by astoundz | Feb 13, 2020 | Asia, Educator Resources, Lesson Plans
An Introduction to Southeast Asia Today By Linda G. Levister Overarching goal: To introduce students to the effects of natural and man made environments on some of the people of Southeast Asia that they will develop a greater understanding of Diaspora and in turn...
by astoundz | Feb 13, 2020 | Asia, Educator Resources, Lesson Plans
Angkor What? Angkor Wat! Introduction Beginning in the 9th century the Khmer empire, which was based in what is today northwestern Cambodia, began to gather power and territory in mainland Southeast Asia. It would grow to be one of the largest empires in Southeast...
by astoundz | Feb 13, 2020 | Asia, Educator Resources, Lesson Plans
Cambodia Lesson Plan: the Khmer Rouge Scott Church, Guilford High School, Rockford, Illinois July 2003 Grade Level(s): 9-11 Subject: Honors World History; Regular US History Topic: What are the social, economic and political effects of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia?...
by astoundz | Feb 13, 2020 | Asia, Educator Resources, Lesson Plans
PERSECUTION IN MYANMAR The Rohingya Crisis BACKGROUND In March, WAC learned about the decades of persecution of in Myanmar starting in 1922 when the British Empire1 is at the height of its power; holding land in Asia from Afghanistan to Thailand—migrants moved in...
by astoundz | Feb 13, 2020 | Asia, Educator Resources, Lesson Plans
WOMEN IN INDIA In February 2018 WAC focused on the study of Women In India and learned about historical social issues such as that in 2012, the rape and subsequent death of a young university student on a Delhi public bus made headlines across the...
by astoundz | Feb 13, 2020 | Asia, Educator Resources, Lesson Plans
BACKGROUND Despite the setback which was the Great Leap Forward1, China would eventually find a quick rebound under the leadership of Deng Xiaoping2, who revolutionized the Chinese economy by passing landmark liberal reforms3. Today, though the Chinese Communist Party...
