2.10 Japanese Student School Life Assignment and Submission

What aspects of Japanese school life were the most surprising/interesting to you?  Why?

• What parts of being a student in Japan would you like to experience yourself? Why?
  
• Do you think the school life system in Japan would work in Canada?  Why or why not?
  
• The Japanese have a reputation world-wide of being very hard-working people.  How do you think the school system plays into the Japanese work ethic?

You must cite all the sources that you used to find the information in your assignment/presentation.

Make sure you are using reliable sources. 

Here are a few webpages you may want to consider:

http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/explore/schools/index.html

This site is "kawaii" and has many other links at the bottom of the page related to school life.

http://www.tjf.or.jp/shogakusei/6-1/index_e.htm

This is a very comprehensive website on the many different courses and activities and daily happenings in a Japanese elementary school. 

http://www.city.shinjuku.lg.jp/foreign/english/pdf/other/school_life_e.pdf

This is a real life guide for non-Japanese people who want to take their children to schools in Japan.  It explains about what to expect in the Japanese school system for elementary and middle school students. 

http://www.ericdigests.org/1997-4/daily.htm

Daily Life in Japanese High Schools

http://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/jidoseitoshien/shugaku/g_english/shu_2_8.html

This website is specific to schools in Osaka. 


A fascinating look at school lunches in Japan. 


A comparison between Japan and Australia and how students go to school. 

The presentation format for your assignment is up to you but it must be visually appealing (not just all text) and it must include some forms of media (images, videos, links, etc). 

Be creative with how you present the information you found!

When you are ready to submit your presentation, go to the "Japanese Student School Life Submission" page. 

Category	3	2	1
Organization	Information is presented in a very organized manner.	Information is presented in a somewhat organized manner.	Content is disorganized and there is little to no organization.
Information	Three topics from the list are addressed.	Two topics from the list are addressed.	One topic from the list is addressed.
Self-Reflection	Self-reflection  is detailed, thoughtful, addresses many of the concepts researched and shows introspection.	Self-reflection is somewhat lacking in detail but still addresses most of the concepts researched.	Self-reflection is short and doesn't show any introspection and fails to address most of the concepts researched.
Mechanics of Language	No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.	A few grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.	Many grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.
Sources	All sources (information and media) used are cited.	Most sources (information and media) used are cited.	Few or no sources (information and media) are cited.
Presentation Format and Creativity	Presentation format is visually appealing and creative with the use of multimedia.	Presentation format includes the use of some multimedia.	Presentation format only includes one sample of multimedia or includes no multimedia at all.