North Korea
| RESOURCE | GRADE LEVEL | MEDIA TYPE |
|---|---|---|
All for OneIn this video from Wide Angle, learn about the influence of the communist values of organization, discipline and collectivism on North Korean society. |
9-12 |
Video |
Arduous MarchIn this video from Wide Angle, learn about the Arduous March, a dark period of hardship and famine in recent North Korean history. |
9-12 |
Video |
A Tale of Two Heavens: Escaping North KoreaIn this lesson, students will learn about the conditions in authoritarian North Korea that have compelled many North Koreans to attempt a dangerous escape to what they see as the “Heaven” of capitalist South Korea. |
9-12 |
Lesson Plan |
BrainwashedIn this video, excerpted from Wide Angle, a North Korean defector attempts to convince her younger sister to stay with her in Seoul rather than return to North Korea. |
9-12 |
Video |
Flight to FreedomIn this video from Wide Angle, a North Korean defector must leave her son behind as she attempts an escape from China to South Korea using a forged passport. |
9-12 |
Video |
Heaven on EarthThis Wide Angle video offers a look inside North Korea since the 1994 ascension to power of “Dear Leader” Kim Jong Il. |
9-12 |
Video |
I'm Watching you 24/7This lesson elaborates the characteristics of totalitarianism, using contemporary North Korea as a focal point. (North Korea) |
9-12 |
Lesson Plan |
Mass GamesThis Wide Angle video features the Mass Games, a colossal spectacle of rhythmic gymnastics, which celebrate the North Korean state. |
9-12 |
Video |
One PartyThis video segment from Wide Angle describes the communist Workers’ Party of Korea, the ruling party of North Korea. |
9-12 |
Video |
Self-RelianceThis Wide Angle video segment takes a look at the North Korean ideology of self-reliance that both farmers and other workers uphold. |
9-12 |
Video |
Worth the Risk?A glimpse of the human drama—and tragedy—which unfolds regularly on the Tumen River dividing North Korea and China: North Korean defectors risking everything to escape the oppressive regime of Kim Jong Il. Excerpted from Wide Angle. |
9-12 |
Video |
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