Snow Country Lesson Plan

Kawabata’s Nobel Lecture

Kind of Activity:

Individual Writing

Objective:

Students will be able to analyze two texts by the same author.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.6

Structure:

Have students read Kawabata’s Nobel Lecture, “Japan, the Beautiful, and Myself” (https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1968/kawabata-lecture.html) for homework.

Have students talk in pairs about what they notice about the speech. Instruct them to make a list of the main ideas throughout. Then have students share their thoughts with the class.

Finally, have students work independently to create a multimedia poster that...