Unit 6

GROWING

Growing my plan to reach my goals as a language user and beyond

Unit 6 Growing

This unit explores growth as we develop towards achieving our goals. In the Japanese version I chose a public figure whose career has steadily advanced and changed as they re-invented themselves over the years, but was always on the path towards their goal.

This is a good time to introduce students to people who represent this kind of personal growth in the language of your class

The Create section includes designing a personal action plan. This pairs well with a lesson about journaling. The KCAI version requires 4 days to complete the language activity. Keep this in mind so you plan enough time to complete your unit.

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Unit 6 Growing Template

KCAI Sample & Adaption Suggestions

Possible Selves 6 updated

EXPLORE:

Cultural Artifact: Kaizen - Continual Improvement
Kanji Micro-skills: Reformation 改 Virtuous 善 Scribe 記 Notebook 帳
Linguistic Awareness: Conjunction of verbs to ~TE form
Linguistic Activity: Keeping a journal in Japanese for 3 days
4 days are required to complete the language use activity.

Language Substitution: Activate your students to think about writing a journal in the style that is popular in your language choice. What talismans or cultural artifacts do you know of that are related to the one you used in Units 1 - 5? Are there other songs, stories, or artifacts that can be used for setting your intentions on a goal?

CREATE:

Discovery: Students explore the use of Japanese style journals (Hobonichi Techo, Jibun Techo, etc) and how they are designed to track behavior and encourage continual improvement. In English students create an action plan for improving as a Japanese language user, a professional artist, and a person.

Apply: Students create their own mind map or other illustrated action plan with five steps over the next 10 years.

Language Substitution: Adjust the language and career ambitions in the English survey to align with student population. Encourage all students, keep a journal for use in reviewing and improving.

REFLECT:

In English, students write about how you will reach your long term goals. identify your five major steps over the next ten year and how you will accomplish them. Explore what actions you can take to accomplish your goals for being a Japanese language user, professional artist and person.

Language Substitution: Adjust the language and career ambitions in the English survey to align with student populationIf your students have a variety of career paths, you can change this to "preparing to enter the workforce"