Children’s Peace Monument
Flickr: Aleksander Dragnes Hiroshima, Japan: The Children's Peace Monument in the Memorial Peace Park. Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0)
Have you read a story of “Sadako and Thousand Cranes”? Sadako Sasaki was exposedto the bombing at age two, contracted leukemia ten years later and died. Shocked by her death, her classmates put out a national call to "build a monument to mourn all the children who died from the atomic bombing." With the support of students in more than 3,100 schools around Japan and in nine other countries, including England, the Society was able to build this bronze statue that stands nine meters high.
The Children’s Peace Monument was
completed on May 5, 1958 (Children's Day)
On the top of the three-legged pedestal stands the 
bronze
figure of a girl holding up a gold-colored "folded" crane. On opposite sides of the pedestal
are suspended boy and girl figures symbolizing a bright future and hope. On
the stone underneath the pedestal is inscribed, "This is our cry.
This is our prayer. For building peace in this world."
はやくちことば Tonguetwisters
Remember that a super way to aid in our Japanese pronunciation is to memorize songs, sayings or tonguetwisters. Practice this tonguetwister and once you feel that you have listened to the tongue twisters enough, you will record yourself repeating them. Please refer to the detailed assignment instructions in Schoology.
はやくちことば |
Translation |
| 1. ぼうずが びょうぶに じょうずに ぼうずのえをかいた
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1. The monk drew a good picture of another monk on the folding screen. |
| 2. なまむぎ、なまごめ、なまたまご
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2. Raw wheat, raw rice, and raw egg |
| 3. あかパジャマ、 きパジャマ、ちゃパジャマ
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3. Red pajamas, yellow pajamas, brown pajamas |
| 4. うらにわには にわ、にわには にわ にわとりがいる
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4. There are two chickens in the back yard and two in the front yard. |
| 5. とうきょう とっきょ きょかきょく きょくちょう
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5. Head of the Tokyo patent office |
| 6. かえる ぴょこ ぴょこ み ぴょこ ぴょこ、あわせて ぴょこ ぴょこ む ぴょこ ぴょこ
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6. Take two sets of three frog croaks add them together and they make six frog croaks |
Graded Assignments
Please return to the Section 3 Tasks & Assignments folder to complete the graded assignments for Section 3, Part C.
