LESSON PLAN: The Korean War on Its 60th Anniversary

[Ryan Goble]

Another great lesson plan from the New York Times Learning Network

June 22, 2010, 12:12 PM

The Korean War on Its 60th Anniversary

By HOLLY EPSTEIN OJALVO

Robert Caplin for The New York TimesThe Korean War Veterans Memorial at Battery Park.Go to the Times Topics page on the Korean War »
You might also use the Times Topics collection to consider where North and South Korea stood 10 years ago, on the 50th anniversary of the start of the war, and what their relations are like today.June 25, 2010, marks the 60th anniversary of the start of the Korean War. Here are some New York Times resources for teaching and learning about “the Forgotten War” and looking at how The New York Times has reported on it, then and now.

The Times Topics page on the Korean War is a collection of related articles going back to 1981, such as a 2009 story about the reunions of Korean families who were separated duri... and a 2005 Op-Ed putting the war in Iraq into the context of past U.S. militar..., including the war in Korea.

Historical front pages and articles include the following. Other articles from the time can be found by searching the Times archives. (Delivery subscribers can see 100 archival articles a month for free – and teachers can subscribe at adiscounted rate; your school may also provide access through Proquest.)

Read the complete lesson plan here.