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Teacher: Mr. Sanders

Class: 7th grade social studies: World History

Chapter: 9 Japan

FOR THE WEEK OF: Jan. 5, 2002

Upcoming Events:

Friday, January 11: Quiz on Japanese Geography

Friday, January 18: Quiz on Japanese Culture

Wednesday/Thursday, January 23/24: Japan Project Due

Friday, January 25: END OF THE FIRST SEMESTER!

Welcome to WORLD HISTORY with Mr. Sanders. This is a schedule of events for the following week. In the upcoming weeks, we will be discussing, and learning about Japan. We will be looking at:

- culture: what Japanese do differently/the same as the U.S.

- origin: where the first Japanese people migrated from

- geography: where it is located in the world, AND the shape of Japan’s land

- customs: what are some of the practices that Japanese people do

- religion: the main two that are practiced in Japan

- Japan’s history from 500 to 1600AD

Assignments:

Reading pages 220-243 from Across the Centuries

Questions to answer USING COMPLETE SENTENCES!!!

- page 226 #1-5 DUE TUESDAY

- page 230 #1-5 DUE WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY

-short answer questions from the video, Shogun DUE MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK. The question is: From watching the movie Shogun, what are some of the differences between the Japanese early culture and the United States early culture? What are some of the similarities?

Schedule of Events:

MONDAY: Introduction of Japan. What are some things you know about Japan? What are things that are different than in the U.S. HOMEWORK: Answer the questions on page 226 #1-5 DUE TUESDAY.

TUESDAY: Feudal Japan. Where is Japan located, and what are the main natural resources and discussions about Japanese culture. HOMEWORK: Answer the questions on page 230 #1-5 DUE WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY.

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY: (block day). Discussion of Japan's climate, population. Begin the movie Shogun. Begin to take notes on similarities and differences between early Japanese culture and the early culture of the U.S.

FRIDAY: Finish watching Shogun. Start the discussion on similarities and differences between the two early cultures (Japan and US.). Written discussion DUE MONDAY.