Asia Rising and Yellow Promise/Yellow Peril Curriculum
by Cathy Krauth: National History Standards
Lesson 01
Learning to Look: How to Read Visual Texts
Part 01A: How to Read a Postcard
Standards in Historical Thinking
Standard Two, Historical Comprehension
Draw upon visual data to clarify, illustrate, or elaborate upon information presented in the historical narrative.
World History Standard Five: Patterns of Global Change
Assess the effects of the Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese wars and colonization of Korea on the world-power state of Japan.
Part 01B: How to Read a Photograph
Standards in Historical Thinking
Standard Two, Historical Comprehension
Draw upon visual data to clarify, illustrate, or elaborate upon information presented in the historical narrative.
World History Standard Five: Patterns of Global Change
Assess the effects of the Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese wars and colonization of Korea on the world-power state of Japan.
Lesson 02
Doing the Historian’s Work
Standards in Historical Thinking
Standard Two, Historical Research Capabilities
Formulate historical questions from encounters with historical documents, eyewitness accounts, letters, diaries, artifacts, photos, historical sites, art, architecture, and other records from the past.
Interrogate historical data.
World History Standard Five: Patterns of Global Change
Explain leading ideas of Social Darwinism and scientific racism in 19th century Europe and assess the importance of these ideas in activating European imperial expansion in Africa and Asia.
Assess the effects of the Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese wars and colonization of Korea on the world-power status of Japan.
Lesson 03
The Power and Patterns of the Postcard
Standards in Historical Thinking
Standard Two, Historical Comprehension.
Identify the central questions the historical narrative addresses and the purpose, perspective, or point of view from which it has been constructed.
Read historical narratives imaginatively.
Draw upon the visual data to clarify, illustrate, or elaborate upon information presented in the historical narrative.
World History Standard Five: Patterns of Global Change
Assess the effects of the Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese wars and colonization of Korea on the world-power state of Japan.
Lesson 04
Visual Documents-Based Question
Perceptions of a Turning Point
Standards in Historical Thinking
Standard Two, Historical Comprehension
Draw upon visual data to clarify, illustrate, or elaborate upon information presented in the historical narrative.
Standard Three, Historical Analysis and Interpretation
Compare and contrast differing sets of ideas, values, personalities, behaviors, and institutions.
Consider multiple perspectives.
World History Standard Five: Patterns of Global Change
Explain leading ideas of Social Darwinism and scientific racism.
Assess the effects of the Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese wars and colonization of Korea on the world-power state of Japan.
Lesson 05
A Visual Essay
Standards in Historical Thinking
Standard Two, Historical Comprehension
Draw upon visual data to clarify, illustrate, or elaborate upon information presented in the historical narrative.
Standard Three, Historical Analysis and Interpretation
Compare and contrast differing sets of ideas, values, personalities, behaviors, and institutions.
Consider multiple perspectives.
World History Standard Five: Patterns of Global Change
Explain leading ideas of Social Darwinism and scientific racism.
Assess the effects of the Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese wars and colonization of Korea on the world-power state of Japan.
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