Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare condensed by Andrew Richards 17 pages
Macbeth by William Shakespeare condensed by Andrew Richards 18 pages
These shortened versions of the plays work surprisingly well in the classroom and are highly reccomended.
Copyright © 2002 H Growden, all rights reserved, Victoria.
CONTENTS
Lesson 1 Introduction to Japanese Myths and Legends
Lesson 2 The Gratitude of the Crane
Lesson 3 Grandfather Cherry Blossom
Lesson 4 Akachan Grandma
Lesson 5 : The Jellyfish and the Monkey, The Monkey in Japanese Mythology and The Dragon in Japanese Mythology
Lesson 6 The Snow Woman
Lesson 7 Tanabata Part 1
Lesson 7 Tanabata Part 2
Lesson 8 The Tengu’s Vanishing Cloak
Lesson 9 The Kappa
Lesson 10: Hachisuke and the White Fox
Lesson 11 Characteristics of Japanese Legends
Lesson 12 Write Your Own Japanese LegendTeacher Notes
Bibliography
ORIGINAL SCHOOL LESSON PLANS ABOUT JAPAN!
Welcome to Shingumi Resources Pty Ltd, suppliers of Japanese culture teaching resources to school language, society and environment faculties.
As a teacher of Japanese at schools I have found that the introduction of Japanese culture to students establishes foundations which influence later subject and career choices.
The Shingumi (new class) Resources team have thoroughly classroom tested all lesson plans.
Culture lessons provide students with insight into people, geography and history. They establish life interests for students to pursue through the study of language, travel and friendships.
As the world economy has globalises an appreciation of other cultures has become indispensable in almost every field of endeavour.
The study of foreign culture is often the most memorable part of a language course and a knowledge of Japanese culture often fosters a desire to learn the language.
Cultural empathy is an important in communication and relationships development.
"The Manga Unit could be used successfully with all age groups to bring modern Japanese Culture into the Classroom by using it as an Arts and/or Modern Foreign Language resource."
Gabriele Harris in Mado, The Japan Foundation (Nihongo Centre Newsletter), Volume 13, April 2002 (UK) View the full text article by pressing this link. MADO
The units of work provided here allow students to get to know Japan. They are an essential aid to Japanese language study and have also been taught in English programs, society and environment, art, science and history.
The material is topical. Japanese manga are watched daily on the western television cartoon channels by a large portion of students. The unique animals of Japan are universally admired. The study of samurai life takes students to a very different world that is chivalrous and noble.
Shingumi Resources lesson plans free up teacher time.
Save precious time by utilising lessons already written.
All necessary worksheets, teacher instructions, diagrams and readings are provided. There are also helpful teaching hints.
No specialist knowledge of Japanese language is necessary to present the material in the programs.
