ymi_cloth4 activity1

		No. ymi_cloth4a01
	Unit IV: The Japanese and Kimono Activity 1 Examining the status of the Kimono in modern Japanese life

Date:	Country:	Author(copyright):	Themes:
2003/1	Canada	Yazawa Michiko 矢澤理子 Alberta Learning (Ministry of Learning, Alberta)	Clothing and Fashion
Overview:
The teacher introduces the kimono. Students observe the Deai photos and come to understand that a kimono is not an everyday outfit in Japan now.

From the Deai photo sheets:


MY-D10	SM-P02	SM-P06	SM-P08

TS-P04	TS-P05	YK-P02	YK-D13

Ask the students what a typical Japanese clothing item is and elicit the answer きもの.

「きもの」をしっていますか。なんですか。

Have the students get in pairs and draw kimono.

「きもの」をかいてください。

Showing photos of kimono, have the students check their drawings in larger groups. Let them select the best drawing in the class. (kimono realia is preferable, if available. To show how a kimono is worn, you can also put one on yourself or a student in class.)

どうですか。おなじですか。ちがいますか。どのえがいちばんいいですか。

After this activity, introduce the students to the following website to learn about the differences between kimono for men and women:

http://web.mit.edu/jpnet/kimono/index.html

おとこのきものとおんなのきものはおなじですか。どうちがいますか。インターネットで見てみましょう。

おとこのきものは（例：じみ、暗い色が多い、そでが短い、おびがほそい、など）です。おんなのきものは（例：はで、きれい、はなやか、いろいろなスタイルがある、そでが長い、おびがふとい、など）です。

Ask the students how often they think Japanese people dress in kimono.

日本人はよくきものをきますか。１年に何回ぐらいきものをきますか／きるとおもいますか。

The teacher writes on the whiteboard the necessary adjectives and adjectival phrases for describing frequency. Depending on the students' Japanese language level, there are several options.

よく／ときどききます。

あまり／めったにきません。

1週間に／1ヶ月に／1年に何回ぐらいきます。

Frequency adjectives ＋きる／きない＋と思います。

* Make sure that きます is used here. If the students have already learned きています, the teacher must explain the difference between the two expressions.

Let the students guess who dresses in kimono and when (i.e., for what occasion).

どんな人がどんなときにきますか／きるとおもいますか。

Occasion/opportunityに、きます／きるとおもいます。

（結婚式に、花嫁がきるとおもいます。）

Pass out to the class all the Deai photos that depict people and have the students find the photo(s) that show someone wearing a kimono.

きものをさがしてください

だれがきものをきていますか

きものをきているひとをさがしてください。

(The only true kimono is in YK-P02, where Kojiro's younger sister dresses up for Shichi-Go-San. Besides this, there are some other photos of Japanese traditional clothing such as Judo: MY-D10; Kyudo (Japanese Archery): YK-D13; Kendo: SM-P02; Okinawan costumes: TS-P04/05; a Haori-style costume for the Soran Festival: SM-P06; and a Jinbei-style costume in a family photo: SM-P08.)

After confirming that a kimono is not an everyday outfit in Japan now, ask the students again about what sorts of occasions the Japanese people dress in a kimono.

T: きものはめったにきません。きものはふだんぎじゃありませんね。きものはどんなときにきますか/きるとおもいますか。

S: ～にきるとおもいます。

Referring to the website below if necessary, the teacher explains the formal occasions at which kimono can be seen, such as Shichi-Go-San, the Coming-of-Age celebration, graduation ceremonies at colleges/universities, and New Year's Day.

http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/virtual/kimono/occasions1.html