kr_self1 activity8

		No. kr_self1a08
	Family Activity 8: Critical Thinking about Japanese Families

Date:	Country:	Author (copyright) :	Themes:
2002/3	US	高橋恵、清塚千穂、久保田竜子 Takahashi Megumi, Kiyozuka Chiho, Kubota Ryuko Chapel Hill High School	Self, Family and Friends
Overview:
The students will deepen insight about Japanese family as a cultural summary of the unit, by analyzing both traditional and modern Japanese families by using Bloom's Taxonomy.

From the Deai photo sheets:


MY-P06	MY-P07	MY-P08	OK-P08	OK-P09

SM-P09	TS-P08	TS-P09	TS-P10	YK-P06

YK-P07	YT-P09	YT-P11	YY-P08	YY-P09

YY-P10

Worksheets and other materials:
- Worksheet #7 : Cubing Antivity Sheet
- Five sheets of large paper

Deai Families (20 min.)
- Each group will receive a set of Deai family panels.
- A group will examine each role of the family members and decide whether the family is rather traditional or modern. Explain why.
- Share what have found to the class.

Introduction to Cubing Activity (5 min.)
- The teacher will explain that the cubing activity is a tool to help the students think about Japanese family deeply.
- The teacher will explain each box by showing examples. [Worksheet #7]

Cubing Activity (35 min.)
- The students will be assigned five groups of five. Each of the groups will choose either traditional or modern Japanese families to do the activity about.
- The groups will draw large cubes on large sheets of paper, and fill out each square.
- Share the results to the class.