This lesson plan is based on Japanese culture and language. See:
Lesson Plan
Katakana Chart for Language Work
Foldable Work Sample
Written Story on the transformation of Tokyo after monster destruction.
Assignment:
6th Grade
King of the Monsters:
Tokyo Before and After
Supplies:
White Paper
Writing Paper
Colored Pencils
Katakana Sheet
Discuss:
Japanese Culture and Architecture
Standard
Foreign Culture
Stage 1-1.3
Identity Cultural
Borrowing
Q) What cultural ideas has the US borrowed from Japan?
a) Anime, Godzilla,
J-Pop, Video Games
Q) How would you describe Japanese architecture?
a) Fancy, Curved Roofs,
Big Castles
PowerPoint:
Show architecture from Tokyo post WWII-1970s
Famous Japanese Monsters Destroying Tokyo
Modern Tokyo architecture
Discuss:
Q) Did this change your ideas on Japanese architecture?
a) No, More modern,
Fancy
Q) Movie monsters destroyed Tokyo many times.
If this were true, would Tokyo, after rebuilding,
be a mess, or modern like it actually is?
a)Modern, Destroyed
Assignment I:
Create a 3 Frame Foldable of: Old Tokyo,
Your monster destroying it,
and new modern Tokyo
Drawing: (See Example)
Assignment II:
Standard:
Foreign Language,
Stage 1-1.6, Communication,
Written and Verbal
Name Your Monster Using Roman Letters
and in Katakana. (Using the Katakana Chart)
(See Katakana Sheet)
Write Your Full Name in Roman Letters and Katakana
on the Back of your Foldable.
Assignment III:
Standard: ELA
6-12.W.4
Write an essay about your monster attacking Tokyo.
Tokyo defeating the monster and rebuilding into a
beautiful modern city.
Slides from PowerPoint
Student Sample
Lastly, the student would write about their monster and how Tokyo is transformed after the destruction.