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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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I. Background

  1. China Factsheet with a Spotlight on Inner Mongolia
    Blank Fact Sheet
    Completed Fact Sheet
  2. Big Maps
  3. The Chinese Flag
    Flag Terminology Handout
  4. China's National Anthem
  5. History of the Mongol Empire (1200-1300)

II. Music

  1. An Da Union
  2. Instrument Making for Students and Adults
  3. World and American Music Links
  4. World Culture Links

III. Culture

  1. The Beijing Olympic Mascots
  2. Chinese Poetry
  3. Chinese Philosophy
  4. Nomadic Dwellings

IV. Here and Now

  1. Past vs. Present
  2. Sustainable Growth and the World's First Eco-City
  3. Electronic Waste Recycling and Toxic Exports
  4. Mongol Nomads in the Modern World

V. Community Connections

  1. Before and After Questions
  2. Intercultural Connections
  3. The Heritage Project and Oral History
  4. The Student Curator Project
  5. Class Newspaper or Web site
  6. Culture on Parade
  7. Student Participation in Arts Midwest World Fest

This curriculum was written by Jeanne Paliatka and Olaf Nelson for Arts Midwest.

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V: COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

Part 2: Intercultural Connections

Overview:
Students will benefit from getting to know their peers in other parts of the world. The links below provide information on forming intercultual connections with students in other parts of the world through pen pal relationships, virtual travels, and Internet based collaborative projects for students from around the world.

Resources:
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Intercultural E-mail Classroom Connections (IECC) is a free service that links teachers with partners in other cultures and countries for email classroom penpal exchanges. Teachers from 82 countries, including China, participate in this program.

SIGNAL Worldwide Penpal Directory is "One of world's largest and oldest mail advertising publications for penpals, collectors, correspondence clubs, mail traders."

Kidlink.org gives "youth better control over their lives, help them mature, get friends, create social networks, and collaborate with peers around the world individually or through their classrooms."

The Odyssey: World Trek for Service and Education is an "interactive world trek" that will link students in classrooms with volunteers traveling around the world for two years learning about different cultures and volunteering with local grassroots organizations.

I*EARN is a "non-profit global network that enables young people to use the Internet and other new technologies to engage in collaborative educational projects that both enhance learning and make a difference in the world."