writing topics

Writing

Use at least three colors in planning your paper

Topics; 

Japanese culture in my daily life.  Write three paragraphs.

Choose from the following;

What astonishes you about Japanese culture?

Does Kokugakuin provide students with enough 
opportunities to be creative? 


What is challenging about being a student at Kokugakuin?

What would be an interesting day out in the local area?

What is important about your life now that is different from HS days?

The challenges of living as a student on a budget.

How important are books?

the photograph

"Sometimes we only see what we want to see..." (page 1)

Write about the photograph.  Write about this photograph from the point of view of at least three different people.

For example the news editor saw that the photograph showed STARVING AFRICA and this would sell magazines.

Does it tell a story?  What is the message?

Person 1 -  You

Person 2 -  a teenage student of fashion

Person 3 - (your idea)

bento

Introduction:

Bentos are different from an American style lunch, which is usually sandwiches. Japanese food emphasises the presentation of the natural and includes natural ingredients as much as possible.  Bentos are generally a healthy alternative to cafeteria food.

Task

Make an interesting bento and write about it.  Include the advantages and disadvantages of making your own bento.  Include a photograph that supports your composition.  (120 words)

For example:  

Write a While paragraph introducing your ingredients.

Write a Yellow Hat paragraph about making  your own bento.  

Write a Green Hat paragraph about your own bento. 

Dora's Turn

Choose one of the following  - write about 200 words

Do you understand Dora’s situation?  

What will the future be like for these children?  

pot of tears

1.  What is the dark secret?  (p. 12)

2.  Who is the father of the boy child?  —>  Man with long feet.

3.  How many babies are discussed in the story?   

4.  Why is the baby taken from her?

5.  Why is the woman “no good” on page 13?

6.  Why are the words, “house of death” used on page 13?

7.  How many women are described in the story?  How are they different? 

horse of death

The black horse of death

1.        Why is Unal in bed?   

Example answers

--> He's in bed sick with measles.  (5 points)

 -->  Unal's in bed because he is sick.  (4 points)  

--> Because he's sick.  (3 points.)

-->  he's sick (2 points)

--> sick (1 point)

2.        What did the doctor order him to do?

3.        What did Unal’s grandmother tell him to do?

4.        Why did Unal go to the toy shop?

5.        Where is Unal’s father and mother?

6.        What could Unal see from his bedroom window?

7.        Who took care of Unal day to day?

8.        Where did Unal hide in the toyshop?

9.        What did Unal’s grandmother find when she went into his room that evening?

10.    What did the women in the street see in the toyshop window?

11.    How did they bury Unal?

hunters

Little hunters at the lake 

1.        What is the mood or feeling in the story?

2.        “Peker spoke for all of us.”  (page 12)  What does this mean?

3.        On page 17, Hikmet said,  “I was afraid of this and I didn’t want it to happen.” What does “it” mean?

4.        Why did Hikmet believe (see page 18) that the cranes forgave them?

5.        Why (see page 15) were the boys’ mouths open in surprise?

6.        Why did the boys decide to visit the grave? What did they discover there?