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Lesson 1 (from Chapters One through Six)

Objective

Chapters One through Six

The student will take notes from the teacher lecture and be able to define the cultural differences between the Englishman and the Japanese.

Lesson

Classroom activity:

1. Teacher lecture centers on James Clavell as a modern novelist with some detail as to his style and narrative abilities.

2. Teacher leads discussion on cultural differences that are an important theme of the novel.

3. Teacher selects sections from the first six chapters to read in class to highlight the Catholic-Protestant differences and the Japanese-barbarian conflict.

4. From the chapters, point out similarities and differences in social rank between the ship culture and the Japanese society.

Homework: Read chapters One through Six before next class. On paper answer this question: Why does Blackthorne take the unusual step of destroying Father Sabastio's cross?

Lesson 2 (from Chapters One through Six)

Objective

Chapters One through Six

The student will be able to define and discuss the...

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