A JOURNEY THROUGH JAPANESE FOLKTALE

1. A JOURNEY THROUGH JAPANESE FOLKTALE Webquest for 2nd year high school ABRILLO, ARIANNE AMORCILLO, DEA BAHAN, SHEEN ED14 (7:30-9am WS)

2. INTRODUCTION You are planning to go on a trip to Japan with your friends. However, you have not yet been oriented as to its culture, its tradition and to its hot spots. Before you go to the Japanese embassy and buy ticket for your trip, you need to learn about Japan and its culture. Click on the link below to read on: http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/explore/index.html You may also view video about Japan. Click the link below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubTSx-4VmAs

3. TASK Assume that you are part of “New Directions”, a high school glee club from the musical show “Glee”. You’re going to present something for the Mother’s Day celebration. However, the lyrics of the song “A Song for Mama” by BoyIIMen could not be found. The task is to create a different rendition to the song by constructing your own lyrics with the theme “Our special mother” in mind. The challenge is to make a ballad that would fit the original tune. This is a group activity. Students can choose their own grouping. You need to record the lyrics with the tune and create an audio-visual presentation to package the performance task. The video presentation will be assessed by a particular rubric.

4. PROCESS • After reading and watching the video, you are now ready to fly to the “Land of the Rising Sun”. but, before going away though, you need to ask permission from your mother. With that in mind, you asked for her permission. However, your mom got mad because she finds the idea crazy and too costly for the time being. Eventually, it ended up as a quarrel - - you fighting for your side of the story and your mom looking after your safety. • No matter how you feel, you should remember that “Mother knows best”. With that, • Click the link below to read the selection “The Story of the Aged Mother: A Japanese Folktale”. • http://isshin-chan.tabulas.com/content/pages/@26604/ • After taking up the literary piece “The Story of the Aged Mother”, you are now ready to accomplish your task.

5. EVALUATION

6. CONCLUSION • After learning about the selection “The Story of the Aged Mother”, answer the following essential questions for enduring understanding. • Do you believe that all mothers love their children? • How does your mother show her love for you? Give particular situations • Are you willing to sacrifice your life in order to save your mother’s? • In what way are Asian cultures different from Western cultures as to how they treat their elders?

7. Aside from the learning all the facts and concepts from the selection, values gained are significant in learning. After answering the essential questions and to cap off the lesson, here are principles and concepts that you should have realized within the webquest. • Learn to recognize and respect other’s opinion. • Our elders play an important role in the growth of a society. They should not be treated rashly. • We can learn so much from the elders. • We must value our elders and give them due respect. • The mother plays an important role in the family. • We owe our live to our mothers, for they are the ones who brought us into this world. • The family the very foundation of a person. • Do unto others what you want others to do unto you. • Rules that destroy the life of others are not rules. They are limitations that benefit only a few. • Never waste an opportunity to be with the people you love. • It is never embarrassing to show how much you love your mother.