Lesson Plan No. tjf_day1
A Day in the Life  
Date: Country: Author(copyright): Themes:
2001/10 Japan The Japan Forum A Day in the Life
Overview:
Students study the “day-in-the-life photographs“ of a Deai student and describe them. Students compare and contrast the lives and activities of Kojiro, one other Deai student, and themselves. They list things Kojiro or the other student does that they find interesting or curious. They discuss the reasons that might lie behind the activities and write down as many possible explanations.

90 minutes x 4 classes

   
Sequential Order of Events (90minutes)

Students study the “day-in-the-life photographs” of Kojiro and think about the sequence of events. Using a game format based on Q&A in Japanese about the photographs, students sequentially order the photographs.

Activity 1 Note #1
The Variety od High School Students' (90minutes)
Students describe the lives and activities of Kojiro, one other Deai student and themselves on the worksheets. Activity 2 Worksheet #1
Worksheet #2
Worksheet #3
Looking at Photographs of Takayuki (45 minutes)
Students compare and contrast the lives and activities of Kojiro, one other Deai student, and themselves. In groups students list things Kojiro or the other student does that they find interesting or curious. They discuss the reasons that might lie behind the activities and write down as many possible explanations as they can think of on the worksheet. Activity 3 Worksheet #1
Worksheet #2
Worksheet #3
Worksheet #4
Worksheet #5
Looking at Photographs of Takayuki (45 minutes)
Students write a letter in Japanese to one of the Deai students, introduce and explain a day in their own lives, and ask questions about the student's life. Activity 4 Worksheet #6

 


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