Name: Sheena Wiley, Jen Jensen, Canada Cummins Date: 11/30/04 Lesson Title: Japanese Fans Grade Level/Subject: Third Grade integrated art, reading, social studies and writing Benchmark(s): Art: Students will learn an array of art vocabulary, including: composition, creativity, expression and content. Students will also learn about the art history of Japan. Social Studies: This lesson addresses the “Beyond Our Community” requirement by discussing the culture, art and brief history of Japan. Geography: This lesson is an introduction into reading maps and finding specific places on a map. This lesson could easily be tied into a brief lesson about how to read legend, symbols and keys on a map. Writing: The creative writing portion of this lesson addresses the requirement of understanding various purposes for writing and understanding the various audiences for writing. It also is a great way to practice imaginative writing, which is also a requirement. Objectives(s): The student will be able to demonstrate their understanding of Japanese culture by reading a story about Japan and creating their own Japanese fans out of traditional rice paper. Lesson Assessment: The artistic portion of this activity should be graded due to level of participation and effort. The creative story should be graded using a predetermined writing rubric and graded accordingly. Materials: fan decoration hand-out, history of fans hand-out, rice paper, paint brushes, cups of black paint, pencils, sticks and other decorations (ribbon, sequins, glitter, etc.) Length of Lesson: 30 minutes
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2-3 minutes 6-8 minutes 1-2 minutes 4-5 minutes 1-2 minutes 15 minutes 1-2 days 20 minutes	Set: Have a class discussion about Japanese culture. How many people know where japan is? Ask students what they know about it- food, clothing, artwork. Open the discussion to fans- ask if they have seen Japanese fans, what are they used for? Teaching Procedures: Part 1: Read The Magic Fan, by Keith Baker After the story, ask students: - This is a fiction story, what does that mean? - Did Yoshi really need the fan to help him? Why or why not? - Questions about the story? Explanation of Fans: A flat fan was used in Asia during ancient times to create a breeze. The shape of these fans was designed after leaves or bird wings. In the 7^th century, Japan created a portable, fold-away version of the flat fan called a sensu, that was used to decorate as well as create a breeze. The earliest versions of these fans were made of thin pieces of cypress wood that were stacked and bound. Later, lighter weight paper fans were made by pasting paper to a skeleton of split bamboo were made. Since then, many types of folding fans have been created with many different types of materials, shapes, and decorations as times and fashions have changed.  Part 2: Making Magic Fans Explain the procedure in steps: 1. You will need: 1 piece of rice paper, 1 paint brush, cup of black paint, a pencil, other decorations that you want (ribbon, sequins, glitter, etc.) 2. Take a piece of rice paper 3. Decide on how you want to decorate it 4. Draw outline on the rice paper in pencil 5. Paint over the outline, wait for it to dry 6. when dry, fold Fan back and forth like an acordian 7. add additional decorations and attach sticks to make a handle on your fan Independent work time Part 3: Optional Lesson Extensión Have students write a very short, one page creative fiction story about a magic fan to go with the fans they made. Directions: 1. Think of what a magic fan could do to help you. For example: Does your magic fan make you fly? Or draw really well? Or be the best at soccer? 2. Make an outline of your story. Include a beginning, a middle and an end. 3. Write a rough draft of your story and then peer edit with your table partner. 4. Compose a final draft to be written in pen. Once the stories are finished, give students the option to share them with the class. Have students read their stories and describe how they chose to decorate their magic fans. Closure: Have students share their work in a presentation to the class. 1. Describe the design on your fan 2. Read your creative story 3. Answer questions from the class about your project	Have students raise hands to share ideas Hold up map of the world Hand out worksheet with pictures and descriptions of types of fans Model all steps as you talk about them Hold up materials as they are explained Pass out decoration ideas hand-out Model how to fold fan Hold up demo fans to show finished product Brainstorm ideas as a class Compose a sample story on the board to get students to think Check rough drafts for errors
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