Grade 8 - Experiencing Creative Works

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

PRESCRIBED LEARNING OUTCOMES

It is expected that students will:

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

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SUGGESTED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

Students often develop a strong interest in Japanese popular culture in the form of comics, music, and films. Teachers can encourage them to enjoy Japanese more fully by also providing opportunities to experience works in other forms (e.g., stories) and from various sources (e.g., CDs, videos, the Internet).

Provide students with magazines and video clips illustrating various Japanese advertising techniques. Have students identify the products being advertised, the different scripts being used (including English), and the stereotypes or gender roles depicted in the advertisements. Discuss the advertising techniques used, then have students use this information to create Japanese-style advertisements for real or imaginary products. Students could present their work as storyboards or videos.
Present a Japanese song or video and have students create CD covers or video cases to promote it.
Ask students to listen to a Japanese story and, in groups, practise acting or miming it. Have them role-play the story as it is reread.
Invite students to examine a variety of manga . Suggest that they select situations from their own experience and use them to create five- to eight-frame comic strips, incorporating several familiar Japanese expressions.
Have students view magazine displays of Japanese fashion. Using the information, students then create collages with captions to depict how people in Japan dress for various activities. Students could present a fashion show as part of a special event, including a simple commentary for the show. Students might videotape the show for review later in the year.

SUGGESTED ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES

Students can demonstrate their responses to Japanese works by creating works of their own. Assessment focusses on the variety of ways students respond and on their willingness to express personal reactions to creative works.

To assess personal responses to creative works, ask students to create collages, advertisements, dramatic presentations, videos, or CD covers. Encourage them to include in their work reflections on their thoughts or feelings. Look for evidence that students are:
- open and willing to engage in the tasks
- committed to their work
- able to formulate personal responses using some basic Japanese
- willing to take risks in their responses
When students create manga , work with them to establish criteria they can use for self- and peer assessment. For example, students might focus on criteria such as:
- pays attention to detail
- demonstrates creativity and imagination in presentation
- explores the situation in a creative way
- uses common expressions and vocabulary
Provide students with opportunities to comment on their experiences with Japanese creative works, create summary reviews, and identify works that have had the greatest impact. They could collect their responses in sections of their notebooks or journals, or on audiotapes.

RECOMMENDED LEARNING RESOURCES

Print Materials

Haiku

Multimedia

Niko Niko

Audio Cassette

Rapanese 1, 2, 3

Revised: January 26, 1999

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