Lesson Plan for California 10th Grade History/Social Science

• •  This lesson plan applies the formation of the “comfort women” system and its impact on all women into the California History/Social Science framework. The full lesson includes two sessions. The first provides the necessary context of Japanese imperialism as a foundational background to the “comfort women” experience during World War II. The second session demonstrates how this historical issue has a deep global impact; and what the “comfort women” institution, as a military strategy, can teach us about issues of sexual violence and sex trafficking that are still going on today.
  • Developed by Comfort Women Action for Redress and Education (CARE) and ‘Comfort Women’ Justice Coalition (CWJC).
  • We thank our advisors, Lisa Shek, retired principal, and Robert Roth, teacher, from the San Francisco Unified School District, for their generous contribution of time and expertise.
  • Click below link to download the lesson plan
  •  comfortwomeneducation.org/CA10Download
  • PowerPoint Presentations
    • PPT Link – “Why should we remember the ‘Comfort Women?’
    • PPT Link – Important historical background for the ‘Comfort Women’ issue
    • PPT Link – The ‘Comfort Women’ movement in the United States
  • Resources for this Lesson Plan
    • PDF – Curriculum and Resources Handbook
    • Lesson Videos
      • “In the Name of the Emperor” (5:55)
      • Herstory Animation (10:55, Content Warning: Graphic depiction of sexual assault)
        • Herstory Animation (Student version, no sexual assault scene)
      • Glendale Public Hearing  (2:23)
      • San Francisco Monument Unveiling News Clip (2:38)
      • About the 2015 Japan-South Korea Agreement (Asian American Life, 9:02)

SAMPLE LESSON PLAN for 10-12th Grade FROM British Columbia, Canada on “Comfort Women” developed by B.C. ALPHA

A lesson plan that discusses the “comfort women” issue through a framework of social justice and human rights. This lesson plan covers historical background and discusses the experiences of “comfort women” survivors. Students are encouraged to apply knowledge of this historical issue to critically think about and answer broader questions about society and the world today.

• Developed by Canada ALPHA (Association for Learning & Preserving the History of WWII in Asia).
• This lesson plan, along with a Prezi presentation and handouts, are freely available online here. Although designed for the curriculum requirements of British Columbia, the lesson plan is flexible and can be used to emphasize different issues and topics.