Title	かみしばいを作ろう
Unit/Activity No.	Tokaido Unit 3/Activity 7
Topic	History, travel, geography and people
Function	Describe, narrate past events and incidents
Focus	Develop and present a picture-story show

I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR TEACHERS

Teacher Instructions

Before class prepare a handout and a transparency.
Distribute the handout and also show the transparency to the students. Review the instructions.
Have the students form groups of three. Have each group pick an ukiyoe.
Have the students brainstorm in the class. Have them draft a script and pictures as homework.
Collect the students' drafts of their scripts and pictures. Correct their drafts and return them.
Have the students practice their picture-story show as homework.
Have each group present their picture-story show.

Materials

Download as many ukiyoe as the number of groups om "Ando Hiroshige The Fifty Three Stations of the Tokaido Road" at www.hiroshige.org.uk/hiroshige/tokaido/tokaido.htm
Papers, colored pencils, markers, and glue.
If any group will present their picture-story show with presentation software (e.g., PowerPoint), you will need a computer and a projector.

II. STUDENT ACTIVITY HANDOUTS

かみしばいを作ろう

Let's Make a Picture-story Show

Form groups of three.
Pick an ukiyoe and develop a story based on the ukiyoe. In your story, narrate an event and describe its nature. You also need to use at least ten new vocabulary words you learned in this Tokaido unit.
Draft your script and pictures. Before writing the script, divide the story into three parts and be sure each student writes a third of the story. You can use papers and pencils or use any technology tools if you wish.
Exchange scripts among groups members and give feedback to each other. Check to see if the three parts can be combined and transitioned smoothly. You will receive a score based on the entire script of your group.
Turn in the draft of your script and pictures and have your teacher check them.
After you receive feedback from your teacher on your script, practice the picture-story show.
Present your picture-story show in class.

III. FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES

Students' picture-story shows could be posted on a web site. If your school has a sister school in Japan, you can have Japanese students read the picture-story shows and give your students comments.