Overview
In Unit 3 for the AP Japanese exam, we will be exploring the various ways in which beauty and art have influenced Japanese culture throughout history. We will explore beauty and aesthetics and other themes, such as personal and public identities, contemporary life, families, and communities, to provide a comprehensive understanding.ย
Essential Questions
STUDY TIP: Use the following essential questions to guide your review of this entire unit. Keep in mind, these are not meant to be practice essay questions. Each question was written to help you summarize the key concept.
The main topic of this unit is exploring how beauty and art influence Japanese communities. Beauty and Aesthetics will be the main focus, although some previous themes mentioned make a reappearance.
As you work through this unit, think about these questions:
- How do ideals of beauty and aesthetics influence daily life?
- How does art both challenge and reflect cultural perspectives?
- How do communities value beauty and art?
- How is art used to record history?
Guiding Questions
Here are some questions related to the themes discussed:
- How does art shape the values and quality of life in a community?
- What is the importance of art in Japanese-speaking communities?
- How do the arts reflect the history of a community?
- How is the concept of beauty defined in a cultural context?
- How does art challenge and reflect cultural perspectives?
These questions can serve as starting points to further explore and understand the themes related to beauty and art in Japanese-speaking communities.
Theme
- Beauty and Aestheticsย - Arts and Music,- Visual and Performing Arts,- Fashion and Design
- Personal and Public National and Ethnic Identities,ย - Alienation and- Identities- Assimilation,- Heroes and Historical Figures
- Contemporary Life- Lifestyles and Pop Culture,- Holidays and Celebrations- Families and Communities
- Social Customs,- Traditions- Values, Citizenship,
Past Free-Response Questions from Unit 3 Overview: Influences of Art and Beauty
Its important to practice the FRQ portion, here are some sample prompts!
For more detailed information about the different FRQ's of the exam, read the AP Japanese Exam Format Guide (coming soon).
Write an article in which you compare and contrast a traditional form or Japanese art and a modern form of Japanese art.
Present your own view or perspective on Japanese beauty standards. Discuss at least FIVE aspects or examples of Japanese beauty standards.
Present your own view or perspective on Japanese visual art. Discuss at least FIVE aspects or examples of Japanese visual art. (Sample Answer below)
Introduction:
ใใใซใกใฏใ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟใจ็ณใใพใใใใใใๆฅๆฌใฎ็พ่กใจ่ธ่กใซใคใใฆ่ฉฑใใพใใ
Five aspects/examples:
ใพใใฏ็ใ่ฑใงใใ็ใ่ฑใฏ่ฑใ็พใใใขใฌใณใธใใไบใ็ฎ็ใงใใไปใฎไบบใจ่ฉฑใใชใใง่ชๅใง้ใใซใ่ฑใ็ใใไบใซใใฃใฆ็ดฐใใช้จๅใพใงๆฐใใใใจใฉใใพใใ
ๆฌกใฏๆใ็ดใงใใๆใ็ดใฏๅฐใใ้ ใใ้ใณใจใใฆ่ฆใใพใใๅคงไบบใซใชใฃใฆใใใฏ้ใณใจใใฆใๆฐๅ่ปขๆใจใใฆใไธกๆนใฎใกใชใใใใใใพใใ
ๆใ็ดใฏๅใฃใใใใผใฏใใคใใใใฏใใพใใใๆใ็ฎใ ใใงไธๆใฎ็ดใใๆงใ ใชๅฝขใไฝใไธใใพใใ
ๆๅพใฏใ็ฟๅญใงใใใ็ฟๅญใฏ็ญใจๅขจใไฝฟใใพใใๅญฆๆ กใงๆๆฅญใฎไธ้จใจใใฆๆใใใใใพใใ็ฟๅญๆๅฎคใซ่กใฃใฆๅญฆใถไบใใงใใพใใ
ใ็ฟๅญใฏๆๅญใๆธใใ ใใงใฏใใใพใใใไธ็ญใฎๅคชใใ็ญใฎ้ใณใง่จ่ใฎๆๅณใๆธ้ๅฎถใฎไผใใใๆฐๆใกใๅคใใไบใใงใใพใใ
My own perspective:
็งใฏๆฅๆฌใฎ็พ่กใจ่ธ่กใๅฅฝใใงใใใชใใชใใใฎใใใ็ถบ้บใงๆญดๅฒใใใใฃใฆใใใใใงใใ
Conclusion:
ใพใจใใซใๆฅๆฌใซใฏๆฅๆฌ็นๆใฎ็ด ๆดใใใ็พ่กใ่ธ่กใใใใพใใ็ใ่ฑใใ็ฟๅญใฏๆฐใใไธญใฎไบใคใงใใๆฅๆฌใซ่กใฃใฆ็ใ่ฑใๅญฆใณใใใจๆใใพใใใ้่ดใใใใจใใใใใพใใใ
Remember this is only an example and answers can vary!