Younger students enjoy reading about some of the latest Pop heros in Japan. The names are ones they have never heard of before. They are often amazed at how they can be so popular in one place while they are almost unknown here. Students tried to figure out what the proverb meant. Another tried to color a black and white cartoon using a simple drawing program.
Students find images of unusual items taken from the Japanese sites.
They then save the images on files on the class computer. Since we did not have a large monitor to show the whole class, students circulated around the room looking at each monitor and had to guess what each item was. One girl found an image of a piece of pottery and cropped the photo so it was a little harder to figure out. A boy saved the photo of a sword handle while another found a ceremonial comb. The details from a wedding kimono challenged most students.