4.4+Assessments

Activities List
 * 1) Web Quest- This exercise will be used to explore the topic and to gather information about it. They will use this information to present and then discuss the cultural differences between Japan and their own. **Knowledge**
 * 2) Erin Video- This will be a comprehension exercise (from the perspective of communication, not culture. Although knowledge of culture will be an element of the exercise it will not be the part assessed). They will watch a video from the Erin Web-site and try to recognize the Japanese (words and Language Structure). This will be done after some "pre-task" exercises and then there will be a group discussion about the video and aspects they understood and didn't understand. **Comprehension**
 * 3) Tsunagaaru- This is a free writing exercise to practice talking about activities that they enjoy. This will be a completion task, in order to give students the freedom to write without hesitation. Although I will not grade the grammar, It should give me a better idea of where they are in their area of development of the topic than if they were under the pressure of a grade. **Application**

Assessment Activity
 * 1) Formative Activity- Create an animation using "Animate", where the characters in the animation will discuss an 遊び activity. By the end of the animation the should have established what activity they all like and have used Language learned in class to invite one or the other to go do the activity. **Application**
 * 2) Summative Activity- to be listed on another page and too include the assessment of other parts of the overall unit.