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Funding for the educational materials was provided by The Overbrook Foundation.<\/em><\/p>\n

Click here for a printer friendly version of the lesson: (PDF)<\/a> (RTF)<\/a><\/p>\n

GRADE LEVEL:<\/strong> 9-12<\/p>\n

TIME ALLOTMENT:<\/strong> One to two 45-minute class periods<\/p>\n

OVERVIEW<\/strong>
\nIn 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 \u201cHeaven\u201d of capitalist South Korea. Also discussed is often-successful propaganda used by the North Korean government to convince its citizens that North Korea is in fact the real \u201cHeaven.\u201d<\/p>\n

LEARNING STANDARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n

New York State Standards<\/a>
\nStandard 2: World History
\nUse a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of major ideas, eras, themes, developments, and turning points in world history and examine the broad sweep of history from a variety of perspectives.
\n\u2022\tKey Idea 1: The study of world history requires an understanding of world cultures and civilizations, including an analysis of important ideas, social and cultural values, beliefs, and traditions. This study also examines the human condition and the connections and interactions of people across time and space and the ways different people view the same event or issue from a variety of perspectives.
\n\u2022\tKey Idea 2: Establishing timeframes, exploring different periodizations, examining themes across time and within cultures, and focusing on important turning points in world history help organize the study of world cultures and civilizations.
\n\u2022\tKey Idea 3: Study of the major social, political, cultural, and religious developments in world history involves learning about the important roles and contributions of individuals and groups.<\/p>\n

MEDIA RESOURCES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Video:
\nSelected clips from Crossing Heaven\u2019s Border<\/strong><\/em>, an episode of the PBS documentary series Wide Angle<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Access the streaming and downloadable video segments for this lesson at the Video Segments Page.<\/p>\n

1. Worth the Risk?
\nA glimpse of the human drama\u2014and tragedy\u2014which unfolds regularly on the Tumen river dividing North Korea and China.<\/p>\n

2. Heaven on Earth
\nThe history of North Korean defection, which mainly dates from \u201cThe Great Famine\u201d of the mid 1990s, when government mismanagement under \u201cDear Leader\u201d Kim Jong Il resulted in 2 million starvation deaths.<\/p>\n

3. Brainwashed
\nA North Korean defector attempts to convince her younger sister to stay with her rather than return to North Korea.<\/p>\n

4. Flight To Freedom
\nA North Korean defector living illegally in China must leave her son behind to attempt an escape to South Korea with a forged passport.<\/p>\n

Access the streaming video segments for this lesson at the Video Segments Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Websites:
\nThe Escape Route<\/a>
\nAn annotated map from PBS\u2019s Wide Angle website tracing the circuitous route taken by many North Korean defectors to South Korea.<\/p>\n

Helping North Korean Defectors<\/a>
\nA list from PBS\u2019s Wide Angle<\/em><\/strong> website of several organizations that work to support human rights for North Korean citizens and refugees like those featured in Crossing Heaven\u2019s Border<\/em>.<\/p>\n

OBJECTIVES<\/strong>
\nStudents will be able to:
\n\u2022\tSummarize the conditions in authoritarian North Korea that have led to large-scale attempted defection.
\n\u2022\tSummarize the appeal of South Korea\u2019s capitalist democracy to the defectors.
\n\u2022\tUnderstand the power of a government tightly controlled media apparatus to \u201cbrainwash\u201d its citizens.
\n\u2022\tDescribe the nature and necessity of the circuitous escape route taken by most North Korean defectors to South Korea.<\/p>\n

PREP FOR TEACHERS<\/strong>
\nAlthough this lesson does not strictly require them, five internet-enabled computers are optimal for the completion (as written) of step #8 in the Learning Activities and the Culminating Activity.<\/p>\n

Proceed to Lesson Activities<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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