This will encourage them to interact in Japanese with greater confidence. Invite students to examine the entertainment pages in Japanese newspapers and decide which films, concerts, or theatre productions they would like to attend, determining times and locations. Have them work with partners to exchange this information, then describe to the class their plans for attending the events. Suggest that students study the help-wanted sections of Japanese or local newspapers to identify available employment opportunities requiring a knowledge of Japanese. Ask each student to select a job and apply for it by composing a simple r sum on paper or using a computer.
Students then create their own help-wanted advertisements for summer jobs.
Have students use a variety of resources to obtain information on healthy lifestyles. Ask them to use this information to set personal lifestyle goals and monitor their progress on a weekly basis, making regular entries in journals. Invite students to present their plans to the class at the end of each month, including summaries of their results in written, visual, or graphic form. Challenge them to create their own flyers outlining the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. Assessment may focus on both the skills and strategies they have developed and the degree of success they demonstrate in assigned tasks.