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__Agriculture and Food Production in Japan__
=** Overview **= By: Dan Carolin (Kennedy High School) and Lisa Furukawa (Hawbridge School) =** Outcome, Assessment Tasks, and Summative Assessment **=


 * **Unit Title:**  Agriculture and Food Production || **Level:**  3 || **Estimated Time** : 6 weeks 25-30 50 minutes class sessions. ||


 * **Situations** : Farm/Fisheries -before and during growing season, Store-preparation to go shopping, during shopping ||


 * **Final Unit Outcome** : The students will be able to discuss and present information related to food and agriculture in Japan. They will demonstrate an understanding of Japan’s geographical diversity, and be able to understand where some of Japan's foods originate. Each student will add to an existing e-portfolio which displays the information they have gathered and tasks they have completed. Students will gain an understanding and an ability to use new vocabulary, grammatical points, and conversational points relating to food and agriculture through spoken dialogues, activities incorporating technology, and a written essay. Ultimately, the knowledge they gain in this unit will be a foundation for expansion in later lessons to broaden an understanding of Japan's position in a global agricultural community. ||

1. **Presentational/Interpretive**  Student will work in groups to create a personalized map focusing on an assigned region on Google maps. Locations, topography, and agricultural areas will be given to students. Students will find farms, orchards, and fishing districts and label their maps using pictures and terms found on Google maps and the internet. Students will share their findings with the class and create a wiki page to present their maps. Maps may include both domestic and international sources of food. Evidence: Map presentation, oral presentation || **Task Completion:** Task Completion:70% Language Use:20% Delivery:10% || Language Use:30% Delivery:30% || Language Use:30% Delivery:10% || Language Use:40% Delivery: NA || **Summative Assessment:** 1. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Google Maps Assignment** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Interviewing Farmers and Fishermen Assignment** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">**. Planning, Shopping for, and Preparation of a Japanese meal** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">**Essay on Agricultural Production in Japan**
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Assessment Tasks:**
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Interpersonal** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Simulated conversation with farmers and fishermen. Students will have a list of terms relating to the farm, sea, and orchard. They will be expected to interview each other on the growing process. Students will take turns role playing as a farmer/fishermen or a student and demonstrate appropriate words. Each task group will be responsible for interviewing farmers or fishermen in their assigned regions. A transcription and summary of the interviews will be placed on google docs for review, and finalized on their wiki site.. Evidence: Oral conversation, written summary || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Task Completion:40%
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Interpretive/Interpersonal** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Students will utilize authentic materials (food advertisements, supermarket guide, etc.) to select the best location to purchase ingredients for the preparation of an assigned Japanese meal. This meal will include grains, fruits, vegetables, fish/meat. The lists/recipes will be added to a page on the students’ google docs for review, and finalized on their wiki site. Students will participate in dialogues while shopping with the store owner and will continue practice preparing the meal post-shopping. Students will teach other students how to prepare the meal in Japanese. Evidence: Written shopping lists, Dialogues, presentation || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Task Completion:60%
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Presentational** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Students will write a short essay on assigned topic in agricultural production in Japan in Japanese. Students will add the essay to their ongoing e-portfolio/wiki page for this project. . Evidence: Written essay, web presentation || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Task Completion:60%
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Presentational** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Students will write a short essay on assigned topic in agricultural production in Japan in Japanese. Students will add the essay to their ongoing e-portfolio/wiki page for this project. . Evidence: Written essay, web presentation || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Task Completion:60%
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Task Completion: (70%) || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Language Use (20%) || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Delivery (10%) ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">70-58 %Well-organized and accurate labelling of the map with pictures, text, and relevant cultural links. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">20% Accurate vocabulary for place names and agricultural terms. Variety of sentence structure and utilization of newly learned grammar points. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">10% Smooth delivery that matches powerpoint presentation with minimal errors. Correct use of register. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">58-47% Addresses most aspects of the task, somewhat cohesive, includes accurate information, but lacks detail. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">10% occasional lapses in accuracy, and lack of variety in sentence structure and vocabulary that does not hinder understanding. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">7% Occasional errors in pronunciation and some unnatural flow. Errors in register. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">46-0% Addresses the prompt minimally, lacks organization and accurate information || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">5% lack of grammatical accuracy and limited vocabulary hinders comprehensibility || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4% Unnatural and labored expression that interferes with comprehensibility. Significant errors in pronunciation and register. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Task Completion: 40% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Language Use 30% || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Delivery 30% ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">28-40% Directly and completely addresses the task providing thorough and detailed response. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">25-30% Use of detailed and rich vocabulary, incorporating varying sentence structure that include newly learned grammatical patterns. || 30:Natural flow, minimal errors in pronounciation, consistent use of register ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">27-15% Directly addresses the task but provides only minimal information. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">18-24% Use of accurate but limited vocabulary, some errors in syntax and grammar that occasionally interferes || 20:Some errors in pronounciation, some unnatural flow and hesitation, use of register is inconsistent ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">14-0% Minimally addresses the task with incomplete information. || 17-0% Lack of accuracy in vocabulary and sentences, part of the speech is not comprehensible. || 10: Labored expression frequently interferes with comprehensibility. Significant errors in pronounciation. Inconsistent. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Task Completion:60 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Language Use: 30 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Delivery: 10 ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">60-40 % Utilizes found store information and takes accurate notes. Has a complete list of ingredients and recipe with directions on their wiki with no grammatical errors. Well prepared dialogues which address all of the assigned tasks and situational points. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">30-20 % Use of detailed and rich vocabulary, incorporating varying sentence structure that include newly learned grammatical patterns. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Smooth delivery and natural flow with minimal errors in pronunciation and correct use of register. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">39-25 % Was able to find store information, Has a list of ingredients. Prepared dialogues. There may be some grammatical errors or limited vocabulary usage. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">19-11 % Use of accurate but limited vocabulary, some errors in syntax and grammar that occasionally interfere with comprehensibility. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Occasional errors in pronunciation generally do not hinder comprehensibility. Some hesitation and unnatural flow. Errors in register. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">24-0 % Limited ingredients and directions for the recipe, may include spelling or grammatical errors, dialogues may also not be complete or include errors. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">10-0 % Limited and inaccurate vocabulary. Errors in syntax and grammar frequently interfres with comprehensibility. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Labored expression and errors in pronunciation frequently interfere with comprehensibility. Inconsistent use of register. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Task Completion 60 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Language Use 40 || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Delivery NA ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">60-45 % The essay has an introduction, defined thesis, 3-5 supporting points, and a conclusion. There are no grammatical errors. The points are clearly defined, and the student has followed directions on the assigned topic. A very thorough display of the subject matter within the page limits of the assignment. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">40-30 % Newly learned grammatical points, vocabulary, and sentence structures are fully incorporated in an organized and accurate manner. ||  ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">44-24 %The essay has a thesis, supporting points and a conclusion, but there are some grammatical errors. Some of the supporting points may not be defined or explained thoroughly. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">29-16 % Some new grammatical points, vocabulary, and sentence structures are utilized, but there are some grammatical errors and unnatural syntax. ||  ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">23-0 % The essay does not have a clear thesis, or supporting points that enhance the thesis in a clear manner. There are many grammatical errors, and the essay may not be the expected length. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">15-0 % Does not utilize the newly aquired grammatical points, vocabulary, and sentence structures at all or in an understandable way. Many grammatical errors and unnatural syntax. The sentences do not naturally flow from one sentence to the next. ||  ||

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica;">**STANDARDS FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica;">**Covered in the overall thematic unit:

COMMUNICATION Communicate in Languages Other Than English** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica;">**CULTURES Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Other Cultures** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica;">**CONNECTIONS Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica;">**COMPARISONS Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica;">
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica;">**Standard 1.1:** Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica;">**Standard 1.2:** Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica;">**Standard 1.3:** Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica;">**Standard 2.1:** Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica;">**Standard 2.2:** Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica;">**Standard 3.1:** Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica;">**Standard 3.2:** Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica;">**Standard 4.1:** Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica;">**Standard 4.2:** Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.
 * Would like to develop the communities standard:

COMMUNITIES Participate in Multilingual Communities at Home & Around the World**
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica;">**Standard 5.1:** Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica;">**Standard 5.2:** Students show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.