Lesson: Rights and Responsibilities: Looking at the Meiji Constitution
Grade Level: ElementarySubject Area: Social Studies
The Meiji Constitution serves as a starting point for an analysis and debate of the distinctions between rights and responsibilities, as well as the role of the populace in influencing government.
Lesson: What Defines a Hero?
Grade Level: ElementarySubject Area: Social Studies
Using images, including of old money, this lesson chooses two iconic and controversial figures from Japan and Korea, viewed very differently in each country, to examine fundamental issues such as the importance of national heroes and how point of view influences the way people understand the same event.
