Change and Continuity of Japan

Yuen Long Merchants Association Secondary SchoolCHUNG WAI CHING

Early Conditions

Rise of Militarism&

Its Impact

Post WWIIJapan

Foreign Relations

Background

Students are in NSS 3 and their learning ability is above average in general.

Familiar with group discussion & presentation

Familiar with mind mapping, data collection and analysis of data.

Early Conditions of Japan

Topic for Enquiry :‘The extent that Japan was a

modernized nation in the early 20th century’

Pedagogies

Activity 1: Mind mapping-Conditions of Early 20th century Japan

Activity 2: Video Show-Tradition and Modernization of Japan

Activity 3: Debate competition ‘Japan, to a large extent, was a modernized nation in the early 20th century.’

Activity 4: Follow-up Essay Writing Task: ‘To what extent did Japan become a modernized nation by the early 20th century?’

The Rise of Militarism

Topic for Enquiry :‘‘Assess the importance of party

government in leading to the rise of militarism in

Japan.’

Activity 1: Picture/photo descriptions

Activity 2: Role Play

Activity 3: Follow-up Task Mind mapping task: to summarize different roles in bringing about the rise of militarism in Japan.

Essay writing task: ‘Assess the importance of party government in leading to the rise of militarism in Japan.’

Pedagogies

Impact of the Rise of Militarism

Topic for Enquiry :‘The rise of militarism brought more

harm than good to Japan and Asia.’

Post-WII Japan

Topic for Enquiry :‘The extent that the government

played in bringing economic recovery and growth of Japan in the

post-WWII period’’

Activity 1: Activity 1: Mindmapping-Guess what?

Activity 2: Video Show ‘大國崛起·日本篇 - 百年維新’

Activity 3: Video Show ‘百年物語’

Activity 4: Story-telling A story of about the economic life in the post WWII period

Pedagogies

Activity 5: Anti-adversity Drama Presentation

Activity 6: Debate competition Debate’s motion: ‘The government plays the most important role in bringing economic recovery and growth of Japan in the post-WWII period’

Activity 7: Follow up Essay Writing Task ‘Do you agree that the government played the most important role in bringing the economic recovery and growth of Japan in Post-WWII period?’

Pedagogies

Foreign Relations

Topic for Enquiry :‘The change and continuity in Japan’s

political, economic and cultural relations with

other Asian countries in the post-WWII period’

Activity 1: Oral Report-An impressive incident/event

Activity 2: Timeline drawing

Activity 3: Follow-up Essay-Writing Task ‘Trace and explain the change and continuity in Japan’s political, economic and cultural relations with other Asian countries.’

Pedagogies

Impact of the Rise of Militarism

Topic for Enquiry :‘The rise of militarism brought more

harm than good to Japan and Asia.’

Activity 1: Activity 1: Completing a Class Worksheet

Activity 2: Story-telling: A story of about the impact of militarism on Japan in the 1930s to mid-1940s

Activity 3: Video Show ‘阿信的故事’

Activity 4: Timeline Drawing

Pedagogies

Activity 5: Follow up Essay Writing Task ‘Do you agree that the rise of militarism brought more harm than good to Japan and Asia?’

Pedagogies

Thank you!!!