A Tale of Two Heavens: Escaping North Korea | Wide Angle: Lesson Plan

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History-Social Science
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Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 Post-Secondary
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A Tale of Two Heavens: Escaping North Korea | Wide Angle: Lesson Plan

In this lesson, from the Wide Angle episode "Crossing Heaven's Border," students will learn about the conditions in authoritarian North Korea that have compelled many North Koreans to attempt a dangerous escape to what they see as the "Heaven" of capitalist South Korea.
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PBS Learning Media

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