Lesson Plan No.tjf_edu2
Club Activities  
Date: Country: Author(copyright): Themes:
2001/11 Japan The Japan Forum School and Education
Overview:
Examining the photographs related to Takayuki's passionate participation in American football, students consider what the American football club means to Takayuki. Students study and describe in Japanese the clubs of the other six Deai students. Students send their questions about club activities and deepen their understanding of Japanese club activities.

45 minutes x 5 classes

   
Looking at Photographs of Takayuki (45 minutes)
Examining the photographs related to Takayuki's passionate participation in American football, students describe in Japanese when, where, and what he is doing. Activity 1 Worksheet
#1-1, #1-2, #1-3, #1-4, #1-5, #1-6, #1-7, #1-8, #1-9
Takayuki and American Football Club (45 minutes)
Students consider what the American football club means to Takayuki. They use the observations made in Activity 1, the information found in the "My Story" text and Reference materials to answer the worksheet questions in Japanese.

Activity 2 Worksheet #2
The Seven Deai Students' Clubs (45 minutes)
Students study and describe in Japanese the clubs of the other six Deai students (other than Takayuki): the days and places of club meetings, the club activities, motivations for joining a club, and each of the Deai students' feelings about his or her club.

Activity 3 Worksheet #3
Worksheet #4
If I Went to a Japanese High School... (45 minutes)
Students imagine if they studied abroad in Japan whether they would join a club, and if so, what kind of club they would choose, and how they would participate, etc.

Activity 4 Worksheet #5
Let's Find Out by Mail (45 minutes)
Students list things to ask Japanese high school students about club activities and send their questions in letters or e-mail. Students write a short reflection about what they have discovered during this process and their impressions of Japanese high school clubs. Activity 5 Worksheet #6

 


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