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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...
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