Introduction
Now that you have finished the play, I'd like you to find out more about Sadako and what happened after she died.
You also must decide what your final performance/presentation will be.
Task
Within the Web Quest you will:
- Learn more about Sadako Sasaki and discover what happened after she died.
- Create a time line of events related to the character, Sadako Sasaki.
- Get ideas for your final presentation/performance.
Process
Task 1: Learn more about the life Sadako Sasaki and discover what happened after she died.
Use the links below to answer the following questions.
- Did Sadako know she was dying?
- Who told Sadako about the legend of the crane?
- How many cranes did she make before she died?
- Who is Masahiro Sasaki and what did he decide to do with the remaining cranes?
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-rose/the-girl-who-transformed-the-paper-crane_b_3787670.html
Task 2: Create a time line of events related to the character, Sadako Sasaki starting with 1945 and ending with 1958.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadako_Sasaki
Task 3: Get ideas for your final presentation/performance.
- Choose 1-2 scenes from the play and perform it for the class.
- Add a final scene to the play and perform it for the class.
- Create a television/radio news report about one of the following:
- an event in the story.
- the announcement of Sadako's death.
- the erection of the memorial statue.
- Create an origami puppet show.
- Perform a Japanese folk tale (or invent your own)
- Create a movie trailer for the play
- Hold a short debate about any of the themes from the story.