Message from marisa lerch

[Anonymous]

Dear economic changes group,

As I mentioned before, I have a brand-new teaching assignment, so my old idea for a lesson plan is now completely irrelevant. I have written the reflection paper, and will not be able to solidify a unit before the upcoming weekend, but have a few ideas for lessons within the framework of ancient China and Japan. One idea I am working on is to formulate a classroom group competition between "families" who are seeking to become daimyos. Each family would need to present a portfolio that follows a set of guidelines (included in my reflective paper), but I'm wondering if any of you are clear on the procedure for becoming a daimyo. He with the best warriors wins (the one who can defeat the competition)? He with the right lineage wins? A combination of both? Is a daimyo chosen by a shogun? An emperor?

Again, I was looking forward to my imperialism lesson, but I am teaching content vastly different from last year, and it just wouldn't fit. I have a few good photos of evidence of cultural imperialism in Asia, if anyone is interested, and I plan to bring cd's with photos for everyone this weekend.

Hope all is well with you,

Marisa