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Kathy Crawford, Megan Howson, Mike Finnegan, Tom Kennedy || DATE: March 26, 2009 ||
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 * CLASS : Connections

|| CLASS NAME: Humpbacks || The Eye of the Beholder |||| SPECIFIC TOPIC: Japanese Beauty || Students will learn about Japan and what is considered beautiful there. || Students can appreciate beauty and traditions in othe cultures.
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|| We will teach some facts about Japan and about it's Ancient Fashion, Modern Fashion, Beauty Treatements, and Art/Monuments. The kids will see artifacts from Japan. Youtube videos will be shown of the Geishas putting on their makeup. Students will make origami tulips. || > || We will measure their understanding of our class by asking many questions and having open class discussions. Our worksheets will help keep the students on task and paying attention so they can learn. At the end of class homework will be distributed and will be due the next day. This homework will test the student's comprehension of our topic.
 * LESSON CONTENT:
 * INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES # Anticipatory Set (something to get the students' attention)(ex. a journal entry, a quick discussion, a short video clip, etc.)
 * 1) At the beginning of class we will have each student write down what they think of when they hear the word Japan. We will then have a short class discussion on what the students replied.
 * 2) We will use the smartboard to show a PowerPoint that explaining a lot about Japanese Beauty. During this time the students should be filling out a worksheet with the information given in the slideshow. the smart board will also be used to show a video of a Japanese geisha putting on her makeup and working hard to achieve beauty.
 * 3) We will then show the students artifacts from Japan. After we explain more aobut their traditions and culture we will take any questions the students might have.
 * 4) We will teach the students some everyday Japanese words while we set up for our next activity.
 * 5) Kathy will then instruct the class on how to make origami tulips because, in Japan, origami is considered beautiful.
 * 6) We will once again ask the students to write down what they think of when they hear the word Japan and have a class discussion to see if any of the student's answers have changed.
 * 7) We will then pass out and explain the homework that will be due the next day.
 * EVALUATION PROCEDURES

|| We will use the smartboard, a table, and paper.
 * MATERIALS AND AIDS

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