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Web Scavenger Hunt Lesson Plan

Blog or Wiki Address: http://medievaljapaneseliterature.blogspot.com/

Subject Matter:

Medieval Japanese Literature

Grade Level:

8th

Lesson Objective:

Learners will demonstrate understanding of Medieval Japanese literature and its impact on current society.

Subject Matter Content Standard:

History and Social Science

7.5 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of Medieval Japan.

1. Study the ninth and tenth centuries' golden age of literature, art, and drama and its lasting effects on culture today, including Murasaki Shikibu's Tale of Genji.

Website Addresses and Questions:

http://www.taleofgenji.org/

1. What is the historic significance of the novel Tale of Genji?

2. What year was it written?

3. Who was the author?

http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/heroine9.html

4. What social class was Shikibu from?

5. hy was the Heians a good period for aristocratic women?

6. How is Tale of Genji related to modern Buddhist beliefs?

http://www.humanistictexts.org/kamo.htm

7. Who is Kamo no Chomei?

8. Explain what Chomei speaks of in chapter 13. How are these ideas seen in today’s society?

Watch this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6z1BAic7ug

9. What influence did China have on Medieval Japanese literature?

10. What clip does the video use to illustrate haiku?

Assessment:

In what ways did the use of the Internet promote student learning?

The students have 24-hour a day, 7-days a week access to the research materials.

How will you assess student learning with this assignment?

I will evaluate their responses, especially looking for ways in which the student went beyond the simple parameters of the original question.