Students then work in small groups to examine the sources of information they use to form opinions of North Korea and South Korea and research the ways in which different media present information. Review the Academic Content Standards related to this lesson. Explore their impressions of several countries and the sources of information that informed those impressions. Appraise the accuracy of various sources of information students might use to learn about North Korea and South Korea.
Students then discuss their responses.
Divide students into groups of four. Assign South Korea to half of the groups and North Korea to the other half of the groups. Give each group a large piece of paper and a marker. Ask each group to discuss all it knows about its country and to try to pinpoint the source of each piece of information. Assign a scribe for each group, and ask that person to list each source of information that is named.