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The Land of the Rising Sun
Kind of Activity:
Technology
Objective:
To more fully illustrate the environment in which the story takes place.
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.7 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.2
Structure:
This is a relatively freeform activity. The teacher should pull up Google Maps or Google Earth and, with the help of a projector, plot a route from Portugal to Macao to Japan. This should give students a better idea of the journey which Rodrigues and Garrpe end up taking in the book. Then, he/she should go over some of the key geographical features of Japan, describing the importance of various islands as well as some of their more...
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