Chapter 20 (The Influence of Neighboring Cultures on Japan) . . .
Content Objectives: SWBT analyze the importance of Japan’s proximity to Korea and China and how it affected their relationship.
Language Objective: SWBT explain why this location (relative to China & Korea) allowed Japan to be influenced by many cultures at once.
Essential Question: Where are China and Korea located in relationship to Japan? Why did this location allow for Japan to be influenced by many cultures at once?
Essential Question: How did Buddhism spread through Korea into Japan? Explain how Buddhism and Shinto blended together.
*Well, the final Quarter has arrived (4 days in)! Nine more weeks and then it’s over . . . just like that!:) The story of life is but a blink of the eye—don’t blink so fast young scholars or you will miss all of the special moments in between! So, always do your best work
and finish strong. The last act is always reserved for the stars! T-minus nine and counting . . . finish strong young scholars!:)
Monday, April 10, 2017
Today’s Agenda: Class work . . . Day 139
TFT (1 of 9): “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” ~ Martin Luther King Jr. . . . 5 minutes.
Literature Circles Activity (Group) read, study & retell (Chapter 20) pages 216-227 . . . 12 minutes.
Show videos: 1) “Geography of Japan,” & 2) “Ancient Japan (Feudal System & Samurais” . . . 13 minutes.
Mr. Fulumirani