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■Regular classroom □Computer room □Special classroom □Gymnasium
□Athletic Field □Outdoors □Others〔 〕 |
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Type of Lesson |
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■Class ■Group □Pair/Individual □Follow-up □Others〔 〕 |
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Phase |
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■Introduction ■Development □Conclusion □Others〔 〕 |
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Main user of IT |
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■Teacher ■Student □Others〔 〕 |
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Objectives |
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□To introduce the topic ■To motivate students ■As illustrative material used by the teacher □As illustrative material used by the student □To master through repetition ■To present a model □To recollect past experiences □To compare □To examine what has been done/studied □To provide second-hand experience □Others〔 〕 |
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Equipment |
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■Computer ■Projector □Screen □Electronic Whiteboard □Visual Presenter □Digital Camera □Video Player ■Internet □Digital Contents □CD-ROM □Speakers □Others〔 〕 |
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The use of video clips that allows the students to
appreciate the speech and movement of Kyogen provides them with
a first hand experience of old Japanese thereby enabling them to
familiarize themselves with old words and phrases. |


Enjoying Kyogen
Contents: based on MEXT’s curriculum guidelines
5th and 6th grade Content C Reading


Watch Kyogen video clips to appreciate the traditional
rhythm of classical Japanese, the high quality of Japanese classics, and
the comedic aspect of Kyogen.

(1) |
Watch and listen to the three levels
of laughs provided under the heading “Noh and Kyogen” found in the
Education Video Material Collection site digitally developed by
Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA). Appreciate the different
levels of laughs that Kyogen, with its stylized movements, has to
offer. |
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(2) |
Discuss the differences in volume, intonation, and
movement of the three laughs - “a big laugh” “a medium laugh” “a small
laugh.” |
(3) |
Personalize the experience by having the students
act out the three different laughs, paying special attention to
its differences. |
(4) |
Watch and listen to other expressions that Kyogen
has to offer. |
(5) |
Study the Kyogen script “Torikabuto(monkshood)” in
the textbook. |

(1) |
The site offers not only materials on
Noh and Kyogen, but also video materials on a variety of topics.
The site can be projected on a large screen during the classes, and
the students have the opportunity to go to the site during break
time and after school. |
(2) |
If errors occur when trying to access the video through
the site, it is recommended that the material be downloaded into
the computer in advance. |

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