Japan

Modern Life in Japan

Objectives

• By the end of class, I will be able to compare basic similarities between the United States and Japan.

• By the end of class, I will reflect in writing about something new or interesting that I learned about Japan.

Know Want Learned

•Japan is an island.

•Japanese like baseball.

•What types of music do teenagers listen to?

What you already know.

What you want to learn.What I learned.

Geography

The People

Language

Education

They act silly, just like you

Elementary School Children from Tsunami area…using lower level of middle school because

their school was destroyed.

Misconceptions

• Anime• All “hip and young”

Harajuku style teens.• Bitter towards the

USA. • All suffering from

Radiation from Nuclear Power Plant disaster 3/11/11

• Sony, Panasonic, Toyota, etc, doing well (competition).

• Ninjas everywhere• Fast cars running the

streets of Tokyo.• High tech schools

Why do you think American’s have these ideas about Japan?

Government

Stand Up, Hands Up, Pair Up

Person A – Earliest birthday in the year.Person B - Latest birthday in the year.

A - What are some similarities between the United States and Japan? (Mexico?)

B – What surprises you most about Japan?

2 minutes

Know Want Learned

What are at least 3 things that you learned?

•It is difficult for a woman

to start a business.

What you already know.

What you want to learn.What I learned.

Exit Ticket

• Following the writing guidelines, explain something that you find interesting about the aspects of Japan. What specifically caught your attention and why?

• When compared to what wehave learned about the USA, how is Japan similar?

Objectives

• By the end of class, I will be able to compare basic similarities between the United States and Japan.

• By the end of class, I will reflect in writing about something new or interesting that I learned about Japan.