Geography in Japan Religion in Japan

Kimberly Area School District

Description

• cours - matière potentielle : extensions

Purpose: This lesson will enable students to develop basic knowledge of Japan's physical geography including absolute and relative location, factors contributing to climate, and temperature comparisons with the United States. Target Grade Level: 6-7 Essential questions: · What are the physical features of Japan? · Where is Japan located? · What effects do location, elevation, and ocean currents have on the climate of Japan? · How do temperatures in Japan compare to temperatures in the United States? Rationale: Location and physical features of a country affect climate.

• student atlas
• refer
• part of a student packet
• currents
• ocean currents
• physical features
• maps
• climate
• japan
• map

Sujets

• Extension
• Oceanic
• Lorenz
• Montréal
• Southern
• Target
• Northern Region
• North America

Informations

• Publié par: epsi
• Nombre de lectures: 14
• Langue: English

Extrait

English

A Novel Tradition 1 Credit/English H760 Grade: 11, 12Cost: NoneLaude Point: 0Prerequisite:English 9 and English 10 Course Content:Whether you want to prepare for college, compete on Jeopardy, or just hold your own in a literary discussion, this course is for you. In critical examination of novels and novellas of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, students will gain awareness of the historical and literary traditions that have inspired modern writings and writers.Th eywill learn to recognize and develop connections between life and literature, connections that have little to do with common time or place. Throughguided discussions and a variety of writing tasks, students will gain experience in analysis, reflection, and revision and will increase their exposure to authors and works likely to be referenced or drawn upon in future study, formal or otherwise. Activities:As thecourse title suggests focus will be on the content, form, and history of the novel.Emphasis will be on American and European examples.Students will consider, in discussion and writing, not only the qualities of the writers and writings but also the societies and circumstances that produced the people and products we now term classic. Supplies: Basic, including a flash drive American Literature Post Civil War to 1940 1 Credit/English H651 Grade: 11, 12Cost: NoneLaude Point: 0Prerequisite:English 9 and English 10 Course Content:Literature in this course focuses on the American experience between the Civil War and 1940. Students will be expected to draw parallels between the course texts and the world they live in today.The course will challenge students to explore new ideas related to the American Dream through class discussion and writing.Students will enhance their ideas by relying on the works of seminal writers from the time period such as F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Steinbeck, Eudora Welty, Flannery O’Conner, and William Faulkner.selections from the time period Poetry will also be included. Supplies: Notebook(s), folder, highlighter, flash drive AP English Language and Composition Indexed 1 Credit/English H210093 Grade: 11, 12Cost: Exam FeeLaude Point:2Prerequisite:English 9 and English 10* *Honors English 9 and Honors American Studies recommended Course Content:AP English Language and Composition teaches students to write effectively and confidently about a variety of subjects both public and personal.In each of the thematicallyorganized units, students learn to write with purpose for specific and sophisticated audiences who expect to encounter complex, original thinking.Students use the writing process to develop expository, analytical, argumentative, and researched writing.Reading materials consist primarily of nonfiction and visual texts, though the occasional short story or poem may be used.Finally, the course builds vocabulary, develops awareness of grammatical conventions, and emphasizes issues of style, including organizational techniques, syntax, and diction. Supplies: Basic, including a flash drive

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AP Enlish Literature and Comosition Indexed, New 1 Credit/English H210122 Grade: 11, 12Cost: Exam FeeLaude Point:2Prerequisite:English 9 and English 10* *AP English Language and Composition recommended Course Content:AP English Literature and Composition is a onesemester course in which students’ reading, writing, and oral skills are strengthened through the study of novels, plays, poems, and short stories from the sixteenth century to the present.Paired texts from various genres and time periods having similar themes or characters are used to further the students’ abilities to compare, discuss, interpret, and write about imaginative literature.The writing component of the course incorporates a combination of timed, inclass writings and formal papers, which are often rewritten several times.The curriculum also encourages the development of oral skills.Aside from classroom discussions, students will deliver formal and informal presentations throughout the semester. Supplies: Basic, including a flash drive Creative Writin 1 Credit/English H652 Grade: 11, 12Cost: NoneLaude Point: 0Prerequisite:English 9 and English 10 Course Content:Course objectives areCreative Writing students will read and write fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. to add creativity to writing habits, improve reading skills, write for real audiences, and internalize the writing process, which will be practiced extensively.The class format will be composed of small and wholegroup workshops, analysis and discussion of literary models, daily writing and thinking exercises, the sharing of writing on a regular basis, and vocabulary development.Course literature will include short stories, essays, and poetry by various authors. Supplies: Basic, including a flash drive En lish9 2 Credits/English H117 Grade: 9Cost: NoneLaude Point: 0Prerequisite:None Course Content:identity, journeys, relationships, andIn English 9, the following thematic units are taught: perspective. Whilestudying these themes, students will read novels, drama, mythology, short stories, and poetry. Each unit includes vocabulary, writing, discussion, and other projects.Students will communicate orally and think critically on a daily basis. Writing will be a focus throughout the course; instruction emphasizes sentence and paragraph structure, organization of ideas, and avoidance of common errors through a variety of techniques and vehicles.Grammar will be taught in context throughout the year. This is a twocredit, fullyear course. Supplies: Basic, including a flash drive En lish10 1 Credit/English H118 Grade: 10Cost: NoneLaude Point:0Prerequisite:None Course Content:In this course, the units will address theEnglish 10 is an 18week required English course. following themes:quality of life, power, conformity, and redemption.This course focuses on literature in various forms: novel,short story, nonfiction, drama, poetry, and film.Discussion and analysis of literature and its primary themes and elements is ongoing, complemented by student projects and writing.This course strongly emphasizes the writing process, with specific emphasis on revision and grammatical merit. Supplies: Basic, including a flash drive

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Ex lorinFiction 1 Credit/English H39 Grade: 11, 12Cost: NoneLaude Point:0Prerequisite:English 9 and English 10 This course is divided into four major units: Mystery, Science Fiction, Gothic, and Historical Fiction.Students will examine and replicate the process that authors go through when researching to make text authentic and accurate. Students will critically read/view sources, participate in group/class discussions, research topics relevant to the text, and write with focuses on critical analysis, and creative writing. Supplies: Basic, including a flash drive Honors American Studies 1 Indexed 1 Credit/English H1094 Grade: 10Cost: None2Laude Point: Prerequisite:Civics/Geography and Honors English 9, or recommendation of teacher **Must register for Honors American Studies 2 to take this course** Course Content:Honors American Studies 1 is a full year course that fulfills both an English and social studies requirement. Studentswill explore course content at an accelerated pace, integrating their study of American history from the progressive era through the 20th Century with relevant literature in various forms.With a focus on critical thinking, course work will include intense analysis of both history and literature.Students will develop their thoughts and ideas through discussion, writing, and research.This class is recommended for students preparing for any AP level courses in English or social studies. Supplies: Basic, including a flash drive Honors Enlish 9 Indexed 2 Credits/English H200004 Grade: 9Cost: NoneLaude Point: 4Prerequisite:None Course Content:Similar in format and theme to English 9, this course features a more rigorous approach to literature and writing.With increased emphasis on effective literary analysis and quality writing, the course offers students the opportunity to examine relevant literature at an accelerated pace and to refine their writing through extended practice.Recommended for students preparing for AP English. This is a twocredit, fullyear course. Supplies: Basic, including a flash drive Race Creations 1 Credit/English H327 Grade: 11, 12Cost: NoneLaude Point: 0Prerequisite:English 9 and English 10 Course Content:In Race Creations, students will analyze the effects that racism has on white people as well as people of color and examine the ways in which race can burden and blind us.Through a focus on works (both critical and literary) that question how we think about race, students will consider how both whites and nonwhites have constructed racial identities, how those identities have influenced each other, and how those identities have changed over time.Students will also be expected to write critical analyses of the depiction of race in a variety of modern media, including literature, television, and film. Supplies: Basic, including a flash drive

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Surve ofLiterature 102 1 Credit/English H656 Grade: 11, 12Cost: NoneLaude Point: 0Prerequisite:English 9 and English 10 Course Content:As an extension of Survey of Literature 101, Survey of Literature 102 examines the human experience in the literary movements from the 17th Century nonAmerican literature to the present.Students examine how each literary movement was influenced by the people and how people influenced the literary movement. Students use reading/literature, writing/research, language, and speaking/listening to think critically, examine self, and communicate ideas. Supplies: Binder with looseleaf paper, highlighters (three different colors), red pen, pens/pencils, folder, flash drive (W)rites of Passae 1 Credit/English H650 Grade: 11, 12Cost: NoneLaude Point: 0Prerequisite:English 9 and English 10 Course Content:In this course, students will examine themes related to risks that mark human passage from and through significant life stages:childhood, adolescence, adulthood, middleage, and late life.In their consideration of both fiction and nonfiction works, students will reflect upon diverse religious and cultural observances and traditions as well as a wide range of rites and rituals.(The rites they consider may be as simple and informal as the filming of a baby’s first haircut or as elaborate and formal as the funeral of a dignitary.)Course work will include discussion and review of books, visual media, and life experiences.Students will consider both experiences that are specific to location or culture and those common to all human experiences. Supplies: Basic, including a flash drive

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