‘Student's copy, page 2 of 27 ‘The Ghost in Tokaido Inn, by Dorothy & Thomas Hoobler, ©1999, Puffin Books, ISBN: 0- 698-11879-0 ‘Student Activities Students ~ Be sure 10 document the sources you use for your research and cite them appropriately (bibliography / footnotes / endnotes) as requested by your instructor. When using the Internet you must evaluate whether the web site you are using is reliable. Find cout who is responsible for the content of the website and what his/her qualifications are. 1) Research what a typical diet would be for the people who lived in Japan during the 1700's. Imagine you own a small restaurant there during that time period. Create a menu for your restaurant. 2) Create a children’s picture book about samurai warriors, 3) Draw a map of Japan as it was in the 1700's. Note on the map places mentioned in the book. Draw a map of current Japan and show where those same places are today. 4) Give an oral report on Emperor Nakamikado. Try to find unusual facts about him to make your report interesting 5) Create a PowerPoint presentation on the life of Ieyasu Tokugawa. 6) Create a comic book that tells the Japanese legend of the sun goddess Amaterasu, 7) Borrow an abacus and learn how to use one. Create a pamphlet that gives directions for how to use an abacus. Give a demonstration in front of the class. 8) Write at least 10 haiku (poems). Illustrate each one and bind your work into a book. 9) Research information about the weapons used by the samurai. Create a 3x5 card on each of 10 weapons. On each card include a picture of the weapon and facts about it (i.e. where it was crafted, how long it took to make it, etc.). 10) Research to find out how to make handmade paper. Make at least three sheets of paper and display them on poster board for the class to see. Include instructions for making paper on the poster board as well. 11) Research information on tea. Find out: how tea is made; how it is flavored; which countries are famous for certain types of tea; how tea is used for medicinal purposes; and how a tea ceremony is performed in Japan. Demonstrate the Japanese Tea Ceremony to your class and then orally share some of the information you have learned about tea. 12) Research information about Matsuo Basho. Explain to the class a little of his background and then read aloud 10 of his Haiku with your choice of music playing in the backeround. ‘Copyright © 2013 Melanie Fitzgerald (All Rights Reserved)Student's copy, page 3 of 27 13) Create a PowerPoint presentation on Kabuki plays. 14) There are different versions of the ji an audio recording of the story. ininki story. Choose one that you like and create 15) Create an English-Japanese dictionary with at least 30 words in it. Include words from this book and additional words that you are interested in. Be sure to include some pictures. 16) Rice-paper screens often have delicate designs on them. Pretend you are an artist that creates rice screens. Create a portfolio of 10 screen designs. Include names for each. 17) Create a calendar using the traditional names for months in Japan, Include an appropriate illustration for each month. On the last page of the calendar include the time of day designations used during the 1700’s (i.e. Hour of the Rat, Hour of Ox, ete). 18) The Code of the Samurai is an English translation of the book that both Seikei and Judge Ooka liked. Check out a copy of the book from a public library and pick out some quotations that you think Seikei would have liked. Read them to the class. (ISBN-13: 978-0- 8048-3190-1; ISBN-10: 0-8048-3190-4) 19) Research information on rubies. Pretend you are a salesperson on a jewelry-shopping network, Set up a stage area in front of your class and try to “sell” them your rubies. 20) Create a tourist brochure about the City of Ise. 21) Find out the farming methods and what types of crops were grown in Japan in the 1700's. Imagine you are living on a Japanese farm during that time and write 3 letters to a relative that lives in the city. Tell the relative what crops you grow and how you do the work. Describe problems you've had with the weather and insects. 22) Give an oral report on the Bon (Obon) Festival in Japan. 23) Research information on Ooka Tadasuke (Ooka Echizen). Create a web page about him. Be sure to include some of the crimes he solved. 24) Pretend you are Kazuo and that you keep a journal, Write 10 journal entries about your life since meeting Seikei. 25) Create a desktop Zen garden to display in class. Write a bret history of Zen gardens on a6 X 4 card and place it beside your display. 26) Research the history of women in theatre. Choose a method (PowerPoint, oral report, ‘web page) to present what you have learned to the class. 27) Research information on Izumo no Okuni. Pretend you are a newscaster interviewing her. Write out a script and choose a classmate to play her part. Perform your interview in front of the class Copyright © 2013 Melanie Fitzgerald (All Rights Reserved)