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WEEK AT A GLANCE
UNIT: SOUTHEAST ASIA
JAPAN
Students will learn about Japanese life under the Asuka and Nara periods when there was more Chinese influence in Japanese culture as well as Japanese national culture under the Heian period and Japan’s transition to feudalism under the shogunate.
STANDARDS FOR THE WEEK
7.08 Describe the origins and central features of Shintoism: Key Person(s): None; Sacred Texts: No sacred text; Basic Beliefs: localized tradition that focuses on ritual practices that are
carried out with discipline to maintain
connections with ancient past; animism and Kami.7.09 Explain how Japanese culture changed through Chinese and Korean influences
(including Buddhism and Confucianism) as shown in the Constitution of Prince Shotoku and the adoption of the Chinese writing system.Next assessment will be Friday September 29th!!
POP QUIZZES WILL BE GIVEN PERIODICALLY, SO STUDENTS NEED TO BE PREPARED BY STUDYING THEIR NOTES (GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS) DAILY!!!!
HOMEWORK: Students will not have a written homework assignment to complete every night, but they are expected to study their notes/graphic organizers EVERY NIGHT!!! Parents, please ask to see the graphic organizers they have been completing in class and make sure they are studying EVERY NIGHT.