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Japan: Adjectives Worksheet, Sumo Wrestling
For this adjectives practice worksheet, students use the provided graphic organizer to list 6 adjectives to describe Sumo wrestling. Students then write 6 sentences using the adjectives they listed.
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Sports and Nationalism: Comparing Art and Two Cultures
Students discover how sports can influence feelings of nationalism. Students create a board game based on research on how sports influence feelings of nationalism.
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The Cell Phone Age
What kid isn't interested in Cell phones? They are technical and to operate them you must read an informational text. Older elementary students read an informational text, match vocabulary words with their meanings, and create sentences...
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Shizuko’s Daughter: K-W-L
What would your class like to learn about Japanese culture? Prepare them for a novel unit about Kyoko Mori's Shizuko's Daughter with a KWL chart. After listing what they already know about Japanese culture, they write questions...
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Japanese Tall Tales
Students read the tale of 'Three Strong Women' looking for facets of culture that create a 'face' of the Japanese people. They create a Venn Diagram comparing Japanese tall tales with factual research about Japanese culture. One side...
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General Knowledge Quiz
In this general knowledge worksheet, students attempt to answer 30 trivia questions on subjects ranging from art, geography, films, books and popular culture. The directions say to listen and answer. It is unclear how this is to be used;...
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Asashoryu
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Asashoryu and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...
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Japan Vocabulary Quiz
In this Japan vocabulary quiz worksheet, students match the 17 terms in the left-hand column to the appropriate definitions in the right-hand column.
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Japanese Warriors
Young scholars compare and contrast the warriors in Japanese history, folktales, and art to the kinds of soldiers American children learn about. This instructional activity includes possible instructional activity enrichments.
Other
Japan 101: Sumo Wrestling
Japan 101 offers excellent information on the sport of Sumo wrestling. Provides images and a list of winning criteria for the sport.
Other
Artelino: Sumo Wrestling
This site contains a history of sumo wrestling, rules of sumo and a glossary of terms.
Other
Sumo Faq: History
The site gives an extensive lesson of how Sumo Wrestling came to Japan in the 8th century. It also contains links to further information.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Sumo in Japan
This site on sumo wrestling has a section that talks about the rules of the competition.
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Sumo Faq: Description of Sumo Techniques
This site provides a description of different techniques in Sumo wrestling.
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Usa Sumo: Amateur Sumo
Discusses the International Sumo Federation, which promotes this sport all over the world, and explains what sumo wrestling is.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Sumo East and West: Sumo Style
Explore the ancient Japanese sport of sumo with this interactive guide to the sumo wrestler. Discover the historical origins of the sport, and consider the significance of the wrestling ring as well as wrestlers' hairstyles, clothing and...
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Sumo Print
This site contains a history of sumo wrestling, rules of sumo and a glossary of terms.
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Japanese Sumo Print
This site contains a history of sumo wrestling, rules of sumo and a glossary of terms.
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Japanese Sumo Wrestler
This site contains a history of sumo wrestling, rules of sumo and a glossary of terms.
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Sumo in Japan
This site on sumo wrestling has a section that talks about the rules of the competition.
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Sumo in Japan
This site on sumo wrestling has a section that talks about the rules of the competition.
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Sumo in Japan
This site on sumo wrestling has a section that talks about the rules of the competition.
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Sumo in Japan
This site on sumo wrestling has a section that talks about the rules of the competition.