Tag Archives: questioning/inquiry

The Weekly Text, May 25, 2018, Asian Pacific American History Month 2018 Week IV: A Reading and Comprehension Worksheet on Ho Chi Minh

Here, for the final Friday of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month of 2018, is a reading on Ho Chi Minh along with this reading comprehension worksheet that accompanies it.

It’s Memorial Day Weekend! I hope you have fun plans with your friends and loved ones. Don’t forget to remember ancestors as well as good and just people we’ve lost in the past year.

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Cultural Literacy: The My Lai Massacre

Several times I have hesitated to post this Cultural Literacy worksheet on the My Lai Massacre. However, at the end of this work week, for the final Friday of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, I’m planning to post a reading and comprehension worksheet on Ho Chi Minh, so now is a good time to get this short exercise out into the ether.

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Tamamo no Mae

As a general rule and a general work ethic, I seek to differentiate instruction in a way that at times amounts to individualizing it, especially where student interest is present, and especially at this time of year, when students are running out of steam and focus. Over the past couple of weeks, therefore, I have researched and composed some material for a pair of students (to wit, these two worksheets on the Video game Overwatch) and for a single students who has conceived an interest in Japanese mythology.

For that teenager, I wrote this reading comprehension worksheet on Tamamo no Mae, who is a goddess in the Japanese pantheon. If you want to use this worksheet with your students, you’ll need to direct them to this reading on Tamamo no Mae, which is a page on the yokai.com website.

If you find typos in this document, I would appreciate a notification. And, as always, if you find this material useful in your practice, I would be grateful to hear what you think of it. I seek your peer review.

Independent Practice Worksheet: The Gupta Empire

Here is a short independent practice worksheet on the Gupta Empire on a beautiful Tuesday morning in the spring.

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Cultural Literacy: Bangladesh

Here, on one of the last Monday mornings of the 2017-2018 school year, is a Cultural Literacy worksheet on Bangladesh. Incidentally, if you get down to Lower Manhattan, I recommend most of the excellent Bengali food carts down here.

If you find typos in this document, I would appreciate a notification. And, as always, if you find this material useful in your practice, I would be grateful to hear what you think of it. I seek your peer review.

Cultural Literacy: Salman Rushdie

On this Thursday morning, Mark’s Text Terminal offers you this Cultural Literacy worksheet on Salman Rushdie.

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Independent Practice Worksheet: Chandragupta Maurya

Here is a short independent practice on the founder of the Mauryan Empire, Chandragupta Maurya.

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Cultural Literacy: Yin and Yang

On a Tuesday morning, here is a Cultural Literacy worksheet on the concepts of yin and yang. This is one of the most recognizable and even well-known concepts in Chinese culture.

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Independent Practice Worksheet: Genghis Khan

There aren’t many Mondays left in the 2017-2018 school year, and I’m glad. On this particular Monday, here is a short independent practice worksheet on Genghis Khan (i.e. homework).

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Independent Practice Worksheet: Daimyo

Here is a short independent practice on the Daimyo, Japan’s feudal lords. This is key material for understanding Japan’s ruling class, and offers material for comparative study with feudal structures elsewhere in the world.

If you find typos in this document, I would appreciate a notification. And, as always, if you find this material useful in your practice, I would be grateful to hear what you think of it. I seek your peer review.