Understanding Through Reading



Name: Avery

Work Reflection

Please answer all questions with complete sentences.


1.     Explain the assignment or project. What class was it for and what was the topic? The assignment was a vocabulary and it was for language arts.


2.     What did you learn while doing this assignment or project? This was a test so it showed me what my knowledge on the subject was.


3.     What was hard about this assignment or project and what was easy? Explain why. Nothing was really hard for me because I studied and I’m a good student.


4.     What are you proud of about this assignment or project? What would you do differently if you had a chance to do it again? Explain why. I am proud because I got a good grade on it. If I had the change to do it again I would do a little better to get 100 percent


5.     What Habits of Mind did you use while working on this assignment? I used persisting.






Textbook
1.           We also learned about how to read and understand a textbook.
●      State two interesting facts that you learned from the reading. 
●      Describe one part of a textbook chapter from the list below that helped you understand what you read the most.
●      Use at least three complete sentences in your response.

Parts of a textbook:
Subtitles
Pictures with captions
Map
Highlighted vocabulary words

Response:  When I was reading the textbook absorbed a lot of knowledge. I One interesting fact that where merchants were at the bottom of the chart and were called parasites.  Finally the land of japan back then did not change there life style very often to make it easier for them. `












Feudal Japan: Comprehension
Avery
Objective:  To read and use the features of the textbook to answer critical thinking questions.  

Requirements:
·      Respond to each part of the question
·      Use complete sentences
The Land of Japan
1.     Describe the country of Japan using three details from the first paragraph.
                        Japan is a island off of Asia. Very mountainous and little land suitable for farming. It has few mineral resources.

2.     Name two countries that influenced Japan.  Explain how these countries affected Japan.
      The two countries that affected Japan are Korean Peninsula and China.

3.     Using your text, name three parts of Japanese culture that were shaped by neighboring countries.
The three parts of culture that were shaped by neighboring countries are farming, there writing system, and religion.


4.     Define the word Shinto. A religion that started in Japan.
5.      
6.     Describe the basic belief system of the Shinto religion. The religion believes that everything has a soul.
Map Skill
Use the map to answer the following questions.

1.     Name the city that was the center of power for the emperor. The city of the emperor is Kyoto.


2.     Which sea separates Japan from China? The Sea of Japan separates Japan from China.

3.     List the four main islands of Japan in the chart below.

1.Kyushu
2. Hokkaido

3. Honshu
4. Shikoku



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