• The Forms of Japanese Drama [Reading]
A brief description of the four major dramatic forms that came out of Japan's medieval period: Noh, Kyôgen, Kabuki, and Bunraki. Followed by a classroom exercise for students.

• An Introduction to Noh Drama [Reading/Activity]
This unit begins with a short introduction to Noh, the oldest surviving form of Japanese theater. Also includes a description of a recommended play ("Atsumori"), followed by classroom exercises for students. (From Donald Keene's Anthology of Japanese Literature From the Earliest Times to the Mid-Nineteenth Century, Grove Press, 1955).

• An Introduction to Kyôgen [Reading/Activity]
A short introduction to Kyôgen, the comedic counterpart to Noh. Also includes a description of a recommended play ("Busu"), followed by classroom exercises for students. (From Donald Keene's Anthology of Japanese Literature From the Earliest Times to the Mid-Nineteenth Century, Grove Press, 1955).

• Chikamatsu: "Japan's Shakespeare"
[Reading/Activity]
A short introduction to Bunraku, the puppet theater of Japan, and its great dramatist, Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1725). Includes a description of a recommended play ("The Love Suicides at Sonezaki"), followed by classroom exercises for students. (From Donald Keene's Anthology of Japanese Literature From the Earliest Times to the Mid-Nineteenth Century, Grove Press, 1955).

• Guide to "Bunraku: Puppet Theater of Japan" [Guide to a Video]
This unit introduces Bunraku with an educational video. Includes discussion questions to be used after showing the video.