Social Studies"; and (8) "World History." Part3, "K-12 School Materials," includes: (1) "Art Education"; (2)

"Economics"; (3) "Geography"; (4) "Global Education"; (5) "Japanese

Language"; (6) "Language Arts"; (7) "Social Studies"; and (8) "WorldHistory." Part 4, "Appendix," contains an order form for ERIC

Documents. (EH)

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Elizabeth Brooks

National Clearinghouse for U.S.-Japan Studies andthe ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science

Education

*Revised edition of the 1994 Database of Teaching Materials on Japan

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Ordering Information

This publication is available from:

Publications ManagerSocial Studies Development CenterIndiana University2805 East Tenth Street, Suite 120Bloomington, Indiana 47408-2698(812) 855-3838(800) 266-3815FAX: (812) 855-0455

Revised in 1995 by the ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education and theNational Clearinghouse for United States-Japan Studies.

Funding for the development of this publication was provided by the Center for Global Partnership,United States Japan Foundation, and the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S.Department of Education, under contract RR93002014. The opinions expressed do not necessarilyreflect the positions or policies of any organization listed above.

ERIC, Educational Resources Information Center, is an information system sponsored by the Officeof Educational Research and Improvement, within the U.S. Department of Education.

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Table of Contents

Foreword by Elizabeth Brooks iv

The ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education (ERIC/ChESS) and TheNational Clearinghouse for United States-Japan Studies

Part 1. Elementary School Materials 1

Art Education 3

Geography 5

Global Education 7

Japanese Language 8

Language Arts 10

Social Studies 12

Part 2. Secondary School Materials 17

Art Education 19

Economics 21

Geography 24

Global Education 26Japanese Language 28

Language Arts 29

Social Studies 31

World History 39

Part 3. K-12 School Materials 43

Art Education 45

Economic! 49

Geography 50

Global Education 52

Japanese Language 53

Language Arts 54

Social Studies 5'7

World History 65

Part 4. Appendix 67

Order Form for ERIC Documents 69

Foreword

This publication is the printed version of an online database of teaching materials on Japan. The

online version is accessible in two ways: through Gopher and through the World Wide Web. The

Gopher version is located at the AskERIC Virtual Library. Gopher or telnet to: ericir.syr.edu.

Once at the AskERIC Virtual Library, choose "Clearinghouses," then "Adjuncts," then "National

Clearinghouse for U.S.-Japan Studies," then "K-12 Teaching Materials on Japan". To access the

database through the World Wide Web, go to the Clearinghouse home page. The address is:

http://www.indiana.edu/ japan. From the home page, select "Other Online Resources" and then

select "K-12 Teaching Materials on Japan."

NOTE: Many of the items in the printed version are cross-referenced under more than one

subject heading. Alsu, many of the items referred to are available through the ERIC (Educational

Resources Information Center) database. An order form for ERIC documents is included in the

Appendix.

Other records were selected from A Catalogue of A. V. Materials, Resources, and Organizations

from the East Asian Resource & Education Program at Yale (1993), the Pacific-Rim Publishers

Catalogue 11995), Social Science Education Consortium (SSEC) Publications Catalog (1994-1995),

Social Studies School Service Catalog (1994), and the Stanford Program on International and Cross-

Cultural Education (SPICE) Catalog (1994-1995).

The National Clearinghouse for U.S.-Japan Studies seeks to make its services and publications

easily accessiblein any format that suits the needs of our audience. If you would like our services

provided in an alternative format, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Elizabeth Brooks, Associate DirectorNational Clearinghouse for U.S.-Japan Studies

May 1995

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The ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education

The ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education (ERIC/ChESS) is one of the16 subject clearinghouses in the ERIC system. ERIC/ChESS monitors issues about the teaching andlearning of history, geography, civics, economics, and political science, as typically taught in the K-12 curriculum. ERIC/ChESS covers other topics, such as law-related education, art education, andmusic education.

ERIC/ChESS offers a variety of products and services to meet your information needs:PublicatiGnsrange from classroom materials to analyses of theories and trends; all are

available for you purchase, as well as being available from the ERIC database. ERIC/ChESSalso produces brief information products called Digests. Digests are reports on social studies/socialscience education issues of current interest.

News BulletinKeeping Uphelps keep you current with recent developments in ERIC,ERIC/ChESS, and social studies education. It is free of charge.

Digest Subscription Serviceanyone interested in obtaining an entire year's worth of Digests(8-10 per year) can subscribe to this service. The cost is $5.00. The Digests are sent as they arepublished.

Database Search Servicecustomized CD-ROM computer searches of the ERIC database on arequested topic for $3.00. Such a search will yield an annotated bibliography of up to 25 documentsand journal articles from the ERIC database.

Question Answering Serviceour staff is always eager to answer specific questions about ourareas of subject expertise or general questions about ERIC. We have a toll free telephone number,800/266-3815. You can e-mail us at [email protected] or visit us at our World Wide Webhomepage. That address is: http://www.indiana.edu/ ssdderic-chess.html .

The National Clearinghouse for U.S.-Japan Studies

The National Clearinghouse for U.S. Japan Studies, an adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse affiliatedwith ERIC/ChESS, provides a wealth of information on Japan for K-12 educators and specialists.Co-funded by the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership and the United States-JapanFoundation of New York, the Clearinghouse is a database system. It provides timely andcomprehensive information about educational resources for teaching about Japan.

The Clearinghouse collects, analyzes, abstracts, and sustains a database of materials andresources that can assist school systems and individual teachers in developing and implementingcurricula and lessons on broad areas of Japanese culture and society, and on U.S.-Japanrelationships. Many of the resources in the Clearinghouse database are cross-referenced in ERIC.However, the Clearinghouse database also includes videos, films, some simulations, and artifactkits.

The National Clearinghouse for U.S.-Japan Studies services include:FREE Information Database Search Service. Reduce time and trim expenses by letting a

trained searcher locate and compile information on any topic, including: Japanese education,instructional materials, annotated bibliographies, and background reading materials.

FREE Publications. These include an annual newsletter, Shinbun-USA, and Japan Digests,two-page summaries of current topics on Japan.

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Part 1: Elementary School Materials

Art Education

Japan: Images and Words (1994)Price: $24, plus $4.50 s/h.Availability:

School and Family ProgramsFreer/Sackler Gallery, MRC 707Washington, DC 20560 202/786-2087

This multidisciplinary unit focuses on thecollection of Japanese art at the Freer Gallery.The packet includes six posters, six slides, andsix black-and-white prints. Three lesson plansand activities introduce students to paintings inJapan and bring Japanese art and literatureinto the classroom.

Grade Level: 6Subject Areas: Art Education,

Language Arts

Technology and Thematic Units: AnElementary Example on Japan (1993)Author: Wepner, Shelley B.Availability: Reading Teacher 46 (February

1993): 442-45.This teaching guide uses a thematic unit onJapan to show how software can become anadditional resource for elementary students'literacy learning in social studies, science,language arts, and art. Notes that the fiveweek unit addresses Japan's culture andcustoms.

Grade Level: K-6Subject Areas: Art Education,

Language Arts, Social Studies

Sumi-e Painting (1989)Author: Gluekert, AlanAvailability: School Arts 88 (May 1989):

27-29.This teaching guide describes an activitywhich involves a demonstration of Japanese"sumi-e" painting, with its emphasis onsimplicity. Includes a chart showing the sevenbasic "sumi-e" strokes.

Grade Level: K-6Subject Areas: Art Education

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Our International Art Exchange Project(1989)Author: Cocciolone, Kathy R.Availability: School Arts 88 (May 1989):

9-11.This teaching guide discusses an internationalart exchange project designed to teach studentsthat the culture of a country is reflected in itsart. Countries included are Saudi Arabia,Egypt, Japan, and India.

Grade Level: K-6Subject Areas: Art Education, Global

Education

In Maruki and Toshi Maruki: "Water"(1988)Author: Koetsch, PegAvailability: Art Education 41 (May 1988):

27-28.This is a lesson plan that uses "Water," by Iriand Toshi Maruld, to provide students with anapproach to artwork that deals withdevastating current events.

Grade Level: 4-6Subject Areas: Art Education

Haniwa Figure of a Horse (1988)Author: Park, TadAvailability: Art Education 41 (September

1988): 25-26.This lesson plan uses a "haniwa" figure of ahorse to introduce students to Japaneseceramic sculpture. It presents instructionalstrategies, and a photograph of the figure.


Origami: Paper FoldingThe AlgorithmicWay (1988)Author: Heukerott, Pamela BethAvailability: Arithmetic Teacher 35

(January 1988): 4-8.This article describes origami, the art of paperfolding, as an activity to teach upperelementary students concepts and skills ingeometry involving polygons, angles,measurement, symmetry, and congruence.

Grade Level: 4-6Subject Areas: Art Ed ication

Japan Activity SheetsPrice: $5.95Availability.

Children's Museum Shop300 Congress StreetBoston, MA 02210617/426-6500, ext. 236

This packet of ten activity sheets includesdirections for making carp streamers, paperdolls, New Year's cards, chopsticks, papersamurai helmets, and fish printing.


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Geography

A Cultural Experience: Japan (1992)Author: Wood, Robert W., and others.Price: Call EDRS for pricing information.Availability: EDRS, 800/443-3742ED Number: ED 350 222

This activities unit (179 pages) utilizesprinciples of global education to teach aboutJapan. The activities explore seven majorgoals included in the social studiescurriculum: citizenship, multi-ethnicity,economic understanding, effective decision-making, sensitivity to time and space,examination and use of information, andanalysis and adaptation to a changing world.The unit focuses on four major areas:geography, government, culture, andeducation. A 36-item list of refeiences isincluded.

Grade Level: K-6Subject Areas: Geography, Glot al

Education, Social Studies

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Journey Through Japan (1991)Author: Tames, RichardPrice: $3.95Availability:

International Book Centre, Inc.2007 Laurel Drive, P.O. Box 295Troy, Michigan 48099 313/879-8436

This book introduces students to the humangeography of Japan. Each pair of facingpages describes and illustrates sights in aparticular area of the country, as well as othercultural, historic, and economic features thatare found in the area. The text guides readersfrom one area to an adjacent one, beginningwith Tokyo, and progressing southwest-wardthrough cities like Kamakura, Kyoto, andOsaka to the islands of Shikoku and Kyushu.The text briefly mentions sumo wrestling, themartial arts of judo and kendo, majorfestivals, Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines,large birds and mammals, gardens, and hotsprings.

Grade Level: K-6Subject Areas: Geography, Social

Studies

Symbolism in Japanese Language andCulture: Activities for the ElementaryClassroom (1991)Price: $64.95Availability:

SPICELittlefield Center, Room 14CStanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-5013 800/578-1114

This multimedia unit exposes students to thelanguage and culture of Japan though lessonson folktales, greetings, rice in Japmeseculture, artifacts, geography, and globalperspective. The unit contains thirteen lessons(121 pages), 27 slides, an artifact, anaudiotape, and a videotape. All necessarybackground materials are provided.

Grade Level: 4-8Subject Areas: Geography, Language Arts,

Japanese Language, Social Studies

Stepping Stones: Teaching about Japan inElementary Grades (1988)Price: Call EDRS for pricing

information.EDRS, 8001443-3742

ED Number: ED 329 487These lesson plans come from teachers whoparticipated in the Keizai Koho CenterFellowship program. The major sectionsinclude: Motivational Activities, Land andPeople, "Hand<.-On" Experiences, EconomicInterdependence, Culture and Customs,Perceptions of the Past, and CulminatingActivities.

Grade Level: 4-6Subject Areas: Geography, Social

Studies

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Discovering Japan Today: A Three-WeekTeaching-Learning Unit for UpperElementary Grades (1988)Author: Kirkwood, Toni FussPrice: Call EDRS for pricing information.Availability: EDRS, 800/443-3742ED Number: ED 302 489

The three sections of this unit cover artifacts,geography, and the cultural and socialbackground of the Japanese. Seven suggestedadditional class activities and four maps arealso included.


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Global Education

Global Issues in the Elementary Classroom(1993)Price: $21.95Availability:

SSECP.O. Box 21270Boulder, CO 80308-4270, 303/492-8154

This resource contains 27 ready-to-uselessons. The sections include: globaiawareness, global issues and problems, andglobal history. Varied teaching strategies areused to help students explore such topics astoys (including Japanese lanterns), folktales,music, and economic interdependence.Japaliese proverbs are also included.

Grade Level: K-6Subject Areas: Global Education, Social

Studies

A Cultural Experience: Japan (1992)Author: Wood, Robert W., and others.Price: Call EDRS for pricing information.Availability: EDRS, 800/443-3742.ED Number: ED 350 222

This activities unit (179 pages) utilizesprinciples of global education to teach aboutJapan. The activities explore seven majorgoals included in the social studiescurriculum: citizenship, multi-ethnicity,economic understanding, effective decision-making, sensitivity to time and space,examination and use of information, andanalysis and adaptation to a changing world.The unit focuses on four major areas:geography, government, culture, andeducation. A 36-item list of references isincluded.

Grade Level: K-6Subject Areas: Geography, Global

Education, Social Studies

Multicultural Education Resource Book,K-4 (1989)Price: Call EDRS for pricing information.Availability: EDRS, 800/443-3742ED Number: ED 320 844

This collection of creative classroom activityunits uses a multicultural approach to teachvarious subjects such as language arts,mathematics, music, science, social studies,and home economics. The activity on Japanfocuses on optical and geometric art.


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Our International Art Exchange Project(1989)Author: Cocciolone, Kathy R.Availabny: School Arts 88 (May 1989):

9-11.This teaching guide discusses an internationalart exchange project designed to teach studentsthat the culture of a country is reflected in itsart. Countries included are Saudi Arabia,Egypt, Japan, and India.

Grade Level: K-6Subject Areas: Art Education, Global

Education

Japanese Language

Obon (1994)Author: Suyenaga, RuthPrice: $8.95 paperback; $7.95 audiotape;

$4.95 teaching guide.Availability:

Shen's Books and Supplies821 S. First AvenueArcadia, CA 91006 800/456-6660

This multimedia unit contains a picture bookthat tells the story of a Japanese American girlwho experiences "Obon" (a Japanese summerfestival) for the first time. The teaching guideprovides background :nformation on "Obon"in Japan and the United States, and lists classactivities. The audiotape contains aninteractive language lesson.

Grade Level: K-6Subject Areas: Japanese Language, Social

Studies

Kamishibai for Kids (1993)PriLe: $35 each (discount for 3 or more)Availability: Kamishibai for Kids

P.O. Box 20069, Park West StationNew York, NY 10025 212/662-5836

"Kamishibai" is a traditional Japanese form ofstorytelling. There are a series of over 5"kamishibai" sets, each illustrating a differentfolktale. Each set offers an introduction to theart of "kamishibai," a summary of the storyline, suggested preparatory activ'.....s anddiscussion questions, and backgroundexplanations of items in the story. Thestorycards are 10"x14" pieces of cardboardwith large, colorful illustrations and kanjicharacters on one side, and a detailed storyline on the back side, in both English andJapanese characters.

Grade Level: K-6Subject Areas: Japanese Language,

Language Arts

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A Peek at Japan: A Lighthearted Look atJapan's Language and Culture,Expanded Edition (1992)Author: Metcalf, Florence E.Price: $14.95Availability: International Book Centre Inc.

2007 Laurel Drive, P.O. Box 295Troy, Michigan 48099 313/879-8436

This book is designed to introduce youngchildren to the language, history, and customsof the Japanese. Ten chapters deal ith avariety of themes, from the Japanese homeand school, to favorite children's songs,stories, and activities like origami. Studentsalso learn about Japanese holidays, recipes,geographic and historical sites, and symbols ofthe Japanese nation, including the Emperor,currency, and stamps. Each page combinesblack-and-white sketches or photos, with bothJapanese words and phrases, and shortexplanations of the many basic elements ofJapanese culture.

Grade Level: K-6Subject Areas: Japanese Language



This multimedia unit exposes students to thelanguage and culture of Japan through lessonson folktales, greetings, rice in Japaneseculture, artifacts, and global perspective. Theunit contains 13 lessons, 27 slides, an artifact,an audiotape, and a videotape. Allbackground materials are provided.



Teach Me Japanese (1991)Teach Me More...Japanese (1991)

Author: Mahoney, Judy, and Naomi Satoh.Price: $14.95Availability:

International Book Centre Inc.2007 Laurel Drive, P.O. Box 295Troy, Michigan 48099 313/879-8436

These two booklets each utilize a coloringbook and cassette to teach young childrenJapanese through narration and song. Eachpage of the booklet contains a black-and-whiteillustration, often with parallel hiragana andromanized texts that describe the picture. Thecassette provides narrations of the descriptivetexts, as well as versions of the songs, toaccompany the children's speaking or singing.The booklet describes the overydayexperiences of Mari and Tom during differentseasons of the year. The songs include"Happy Birthday," "Simon Says," "Row,Row, Row," "Old MacDonald," "SilentNight," as well as at least 11 Japanese songstotal. English translations of all songs andtexts are included at the end of each book.

Grade Level: K-3Subject Areas: Japanese Language

Nihongo Daisuki! Japanese for ChildrenThrough Games and Songs (1990)Author: Hirate, Susan H., and Noriko

Kawaura.Price: $19.95Availability:

International Book Centre Inc.2007 Laurel Drive, P.O. Box 295Troy, Michigan 48099 313/879-8436

This teacher's manual and set of units is forteaching first year Japanese in the elementaryschool. The authors have designed the lessonplans and materials to focus on oral andlistening sldlls. Unit themes include courtesyexpressions, telling about oneself and family,and giving and following instructions. Otherunits focus on foods and preferences, colorsand sizes for shopping, school buildings andsupplies, animals in a zoo, a birthday party,body features, and illness. Each lesson planprovides vocabulary and materials lists, aswell as detailed instructions for classroomactivities. Many of the activities are games,while others use a call-and-response format.

Grade Level: 4-6Subject Areas: Japanese Language

Language Arts

Japan: Images and Words (1994)Price: $24, plus $4.50 s/h.Availability:

School and Family ProgramsSmithsonian Institution, Ed. Dept.Freer/Sackler Gallery, MRC 707Washington, DC 20560 202/786-2087

This multidisciplinary unit focuses on thecollection of Japanese art at the Freer Gallery.The packet includes six posters, six slides, andsix black-and-white prints. Three lesson plansand activities introduce students to paintings inJapan and bring Japanese art and literatureinto the classroom.

Grade Level: 6Subject Areas: Art Education,

Language Arts

Kamishibai for Kids (1993)Price: $35 each (discount for 3 or more)Availability:

Kamishibai for KidsP.O. Box 20069, Park West StationNew York, NY 10025 212/662-5836

"Kamishibai" is a traditional Japanese form ofstorytelling. There are a series of over five"kamishibai" sets, each illustrating a differentfolktale. Each set offers an introduction to theart of "kamishibai," a summary of the storyline, suggested preparatory activities anddiscussion questions, and backgroundexplanations of items in the story. Thestorycards are 10"x14" pieces of cardboardwith large, colorful illustrations and kanjicharacters on one side, and a detailed storyline on the back side, in both English andJapanese characters.

Grade Level: K-6Subject Areas: Japanese Language,

Language Arts

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1993): 442-45.This teaching guide uses a thematic unit onJapan to show how software can become anadditional resource for elementary students'literacy learning in social studies, science,language arts, and art. Notes that the five-week unit addresses Japan's culture andcustoms.


Language Arts, Socidl Studies



This multimedia unit exposes students to thelanguage and culture of Japan through lessonson folktales, greetings, rice in Japaneseculture, artifacts, geography, and globalperspective. The unit contains thirteen lessons(121 pages), 27 slides, an artifact, anaudiotape, and a videotape. All necessarybackground materials are provided.



Cooperation in Japan: ElementaryLiterature Series, Part I (1990)Author: Mukai, GaryPrice: $34.95Availability:


This multimedia unit includes 26 pages, 32slides, and an audiotape. The theme ofcooperation is explored through slides of achildren's literature book written andillustrated in Japan, a cooperative carpstreamer making activity (which illustrates theJapanese tradition of flying carp streamers onChildren's Day, May 5), and slides of achildren's sports festival in Japan.

Grade Level: K-3Subject Areas: Language Arts, Social

Studies

The Rabbit in the Moon: Folktales fromChina and Japan (1979)Price: $13.95 text only; $44.95 text and

slidesAvailability:


This 77 page teaching unit consists of sixlessons and 51 slides based on eight folktalesfrom China and Japan. Each lesson containsan introduction, instructions for the teacher,supplementary notes, vocabulary, questionsfor class discussion, and follow-up activities.Also included is a bibliography of books forteachers and students.


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Japan Through Folktales and Activities: AUnit for Kindergarten (1992)Price: Call EDRS for pricing information.Availability: EDRS, 800/443-3742ED Number: ED 352 212

This report describes an intervention toimprove American kindergarten children'sunderstanding of Japanese culture. As a resultof the intervention, American children'sresponses that indicated a knowledge ofJapanese culture rose.

Grade Level: KindergartenSubject Areas: Language Arts, Social

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Social Studies

Obon (1994)Author: Suyenaga, RuthPrice: $8.95 paperback; $7.95 audiotape;

$4.95 teaching guide.Availability:


This multimedia unit contains a picture bookthat tells the story of a Japanese American girlwho experiences "Obon" (a Japanese summerfestival) for the first time. The teaching guideprovides background information on "Obon"in Japan and the United States, and lists classactivities. The audiotape contains aninteractive language lesson.


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Recommended Resources on JE.pan: GradesK-6 (1994)

Author: Martin, RobertaPrice: $10.00 ($7, plus $3 s/h)Availability:

Assn. for Asian Studies1 Lane Hall, University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI 48109 313/665-2490

This listing contains teaching materialsreviewed by Japan experts, includingcurriculum units, audiovisual resources,fiction and nonfiction books, and teacherreference materials.

Grade Level: K-6Subject Areas: Social Studies

Global Issues in the Elementary Classroom(1993)Price: $21.95Availability:

SSECP.O. Box 21270Boulder, CO 80308-4270, 303/492-8154

This resource contains 27 ready-to-uselessons. The sections include: globalawareness, global issues and problems, andglobal history. Varied teaching strategies areused to help students explore such topics astoys (including Japanese lanterns), folktales,music, and economic interdependence.Japanese proverbs are also included.


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1993): 442-45.This teaching guide uses a thematic unit onJapan to show how software can become anadditional resource for elementary students'literacy learning in social studies, science,language arts, and art. Notes that the five-week unit addresses Japan's culture andcustoms.



A Cultural Experience: Japan (1992)Author: Wood, Robert W., and others.Price: Call EDRS for pricing information.Availability: EDRS, 800/443-3742ED Number: ED 350 222

This activities unit (179 pages) utilizesprinciples of global education to teach aboutJapan. The activities explore seven majorgoals included in the social studiescurriculum: citizenship, multi-ethnicity,economic understanding, effective decision-making, sensitivity to time and space,examination and use of information, andanalysis and adaptation to a changing world.The unit focuses on four major areas:geography, government, culture, andeducation. A 36-item list of references isincluded.

Grade Level: K-6Subject Areas: Geography, Global

alucation, Social Studies

Japanese Heraldry: Who Am I? (1991)Author: Zeni, Claire M.Availability: Social Studies Texan 6

(Winter 1991): 61-63.This lesson plan uses Japanese family crests tomotivate students to construct a familyhistory. It includes background informationon Japanese history and culture. It alsosupplies a list of Japanese emblems and theirsymbolism.


Journey Through Japan (1991)Author: Tames, RichardPrice: $3.95Availability:


This book introduces students to the humangeography of Japan. Each pair of facingpages describes and illustrates sights in aparticular area of the country, as well as othercultural, historic, and economic features thatare found in the area. The text guides readersfrom one area to an adjacent one, beginningwith Tokyo, and progressing southwest-wardthrough cities like Kamakura, Kyoto, andOsaka to the islands of Shikoku and Kyushu.The text briefly mentions sumo wrestling, themartial arts of judo and kendo, majorfestivals, Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines,large birds and mammals, gardens, and hotsprings.

Grade Level: K-6Subject Areas: Geography, Social

Studies



This multimedia unit exposes students to thelanguage and culture of Japan through lessonson follctales, greetings, rice in Japaneseculture, artifacts, geography, and globalperspective. The unit contains thirteen lessons(121 pages), 27 slides, an artifact, anaudiotape, anc a videotape. All necessarybackground materials are provided.


Japanese Language, Social studies

Cooperation in Japan: ElementaryLiterature Series, Part I (1990)Author: Mukai, GaryPrice: $34.95Availability:


This multimedia unit includes 26 pages, 32slides, and an audiotape. The theme ofcooperation is explored through slides of achildren's literature book written andillustrated in Japan, a cooperative carpstreamer making activity (which illustrates theJapanese tradition of flying carp streamers onChildren's Day, May 5), and slides of achildren's sports festival in Japan.


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Studying Japan: The Cooperative Way(1990)Author: Hi Ike, EileenAvailability: Southern Social Studies

Journal 16 (Fall 1990): 33-41.This teaching guide designs an elementarylevel social studies unit with the focus onJapan. It provides sample units of cooperativelearning group projects and suggestsintegrating mathematics, languagc arts,economics, fine arts, and science. It also listsresources for obtaining more information andmaterials about Japan.


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West Meets East: A Study of Japan (1990)Author: Brouillet, Judith M.Availability: Social Studies Journal 19

(Spring 1990): 18-21.This article describes a first grade unit onJapan. It observes that elementary schoolsocial studies programs should broadenawareness of other peoples and cultures andargues that commercial textbooks andprograms seldom transmit the attitudes,respect, and feeling of humanness that comesfrom a child-centered, activity-oriented,approach to the study of a country.

Grade Level: 1Subject Areas: Social Studies

Multicultural Education Resource Book,K-4 (1989)Price: Call EDRS for pricing information.Availability: EDRS, 800/443-3742ED Number: ED 320 844

This collection of creative classroom activityunits uses a multicultural approach to teachvarious subjects such as language arts,mathematics, music, science, social studies,and home economics. The activity on Japanfocuses on optical and geometric art.


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Japan: Land of Samurai and Robots (1988)Author: Ottenheimer, LaurancePrice: $5.95Availability:

Young Discovery Library217 Main StreetOssining, NY 10562 914/945-0600

This picture book for children illustrates andexplains Japanese culture, climate, agriculture,modern lifestyle, geography, religion, music,arts, sports, holidays, and traditions.


Discovering Japan Today: A Three-WeekTeaching-Learning Unit for UpperElementary Grades (1988)Author: Kirkwood, Toni FussPrice: Call EDRS for pricing information.Availability: EDRS, 800/443-3742ED Number: ED 302 489

The three sections of this unit cover artifacts,geography, and the cultural and socialbackground of the Japanese. Seven suggestedadditional class activities and four maps arealso included.


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Stepping Stones: Teaching about Japan inElementary Grades (1988)Price: Call EDRS for pricing

information.Availability: EDRS, 800/443-3742ED Number: ED 329 487

These lesson plans come from teachers whoparticipated in the Keizai Koho CenterFellowship program. The major sectionsinclude: Motivational Activities, Land andPeople, "Hands-On" Experiences, EconomicInterdependence, Culture and Customs, andPerceptions of the Past.


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A Family in Japan (1987)Author: Elidn, Judith, and Stuart Atkin.Price: ,12.95Availability:


This narrative describes many commonexperiences of two young Japanese boys, ages7 and 13. Their family lives in the industrialtown of Higashi Matsuyama, near Tokyo, andtheir father is a foreman at a local factoryproducing hydraulic equipment and robots.The reader follows the boys through a numberof experiences, including a typical day atschool where the boys learn calligraphy andparticipate in swimming and kendo, orfencing. The boys also make a holiday visitto a Shinto shrine on "Boy's Day," as well asvisits to a Buddhist temple and to theirgrandmother's household Buddhist "altar".The book includes two maps and a page ofbrief facts about Japan.


Discovery Box: Exploring Japan ThroughArtifacts (1985)Price: $12.50Availability:


This 22-page booklet suggests ways ofexamining cultural artifacts to hypothesizeabout Japanese society and compare andcontrast Japan with the United States.Artifacts are not included; however,suggestions are given for creating a discoverybox.


The Rabbit in the Moon: Folktales fromChina and Japan (1979)Price: $13.95 text only; $44.95 text and

slides.Availability:

SPICEUttlefield Center, Room 14CStanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-5013 800/578-1114

This 77-page teaching unit consists of sixlessons and 51 slides based on eight folktalesfrom China and Japan. Each lesson containsan introduction, instructions for the teacher,supplementary notes, vocabulari, questionsfor class discussion, and follow-up activities.Also included is a bibliography of books forteachers and students.


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Japan Through Folktales and Activities: AUnit for Kindergarten (1992)Price: Call EDRS for pricing information.Availability: EDRS, 800/443-3742ED Number: ED 352 212

This report describes an intervention toimprove American kindergarten children'sunderstanding of Japanese culture. As a resultof the intervention, American children'sresponses that indicated a knowledge ofJapanese culture rose.

Grade Level: KindergartenSubject Areas: Language Arts, Social

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Art Education

Imperial Japan: Expansion and War (1995)Price: $37.95Availability:

SSECP.O. Box 21270Boulder, CO 80308-4270 303/492-8154

This unit with four lessons, slides, andprimary source materials uses art andliterature to explore Japan's expansion intoAsia and the P3CifiC during the first half of thetwentieth centur I

Grade Level: 7-12Subject Aleas: Art Education, Language

Arts, Social Studies, World History

Tokugawa Japan: The Great Peace and theDevelopment of Urban Culture (1995)Price: $37.95Availability:


This unit with slides and primary sourcematerials takes an humanities approach to thestudy of Japanese history during theTokugawa Period, when Japan almostcompletely isolated itself from the outsideworld. Students explore various art forms asreflections 6f social and economic change, aswell as religion, political ideology, and socialclass structure.

Grade Level: 7-12Subject Areas: Art Education, Language


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Multicultural Arts: An Infusion (1991)Author: Wilderberger, ElizabethAvailability: School Library Media

Activities Monthly 7 (May 1991): 26-28,41.

This article presents two examples from a1990 curriculum guide. The first example,designed for middle school students, showsthe Japanese gardener as a visual artist, andemphasizes nature in aesthetic depictionsincluding architecture, horticulture, and visualarts.

Grade Level: 7-12Subject Areas: Art Education, Global

Education

Go Fish! (1990)Author: Asaro, MarioAvailability: School Arts 89 ',March 1990):

36-37.This teaching guide describes how the authorintroduced fishprinting to a middle school.Students explored the origins of fishprintingand other Japanese arts, and they learnedabout printmaking, collage, and painting.


Ukiyo-e KitPrice: Available for loanAvailability:

Program in Int'l Educational ResourcesEast Asian Studies, Yale UniversityP.O. Box 208206New Haven, CT 06520 203/432-3429

This kit contains information and materials tomake uldyo-e, Japanese-style block prints, andincludes examples of three masters.

Grade Level: 7-AdultSubject Areas: Art Education

Japan Meets the West: A Case Study inPerceptions (1988)

Price: $39.95Availability:


This unit examines cultural perceptionsthrough the case of historical contact betweenJapan and the West. The last lesson looks atmutual images of the 20th century. The areasof study are: world history/culture, Americanhistory/culture; language arts; psychology;sociology; and art appreciation.



Economics

Alaska, Japan, and the Pacific Rim: ATeacher's Resource Guide for SecondaryEducators (1990)Price: Call EDRS for pricing information.Availability: EDRS, 800/443-3742ED Number: ED 331 774

This guide was designed to prepare Alaskanstudents for understanding past, present, andpotential linkages between their state and thePacific region. The resource can be used byeducators from other parts of the United Stateswho teach about issues concerning thesegeographic regions. The guide is divided intofour sections: geography, history, culture, andeconomics/international trade.

Grade Level: 7-12Subject Areas: Economics, Geography,

Global Education, Social Studies

Central Themes for a Unit on Japan (1990)Price: $12.00Availability:

East Asian Curriculum ProjectColumbia University420 West 118th StreetNew York, NY 10027 212/854-1735

The themes addressed in this guide explain sixmajor themes that are distinctive and recurrentin Japanese history and culture: thephysical/historical setting, the dynamics ofchange, contemporary nations and cultures,economic deve'opment in Japan, and Japan inthe global conu xt. Included is a suggestedoutline of content for a four-week unit onJapan in a world cultures social studiescurriculum.


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The Japanese Economy (1990)Author: Ellington, LucienPrice: $11.95Availability:

Joint Council on Economic Education432 Park Avenue SouthNew York, NY 10016 800/338-1192

This collection of eight lessons includes anhistorical overview of the Japanese economy,which gives an historical perspective to theeconomic growth of Japan.

Grade Level: 7-12Subject Areas: Economics, Social Studies

Japan...In Pictures (1989)Price: $14.95Availability:


This book introduces middle school and highschool students to the physical geography,history, governmental structure, economy, andsocial structures/issues of Japan. The historysection presents significant facts about Japan'sprehistory through WWII and the postwarreconstruction. The government sectionbriefly describes the Constitution of 1947, andthe section on economy describes foreigntrade, transportation, and agricultural, fishing,and manufacturing products. A section onsociety includes information on ethnic groups,religion, the educational system, and arts andsports.


Social Studies

Japan: Opposing Viewpoints (1989)Author: Bender, David L., and Bruno

Leone.Price: $8.95Availability:

Social Studies School Service10200 Jefferson Blvd., Room 1111P.O. Box 802Culver City, CA 90232 800/421-4246

This text studies Japanese current events byexamining the opposing viewpoints in 24excerpted articles by Japanese and Westerneconomists, politicians, and scholars. Thequestions discussed are: Is Japan a WorldPower? Are Japan's Economic Policies Fair?Is Japan an Internally Troubled Society?Should Japan Increase Its International Role?Is Cooperation Between the U.S. and JapanBeneficial?

Grade Level: 11-AdultSubject Areas: Economics, Social Studies

An Introduction to International Trade:Focus on Japan and the United States(1988)Price: $3.00 (while supplies last)Availability:


This five-part unit examines basic terms ininternational trade, reasons why trade isimportant, and the mechanics of importing andexporting goods. The last unit is a case studyof trade friction between the U.S. and Japan.Iso included is a brief trade history of Japan.


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Japan and It's Hi-Tech Society (1990)Price: InquireAvailability:

Asian Outreach ProgramOberlin Shansi Memorial Assn.208 Wilder HallOberlin, OH 44074 216/775-8605

This folder contains an overview of Japanesehistory and its effect on Japan today, as wellas newspaper clippings with commentariesorganized into the following topics: how life ischanging in Japan; Japanese investments in theU.S. and Asia; difficulties the U.S. has inentering the Japanese market; Japan and theU.S. in the European market; and Japan's aidto other countries. Also included are lists ofother resources and materials, a map of Japan,and a Japa word hunt game.

Grade Level: 9-12Subject Areas: aonomics, Social Studies,

World History

Japan: Tradition and Change (1990)Author: Ellington, LucienPrice: $12.95 (paperback); $16.95

(hardcover)

Longman Inc.95 Church StreetWhite Plains, NY 10601 914/993-5000

Descriptions of contemporary Japanese life arepresented to high school students. The eightchapters cover geography, early history,modern history, economy, Japaneseinstitutions (educational and religious), theJapanese people, and the future of Japan.


A Collection of Teaching Units about Japanfor Secondary Social Studies Teachers(1988)Author: Barker, B., and D. Christian,

comps.Price: Call EDRS for pricing information.Availability: EDRS, 800/443-3742ED Number: ED 296 935

This is a collection of eight selected secondarylevel units of study about Japan. The unitswere written by teachers who attended a studytour to Japan in 1987. Unit topics include:economy, geography, three maps of Japan,U.S. influence on Japan, WWII, music ofJapan, and Japanese medicine.


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Geography

Bartholomew Japan World Travel Map(1992)Price: $12.95Availability:


This is a physical-political map of Japanmeasuring approximately 3'x3'. It uses aconic projection and a scale of 1:2,500,000.The map indicates three different grades ofroads, rail and car ferry routes, airports, andinternational and prefecture boundaries. Alsoindicated are the elevation of volcanoes andother peaks, and the names of national parks.In addition, the map offers inset maps of EastAsia, the metropolitan area of Tokyo andYokohama, and the islands of Okinawa andIwo Jima.

Grade Level: 7-CollegeSubject Areas: Geography, Social Studies

Alaska, Japan, and the Pacific Rim: ATeacher's Resource Guide for SecondaryEducators (1990)Price: Call EDRS for pricing information.

EDRS, 800/443-3742ED Number: ED 331 774






The themes addressed in this guide explain sixmajor themes that are distinctive and recurrentin Japanese history and culture: thephysical/historical setting, economicdevelopment in Japan, and Japan in the globalcontext. Included is a suggested outline ofcontent for a four-week unit on Japan in asocial studies curriculum.


Social Studies



This book introduces middle school and highschool students to the physical geography,history, governmental structure, economy, andsocial structures/issues of Japan. The historysection presents significant facts about Japan'sprehistory through WWII and the postwarreconstruction. The government sectiondescribes the Constitution of 1947, and theeconomy section describes foreign trade,transportation, and agricultural, fishing andmanufacturing products. A section on societyincludes information on ethnic groups, sports,religion, the educational system, and arts.


Social Studies

Secondary Lesson Plan: Place and RelativeLocation (1989)Author: Crawford, JohnAvailability: Social Science Record 26

(Spring 1989): 13-14.This lesson plan uses Japan as an example toshow how place and relative location can beused to study a country.

Grade Level: 7-12Subject Areas: Geography, Social Studies

Using Geography to Teach ComparativeValues: Japan and the United States(1989)Author: Plater, H. RobertAvailability: Social Education 53 (February

1989): 126-29.This article uses baseball to introduce juniorhigh school students to basic differences in theway various cultures view similar events.

Grade Level: 7-8Subject Areas: Geography, Social Studies

Introduction to Japan: A Workbook (1992)Author: Wojtan, Linda S.Price: $15 00 (discount for educators)Availability:

Youth for Understanding Int'l ExchangeDepartment of Education and Training3501 Newark Street, NWWashington, DC 20016 800/424-3691

This workbook is intended as a self-studyguide for high school students attending anexchange program to Japan. However, it canalso be used in a secondary-level class as ageneral overview of Japan. The sectionsinclude: an overview of Japanese history,geography, education, religion, women inJapan, U.S.-Japanese relations, trade,language, and cross-cultural encounters. Eachsection is supplemented with readings andactivities. Also included are answer keys anda bibliography.


Social Studies, World History

A Collection of Teaching Units about Japanfor Secondary Social Studies Teachers(1988)Author: Barker, B., and D. Christian,

comps.Price: Call EDRS for pricing information.Availability: EDRS 800/443-3742ED Number: ED 296 935

This is a collection of eight selected secondarylevel units of study about Japan. The unitswere written by teachers who attended a studytour to Japan in 1987. Unit topics include:economy, geography, three maps of Japan,U.S. influeno: on Japan, WWH, music ofJapan, and Japanese medicine.


Social Studies

Global Education

Individual Rights in InternationalPerspective: Lessons on Canada, Mexico,Japan, and Nigeria (1993)Author: Miller, Barbara, Lynn Parisi, and

others.Price: $23.95Availability:


The four units in this book examine theperspectives that four unique cultures havetoward individual rights. The lessons can beused in world geography, culture, or historycourses, as well as law classes.

Grade Level: 7-12Subject Areas: Global Education, Social

Studies

Japan and the Pacific Rim: Global Studies,Second Edition (1993)Author: Collinwood, Dean W.Price: $13.95Availability:


This is a book of readings about theeconomic, political, and cultural aspects of 20countries of the Pacific Rim. The bookbegins with an essay on the Pacific Rim,which describes current armed conflicts andthe causes of political instability. Alsodiscussed are reasons for overpopulation,uneven economic development, and the role ofJapan in economic, political, and culturalidentity development across the Pacific Rim.

Grade Level: 9-CollegeSubject Areas: Global Education, Soci.11

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Teaching about Law and Cultures: Japan,Southeast Asia (Hmong), and Mexico(1992)Author: Miller, Barbara, Lynn Parisi, and



This resource book explores law and culturein the United States and three groupsrepresented in the U.S. Each unit begins withan essay on law in the culture, written fromthe perspective of an expert whose ownbackground is linked with the culture understudy. Each essay is followed by a set oflessons that examine issues related to law,culture, and the conflicts that can arisebetween contrasting legal traditions whenimmigrants come to the United States.


Studies

Multicultural Arts: An Infusion (1991)Author: Wilderberger, ElizabethAvailability: School Library Media

Activities Monthly 7 (May 1991): 26-28,41.

This article presents two examples from a1990 curriculum guide. The first example,designed for middle school students, showsthe Japanese gardener as a visual artist, andemphasizes nature in aesthetic depictionsincluding architecture, horticulture, and visualarts.

Grade Level: 7-12Subject Areas: Art Education, Global

Education


This guide was designed to prepare Alaskanstudents for understanding past, present, andpotential linkages between their state and thePacific region. The resource can be used byeducators from other parts of the United Stateswho teach about issues concerning 'hesegeographic regions. The guide is divided intofour sections: geography, history, culture, andeconomics/international trade.



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Japanese Language

Konnichi Wa Japan (1994)Author: Omotani, LesPrice: $15.95Availability:


This is an illustrated text that introducesbeginning students of Japanese to the sights,history, and contemporary culture of Japan.The story is narrated by a middle-school-agedAmerican, and over the course of tenchapters, she describes her journey with herown and a Japanese family across the islandsof Japan. The two families visit major citieslike Tokyo, Kyoto, Hiroshima, and Osaka,and during the trip, the Japanese familyexplains the arts, economy, and government ofJapan. Also, an entire chapter is devoted tothe Hiroshima bombing. Besides serving as acultural reader, the book introduces Japanesewords and phrases by inserting them into theEnglish text.

Grade Level: 7-8Subject Areas: Japanese Language

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A Homestay in Japan: An IntermediateReader for Students of Japanese (1992)Author: Allen, Caron, Natsumi Watanabe,

and Linda Duke.Price: $16.95Availability:

Weatherhill, Inc.41 Monroe TurnpikeTrumbull, CT 06611 800/437-7840

This supplementary reader is designed forthird- and fourth-year students learningJapanese. Twenty chapters tell theexperienc.n of a fictional 16-year old as shespends on !. year in Kobe, Japan, as anexchange student. Through narratives andconversations, readers encounter a variety ofcultural experiences, from eating at home andin a restaurant, to public baths, Japaneseschools, New Year's celebrations, and a visitto a temple. Each reading is accompanied byan illustration, cultural notes in English, and apage of exercises, including short-answer,true-false, and open-ended questions.

Grade Level: 11-AdultSubject Areas: Japanese Language

Language Arts

Imperial JRpan: Expansion and War (1995)Price: $37.95Availability:


This unit with four lessons, slides, andprimary source materials uses art andliterature to explore Japan's expansion intoAsia and the Pacific during the first half of thetwentieth century.





This unit with slides and primary sourcematerials takes an humanities approach to thestudy of Japanese history during theTokugawa Period, when Japan almostcompletely isolated itself from the outsideworld. Students explore various art forms asreflections of social and economic change, aswell as religion, political ideology, and socialclass structure.



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A Red Sun Emerges: A Study of Nature inJapanese Culture (1991)Author: Trafton, JoycePrice: Call EDRS for pricing information.Availability: EDRS, 800/443-3742ED Number: ED 339 632

A collection of materials to help teachers andstudents learn how the relationship of theJapanese people to their natural surroundingsis integral to an understanding of Japaneseculture. The sections include: Japan'sCreation, Religious and Philosophical Nature,The Way of the Gods, Moral Code, Shinto,Buddhism, Zen, and Confucianism, The Wayof Tea, Calligraphy, Flower Arrangement,and Festivals. A 52-item bibliography isincluded.

Grade Level: 7-12Subject Areas: Language Arts, Social

Studies

Religion in Japan k dd a Look at CulturalTransmission (1990)Author: Mukai, GaryPrice: $39.95Availability:


The study of the religions of Shinto andBuddhism in Japan leads to an exploration ofcultural transmission. Each unit includesreproducible handouts.



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Japan Meets the West: A Case Study inPerceptions (1988)Price: $39.95Availability:





Introduction to Japan: A Workbook (1992)Author: Wojtan, Linda S.Price: $15.00 (discount for educators)Availability:



Grade Level: 9-12Subject Areas: Geography, Language Arts.


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Grade Level: 7-12Subject Areas: Art Education, language


Meiji Japan: The Dynamics of NationalChange (1995)Price: $42.95Availability:


This unit with lessons, slides, and primarysource materials explores a period of rapidsocial, economic, and political change inJapan's modern history. Individual lessonsfocus on the formulation of national goals andgovernment policy, the development ofJapan's first written constitution, the role ofwomen and various economic classes in themodernization process, and Japan's emergingrole in the world.

Grade Level: 7-12Subject Areas: Social Studies, World

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Learning Packages of Media Materials onJapan (1994)Price: $1 each, set of five for $4Availability:

Center for Educational Media (CEM)Institute for Education on JapanDrawer 202, Earlham CollegeRichmond, IN 47374 317/983-1288

These learning packages are designed to guidethe non-specialist. The titles include: Society;Religion; History I: Japan's Early History andTraditional Culture; History H: Japan'sModern History; History III: Japan Since1945The Emergence of a Super Power.Each guide introduces film and videomaterials on aspects of Japanese life andculture, includes a brief overview on the topicof the guide, describes about 6-8recommended resources (including purchasingand rental information), and concludes withreferences to further readings.

Grade Level: 9 and upSubject Areas: Social Studies

Recommended Resources on Japan: Grades6-12 (1994)Author: Martin, RobertaPrice: $10.00 ($7, plus $3 s/h)Availability:

Assn. for Asian Studies1 Lane Hall, University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI 48109 313/665-2490

This listing contains teaching materialsreviewed by Japan experts, includingcurriculum units, audiovisual resources,fiction and nonfiction books, and teacherreference materials.

Grade Level: 6-12Subject Areas: Social Studies

Individual Rights in InternationalPerspective: Lessons on Canada, Mexico,Japan, and Nigeria (1993)Author: Miller, Barbara, Lynn Parisi, and



The four units in this book examine theperspectives that four unique cultures havetoward individual rights. The lessons can beused in world geography, culture, or historycourses, as well as law classes.


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Grade Level: 9-CollegeSubject Areas: Global Education, Social


Newsweek Newssource: Japan-U.S.Relations, A Multicultural Perspective(1993)Author: Parisi, LynnPrice: InquireAvailability:

Newsweek Education Department444 Madison AvenueNew York, NY 10022 800/526-2595

This resource is designed to help studentsunderstand the historical context andinfluences on contemporary U.S.-Japanrelations, recognize multiple perspectives ininternational relations, and identify andanalyze key economic, political, and socialissues in the U.S.-Japan relationship.


History

Bartholomew Japan World Travel Map(1992)Price: $12.95Availability:


This is a physical-political map of Japanmeasuring approximately 3'x3'. It uses aconic projection and a scale of 1:2,500,000.The map indicates three different grades ofroads, rail and car ferry routes, airports, andinternational and prefecture boundaries. Alsoindicated are the elevation of volcanoes andother peaks, and the names of national parks.In addition, the map offers inset maps of EastAsia, the metropolitan area of Tokyo andYokohama, and the islands of Okinawa andIwo Jima.

Grade Level: 7-CollegeSubject Areas: Geography, Social Studies

The Constitution and Individual Rights inJapan: Lessons for Middle and HighSchool Students (1992)Author: Parisi, LynnPrice: $8.00, plus $1.50 s/h.Availability:

SSDC2805 E. 10th Street, Suite 120Bloomington, IN 47408 800/266-3815

This teaching guide is comprised of fourteaching units that focus on the social andpolitical traditions of Japan, the MeijiConstitution (1889-WWII), the 1947Constitution, and individual rights incontemporary Japan.


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This workbook is intended as a self-studyguide for high school students attending anexchange program to Japan. However, it canalso be used in a secondary-level class as ageneral overview of Japan. The sectionsinclude: an overview of Japanese history,geography, education, religion, women inJapan, U.S.-Japanese relations, trade,language, and cross-cultural encounters. Eachsection is supplemented with readings andactivities. Also included are answer keys.



Teaching about Law and Cultures: Japan,Southeast Asia(Hmong), & Mexico (1992)Author: Miller, Barbara, Lynn Parisi, and



This resource book explores law and culturein the United States and three groupsrepresented in the U.S. Each unit begins withan essay on law in the culture, written fromthe perspective of an expert whose ownbackground is linked with the culture understudy. Each essay is followed by a set oflessons that examine issues related to law,culture, and the conflicts that can arisebetween contrasting legal traditions whenimmigrants come to the United States.


Studies

A Red Sun Emerges: A Study of Nature inJapanese Culture (1991)Author: Trafton, JoycePrice: Call EDRS for pricing information.Availability: EDRS, 800/443-3742ED Number: ED 339 632

A collection of materials to help teachers andstudents learn how the relationship of theJapanese people to their natural surroundingsis integral to an understanding of Japaneseculture. The sections include: Japan'sCreation, Religious and Philosophical Nature,The Way of the Gods, Moral Code, Shinto,Buddhism, Zen, and Confucianism, The Wayof Tea, Calligraphy, Flower Arrangement,and Festivals. A 52-item bibliography isincluded.


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The themes addressed in this guide explain sixmajor themes that are distinctive and recurrentin Japanese history and culture: thephysical/historical setting, the dynamics ofchange, contemporary nations and cultures,economic development in Japan, and Japan inthe global context. Included is a suggestedoutline of content for a four-week unit onJapan in a world cultures social studiescurriculum.


Social Studies

The Compact Society: Japanese Culture inthe 1990s. Journal Entries on the 1990Koho Fellowship (1990)Author: Tinkler, D. WilliamPrice: Call EDRS for pricing information.Availability: EDRS, 800/443-3742ED Number: ED 335 273

Journal entries of a secondary school teachervisiting Japan are presented in this document.Observations about entertainment, food,customs, prices of goods, and other aspects ofJapanese culture are made. Discussionquestions, an activity for 7th- to 12th-graders,and copies of several photographs are alsoincluded.

Grade Level: 7-12Subject Areas: social Studies

Japan (1990)Author: Kublin, Michael, and Hyman

Kublin.Price: textbook $8.49; teaching guide $1.80Availability:

Houghton Mifflin CompanyOne Beacon StreetBoston, MA 02108 617/351-5000

This text, using history as the organizingprinciple, examines political and economicsystems, geography, social organization,human and cultural values, fine arts, andreligion.

Grade Level: )-12Subject Areas: Social Studies



This folder contains an overview of Japanesehistory and its effect on Japan today, as wellas newspaper clippings with commentariesorganized into the following topicc: how life ischanging in Japan; Japanese investments in theU.S. and Asia; difficulties the U.S. has inentering the Japanese market; Japan and theU.S. in the European market; and Japan's aidto other countries. Also included are lists ofother resources and materials, a map of Japan,and a Japan word hunt game.

Grade Level: 9-12Subject Areas: Economics, Social Studies,

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Japan: Tradition and Change (1990)Author: Ellington, LucienPrice: $12.95 (paperback); $16.95

(hardcover)Availability:

Longman Inc.95 Church StreetWhite Plains, NY 10601 914/993-5000

Descriptions of contemporary Japanese life arepresented to high school students. The eightchapters cover geography, early history,modern history, economy, Japaneseinstitutions (educational and religious), theJapanese people, and the futum of Japan.


The Modernization of Japan: Continuityand Change (1990)Price: $39.95Availability:


Students will explore the concepts ofcontinuity and change through a case study ofJapanese life during the Meiji period (1868-1912) through a variety of teachingmethodssmall group work, primary sourcereadings, role play, analysis of Japanese artand photographs, and actual arlvPrtisementsdating from the late 19th and early 20thcenturies.


Religion in Japan and a Look at CulturalTransmission (1990)Author: Mukai, GaryPrice: $39.95Availability:


The study of the religions of Shinto andBuddhism in Japan leads to an exploration ofcultural transmission. Each unit includesreproducible handouts.





This book introduces middle school and highschool students to the physical geography,history, governmental structure, economy, andsocial structures/issues of Japan. The historysection presents significant facts about Japan'sprehistory through WWII and the postwarreconstruction. The government sectionbriefly describes the Constitution of 1947, andthe section on economy describes foreigntrade, transportation, and agricultural, fishingand manufacturing products. A section onsociety includes information on ethnic groups,religion, the educational system, and arts andsports.


Social Studies

A Look at Japanese Culture hrough theFamily: A Case Study (1968)Author: Parisi, Lynn, ed.Price: $10.95Availability:

SSECP.O. Box 21270Boulder, CO 8030E-4270 303/492-8154

Thirty-three case studies of family life inJapan, written by teachers who spent one- andtwo-day homestays in Japan, allow students toform hypotheses about the traditions, socialinstitutions, and values of the Japanese people.


Classroom Teacher's Idea Notebook: TryTrivia for Openers (1988)Author: Marran, James F., and others.Availability: Social Education 52

(September 1988): 390, 392, 394.This article presents three activities suitablefor junior/senior high social studies. Theactivity on Japan describes a 1-3 day jigsawlesson on the modernization in Meiji Japan.


A Collection of Teaching Units about Japanfor Secondary Social Studies Teachers(1988)Author: Barker, B.. and D. Christian,

comps.Price: Call EDRS for pricing information.Availability: EDRS, 800/443-3742ED Number: ED 296 935

This is a collection of eight selected secondarylevel units of study about Japan. The unitswere written by teachers who attended a studytour to Japan in 1987. Unit topics include:economy, geography, three maps of Japan,U.S. influence on Japan, WWII, music ofJapan, and Japanese medicine.

Grade Level: 7-12Subject Areas: Economics, Geogiaphy,

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Women in Japan: From Ancient Times toPresent (1987)Author: Bingham, Marjorie, and Susan

Gross.Price: film (2)/video (2): $40/$45

text: $12.95; teacher's guide: $3.50Availability:

Upper Midwest Women's History CenterCentral Community Center6300 Walker StreetSt. Louis Park, MN 55416 612/928-6750

This book with accompanying film/video andteacher's guide covers the history of women inJapan from ancient times to the present. Thechapters include "Ancient JapanFemaleGods and Ruling Empresses," "Religion andJapanese Women," "Minority Women inJapan," and "Women in ContemporaryJapan."


History

Through Japanese Eyes, Vol. 1: The Past-Road From Isolation (1987, Revised)Price: $8.95; teacher's guide: $4.95Availability:


Readings drawn from many sources examineJapan's emergence as a world power in the19th and 20th centuries. Covers imperialism,early trade, WWII, and the occupation ofJapan by American forces. Free teacher'sguide with 20 or more copies.


History

Through Japanese Eyes, Vol. 2: ThePresent-Coping with Affluence (1987,Revised)Price: $8.95; teacher's guide: $4.95Availability:


Selections from modern Japanese literatureportray the problems of adapting totechnology, and its impact on traditionalvalues. Free teacher's guide with 20 or morecopies.


History

Castle Towns: An Introduction toTokugawa Japan (1981)Price: $42.95Availability:


This unit introduces students to the castles andtowns in Japan during the late feudal period,and is a point of comparison with Europeanfeudalism. Included is a castle maze, anactivity for 7th-9th graders.


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Flower Card GamePrice: Available for loanAvailability:

Program in Intl Educational ResourcesEast Asian Studies, Yale UniversityP.O. Box 2006F^New Haven, CT 06520 203/432-3429

This kit contains this traditional card game ofJapan, as well as a book of directions for themany levels and varieties of play.

Grade Level: 7-AdultSubject Areas: Social Studies

Gion Matsuri in Kyoto: Traditional Festivalin Modern JapanAuthor: Yen Chu-sunPrice: Available for loanAvailability:

Program in Intl Educational ResourcesEast Asian Studies, Yale UniversityP.O. Box 208206New Haven, CT 06520 203/432-3429

This slide unit contains a description of theprocession of floats in the Gion Matsuri, andthe historical background of each of themythological figures associated with thisfestival.

Grade Level: 7-AdultSubject Areas: Social Studies

World History






Meiji Japan: The Dynamics of NationalChange (1995)Price: $42.95Availability:


This unit with lessons, slides, and primarysource materials explores a period of rapidsocial, economic, and political change inJapan's modern history. Individual lessonsfocus on the formulation of national goals andgovernment policy, the development ofJapan's first written constitution, the role ofwomen and various economic classes in themodernization process, and Japan's emergingrole in the world.


History









Grade Level: 9-CollegeSubject Areas: Global Education, Social


Religion in Japan and a Look at CulturalTransmission (1990)Author: Mukai, GaryPrice: $39.95Availability:


The study of the religions of Shinto andBuddhism in Japan leads to an exploration ofcultural transmission. Eaci' unit includesreproducible handouts.









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Women in Japan: From Ancient Times toPresent (1987)Author: Bingham, Marjorie, and Susan

Gross.Price: film (2)/video (2): $40/$45

text: $12.95; teacher's guide: $3.50Availability:

Upper Midwest Women's History CenterCentral Community Center6300 Walker StreetSt. Louis Park, MN 55416 612/928-6750

This book with accompanying film/video andteacher's guide covers the history of women inJapan from ancient times to the present. Thechapters include "Ancient JapanFemaleGods and Ruling Empresses," "Religion andJapanese Women," "Minority Women inJapan," and "Women in ContemporaryJapan."


History

Newsweek Newssource: Japan-U.S.Relations, A Multicultural Perspective(1993)Autho Parisi, LynnPrice: InquireAvailability:

Newsweek Education Department444 Madison AvenueNew York, NY 10022 800/526-2595

This resource is designed to help studentsunderstand the historical context andinfluences on contemporary U.S.-Japanrelations, recognize multiple perspectives ininternational relations, and identify andanalyze key economic, political, and socialissues in the U.S.-Japan relationship.


History








This folder contains an overview of Japanesehistory and its effect on Japan today, as wellas newspaper clippings with commentariesorganized into the following topics: how life ischanging in Japan; Japanese investments in theU.S. and Asia; difficulties the U.S. has inentering the Japanese market; Japan and theU.S. in the European market; and Japan's aidto other countries. Also included are lists ofother resources and materials, a map of Japan,and a Japan word hunt game.

Grade Level: 9-12Subject Areas: Economics, Social Studies,

World History

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Through Japanese Eyes, Vol. 1: The Past-Road From Isolation (1987, Revised)Price: $8.95; teacher's guide: $4.95Availability:


Readings drawn from many sources examineJapan's emergence as a world power in the19th and 20th centuries. Covers imperialism,early trade, WWII, and the occupation ofJapan by American forces. Free teacher'sguide with 20 or more copies.


History

Through Japanese Eyes, Vol. 2: ThePresent-Coping with Affluence (1987,Revised)Price: $8.95; teacher's guide: $4.95Availability:


Selections from modern Japanese literatureportray the problems of adapting totechnology, and its impact on traditionalvalues. Free teacher's guide with 20 or morecopies.


History

Part 3: K-12 School Materials

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Art Education

Ancient and Living Cultures Stencils:Ancient Japan (1993)Price: $9.95 (1-4 copies); $8.95 (5 or

more copies)Availability:


This activity book is part of a series of booksthat each contain four pages of stencils inaddition to related myths, stories, maps,historical information, cultural details, andstep-by-step instructions for craft projects.Projects include making a samurai helmet.Among the stories is the Japanese tale of "TheBamboo Princess."


Denver Art Museum Poster Plus Program:Lacquer Writing Box (1993)Author: Stevens, Amy, and Nancy Tieken.Price: $20 each setAvailability:

Denver Art Museum100 West 14th Avenue ParkwayDenver, CO 80204 303/640-2295

This 16"x24" laminated poster illustrates alacquered wooden box depicting 2 samuraifording the Uji River during the Gempei Warof the 12th century. On the back of theposter, teachers and students find explanationsof the art techniques and medium used,historical Japanese art traditions that areillustrated in the work, and a short biographyof the artist(s). The poster program includes ateacher's guide, descriptions of classroomactivities that enhance the use of the poster,references for teachers, graded suggestions forfurther reading, and recommended videos.


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Denver Art Museum Poster Plus Program:Woman Painting a Dragon that ComesTo Life (1993)Author: Stevens, Amy, and Nancy Tieken.Price: $20 each setAvailability:

Denver Art Museum100 West 14th Avenue ParkwayDenver, CO 80204 303/640-2295

This 16" x 24" laminated poster illustrates awoodblock print depicting a woman painting adragon that comes to life. Observers canlearn about the traditional Japanese calendar,as well as the 31-syllable "tanka" poem that isalso found on the print. Historical Japaneseart traditions are illustrated in the work. Theposter program includes a teacher's guide,descriptions of classtoom activities thatenhance the use of the poster, references forteachers, graded suggestions for furtherreading, and recommended videos.


Japanese Crafts and Customs: A SeasonalApproach (1993)Author: Ekiguchi, Kunio, and Ruth

McCreery.Price: $13.00Availability:

Kodansha Int'l USA Ltd.c/o The Putnam-Berkeley Group390 Murray Hill ParkwayEast Rutherford, NJ 07073 800/638-3030

This volume consists of essays on customs andfestivals that mark seasonal changes in Japan.The essays are accompanied by crafts projectsof traditional items made to welcome eachseason.

Grade Level: K-AdultSubject Areas: Art Education, Social

Studies

Origami Classroom (1993)Author: Nakano, DokuoteiPrice: $12.95Availability:


This kit includes a 24-page instruction bookletand 54 5"x5" sheets of rainbow-colored paperfor folding 21 origami shapes. The bookletincludes step-by-step directions and colorphotos to guide the reader. The shapesinclude flowers, a variety of animals, andwindmills.

Grade Level: 5-AdultSubject Areas: Art Education

Japan: Traditions and Trends: AnIndependent Learning Unit in the GiftedLearning Series (1992)Author: Allen, Carole, and Ted Warren.Price: $8.95Availability:


This is a set of individual, photocopy-readyactivities for middle school students to use asthey learn about Japanese culture. Eachactivity begins with a short reading thatprovides historical, geographic, or culturalinformation. Each page or set of pagesproposes from one to three activities, such asdecorating chopsticks, designing educationalgames, or making a miniature "yakko" kite.

Grade Level: 4-8Subject Areas: Art Education, Social

Studies

Modern Japan: An Idea Book for K-12Teachers (1992)Author: Bernson, Mary HammondPrice: $6.00, plus $2.00 s/h.Availability:


This idea book of supplementary lessons onJapan focuses primarily on writing skills,visual arts, games, music and other arts, andsocial studies. Social studies lessons presentinformation on geography, trade, the Japaneseconstitution and law, and education. Gradelevel, objective(s), materials needed, timerequirements, and procedures are outlined foreach lesson.

Grade Level: K-12Subject Areas: Art Education, Language

Arts, Social Studies

Art: The Telling of History throughTechnology (1990)Availability: Writing Notebook 7 (January-

February 1990): 26-29.Describes several writing projects that usecomputers to expose students to art, culturalhistory, and present day technology. Suggestsactivities for Prehistoric art, Egyptian art,African art, Japanese art, and NativeAmerican art.


Hokusai & Teraoka: Merging East andWest (1989)Author: Koetsch, PegAvailability: School Arts 89 (1989): 23-26.

Presents background material about thenineteenth-century Japanese artist KatsushikaHokusai and the contemporary Hawaiian artistMasami Teraoka. Compares the artists'ability to visualize human concerns thattranscend time and place.


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Images of Japan Slide Set (1989)Images of Japan (book)

Author: Wakan, Naomi, and Elias Wakan.Price: $49.95Availability:

Pacific-Rim Publishers#302-130 East 15th AvenueVancouver, B.C. V5T 4L3604/872-7373

This set of 25 35mm slides depicts Japanesefolk toys and other aspects of Japaneseculture. Included with the slides are captionsheets and the book Images of Japan, whichcovers Japan's heritage, from rock gardens tosamurai, good luck toys to festivals. Eachchapter covers a specific folk image. Includedafter each chapter are suggested activities forwriting, discussion, drama, art, and mapwork. The book may be purchased separatelyfor $15.95.



Spring Blossoms, Autumn Moon: JapaneseArt for the Classroom (1989)Author: Louden, Sarah M.Price: $33.00 (out of state); $35.46 (WA)Availability:

Seattle Art Museum, Education Dept.P.O. Box 22000Seattle, WA 98122-9700 206/654-3124

This multimedia unit uses the cycle of theseasons as the organizing theme. The slidesare all of objects in the permanent collectionof Japanese art from the Seattle Art Museumthat represent a variety of media: calligraphy,painting, textiles, and ceramics. Alsoincluded is an audiotape of Japanese storiesand music.



Teaching Japan Through the Arts (1987)Author: Bernson, Mary, Janet Graves,

Elaine Magnusson, and Sonnet Takahisa.Price: $8.00 per copy (checks made to

GEMS)Availability:

East Asia Resource CenterJackson School of International StudiesDR-05; 302 C Thomson HallUniv. of WashingtonSeattle, WA 98195 206/543-1921

A series of four books that introduceelementary and middle school students toJapan through art activities. The titles are:Japan Through Art Activities, Natsu Matsuri(about summer festivals), Traditional Arts andCulture, and School Days in Japan.

Grade Level: K-8Subject Areas: Art Education, Social

Studies

Origami Polyhedra (1985)Author: Costello, JohnAvailability: Mathematics in School 14

(January 1985): 4-8.Shows how to construct a cube using origami(paper folding) techniques. Also shows how,by identifying analogous features, to constructan octahedron.


Ikebana KitPrice: Available for loanAvailability:


This kit contains dishes, flower holders,teacher's guide, and a collection of colorpictures illustrating flower arrangements.


Origami KitPrice: Available for loanAvailability:


This kit contains the paper, instructions, anddisplay photographs for a unit on Japanesepaper-folding.


Studies

Shodo KitPrice: Available for loanAvailability:


This kit contains 40 brushes, sampleinkstones, inksticks, paper, activity sheets, aJapanese writing chart, teacher's material andbackground readings on the Japaneselanguage. No prior experience with theJapanese language is necessary.

Grade Level: K-12Subject Areas: Art Education, Japanese

Language

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Economics

Japan in the Classroom: Elementary andSecondary Activities (1993, Revised)Author: Johnson, Jacqueline, Lynn Parisi,

and Patricia Weiss.Price: $21.95Availability:


The 26 activities in this book focus onteaching about Japan within the context oflarger social studies units. The subjectsinclude history and government, geography,energy use, food and eating habits, languageand literature, population density, andeconomic development. A variety of teachingstrategies are used, including games, artifacts,simulations, role playing, and case studies.

Grade Level: K-12ibject Areas: Economics, Geography,Language Arts, Social Studies

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Geography





Grade Level: K-12Subject Areas: Economics, Geography,


Japanese Geography/Neighborhood (1991)Price: $5.00, plus $2.00 s/h.Availability:

The Asia SocietyEducation Department725 Park AvenueNew York, NY 10021 212/288-6400

This poster, which accompanies a "VideoLetter from Japan" package, can also bepurchased separately. Each package containsa 25 minute video, a teacher's manual, and aposter. One side of the poster shows theJapanese islands, and gives an overview ofJapanese geography. The other side shows amap of a neighborhood of Tokyo, withpictures and explanations of places on themap. The places pictured are typical of thosefound in many Japanese cities.

Grade Level: K-8Subject Areas: Geography, Social Studies

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Warlords of Japan (1991)Price: Available for loanAvailability:


This artifact kit is a ten-day simulation thattakes students through history, art, language,journal keeping, math, and geographyactivities to help them to understand Japanesehistory and traditional social order. Requiressome preparation on the part of the teacher:duplication of student readings and activitysheets, etc.


Social Studies

Classroom Activities in Japanese Cultureand Society (1990)Price: Call EDRS for pricing information.Availability: EDRS, 800/443-3742ED Number: ED 324 262

Background material on the history,geography, culture, government, educationalsystem, and everyday life of the Japanesepeople is presented in this curriculum guide,which is intended as a source book forteachers and administrators. Lesson plans atthe elementary and secondary levels arepresented, as well as numerous graphs,figures, and maps.


Japan: Geography, Cuisine, and Culture(1985)Author: Kay, KarenPrice: Call EDRS for pricing information.Availability: EDRS, 800/443-3742ED Number: ED 306 167

These materials are designed as four modules:geography, foods, the kitchen, and culture andare to be used singly or jointly as a unit onJapanese food and culture. A bibliography,and lists of the contents of the availableaccompanying artifact kits of utensils andfoods are given.


Japanese Cooking and Serving UtensilsAuthor: Kay, Karen, and Caryn White.Price: Available for loanAvailability:


This artifact kit contains all of the cookingutensils necessary to complete the unit "Japan:Geography, Cuisine, and Culture."


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Global Education

Eye Openers: Handbook of InternationalTeaching Activities (1989)Price: Call EDRS for pricing information.Availability: EDRS, 800/443-3742ED Number: ED 310 950

This collection of 32 global activities andteaching strategies helps foster internationaleducation in the classroom. The activityfocusing on Japan, "A Yen for ProblemSolving," demonstrates exchange rates andcultural values to grades 6-8 through the useof a Japanese McDonald's menu, real estatelistings, and bicycle ads.


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Japanese Language

Omiyage (1990)Price: $44.95, plus $2.50 s/h.Availability:

World Eagle Inc.111 King StreetLittleton, MA 01460 800/854-8273

Although not a language learning text to speakJapanese, this unit uses language as a meansto learn about Japanese culture and tradition.The chapters include: 1)Breaking the Code:Japanese Reading and Writing; 2) It's aMatter of Meaning: Japanese Manners; 3)Kotowaza (Proverbs and Sayings); 4) Food forThought: The Nature of Food and ItsPreparation; and 5)0asobi (Games and Songs).Included is an audiotape that corresponds to anumber of exercises. Also available is a 43-page supplementary workbook.

Grade Level: 6-12Subject Areas: Japanese Language,


Japanese Children's SongsPrice: $25.95Availability:


This tape features songs sung by Japanesechildren, in Japanese on one side and Englishon the other. The book has the treble clefmusic line for all the songs, along withEnglish and Japanese lyrics, as well as somebackground on each song. Some aretraditional game songs. Vocabulary includesparts of the body, colors, and fruits.


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Shodo KitPrice: Available for loanAvailability:


This kit contains 40 brushes, sampleinkstones, inksticks, paper, activity sheets, aJapanese writing chart, teacher's material andbackground readings on the Japaneselanguage. No prior experience with theJapanese language is necessary.

Grade Level: K-12Subject Areas: Art Education, Japanese

Language

Language Arts


and Patricia Weiss.Price: $21.95





World of Haiku (1993)Author: Wakan, NaomiPrice: $14.95 book; $39.95 for kitAvailability:


This kit contains the book Haiku: One-BreathPoetry for the student and instructional cardsfor a haiku workshop for the teacher, alongwith 20 slides and matching haiku. Exercisesencourage students to write haiku.

Grade Level: 4-10Subject Areas: Language Arts

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Modern Japan: An Idea Book for K-12Teachers (1992)Author; Bernson, Mary HammondPrice: $6.00, plus $2.00 s/h.Availability:


This idea book of supplementary lessons onJapan focuses primarily on writing skills,visual arts, games, music and other arts, andsocial studies. Social studies lessons presentinformation on geography, trade, the Japaneseconstitution and law, and education. Gradelevel, objective(s), materials needee, timerequirements, and procedures are outlined foreach lesson.





This artifact kit is a ten-day simulation thattakes students through history, art, language,journal keeping, math, and geographyactivities to help them to understand Japanesehistory and traditional social order. Requiressome preparation on the part of the teacher:duplication of student readings and activitysheets, etc.


Social Studies

I



Although not a language learning text to speakJapanese, this unit uses language as a meansto learn about Japanese culture and tradition.The chapters include: 1)Breaking the Code:Japanese Reading and Writing; 2) It's aMatter of Meaning: Japanese Manners; 3)Kotowaza (Proverbs and Sayings); 4) Food forThought: The Nature of Food and ItsPreparation; and 5)0asobi (Games and Songs).Included is an audiotape that corresponds to anumber of exercises. Also available is a 43-page supplementary workbook.



Teenage Tokyo (1990)Author: Duffy, Jo, and Takashi Oguro,

illustrator.Price: $4.95, plus s/h.Availability:

The Children's Museum, Japan Program300 Congress StreetBoston, MA 00210 617/426-6500, #236

This Japanese-style comic book is designed tohelp youngsters better understand howgrowing up in contemporary Japan is bothsimilar to and different from life in the UnitedStates.


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This set of 25 35mm slides depicts Japanesefolk toys and other aspects of Japaneseculture. Included with the slides are captionsheets and the book Images of Japan, whichcovers Japan's heritage, from rock gardens tosamurai, good luck toys to festivals. Eachchapter covers a specific folk image. Includedafter each chapter are suggested activities forwriting, discussion, drama, art and map work.The book may be purchased separately for$15.95.



Sprin7 Blossoms, Autumn Moon: JapaneseArt for the Classroom (1989)Author: Louden, Sarah M.Price: $33.00 (out of state); $35.46 (WA)Availability:





The Haiku Moment: Seeing the World in AGrain of SandAvailability:


Writing activities accompanied by slides and aaudiotape of haiku and Japanese musicintroduce students to the world of Japaneseaesthetics and poetry.

Grade Level: K-6 15 pp., 12 slides,audiotape $24.95 (1988)

Grade Level: 7-12 - 33 pp., 22 slides,audiotape $29.95 (1980)

Subject Areas: Language Arts, SocialStudies

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Social Studies







Japanese Crafts and Customs: A SeasonalApproach (1993)Author: Ekiguchi, Kunio, and Ruth

McCreery.Price: $13.00Availability:

Kodansha Int'l USA Ltd.c/o The Putnam-Berkeley Group390 Murray Hill ParkwayEast Rutherford, NJ 07073 800/638-3030

This volume consists of essays on customs andfestivals that mark seasonal changes in Japan.The essays are accompanied by crafts projectsof traditional items made to welcome eachseason.

Grade Level: K-AdultSubject Areas: Art Education, Social

Studies

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Resources for Teaching about Japan (1993)Author: Wojtan, Linda S.Price: $3, plus $1.50 s/h.Availability:


This book lists resources for materials andideas for teaching about Japan. The resourcelistings are not intended to be encyclopedicand are not intended to be a comprehensivelisting of every useful curriculum item. Anattempt has been mad?. to highlight thoseorganizations that work with K-12 teachers,understand their needs, respect theirchallenges, and design meaningful materials.


Japan: Traditions and Trends: AnIndependent Learning Unit in the GiftedLearning Series (1992)Author: Allen, Carole, and Ted Warren.Price: $8.95Availability:


This is a set of individual, photocopy-readyactivities for middle school students to use asthey learn about Japanese culture. Eachactivity begins with a short reading thatprovides historical, geographic, or culturalinformation. Each page or set of pagesproposes from one to three activities, such asdecorating chopsticks, designing educationalgames, or making a miniature "yakko" kite.

Grade Level: 4-8Subject Areas: Art Education, Social

Studies

Modern Japan: An Idea Book for K-12Teachers (1992)Author: Bernson, Mary HammondPrice: $6.00, plus $2.00 s/h.Availability:


This idea book of supplementary lessons onJapan focuses primarily on writing skills,visual arts, games, music and other arts, andsocial studies. Social studies lessons presentinformation on geography, trade, the Japaneseconstitution and law, and education. Gradelevel, objective(s), materials needed, timerequirements, and procedures are outlined foreach lesson.



Japanese Geography/Neighborhood (1991)Price: $5.00, plus $2.00 s/h.Availability:


This poster, which accompanies a "VideoLetter from Japan" package, can also bepurchased separately. Each package containsa 25-minute video, a teacher's manual, and aposter. One side of the poster shows theJapanese islands, and gives an overview ofJapanese geography. The other side shows amap of a neighborhood of Tokyo, withpictures and explanations of places on themap. The places pictured are typical of thosefound in many Japanese cities.


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Japanese Traditional Home/Modern Home(1991)Price: $5.00, plus $2.00 s/h.Availability:


This poster, which accompanies a "VideoLetter from Japan" package (containing a 25-minute video, a teacher's manual, and aposter), can also be purchased separately.Illustrated on this poster are floor plans forboth a traditional and a modern Japanesehouse. Overviews of traditional and modernhousing are also given, as well as pictures andexplanations of special features, including thetokonoma, tatami, shoji, and fusuma.


Teaching Resources for Understanding theU.S.-Japanese Relationship (1991)Author: Wojtan, Linda S.Availability: Social Education 55

(November-December 1991): 455-56.This article provides a sampling of availableresources about U.S. interactions with Japanover the past 50 years. It lists specificcurriculum materials such as lesson plans,activity books and units, films, slides, andvideos. It also includes materials on JapaneseAmericans, international trade, Japaneseculture, and World War II.

Grade Level: K-12Subject Areas: Social Studies, World

History

Touch of Japan (1991)Author: Haley-Oliphant, Ann, and Naomi

Wakan.Price: $34.95Availability:


This workbook, from the Missouri BotanicalGardens, is for elementary levels. The slidesand captions, which include material onbonsai, ikebana, bamboo, rice, and Japanesegardens, can be used at all levels.




This artifact kit is a ten-day simulation thattakes students through history, art, language,journal keeping, math, and geographyactivities to help them to understand Japanesehistory and traditional social order. Requiressome preparation on the part of the teacher,duplication of student readings, activity sheets,etc.


Social Studies

World of the Samurai (1991)Author: Wakan, Naomi, and Elias Wakan.Price: $39.95Availability:


This kit includes slides and extensive captionnotes on the slides, as well as the book Secrets

of the Samurai. The slides complement thebook by covering samurai armor, castles,weapons, and the juxtaposition of two aspectsof the samurai: ruthlessness along with anappreciation of beauty and the arts. Aclassroom set with one kit and 25 books isalso available for $249.00.


Classroom Activities in Japanese Cultureand Society (1990)Price: Call EDRS for pricing information.Availability: EDRS, 800/443-3742ED Number: ED 324 262

Background material on the history,geography, culture, government, educationalsystem, and everyday life of the Japanesepeople is presented in this curriculum guide,which is intended as a source book forteachers and administrators. Lesson plans atthe elementary and secondary levels arepresented, as well as numerous graphs,figures, and maps.

Grade Level: K-12Subject Amas: Geography, Social Studies

Matsuri Festival: Japanese AmericanCelebrations and Activities (1990)Author: Araki, K. Nancy, and Jane M.

Horii.Price: $9.95Availability:


This book describes and gives activities forfive "matsuri" (festivals), from their historicalJapanese roots to the adapted Japanese-American expressions. The festivals coveredare: New Year's, Doll Festival (or Girl'sDay), Children's Day, Tanibata (StarFestival), and Obon, a summer festival.




Although not a language learning text to speakJapanese, this unit uses language as a meansto learn about Japanese culture and tradition.The chapters include: 1)Breaking the Code:Japanese Reading and Writing; 2) It's aMatter of Meaning: Japanese Manners; 3)Kotowaza (Proverbs and Sayings); 4) Food forThought: The Nature of Food and ItsPreparation; and 5)Oasobi (Games and Songs).Included is an audiotape that corresponds to anumber of exercises. Also available is a 43-page supplementary workbook.



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Teenage Tokyo (1990)Author: Duffy, Jo, and Takashi Oguro,

illustrator.Price: $4.95, plus s/h.Availability:

The Children's Museum, Japan Program300 Congress StreetBoston, MA 00210 617/426-6500, #236

This Japanese-style comic book is designed tohelp youngsters better understand howgrowing up in contemporary Japan is bothsimilar to and different from life in the UnitedStates.


Studies

Eye Openers: Handbook of InternationalTeaching Activities (1989)Price: Call EDRS for pricing information.Availability: EDRS, 800/443-3742ED Number: ED 310 950

This collection of 32 global activities andteaching strategies helps foster internationaleducation in the classroom. The activityfocusing on Japan, "A Yen for ProblemSolving," demonstrates exchange rates andcultural values to grades 6-8 through the useof a Japanese McDonald's menu, real estatelistings, and bicycle ads.


Studies

"Hands On" Japan (1989)Author: Borries, RichardPrice: Call EDRS for pricing information.Availability: EDRS, 800/443-3742ED Number: ED 327 426

This guide provides a key to the contents ofartifact kits designed in Evansville, Indiana.The kits contain teaching materials, learningactivities, and information about food, schoolmaterials, language items, art, clothing, toys,maps, cultural items, festivals, and religion.





This set of 25 35mm slides depicts Japanesefolk toys and other aspects of Japaneseculture. Included with the sLides are captionsheets and the book Images of Japan, whichcovers Japan's heritage, from rock gardens tosamurai, good luck toys to festivals. Eachchapter covers a specific folk image. Includedafter each chapter are suggested activities forwriting, discussion, drama, art and map work.The book may be purchased separately for$15.95.



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International Food Library: Food in Japan(1989)Author: Takeshita, JiroPrice: $12.95Availability:


This book introduces students to the roles ofagriculture and fishing in Japan's economyand culture. Readers leani what is grown andhow technology has made Japan nearly self-sufficient in products such as rice, fish, andcertain fruits. Students also learn about theJapanese diet, regional dishes, and their use inShinto and Buddhist festivals, such as theGion Festival in Kyoto. Finally, students areoffered recipes for four different meals.


Our Common Home: Earth. Japan (ACulture Study Unit) (1989)Author: Peters, RichardPrice: Call EDRS for pricing information.Availability: EDRS, 800/443-3742ED Number: ED 312 173

Designed to provide students and teacherswith opportunities to investigate the social,cultural, and historical traits of Japan, thisstudy unit can be adapted to the needs of anygroup within the social studies curriculum.An overview and outline of Japan covers theareas of geography, population, history,unique features (e.g., the people, food,specialties, sports, and the arts).


Spring Blossoms, Autumn Moon: JapaneseArt for the Classroom (1989)Author: Louden, Sarah M.Price: $33.00 (out of state); $35.46 (WA)Availability:





The Haiku Moment: Seeing the World in AGrain of SandAvailability:


Writing activities accompanied by slides and aaudiotape of haiku and Japanese musicintroduce students to the world of Japaneseaesthetics and poetry.

Grade Level: K-6 - 15 pp., 12 slides,audiotape $24.95 (1988)

Grade Level: 7-12 - 33 pp., 22 slides,audiotape $29.95 (1980)

Subject Areas: Language Arts, SocialStudies

Teaching Japan Through the Arts (1987)Author: Bernson, Mary, Janet Graves,

Elaine Magnusson, and Sonnet Takahisa.Price: $8.00 per copy (checks made to

GEMS)Availability:

East Asia Resource CenterJackson School of International StudiesDR-05; 302 C Thomson HallUniv. of WashingtonSeattle, WA 98195 206/543-1921

A series of four books that introduceelementary and middle school students toJapan through art activities. The titles are:Japan Through Art Activities, Natsu Matsuri(about summer festivals), Traditional Arts andCulture, and School Days in Japan.


Studies

Japan: Geography, Cuisine, and Culture(1985)Author: Kay, KarenPrice: Call EDRS for pricing information.Availability: EDRS, 800/443-3742ED Number: ED 306 167

These materials are designed as four modules:geography, foods, the kitchen, and culture andare to be used singly or jointly as a unit onJapanese food and culture. A bibliography,and lists of the contents of the availableaccompanying artifact kits of utensils andfoods are given.


Cooking the Japanese Way (1983)Author: Weston, ReikoAvailability:

Lerner Publications Company241 First Avenue NorthMinneapolis, MN 55401 800/328-4929

This book introduces intermediate students totypical seasonal dishes, as well as the staplesof the Japanese diet: rice, wheat noodles, andsoybean products. The author differentiatesbetween different styles of Japanese foods,suggests how to combine and arrange thesedishes in an aesthetically pleasing manner,illustrates four important cooking utensils, andgives step-by-step instructions for usingchopsticks.


Cha-No-Yu (Tea Ceremony) KitPrice: Available for loanAvailability:


This kit contains a collection of the items used

in performing a Japanese tea ceremony. It

may be used to supplement the video, "TheTea Ceremony," which is also availablethrough P.I.E.R.


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Girl's Day Doll SetPrice: Available for loanAvailability:


This kit contains the complete set of dolls,from the Emperor and Empress through thecourtiers, included in the traditional Girl'sDay doll display.


Japanese Children's KitPrice: Available for loanAvailability:


This artifact kit contains many interestingobjects such as children's kimonos, geta, acarp banner, a daruma good luck doll, etc.Each item is numbered and an accompanyinglist explains the use. A curriculum guideprovides suggestions for classroom activities.


Japanese Children's SongsPrice: $25.95Availability: Pacific-Rim Publishers

#302-130 East 15th AvenueVancouver, BC V5T 4L3 604/872-7373

This tape features songs sung by Japanesechildren, in Japanese on one side and Englishon the other. The book has the treble clefmusic line for all the songs, along withEnglish and Japanese lyrics, as well as somebackground on each song. Some aretraditional game songs. Vocabulary includesparts of the body, colors, and fruits.


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Japanese Cooking and Serving UtensilsAuthor: Kay, Karen, and Caryn White.Price: Available for loanAvailability:


This artifact kit contains all of the cookingutensils necessary to complete the unit "Japan:Geography, Cuisine, and Culture."


Origaini KitPrice: Available for loanAvailability:


This kit contains the paper, instructions, anddisplay photographs for a unit on Japanesepaper-folding.


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Soroban: Japanese Abacus KitPrice: Available for loanAvailability:


This kit contains five small abacuses, a largerteacher's abacus, and packets of problems tobe solved, as well as a teacher's guide. Acurriculum unit on soroban is available in theEast Asian Resource Center at Yale.


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World History

U.S.-Japan Relatioas: Part I: Episodes inthe History of U.S.-Japan Relations: CaseStudies of Conflict, ConflictManagement, and Resolution (1993)Price: $49.95Availability:


Designed for use in U.S. and world historyclasses, this unit explores six episodes inU.S.-Japan relations, and contains extensiveprimary source documents, includingimmigration documents, diary excerpts,letters, telegrams, comic books, and politicalcartoons.

Grade Level: 8-AduitSubject Areas: World History

Teaching Resources for Understanding theU.S.-Japanese Relationship (1991)Author: Wojtan, Linda S.Availability: Social Education 55

(November-December 1991): 455-56.This article provides a sampling of availableresources about U.S. interactions with Japanover the past 50 years. It lists specificcurriculum materials such as lesson plans,activity books and units, films, slides, andvideos. It also includes materials on JapaneseAmericans, international trade, Japaneseculture, and World War II.

Grade Level: K-12Subject Areas: Social Studies, World

History

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7420 Fullerton Road, Suite 110

Springfield. VA 22153-2852

ORDER ANYTIME24 hours a day, 7 days a week, by

PHONE: 1-800-443ERIC (3742) or703-440-1400

FAX: 703-440-1408

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Shipping cr tax transmission charges will beadded to tne c:st of the document(s) byEDRS.

Rush oraers received by 4.00 pm EST shipby COB the next business day, via next dayair or tax

UPS rates for regular sh!pping are flat rateregardless of zone

UPS and Federal Express will NOT deliver toa P.O. Box address

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ALL SALES ARE FINALREVISION: 12/1/95

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TOTAL COST

INSTRUCTIONS ENTER THE FOLLOWING:

6-digit ED numbernumber of pages in documentdocument price (price schedule on back of forrrio

quantity specify microfiche (MF) paper copy On)

total price per documentshipping charges (see charts on back of

optional charges from below. if any

OPTIONAL CHARGES*Domestic Only

Expedited Shipping

CHARGE YOUR COST

Next day air $12.00

2 day air $5.00

3 day air

Fax

$3.00

$.30/page

Rush Processing $5.00*valid on/v ith nr,xt day

or tax deliveN

'!N ADDITION TO TOTAL SSHIPPING CHARGE

(OVER)

ERIC DOCUMENT PRICE SCHEDULE*

Based on number of pages in original document

Prices are per document copy

PAPER CCPY !PC) MICROFICHE i MF)

Price Code . No of Pages Price Price Code No. of Pages I Price

PC01 1-25 $3.97 MF014

1-4801

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$1.34

PCO2 26-50 $7.94 MF02 481-576 $1.59

; PC03 51-75 $11.91 MF03 577-672 $1 84

PC04 76-100 $15.88 MF04-4--MF05_1

MF06

673-768 $2.09

PC05 101-125 $19.85

$23.82

769-864

i 865-960 ;

$2.34

$2.59PC06 126-150

P007 151-175 $27.79 MF07 961-1056 $2.84

Eacn ax.t.or a: 25 .7a:es Each additional 95 pages

fracf,o" 3 7:7 I microf,che) or fracton 525

*EDRS prices effective December 1. 1995 - December 31. 1996

STANDARD SHIPPING RATES &INFORMATION

DOMESTIC CUSTOMERS ONLY

All Paper Copy (PC) orders ship via UPS

All Microfiche (MF) orders over $25.00 ship via UPS

All Microfiche (MF) orders $25.00 or less ship via U.S. Postal

Service First Class

Shipping costs are subject to change without notice

PC & MIXED MF/PC ORDERS -1 MICROFICHE ONLY

RATE CHART RATE CHART

ORDER VALLJE SHIP

L UNDER $25 CC $ 3.75

$25.01-$50.00 $ 4.50

$50.01--$75 00 $

$75J)17$100 00 $ 5.50.

$100 01-$125.0C

L. $125 01=3150.00 $ 6.25

OVER $15.0.00 __$ 6 75___

MF COST SHIP COST

$1,34-$1.84 $ 0.55

$1.85-$4.95 $ 1,00

$4.96-S7.26 $ 1.25 T

$7.27-$9.68 $ 1.50 7

$9.69--$12 27 , $ 1.70

$14,53-$17 11 $ 2.15

INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS

Based on current international postage rates in effect

Please contact EDRS for shipping estimate

BEST COPY AVAILABLE

GENERAL INFORMATION

DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY - ERIC uses 3 codes to indicate theformat in which a document is available

Level 1 - available in both paper and microfiche

Level 2 - available in microfiche onlyLevel 3 - not available through EDRS: see 'Available From" in the

abstract for source information

EJ ARTICLES - EJ articles are NOT available through EDRS. For

copies contact:ISI (Institute for ScientJic Information): 800-523-1850 Of 215-386-0100

UMI: 800-248-0369 or 415-433-5500

PAPER COPY (PC) -A Paper Copy is a xerographic reproduction on

paper from microfiche of the original document. Each paper copy has

a Vellum Bristol cover to identify and protect the document.

PAYMENTPrices set forth herein do not include any sales, use, excise, or similar

taxes that may apply to the sale of microfiche or paper copy to the

customer. The cost of such taxes. any, shall be borne by the

customer.Payment terms are NET THIRTY (30) DAYS by check or moneyorder payable to EDRS in U.S. DOLLARS drawn on a U.S.BANK.

REPRODUCTION - Permission to further reproduce a copyrighteddocument provided hereundei must he obtairied from the copyrightholder, usually noted on the front or back ot the title page of thecopyrighted document,

CLAIMS POLICY - ALL SALES ARE FINAL. EDRS will replaceproducts returned within 30 days of delivery due selely to reproduction

defects or incompleteness caused by EDRS.

DEPOSIT ACCOUNTSel111111.Customers who have a continuing need for ERIC Documents may wish

to open a Deposit Account as follows:

DOMESTIC CUSTOMERS: By depositing a suggested minimum of

$200.00 or submitting an executed purchase order. If tax exempt,

include a copy of the tax exempt certificate.

INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS. By depositing a recommendedminimum of $300.00 in U.S. dollars drawn on a U.S. bank.

OTHER EDRS PRODUCTS

Standing Ciders and Backfiles for either the FULL ERIC COLLECTION

or individual CLEARINGHOUSE COLLECTIONS are available.

EDRS also offers TOPICAL COLLECTIONS in several subject areas.

For more informat,,on please contact a CustoTer St; Nice Representative.