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Students interview each other and talk about a topic that they have chosen. Then, they write an article based on the interview, or edit the recorded video or audio files to present to the class.

Read the interview article of the LINE stamp creator, and explore the meanings of stamps used in SNS and their roles in communication. Then create your own stamps to express your feelings.

Students will study the words of the poet who experienced the great Tohoku disaster in 2011, and will reflect on the power of words.

By reading a poem, Dear Fukushima, students will become aware of various global issues and comprehend the issues of Fukushima as close to home, not just someone else’s problem. Students will be lead to take the ‘far away Genpatsu issue’ to the personal level. Students will also connect people, people’s emotions and the issues which we are all responsible for. In the process of studying this unit, students will notice and cultivate ‘Power of words’.

Students engage with the prefectures and make up of Japan; uncovering the unique specialities of each prefecture in an appealing way through the Kewpie character mascots.

Students learn shodo through activities such as matching new expressions and close activities. Students experience shodo by writing their favourite kanji or word. As a final activity, students compare how Aika's shodo club and the students' club activities are organised (notice similarlities and differences), discuss how Aika grew up through practising shodo, and share their similar experience.

Students understand Aika through activities such as multiple choice, matching new expressions and so on. Students experience shodo by writing their favourite kanji or word. As a final activity, students compare how Aika's shodo club and the students' club activities are organised (notice similarlities and differences), discuss how Aika grew up through practising shodo, and share their similar experience.