Topic/Theme
Culture in Japan
Project/Artifact
Creation of a game
Essential Questions
What are the major religions of Japan?
How are they similar and different?
How do they manifest in Japanese society?
Project Description
Create a game to share what they have learned about religion in Japan.
Project Instructions
Each think about what you have noticed at one of our visits to a Shinto Shrine and to a Buddhist Temple.
Write a list of no less than two features from a Shinto Shrine and two from a Buddhist Temple.
Compare your lists to ensure that you do not have any of the same features.
Write down your final list of no less than four features each.
Using this list, research (using no less than three sites) to learn about these features, which could include the features’ meaning, role they have in the religion, history, etc.
Work together to create a game utilizing the information you learned from your research.
Have Mom and Dad play the game.
Document the game (screenshot, photos, etc).
Publish the documentation of the game to your portfolio on the website with the title of the project and the date at the top.
Outcomes
D1.5.6-8. Determine the kinds of sources that will be helpful in answering compelling and supporting questions, taking into consideration multiple points of views represented in the sources.
D2.His.3.6-8. Use questions generated about individuals and groups to analyze why they, and the developments they shaped, are seen as historically significant.
D2.His.16.6-8. Organize applicable evidence into a coherent argument about the past.
Outcomes courtesy of: https://www.socialstudies.org/standards/c3
Resources
Experiential - multiple visits to temples and shrines in Japan and visit to Kyoto City Hall
Rubrics