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A classic Japanese print is attached to this lesson and its up to your class to write a story about it. Pretending the image is an illustration, they use what they know about Japanese mythology to compose a short story describing the god shown. They are encouraged to use story elements and written conventions.

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japanese art, japanese culture, Narrative Writing, narratives, story elements, stories, short stories, writing conventions, creativity, japan

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creative thinking, japanese art, japanese culture, short story, story elements, japanese mythology, literary conflict, written conventions, english language arts
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7th
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English Language Arts
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