Title: Japanese Arts Festival
Topics: Japan, arts, origami, haiku, shodo, ikebana
Subject: Language Arts, Fine Arts, Social Sciences
Grades: PreK-2, 3-5
URL:
http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/Kirby/webquest/template.html
Overview: Students work in teams of five to learn about
the Japanese art forms of origami, haiku, shodo, and ikebana. Teams
use their investigations to create a Japanese arts festival with
another class. First, students are grouped according to their art
interests. Then, team members assume the roles of Leader, Writer,
Reader, Timekeeper, and Encourager, and develop presentations about
their chosen art forms. Teams may create their presentations in
modes that they think will interest other students, such as posters,
slide shows, short plays, or puppet shows. The presentations, however,
must include samples of the art forms and "how-to" demonstrations
of the processes. Students conclude the project by writing letters
to their teacher about their presentations.
Notes: Please note the following changes and suggestions
related to the art form resources noted in the Process
section.
Origami:
The link for Paper crane has moved, and some of the material
on the main page of the relocated Web site is not appropriate for
students. Have students use Make
a Paper Crane from the Web site for the PBS children's series
Reading
Rainbow. This resource includes step-by-step directions in color
or in black and white, plus an instructional slide show on how to
make a paper crane.
The link for Jumping Frog has moved. Click here
to go to the new site for this resource. Students may also try Origami
Jumping Frog.
The sites noted below are available via archived versions of the
Web pages. Click the links to go to those resources.
Haiku:
The sites noted below are available via archived versions of the
Web pages. Click the links to go those resources.
Shodo:
The link for samples of shodo has moved. Click here
to go to the new site for this resource. You will need a free download
of QuickTime
to open each sample at this site.
Ikebana:
Click History
of Ikebana to go to the new site for this resource.
Article by Lois Lewis
Education World®
Copyright © 2003 Education World
04/30/2003
