Non-Fiction Lessons: Ninja Day - how to save your life and learn non-fiction reading skills.
Today’s Agenda:
1. Powerpoint on Ninja’s
2. Divide into groups of 3
3. Packages of information
4. Instructions for assignment + 15 minutes to prepare presentation
5. Present ½ of groups
6. Ninja Mask/Throwing star
7. Teach Japanese Vocabulary if time or do a cultural activity
8. Present other ½ of groups
9. Watch “deadliest warrior”
1. Start with short PowerPoint hook in Ninja's. Pretend we are CIA Agents Briefing the Leader on Threats!
1. Powerpoint on Ninja’s
2. Divide into groups of 3
3. Packages of information
4. Instructions for assignment + 15 minutes to prepare presentation
5. Present ½ of groups
6. Ninja Mask/Throwing star
7. Teach Japanese Vocabulary if time or do a cultural activity
8. Present other ½ of groups
9. Watch “deadliest warrior”
1. Start with short PowerPoint hook in Ninja's. Pretend we are CIA Agents Briefing the Leader on Threats!
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2. Divide students into groups of 3
3. Give each group an info package on one of the offered topics (let them choose, but only one group per topic) Various topics about Ninja’s - See document PDFs below.
-Assignment: Students must present the information in a creative way (ie: on board as a comic, as a skit, talkshow, powerpoint, window writers, quick video of photos with voiceover, a news story, interpretive dance…etc) Each student gets a section of the book: “
When Ninjas Attack: A Survival Guide for Defending Yourself Against the Silent Assassins -By Phoebe Bronstein and Keith Riegert
4. 15-20 minutes to read their packages, discuss, decide on key points and get ready to present; 15-20 minutes to design their presentation
WRITE ON BOARD:
A. Decide what the KEY MESSAGE of your section is. What do you want to get across to the audience? (Remember-lives are at stake)
B. What are the 3 most important (or most interesting) support points?
C. What is the "Big Idea"
D. How are you going to make your presentation interesting and memorable?
3. Give each group an info package on one of the offered topics (let them choose, but only one group per topic) Various topics about Ninja’s - See document PDFs below.
-Assignment: Students must present the information in a creative way (ie: on board as a comic, as a skit, talkshow, powerpoint, window writers, quick video of photos with voiceover, a news story, interpretive dance…etc) Each student gets a section of the book: “
When Ninjas Attack: A Survival Guide for Defending Yourself Against the Silent Assassins -By Phoebe Bronstein and Keith Riegert
4. 15-20 minutes to read their packages, discuss, decide on key points and get ready to present; 15-20 minutes to design their presentation
WRITE ON BOARD:
A. Decide what the KEY MESSAGE of your section is. What do you want to get across to the audience? (Remember-lives are at stake)
B. What are the 3 most important (or most interesting) support points?
C. What is the "Big Idea"
D. How are you going to make your presentation interesting and memorable?
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(Kung Fun Fighting, Inner Ninja, BNL Ninjas, Play Ninja Music While Students Work
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5. Present first 2/3rd of groups.
6. Do ninja mask/throwing star activity or Ninja Mask out of a t-shirt activity.
http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2869/1850/1600/ninjalesson.jpg
6. Do ninja mask/throwing star activity or Ninja Mask out of a t-shirt activity.
http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2869/1850/1600/ninjalesson.jpg
Throwing Star
Here are some websites to be able to make a throwing star:
http://www.papercrafty.com/2005/how-to-make-an-origami-ninja-star
https://www.origamiway.com/origami-throwing-star.shtml
Below are also some videos and some drawn instructions to help students who learn best in multiple modalities.
-For throwing star activity – make sure to give them paper… but pre-cut the paper to 5½ X 11 (twice as long as it is wide.)
http://www.papercrafty.com/2005/how-to-make-an-origami-ninja-star
https://www.origamiway.com/origami-throwing-star.shtml
Below are also some videos and some drawn instructions to help students who learn best in multiple modalities.
-For throwing star activity – make sure to give them paper… but pre-cut the paper to 5½ X 11 (twice as long as it is wide.)
7. Teach Japanese vocabulary (if time) – Overhead handout of terms; students can write their own names.
-Or do a Japanese tea ceremony with a Japanese Guest speaker as a cultural activity; or roll sushi. 8. Show last 3rd of presentations. 9. Watch 20 minutes of “The Deadliest Warrior” "Spartan Vs Ninja" or "Viking Vs Samurai" http://www.spike.com/full-episodes/9gja1a/deadliest-warrior-spartan-vs-ninja-season-1-ep-103 Show 11-23 and the last 10 minutes (the battle) or: youtube video - Ninja Vs Gladiator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjeHuTsNTb8 |
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10. Students write 5-10 things they remember about ninjas from class.
Bell Activity. Are you as silent as a ninja. Bells that we can stick on a few kids and see if they can move around without ringing the bells.
11. Finish by watching the Onion News Network - Ninjas! This could also be the hook for the unit, that we play at the start.
Bell Activity. Are you as silent as a ninja. Bells that we can stick on a few kids and see if they can move around without ringing the bells.
11. Finish by watching the Onion News Network - Ninjas! This could also be the hook for the unit, that we play at the start.
If you want to teach about Japan, instead of Ninja's - Use the following articles for your groups
A. 7 Interesting Things About Japan: https://www.japan-talk.com/jt/new/japanese-history
B. 100 Facts about Japan: https://witandfolly.co/100-incredibly-interesting-facts-about-japan/
C. Key Facts about Japan and History: https://www.thoughtco.com/japan-facts-and-history-195581
D. Fun Facts about Japanese and the Empire: https://blog.japancentre.com/2019/04/13/reiwa-is-coming-fun-facts-about-the-japanese-emperor-and-the-imperial-family/
E. 5 Facts to know about Japan and its Royal family: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/09/world/asia/emperor-akihito-japan-imperial-family.html
F. 40 Facts about Japan (More about Modern Day) : https://www.spendlifetraveling.com/40-fun-facts-about-japan/
Or watch the videos below.
B. 100 Facts about Japan: https://witandfolly.co/100-incredibly-interesting-facts-about-japan/
C. Key Facts about Japan and History: https://www.thoughtco.com/japan-facts-and-history-195581
D. Fun Facts about Japanese and the Empire: https://blog.japancentre.com/2019/04/13/reiwa-is-coming-fun-facts-about-the-japanese-emperor-and-the-imperial-family/
E. 5 Facts to know about Japan and its Royal family: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/09/world/asia/emperor-akihito-japan-imperial-family.html
F. 40 Facts about Japan (More about Modern Day) : https://www.spendlifetraveling.com/40-fun-facts-about-japan/
Or watch the videos below.
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