Dwelling with Tradition: Exploring Traditional Japanese House Types

The lesson explores the various types, architectural features, cultural significance, and modern relevance of traditional Japanese houses, highlighting their enduring legacy as repositories of culture, sustainability, and harmony with nature.

Student Focus:

• Identify and differentiate between various types of traditional Japanese houses.
• Understand the architectural features and layout of traditional Japanese houses.
• Examine the cultural and historical contexts influencing traditional Japanese house design.
• Evaluate the sustainability and adaptability of traditional Japanese house types in modern times.

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This reading-based lesson explores the rich heritage of traditional Japanese houses, delving into their various types, architectural features, cultural significance, and sustainability. Students benefit from studying this topic as it provides them with insights into the historical, cultural, and environmental factors shaping traditional Japanese architecture. By understanding the design principles, spatial organization, and cultural contexts of traditional houses, students gain a deeper appreciation for Japanese culture and heritage. Moreover, exploring the sustainability and adaptability of traditional Japanese houses in modern times allows students to critically evaluate the relevance of traditional design principles in addressing contemporary challenges such as climate change and urbanization. Overall, studying traditional Japanese houses not only enhances students' cultural literacy but also fosters critical thinking, creativity, and global awareness.

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This is a quality, ready-made resource intended for busy teachers, cover teachers, parents and home-schoolers to simply print and go. The resource is packed with a variety of differentiated comprehension activities for students, including 'stretch & challenge tasks' and further recommended classroom, project and homework activities.

It also includes a detailed lesson plan, for a 60-minute lesson, based around the reading passage. This provides incredible flexibility for the teacher to transform this resource into a comprehensive, student-centred lesson, which encourages independent and team learning activities. The resource also provides a variety of templates for teachers to carry out Assessment For Learning (AFL) to identify independent student and whole class progress.

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This resource contains: 34 pages

This Learning Resource Includes The Following:

• Reading Passage
• Multiple-Choice Questions
• Plenary: True / False Activities
• Main Idea/Key Details Graphic Organizer
• Who, What, Where, When Graphic Organizer
• Writing Framework For Students
• Standard-Level Comprehension
• Intermediate-Level Comprehension
• Advanced-Level Comprehension
• Stretch & Challenge Questions
• Further Recommended Activities For Teacher And Students
• Detailed 60-Minute Lesson Plan, Based On Article, For Teachers
• Student Summary Worksheets: Lesson Summary, Head Heart Hashtag, Exit Ticket, Progress Pyramid, Planning For Progress
• Student Answer Templates