Go Korea! website

Interested in learning more about contemporary Korea? Investigate fascinating aspects of past and present life and culture in this vibrant and changing society. This resource consists of eighteen images of Korean society selected around four themes: Ideas and Influences, Twenty-first century Snapshots, The Environment: manufactured and natural, and Then and now. Each image is supported by the below student activities with an English, History, SOSE or Arts focus. The English and History resources are accompanied by a user-friendly guide, indicating where each resource aligns to the Australian Curriculum. The images were selected from Koreana, a Korean Art and Culture Journal published by The Korea Foundation.

English

	Animation English, Years 7, 8, 9 and 10; History, Year 10 - See how this resource aligns to the Australian Curriculum.
	As Long As I Run, I Exist English, Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 - See how this resource aligns to the Australian Curriculum.
	Korean sacred places English, Years 7 and 8 - See how this resource aligns to the Australian Curriculum.
	Guardian Angels English, Years 7, 8, 9, and 10 - See how this resource aligns to the Australian Curriculum.
	Traditions: Honouring the dead English, Years 7, 8, 9 ans 10 - See how this resource aligns to the Australian Curriculum.
	Love me, love me not See how this resource aligns to the Australian Curriculum.
	Artists and War See how this resource aligns to the Australian Curriculum.
	Old Maps: Antiques or Time Machines See how this resource aligns to the Australian Curriculum.

History/Geography/SOSE

	Who’s wearing what?
	Democracy at Work History, Year 10 - See how this resource aligns to the Australian Curriculum.
	Korean pop culture History, Year 10 - See how this resource aligns to the Australian Curriculum.
	Korean multimedia art: Tradition and change
	Hip hi-tech History, Year 10 - See how this resource aligns to the Australian Curriculum.
	On the run: Marathon Running in Korea See how this resource aligns to the Australian Curriculum.
	What’s for dinner? See how this resource aligns to the Australian Curriculum.
	Mt Bukhansan: religion and recreation See how this resource aligns to the Australian Curriculum.
	Healthy minds and healthy bodies
	The Hangang River: the soul of Seoul
	Industrial giants
	Modern architecture in Korea: cities of skyscrapers
	Korean Shamanism History, Year 6 - See how this resource aligns to the Australian Curriculum.
	The Tripitaka: famous Buddhist scriptures and movable metal type History, Year 8 - See how this resource aligns to the Australian Curriculum
	Chuseok: honouring ancestors History, Year 6 - See how this resource aligns to the Australian Curriculum
	Korea: Changing Attitudes to Marriage
	The Korean War: an artist’s view English, Years 9 and 10 - See how this resource aligns to the Australian Curriculum.
	Ancient maps: understanding the past History, Year 8. See how this resource aligns to the Australian Curriculum.

The Arts

	Manga in Korean films
	Multimedia art
	Korean Pottery
	Special to Korea?
	Architectural Styles in Korea
	Jangseung spirit poles and wood carvings