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Sadako: A Tribute to a Girl with Cancer
Students explore the story of Sadako, a young girl, who had leukemia as a result of a bomb being dropped on Hiroshima in 1955. They create a chain of paper cranes and design a fund-raising event. They write poems in the Japanese style of...
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Authors of the Past and Present
Students research a chosen author. In this authors activity, students pick one author from the list provided, do research, and write a paper.
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American Forum for Global Education: Haiku as a Cultural Icon
These detailed lesson plans let students research about Shiki and Haiku, compose on their own poetry, and learn about Japanese culture.
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Lesson Plan: Writing a Haiku
Check out this instructional activity on haiku that includes samples by Richard Wright. Students and teachers will benefit from this educational tool.