This sub-organizer contains the following sections:
Prescribed Learning Outcomes
Suggested Instructional Strategies
Suggested Assessment Strategies
Recommended Learning Resources

PRESCRIBED LEARNING OUTCOMES

• view and listen to creative works with visual and contextual support, and respond to them in various ways

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SUGGESTED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

• Have students listen to selected songs with easy lyrics, catchy melodies, and appealing rhythms. Provide visual support with illustrations relating to the subjects or themes of the songs. When written lyrics are provided, students could sing along with the song or chorus.
• Invite students to brainstorm topics of interest. Then ask each student to select a topic and use Japanese words related to it to invent new lyrics for a simple, familiar Japanese song.
• Read a simple Japanese fairy tale in Japanese as students listen to the story and follow the illustrations. Then invite students to create a class Big Book that retells the fairy tale. Encourage them to share the Big Book with students in the primary grades.
• Have students listen to a variety of Japanese rap songs. Provide opportunities for them to practise the rhythms of rap music. Ask students in pairs to create their own Japanese rap songs using words they have learned.

SUGGESTED ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES

• Have students listen to or view Japanese creative works such as songs or films. As students respond, note the extent to which they:
  • participate willingly
  • notice and comment on how the Japanese works are like others they are familiar with
  • show an interest in learning about and understanding the role these works play in Japanese life
• Ask students to work in groups to illustrate poems, songs, or fairy tales the class has learned. On a large sheet of paper, each group member copies and illustrates a different line or key aspect of the work the group has chosen to illustrate. Groups then present their illustrations to the class. Finally, groups complete assessments of their group communication skills. The teacher observes students and conferences briefly with them, noting their:
  • engagement in the task
  • interest in and enthusiasm for the original works
  • interest in their classmates' illustrations
  • abilities to capture the meanings of the original works
• Suggest that students keep Creative Works lists to record titles and creators of the Japanese works they have viewed or listened to. Have students design symbols to represent each genre and provide short critiques of each work, including descriptions of one important feature. Review the lists, noting the extent to which students are able to express views and notice key features.

RECOMMENDED LEARNING RESOURCES

• Niko Niko

• The Complete Origami Kit for Children

• Rapanese 1, 2, 3

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