Systems of Government:

North Korea

11th Grade Government

Table of Contents

Theme/Topic

01

Assessments

04

Standards

02

Resources

05

Activities

03

Extensions

06

1. Theme/Topic

Systems of Government

Introduction: While viewing different systems of government throughout the world, students will view Totalitarian/Autocratic systems of government. This lesson will provide students with a background on the history of the North Korean state and the government system that has been set into place.

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2. Standards

C.S. 18 - Globalization has cultural, economics, physical and political consequences

Lesson Objectives

1. Students will be able to explain the North Korean system of Government.
2. Students will be able to identify important events in North Korean history.

Essential Questions

1. What factors have created and maintained the autocratic system of government in North Korea?
2. How does North Korea’s system of government influence its interaction with other countries?

3. Activities

Secret State of North Korea

Materials

1. Bellringer sheets
2. North Korean flashcards
3. Chromebook

Pre-Lesson Activities

Prior to this lesson, students will have already watched a CNN documentary, “Secret State of North Korea”. Students will have also created and had a pre-assignment quiz over North Korean historical leaders as well as other important key terms and concepts.

Lesson

• Bellringer: “What is an autocratic system of government? What is 1 example of a country with an autocratic system of government?”
• Whole group: students will then watch the following video from Vox
• Following the video, students will then work with a partner to answer the following three questions; 1) What factors led to the totalitarian regime in North Korea? 2) What are the consequences of that regime to the North Korean people? 3) What are the consequences of that regime to the rest of the world? (Credit to KQED Public Media)
• Whole group discussion of student answers/responses

Lesson

• Students will use their Chromebooks and work with their partners to Research North Korean history. They will then use Prezi to create a timeline of North Korean history with no less than 12-15 important events. Students will also include pictures and/or other forms of media.
• Closing Activity: Each student will be given a post-it note. For the closure activity they will need to write down one important/interesting fact about North Korea that they learned during their research and put the post it note on the back wall of the classroom.

4. Assessments

Formative and Summative

Formative Assessments

• Daily bell ringers
• Exit tickets
• North Korean flashcards and important people quiz

Summative Assessments

• North Korean Timeline Prezi
• Final Unit Test
• Researching a country (students will research any country of their choice, utilizing the technology used in their timeline activity. They will apply many of the concepts from this activity such as history of the countries and identifying its system of government)

5. Resources

Online Links

Resources

• CNN Secret State of North Korea
• Classroom video from Vox
• Prezi timeline template
• CIA World Factbook

Student Research Links

North Korea - CIA World Factbook

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History Channel - North Korea

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Liberty in North Korea

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New World Encyclopedia

6. Extensions

Additional Lesson Activity Ideas

Extensions

• Cooperative lesson with ELA on “The Great Successor” graphic novel.
• Research and creating a timeline over a different country while also researching that countries system of government.
• Have students read this Korean War article from History and view the primary source images as a whole group.
• This article and worksheet on the Korean War

Thanks!

Nicholas Valentino

Fairless High School

Navarre, Ohio

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