Lesson Plan 108 Text.pdf

Violence in Japan’s elementary schools

Today’s contents

The Article

Warm-ups

Before Reading / Listening

While Reading / Listening

After Reading

Discussion

Speaking

Listening Gap Fill

Homework

Answers

24 September, 2005

Violence in Japan’s elementary schools – 24 September, 2005

THE ARTICLE

Violence in Japan’s elementary schools

BNE: Japanese elementary school children are becoming more violent.

A government report shows that the number of cases of violence rose

to a record 1,890 during the past school year. This broke the previous

record of 1,600 cases set in 2003. This is worrying for Japanese

citizens who are used to a well-behaved society. Schoolchildren are

traditionally famous for their good behavior and respect for teachers. A

government spokesman said the violence is because children have

“difficulties expressing their feelings” or “lack patience”.

Attacks against teachers jumped nearly 33 per cent to 336 cases

during the latest school year. The government report stated: “Children

easily lost their tempers because of trivial things and quickly turned to

violence.” This included stabbings and destruction of school property.

Worried parents stayed in the classroom and watched their own

children in one school to try and get students to study. Teachers have

said they no longer know how to control many children. Police statistics

show serious crimes committed by children are increasing.

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Violence in Japan’s elementary schools – 24 September, 2005

WARM-UPS

1. TEN AGAIN: In pair / groups, quickly write down a list of things ten-year-old

children are interested in. Change partners. You are now ten again. Use your lists to talk

about your life back at elementary school. Is there any violence or bullying at your

school?

2. BAD BEHAVIOR: Talk with your partner(s) about these examples of bad

behavior at elementary school. Did you see or experience any of these? What would you

do if these happened at your child’s school?

• Bullying

• Attacks on teachers

• Graffiti

• Smoking

• Drink and drugs

• Stabbing

• Gun crime

• Vandalism

3. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words are most

interesting and which are most boring.

Japan / elementary school / violence / government reports / respect /

schoolchildren / a lack of patience / losing one’s temper / teachers / crimes

Have a chat about the topics you liked. For more conversation, change topics and

partners frequently.

4. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: Spend one minute writing down all of the

different words you associate with elementary school. Share your words with your

partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.

5. MY MEMORIES: What are your memories of elementary school? Talk with

your partner(s) about the following:

• First day

• Uniform

• School lunches

• Favorite teacher

• Break time / Play time

• Best friends

• Homework

• Bad kids

6. ANSWERS: Do you agree with these answers to violence in elementary

schools? Talk about them with your partner(s).

a. All classrooms should have web cameras so parents can watch their children.

b. Schools should order all bad kids to leave the school forever.

c. Parents of bullied children can sue the bully’s parents.

d. Teachers should receive better training to manage bad kids.

e. Parents of bad children should have their names published in local newspapers.

f. Parents must pay a fine for their child’s bad behavior.

g. Well-behaved children can give punishments to badly behaved children.

h. Teachers who cannot control their classrooms should be fired.

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Violence in Japan’s elementary schools – 24 September, 2005

BEFORE READING / LISTENING

1. TRUE / FALSE: Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these

sentences are true (T) or false (F):

a. A lot of violent crime has hit Japan’s schools this week.

T / F

b. There are record levels of violence in Japan’s elementary schools.

T / F

c. Japanese elementary schoolchildren are usually well behaved.

T / F

d. The government said the violence is because of video games.

T / F

e. Teachers jumped after children attacked them.

T / F

f. Children lost their tempers over trivial things.

T / F

g. Worried parents have fitted classrooms with web cameras.

T / F

h. Police statistics show children are committing more crimes.

T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:

a. report

alarming

b. rose

small

c. worrying

almost

d. expressing

increased

e. lack

incidents

f. nearly

showing

g. cases

study

h. trivial

concerned

i. worried

done

j. committed

don’t have

3. PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes

more than one combination is possible):

a. school children are becoming

for teachers

b. the number of cases of violence

their tempers

c. This broke the

expressing their feelings

d. good behavior and respect

students to study

e. children have difficulties

of school property

f. Attacks against teachers jumped

more violent

g. Children easily lost

by children are increasing

h. stabbings and destruction

nearly 33 per cent

i. try and get

rose to a record 1,890

j. show serious crimes committed

previous record

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WHILE READING / LISTENING

GAP FILL: Put the words in the column on the right into the gaps in the text.

Violence in Japan’s elementary schools

BNE: Japanese elementary school children are ________

past

more violent. A government report shows that the number of

respect

cases of violence ________ to a record 1,890 during the

lack

________ school year. This ________ the previous record of

becoming

1,600 cases set in 2003. This is worrying for Japanese

citizens

________ who are used to a well-behaved society.

violence

Schoolchildren are traditionally famous for their good behavior

rose

and ________ for teachers. A government spokesman said

the ________ is because children have “difficulties expressing

broke

their feelings” or “________ patience”.

Attacks against teachers ________ nearly 33 per cent to 336

get

cases during the latest school year. The government report

stabbings

stated: “Children easily ________ their tempers because of

longer

________ things and quickly turned to violence.” This included

lost

________ and destruction of school property. Worried parents

stayed

________ in the classroom and watched their own children in

one school to try and ________ students to study. Teachers

committed

have said they no ________ know how to control many

jumped

children. Police statistics show serious crimes ________ by

trivial

children are increasing.

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