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

• Create a gallery of visual works about Japan (e.g., paintings, photos of daily life, slides, posters of landmarks). Invite students to take a Gallery Walk to view the illustrations. Ask them to create artwork such as mobiles, collages, or dioramas representing the ideas or images in the gallery that they find most interesting.
• Have students view examples of manga.  As a class, discuss elements of manga , including styles of visual representation, storylines, stereotypes, and gender roles. Students then create their own manga  using learned vocabulary.
• Invite students to listen to a variety of Japanese songs of celebration (e.g., for birthdays, New Year's) and examine the lyrics. Point out key words to assist understanding. Teach the songs, then provide opportunities for students to learn and sing them at appropriate times of the year.
• Read a Japanese story to the class. Then form small groups and ask them to arrange pictures from the story in the correct sequence. Students could also develop a mural to illustrate the storyline. As a challenge activity, students could create alternative or non-traditional endings to the story or change individual story elements (e.g., time, setting, gender of the main character).

SUGGESTED ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES

• When students respond to videos or stories through visual art or role play, look for evidence that they:
  • incorporate key ideas, events, or characters from the videos or stories
  • illustrate in original ways the intended meanings of the stories
  • involve the audience by using interesting detail
• After students have heard or viewed a simple story, have them each select an event, image, or character to represent in a visual work (e.g., drawing, collage, computer graphic). Ask them to present their illustrations and respond to questions from classmates. Look for:
  • interest and engagement in the task
  • personal connection to the image selected
  • attention to the theme, mood, and tone
  • attempts to engage audience in the selected scene, character, or idea
• Have students keep records of creative works they experience, including the interpretations or response activities involved and brief personal comments. From time to time, have students review and comment on their lists by responding to questions such as:
  • Which of the works stands out in your mind? Why?
  • Which three were particularly interesting or enjoyable for you? How were they alike? How were they different?
  • Tell one thing you've noticed about creative works in Japanese.
• Look for evidence that students are open to a variety of experiences, willing to respond, and beginning to understand the role of creative works in language and culture.

RECOMMENDED LEARNING RESOURCES

• Niko Niko

• The Complete Origami Kit for Children

• Rapanese 1, 2, 3

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