Web+Quest

Web Quest
 * Japanese After School Fun **


 * Targeted Standards**

· 1.1 Communication (Vocabulary) · 2.1 Practices of Culture · 2.2 Products of Culture · 4.2 Comparison of Cultures

Japan is a country with many fun activities. Just like students in America Japanese students enjoy going and doing many fun things. There are many popular fun activities in Japan though that might seem a little strange to Americans. You might be surprised at what kinds of activities there are in Japan. Let’s take a look!
 * Introduction**

· What kinds of activities do you do for fun? · What about your friends · Can you think of 10 different activities that are popular for American Students? · Do you think that Japanese students are mainly concerned with studying and don’t have any time for fun? · Can you think of any activities that are popular in Japan?
 * Background Questions**

You are going to research the topic of 遊び (play) in Japan. You will find as many activities as possible throughout your search. Always include as many details as possible in your notes. Also, whenever possible, please include the Japanese word for the activity and any Japanese description you can find (or already know). Finally, keep your eye out for any cultural differences you can find.
 * Tasks**

Look at each of the questions below. With each of the questions there is at least one web site listed. Go to the site given and answer the question. Make sure to take turns navigating through the sites so that everyone may have a turn to search.
 * Procedure and Resources**

1. What three new anime movies have become very popular? 2. Which Film is based on a popular manga and has reached over 176 million copies? (WOW -_-!!) []

3. What does Erin’s friend like? (and have a whole lot of) 4. Does Erin like the same thing? Could you catch what she likes? []

5. What is Erin’s Friend afraid of? []


 * Web Search!**

Instructions: Go to the following page and choose at least three of the words given below to conduct a search. Find out as many interesting facts about each word as you can. Remember to always include a description of what the word is in English. (**Hint**: sometimes the English is the same as the Japanese! Can you figure out which ones?)

Web search site: “Kids Web Japan”

Word List
 * カラオケ( karaoke) 　　　テレビゲーム (video game) 　　　マンガ (manga) 　　　　　アニメ (anime) 　　　　 えいが ( eiga) 　　　　　　　　　プリクラ (print club) ||

What are the people doing in this picture?