This lesson plan is based on Japanese culture and language. See:
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Assignment:
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6th Grade
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King of the Monsters:
Tokyo Before and After
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Supplies:
White Paper
Writing Paper
Colored Pencils
Katakana Sheet
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Discuss:
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Japanese Culture and Architecture
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Standard
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Foreign Culture
Stage 1-1.3
Identity Cultural
Borrowing
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Q) What cultural ideas has the US borrowed from Japan?
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a) Anime, Godzilla,
J-Pop, Video Games
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Q) How would you describe Japanese architecture?
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a) Fancy, Curved Roofs,
Big Castles
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PowerPoint:
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Show architecture from Tokyo post WWII-1970s
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Famous Japanese Monsters Destroying Tokyo
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Modern Tokyo architecture
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Discuss:
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Q) Did this change your ideas on Japanese architecture?
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a) No, More modern,
Fancy
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Q) Movie monsters destroyed Tokyo many times.
If this were true, would Tokyo, after rebuilding,
be a mess, or modern like it actually is?
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a)Modern, Destroyed
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Assignment I:
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Create a 3 Frame Foldable of: Old Tokyo,
Your monster destroying it,
and new modern Tokyo
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Drawing: (See Example)
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Assignment II:
Standard:
Foreign Language,
Stage 1-1.6, Communication,
Written and Verbal
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Name Your Monster Using Roman Letters
and in Katakana. (Using the Katakana Chart)
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(See Katakana Sheet)
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Write Your Full Name in Roman Letters and Katakana
on the Back of your Foldable.
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Assignment III:
Standard: ELA
6-12.W.4
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Write an essay about your monster attacking Tokyo.
Tokyo defeating the monster and rebuilding into a
beautiful modern city.
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Slides from PowerPoint
Student Sample
Lastly, the student would write about their monster and how Tokyo is transformed after the destruction.
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