4+Final+Project


 * Lesson 4: Final Project **

Students will understand current social issues and policies concerning fewer children and analyze these issues and compare the situations in Japan with other countries.
 * Goal**:

Students will be able to express their opinions clearly to advocate awareness for the Shoshika situation through movie project. Students will increase their 21st Century skills such as Information Literacy, Media Literacy, and ICT (Information, Communications, and Technology) Literacy. Students will be able to think critically to solve social problems relating to Shoshika by collaborating with their group members.
 * Expected Outcome:**

1.1 Interpersonal Communication 1.3 Presentational Communication 2.2 Products of Culture 3.1 Making Connections 3.2 Acquiring New Information 4.2 Cultural Comparisons 5.1 School and Community 5.2 Lifelong Learning
 * Target Standards****:**

Imagine that you are a member of a volunteer group that helps support families with children where both parents work. Make a video/ commercial ** in order to advocate awareness for the situation. Your video/ commercial should be 2-3 minutes. Try to make a video which attracts Japanese people. After making the video, post it on your group Wiki or YouTube. **
 * Project:

requirement 1) Make a group of three students 2) Participate in the project equally 3) All members need to speak in the movie 4) Make it creative to increase the interest of the audience 5) 2-3 minutes 6) Post your movie on Wiki or YouTube

Final Project ** 3 || Good 2 || Satisfactory 1 || Score || || Used some class time to prepare; the movie does not flow well; all members are not involved in making a movie. ||  || chosen topics. || Movie shows moderate creativity. Accurately represents the chosen topics with few inconsistencies. || Movie shows creativity occasionally with some inconsistencies. ||  ||
 * || Excellent
 * Preparation || Group members used all class time as well as other time for making movie. All members know their responsibility and the movie flows flawlessly. || Most class time was used and group members know their responsibility and movie flows well.
 * Creativity || Movie shows extreme creativity. Learner went above and beyond expectations. Accurately represents
 * Content || Learner fully captures an important element of chosen topic. || Learner shows clear understanding of the topic, but does not fully capture an important element of the topic. || Shows average grasp of topic, but focuses on unimportant elements sometimes. ||  ||
 * Use of Language || Students deliver their messages and opinions in Japanese fluently in a natural speed. || Students deliver most of their messages and opinions in Japanese. There are some pauses and some parts are unclear. || Students deliver some of their messages and opinions in Japanese. There are frequent pauses and many parts are unclear.  ||   ||
 * TOTAL || /12 ||