Japanese+Imperialism

Imperial Japan Monday February 13th Here is the updated February Calendar **First place the standard and warm-up objective on the back board along with the day's agenda.** **Standard 1**. History: History develops moral understanding, defines identity and creates an appreciation of how things change while building skills in judgment and decision-making. History enhances the ability to read varied sources and develop the skills to analyze, interpret, and communicate. 1. Seek and evaluate multiple historical sources with different points of view to investigate a historical question and to formulate and defend a thesis with evidence 2. The historical eras, individuals, groups, ideas and themes within regions of the Eastern Hemisphere and their relationships with one another. ** Concepts and skills students master: ** 1. Seek and evaluate multiple historical sources with different points of view to investigate a historical question and to formulate and defend a thesis with evidence. ** Warm up/objective: ** How are documentary film makers able to use primary (original) sources to verify the true story they are trying to tell?
 * On Friday you will be making and designing Japanese Fans. Please have the students bring in popsicle sticks as handles.You'll have to remind them every day until Thursday, put it on the board to help them remember and ask them to write it in their planners. Also go to the library and get several pieces of color paper to decorate and fold into fans. This will be a great activity and a great way to end the week. **
 * Use these standards for the entire week **

Watch the documentary: "The Way of the Samurai" at the link below.

http://www.amazon.com/Japan-Way-Samurai/dp/B002S2J4V4/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=instant-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1329016346&sr=1-1-spell

Answer the questions on the accompanying worksheet. Tuesday February 14th Warm up/Objective:How do historians gather and analyze primary sources to get the truth? Print this primary source, read it with the students and have them answer the questions below. When done have them work in their History Alive workbooks Unit 5 and the accompanying text History Alive: Medieval times and beyond Unit 5 on Imperial Japan beginning with Chapter 20 and continuing through the end of the unit. They may work in partners or not, your choice. Wednesday February 15th Warm up/Objective:To what extent are ideas from ancient Greece, Rome, China, and Africa important in today’s world? Have students complete the attached Venn Diagram Graphic Organizer below. The need to use their textbooks and workbooks. Be sure to help them identify what they are comparing on the Venn Diagram: military, weapons, clothing, sanitation, rulers, classes, emperors v. kings, etc.

Have students continue working in their Workbooks and text books: Unit 5, all chapters. They may work in partners or not, your choice.

Thursday February 16th Warm up/Objective: Explain the irony of the European arrival in the Eastern Hemisphere and their predetermined ideas of Eastern Cultures.

Have students finish Unit Five in their Workbooks Friday February 17th Warm up/Objective: Historical philosophies such as democracy from ancient Greece continues today. List several other philosophies, beliefs, religions, strategies, art, traditions, cultural exchanges ect., from ancient societies that still continue today. Making a fan: . Thank you for taking such great care of my wonderful students. Please feel free to use any of the following slide shows media type="custom" key="8576858" align="left"media type="custom" key="8576760"media type="custom" key="8576772"<media type="custom" key="8576802"