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 * Lesson 1 **


 * Lesson Title:** Introduction to Japanese High School Students' "遊び"


 * Lesson Goals:** To gain knowledge about Japanese "遊び” by completing a Web-Quest about the topic of "Japanese high school students' '遊び'". By the end of the Lesson students will be able to talk about activities that Japanese students do for fun. They will also be able to talk about the products of these activities and compare both the products and activities to those in their own culture.


 * National Standards:** 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 4.2


 * Lesson Outline:**
 * 1) Exploratory Group activity about "play" in American culture.
 * 2) Scaffolding for Web-Quest
 * 3) Divide into groups and begin work on Web-Quest activities.


 * Lesson Activity Descriptions**

1. Exploratory group activity on American Play
 * Divide into groups of two or three. Ask them to write down activities that they do for fun in their free time.
 * Have a representative from each group give some examples of activities that they do for fun.
 * Which ones were alike and which were unique?
 * In each group, have the students come up with as many activities that they think are popular in Japan.
 * Find similar activities mentioned in all of the groups
 * Find activities unique to each

2. Web Quest Activity