Friday, March 9, 2012

M9 Medieval Japan: Cultural Achievements


Due: March 15th-A Group / March 23rd-B Group

Using the story arc, write a 5-paragraph blog post that demonstrates character change. Select ONE of the following problems, you may slightly modify the problem to meet your traveler's needs:
  • Prince Shotoku has assigned you travel to China or Korea and find a cultural trait to bring back to Japan. (Historical Task: Describe how one cultural trait was culturally diffused into Japanese culture.)
  • Japanese leaders are meeting to debate where to establish a central government: they ask for your advice. (Historical Task: Describe and analyze the physical features of Japan and determine where the best place for a central capital would be.)
  • You have been invited to visit the home of a Japanese aristocrat during the Heian period (794 to 1185CE). (Historical Task: Describe the Golden Age of literature, art, and drama in Japan during the 9th, 10th, and 11th centuries.)
Include 2-4 hyperlinked vocabulary words from weeks 20-24.


If you choose to use dialogue, make sure you properly format it (new line for each speaker, quotation marks). Also make sure that the dialogue is unified together based on topic (just like a paragraph).