Justin Aukema: Class Materials Blog

1. How does the author use descriptive adjectives to set the scene and atmosphere of the story. How does he use these to anthropomorphiz...

Warm-up questions: 1. Have you ever done something spontaneous? 2. Have you ever suffered from writer's block? 3. Do you l...

Warm-up questions: 1. Have you ever lied?  2. What are some reasons that people might lie? 3. Can people generally be trusted? ...

Warm-up questions: 1. Have you ever had a strange dream? Talk about it. 2. Do you think dreams have meanings? Why do we dream? ...

Warm-up questions: 1. Have you ever faced economic hardships? 2. What kind of issues do women in Japanese society face today? ...

Warm-up questions: 1. Is the law and/or authority figures (police, etc.) sometimes wrong? 2. Are people generally good 性善説? Why o...

Warm-up questions: 1. Why are people sometimes indifferent to the suffering of others? 2. Talk about class in Japan. What is its s...