1. Good morning! Get right to
work on your various tasks!
Wednesday, February 12th, 2020
Today is a Work Day!
These are the items you
need to complete:
18.2/3 Japan Worksheets
Monkey King Allegory
Samurai Project
Learning Targets: I can…
• Extend a metaphor in an allegory
about the Monkey King
• Describe the defeat of the
Mongols in their failed invasion of
Japan in Haiku form
• Illustrate the hierarchy of Medieval
Japanese society
• Explain the flourishing of culture
during the time of the shoguns.
• Create a samurai of your own!
3. Directions for Samurai
1. At the top of the page you
should have a name for your
samurai.
2. Below his/her name you
should have a haiku that he/ she
wrote about the Mongols that
they defeated. (remember haikus
have 3 lines that are 5 syllables, 7
syllables and 5 syllables)
3. He/she should have sword
made with the artisans name
signed on it.
4. He/she should have armor, a
mask and a helmet that resembles
what the samurai actually wore.
4. Directions for Background
5. In the background of your
samurai you should have a
pyramid of power, showing who
was at the bottom and who was at
the top of the feudal samurai
society. People on your pyramid
should include (peasants, daimyo,
shogun, samurai and emperor)
6. BUSHIDO (way of the warrior)-
On a document hanging on a wall
or tree, you should have a list of 8
characteristics of your samurai.
Consider what characteristics a
real samurai would have had in
order to be a successful protector
and warrior.
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9. Rubric
1 2 3 4 * The name of Samurai is interesting and appealing.
1 2 3 4 * Haiku is engaging and represents the Mongolian defeat.
1 2 3 4 * The sword is creative and has the artisan’s name on it.
1 2 3 4 * Armor, mask, and helmet are colorful and resemble
what a Samurai actually wore.
1 2 3 4 * Pyramid showing the feudal samurai society.
1 2 3 4 * Has 8 characteristics a real samurai would have had.
