No. tjf_self2a01b Life History and Future Plans Activity 1: "Life Maps (Jinsei mappu) " of the seven Deai students Date: Country: Author (copyright): Themes: 2001/10 n/a The Japan Forum Self, Family, and Friends Overview: Students look at the childhood photos of the seven Deai students and begin to form an image of them through their imagination. They get to know the Deai students better as they read the "My Story" parts of the text. Students complete the "Life Maps (Jinsei mappu)" worksheet, expressing in Japanese what they observe and what they have understood.   Presumed class profile Level of Japanese-language Japanese 2 Grades and Ages Grade 10, Age 16-17, Secondary Optimal number of students 20 Text book used n/a Required language skills n/a Others n/a Points to be studied Language objectives Function Structure Vocabulary words/phrases (1) Report on what what they see in the photos (2) Talk about events in the Deai students'past (1) 〜があります／います Ｖています Adjです Adjそうです (2) 〜の時、〜でした／ました n/a Cultural objectives Target Process Aim Growing Up and "My Future" sections of the text and childhood photos (Products, practices, perspectives) Exposure, observation and discovery, comparison Through careful observation and good understanding of the Deai students' stories about growing up and their thoughts about the future, to stimulate interest in and encourage familiarity with the seven students, who are contemporaries and peers of the language students. Activity type Activity type Mode Oral/written Who Narrative and description Interpretive Oral, Written Individual, Whole Class Materials From the Deai photo sheets From the Deai text booklet Other materials MY-P02, OK-P02, SM-P02, TS-P02, YK-P02, YT-P02, YY-P02 Growing Up, "High School Life," and "My Future" sections from each Deai student's "My Story" text. Worksheet #1, Worksheet #2 Life Maps (Jinsei mappu), Life Maps of the seven Deai students Duration Duration 50 minutes (First in unit of three classes)