Curriculum Projects

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I would agree with rgordon's rather lengthy post on the 24th that this seminar has been excellent and that the quality of the presenter's made the course! The experience has really made a big impression on me as I hope I can have on my students in kind.

Teaching math makes this a real challenge but hope to look for ways to collaborate with my 7th grade team members to make those good connections. Using the web will also be a god send as there are so many good web-sites posted on the general forum thread.

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This is in response to your posting regarding visiting a Buddist Temple; sounds like you had a great time. About one year ago I was talking to my insurance agent and telling her that I was feeling a bit despondent over events that were taking place in my life. She invited me to a buddhist chanting session at her home. I had no idea that she was Buddhist! I went to the meeting and met a multitude of women about my age. We socialized a bit and then we started chanting ( I mumbled along).

The form of Buddhism was Nichiren, common in Japan. You repeat Nam Myo Ho Rengay Kyo for a bit and then you offer up silent prayers focusing on the Japanese scroll that sits in a box type thing called the Gohonzaon. You then do a recitation of the sutra, which is a rather lenghy prayer said in Japanese, once that is done you recite Nam Myo Ho Rengay Kyo again several times. When the chanting is over, the women went back to chit chanting and talking about what challenges they were facing.

It was a very supportive group of women and I trien to stick with it, however, I did not have the discipline to sit in front of the Gohanzan twice a day and chant. There were also speaker meetings and a hudge temple meeting once a month on a Sunday, which incompassed chanting and a speaker.

In all, I made some great friends and learned alot about this form of Buddhism. This is the form of Buddhism that Tina Turner subcribes to and is shown in her movie about her life. It's not hard to learn, but you must be disciplined. I think hearing everyone chant was very relaxing for me and definitely got me out of my funk! I still chant everyonce in a while if my mind starts stressing me out. By the way some meetings are mixed between the sexes and some are for men or women only, chek it out, you can contact Tina Rubin at lunarmeow @socal.rr.com. I guess I should call her and let her know I just put her e-mail address in the public domain!!

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I am doing my curriculum project on Lady Murasaki Shikibu. The best site that is out there is http://www.lizadalby.com. Liza Dalby was/is the only American who trained in Japan to be a geisha. This site is kid friendly and has information from everything to how to do make-up, food, pets, music, games , fashion and an extensive overview of all of Lady Murasaki's friends, rivals and relatives. It is a fascinating view of Japan during the Heian period of Japanese History. I am anxious for my students to access it as they will find it fun and informative. I would like to thank fellow teacher Ms. Nunez for turning me on to this site. Your will not be disappointed!

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http://www.iz2.or.jp/english/what/index.htm

This is another great website that has student friendly information about The Tale of Genji a synopsis of the Tale of Genji and a synopsis of Lady Murasaki Shikibu. If you are going to talk at all about the Tale of Genji then this is a 3 page summary. Very good indeed!

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heian Period

This is my third website posting, and although it's Wikipedia, it was a great site to find student information about the Heian period. This site covers the history of the Heian period, The Fujiwara Regency, Rise of the military class, Heian culture, Heian period literature, and economics. Good information as usual. Enjoy!

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http://www.gotterdammerung.org/books/reviews/d/diary-of-lady-murasaki.html

This is my forth posting for our website requirements. This site is an overview of Lady Murasaki's personal diary. It is another interesting look at the aristocracy during the Heian period and has quotations from the actual diary itself, worth looking into if you are doing work on The Tale of Genji. Enjoy!

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http://webworld.unesco.org

This is my 5th. online web posting. This site is great for online books, here I found the comple Tale of Genji, which I am doing my project on. Just click online books, put in the title, or author and there you are! Enjoy!

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Another awesome place to visit, is the Korean Friendship Bell in San Pedro. If you exit Gaffey and head towards the cliffs, you'll see it on your right. It was a gift from Korea to the US. I wish I could remember the cross street, but I can't. I used to live very close to it. My roommates and I would go sit on the grass by it and eat lunch. It is a veryt peacefull park. i believe they also have classes there. Another plus is it doesn't cost anything to go. I know a lot of schools take their kids to the Cabrillo aquarium. it's down the street from there. it may be possible to combine it with that field trip, if funding is a problem.

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I have created this curriculum unit based on standard 6.6. In this unit we will discuss what life was like during the Zhou dynasty. The primary focus will be on the Chinese philosophers of this time period. I will use the information presented during our second meeting to teach about the beliefs, religions, philosophies' of this civilization and how these affected peoples' lives and way of thinking. The goal is that students learn how these philosophers have influenced people today.

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