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Chinese Culture and Mythology in Pokémon

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Lauren James
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What Pokémon are inspired by Chinese culture and mythology. In this flex course, we'll examine the merits (and drawbacks) of these theories, while learning a bit about the history of China. This is a four lesson self-paced course.

Class experience

US Grade 2 - 5
4 lessons//4 Weeks
 Week 1
Lesson 1
Culture and History
Pokémon covered in this lesson: Golett, Golurk, Growlithe, Arcanine, Entei, Kubfu, Urshifu, Mienfoo, Mienshao, Jangmo-o, Hakamo-o, Kommo-o, Stakataka, Pancham, Pangoro
 Week 2
Lesson 2
Religion
Pokémon covered in this lesson: Arceus, Lucario, Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem, Hoopa, Gigantamax Urshifu
 Week 3
Lesson 3
Mythology and Stories, Part 1
Pokémon covered in this lesson: Magikarp, Gyrados, Drampa, Tornadus, Thunderus, Landorus, Enamorus, Turtonator, Ninetales, Suicune, Cresselia, Sylveon
 Week 4
Lesson 4
Mythology and Stories, Part 2
Pokémon covered in this lesson: Absol, Arcanine, Altaria, Spiritomb, Infernape, Emboar, Ting-Lu
I have taught mythology class on Outschool since 2017. I was a certified middle school teacher in science, English, and social studies from 2005 to 2021. I now specialize in educational outreach at the University of Arizona, including giving planetarium shows that feature the mythology and astronomy of cultures throughout the world.
Week 1:

https://www.dkfindout.com/us/history/ancient-china/terra-cotta-army/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/terra-cotta-soldiers-on-the-march-30942673/
https://books.google.com/books?id=PcvA373XEJwC&pg=PA109#v=onepage&q&f=false
https://olympics.com/en/news/what-is-wushu-chinese-martial-arts-south-east-asian-games-sport
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Ming-period-evidence-of-shaolin-martial-practice-Shahar/6d92a4d3d76c49466371bb17d8d1617662d64851
Shaolin Kung Fu: The Original Training Techniques of the Shaolin Lohan Masters Paperback by Donn F. Draeger
Historical Dictionary of Chinese Theater by Tan Ye.
https://artsandculture.google.com/story/traditional-chinese-clothing-accessories-chester-beatty-library/fQUByRYSK_TPLg?hl=en

Week 2:

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-asia/beginners-guide-asian-culture/buddhist-art-culture/a/bodhisattva-avalokitesvara-guanyin
https://oxfordre.com/religion/display/10.1093/acrefore/9780199340378.001.0001/acrefore-9780199340378-e-167;jsessionid=30C89A17E0DCE7637043ED0F3A379F43
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-asia/imperial-china/tang-dynasty/a/taoism-in-the-tang-and-song-dynasties
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/whp-origins/era-3-cities-societies-and-empires-6000-bce-to-700-c-e/35-development-of-belief-systems-betaa/a/read-daoism-beta
Buddhism in Chinese History by Arthur F. Wright 
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/taoism/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gPTOKcwp3c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD3Tbsduk8o
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/south-east-se-asia/japan-art/a/todai-ji
https://chinesemythologypodcast.wordpress.com/ 

Week 3:

Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends by Frederick H. Martens
Handbook of Chinese Mythology by Lihui Yang
Legend of the Chinese Dragon by Marie Sellier, Catherine Louis and Wang Fei
Stellarium.org (Chinese constellations)
https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1125/the-dragon-in-ancient-china/
Far Eastern Fox Lore by T. W. Johnson (https://www.jstor.org/stable/1177503?seq=3)
https://www.britannica.com/topic/qilin
China Tales and Stories by Zhou Wenjing
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Change-Chinese-deity
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/world-history-beginnings/shang-dynasty-china/v/shang-dynasty-in-ancient-china
https://chinesemythologypodcast.wordpress.com/ 


Week 4:

Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends by Frederick H. Martens
Handbook of Chinese Mythology by Lihui Yang
China Tales and Stories by Zhou Wenjing
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/ancient-medieval/zhou-qin-han-china/e/ap-ancient-and-imperial-china
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/ancient-medieval/zhou-qin-han-china/v/zhou-qin-and-han-dynasties
A Chinese Demonography of the Third Century B. C. by Donald Harper (https://www.jstor.org/stable/2718970?origin=crossref)
https://chinesemythologypodcast.wordpress.com/ 
http://www.outlawsofthemarsh.com/
The Four Chinese Classics: Tao Te Ching, Chuang Tzu, Analects, Mencius by David Hinton
The Essential Chuang Tzu by Sam Hamill
Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong and C. H. Brewitt-Taylor
The Deer and the Cauldron” by Louis Cha
The Water Margin: Outlaws of the Marsh: The Classic Chinese Novel by Shi Naian, J.H. Jackson
The Journey to the West, Revised Edition, Volumes 1-3 by Anthony C. Yu
The Deer and The Cauldron: The First Book by Louis Cha (Author) and John Minford (translator)
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