Samurai Journal Your journal will account for six entries about samurai training and must be written in the first person (I, me, mine, we, etc.). Drawings will also be needed for each Entry of training. Provide the following information for each Entry and organize your journal into the following categories: Entry 1: Bushido Who is your Daimyo (Give him or her a name)? What has your daimyo taught you about Bushido? What are the values of Bushido? What does it mean to follow the Code of Bushido? (22.2 and 22.9) Entry 2: My Armor and Weapons- Draw a picture of a samurai and label the parts of the armor and weapons. (22.3) Entry 3: Military Training- Describe your archery and sword training. (22.4) Entry 4: Mental Training What are the greatest challenges in your mental training? (22.5) Entry 5: Cultural Training Write your full name out in hiragana at the top of the page. Write your own haiku. Describe the training for a tea ceremony. (22.6-22.7) Entry 6: Spiritual Training Sketch a Zen garden. How does a samurai achieve enlightenment according to Zen Buddhism? Describe how Amida Buddhism is different from Zen Buddhism. (22.8)
Checklist: Journal is written in the first person (I, me, we). Journal must be 100% hand written All vocabulary for the chapter must be used (words in red and blue). Each journal entry must have a minimum of 5 sentences with details describing your experiences. Each entry and the cover page must have an illustration.
Samurai Journal Directions Entry 1: Bushido Come up with a date for your entry (example, February 22, 1400) Give your daimyo a name (it can be someone you know AND trust, like a relative or a friend. Just don t put Jackie Chan because that s just lame and I m sure he doesn t know you.) A daimyo was a leader, mentor, and trainer of a samurai who the samurai would protect in exchange for money, land, and gifts. What has your daimyo taught you about Bushido? Daimyo taught their samurai to be so loyal to them that he would gladly die for him. If a daimyo was murdered, a samurai might avenge his death. What are the values of Bushido? Samurai were expected to value loyalty and personal honor even more than their own lives. What does it mean to follow the Code of Bushido? The code of Bushido was the way in which a samurai lived his or her life. It called on samurai to be honest, fair, and fearless in the face of death. DRAW A PICTURE ABOUT BUSHIDO. Entry 2: My Armor and Weapons Come up with another date (example, March 1, 1400) Draw a picture of a samurai and label the parts of the armor and weapons. There are pictures of samurai on pgs. 241 and 243. Use the armor and weapons page from your handout to label your picture. - Describe the process of dressing up with your armor. What is your favorite weapon? Why is it your favorite weapon and what do you do with it? Entry 3: Military Training Come up with another date for your entry (example, March 22, 1400) Describe your archery and sword training. Archery = shooting with a bow and arrows. Samurai practiced until they could shoot accurately without even thinking. They learned to breathe properly and to shoot at their enemies while riding on a horse. Fencing = fighting with a sword. Samurai had to force an enemy to make the first move, how to stay out of range of the enemy s sword, and how to fight in tight spaces or against more than one opponent. He practiced until he could fence without even thinking about it. DRAW A PICTURE ABOUT YOUR SWORD AND ARCHERY TRAINING. Entry 4: Mental Training Come up with another date. What are the greatest challenges in your mental training? Samurai had to learn self-control so they could overcome emotions that might interfere with fighting. They had to not be afraid of dying.
They had to learn to always be alert and prepared to fight. To learn how to deal with pain and suffering, samurai went for days without eating, marched barefoot in the snow for a long time, and sat still for long times without complaining. To overcome the fear of death, they were told to think that they were already dead. DRAW A PICTURE ABOUT SOMETHING THAT REPRESENTS YOUR MENTAL TRAINING. Entry 5: Cultural Training Come up with another date. Write your full name out in hiragana at the top of the page. Use the page in your packet called Hiragana Letters. Match the syllables in your FIRST AND LAST NAME with the ones on the handout. I know that some of your names will not come out perfect. That s ok. Just do the best you can. You can even use Google Translate to translate your name from English to Japanese. Write your own haiku. Remember, a haiku poem is only 3 lines and follows the 5-7-5 syllable format. If yours does not follow this strict format, then it is not a haiku and will not be ok. You can even use one of the ones you ve already done. Describe the training for a tea ceremony. All samurai had to go through the tea ceremony. The ceremony fostered a spirit of calm and peacefulness, and also served as an important way to form political alliances among other samurai. It was like of form of social networking, but with tea instead of Facebook, Snapchat, or whatever is considered socially cool now in 2014. Read Section 22.7 on pg. 246. Write about how you participated in the tea ceremony. It s not hard, just do it. DRAW A PICTURE ABOUT YOUR HAIKU POEM OR THE TEA CEREMONY. Entry 6: Spiritual Training Come up with another date. Sketch a Zen garden. Look at the picture of the Zen garden on pg. 247. You may copy this or make your own. How does a samurai achieve enlightenment according to Zen Buddhism? Samurai achieved enlightenment in Zen Buddhism through meditation. They meditated for hours. They had to give up everyday, logical thinking. Describe how Amida Buddhism is different from Zen Buddhism. Amida Buddhism says that all people could reach paradise by just saying the Amida s name over and over again. Zen Buddhism requires effort and discipline. WHEN YOU THINK YOU ARE FINISHED, DO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: Double check that everything in every entry is completed. Make sure your entries are written in the 1 st -person (I, me, we, us). Make sure all pictures are colored. Trace over your pencil marks with a pen. This makes it look more legit. Put your name, date, and period # on the back (NOT ON THE FRONT!!!).
SAMURAI JOURNAL RUBRIC: 150 POINTS TOTAL Standard: 7.5.3 Describe the values, social customs, and traditions prescribed by the lordvassal system consisting of shogun, daimyo, and samurai and the lasting influence of the warrior code throughout the twentieth century. Cover Page and Heading Cover Page is decorated. 10 pts. Name, date, and period are written on back of journal.5 pts. Bushido Responses are in complete sentences, written in 1 st person 5 pts. Drawing showing a bushido value. 5 pts. Entry is at least five sentences (1 st person) 5 pts. Loyalty Questions answered. 5 pts. My Armor and Weapons All parts of armor are drawn and labeled. Shin guards, metal sleeves, shoulder guards, thigh guards, helmet, iron mask, and sword or bow are included 15 pts. Entry explain the process of dressing up for battle and favorite weapon 10 pts Military Training Responses are in complete sentences, written in 1 st person. 5 pts. Drawing shows aspect of Military Training.. 5 pts. Entry is at least five sentences (1 st person).. 5 pts. Description of archery and sword training are provided... 5 pts. Mental Training Responses are in complete sentences, written in 1 st person.... 5 pts. Drawing showing aspect of mental training.... 5 pts. Entry is at least five sentences (1 st person).. 5 pts. Challenges in self-control or preparedness are explained... 5 pts.
Cultural Training Your full name (first and last) written in hiragana.. 10 pts. Haiku (5-7-5 syllables). 15 pts. Description of tea ceremony is provided (1 st person and five sentences).. 5 pts. Spiritual Training Sketch of a Zen garden... 10 pts. Entry is at least five sentences (1 st person).... 5 pts. Amida and Zen Buddhism are described.. 5 pts.
SAMURAI ARMOR DESCRIPTIONS Do-maru: The domaru covers the stomach, chest, shoulders, and back of a samurai. Small tassels hang down over the waist and upper part of the leg. These can over lap the haidate. The do-maru can be very plain or elaborate in construction. It is normally made of lamellar (laced) armor. Haidate: The haidate is an apron of laced armor that protects the thighs and knees of the character. It is fashioned into large plates that hang loosely down in front and at the sides. It is worn around the waist. The smaller plates of the do-maru or the hara-ate overlap the haidate slightly. Hanburi: This is a helmet of simple construction. It is normally made of hardened leather or light metal plates. It fits the head snugly. Some only cover the crown and forehead. Others cover the entire head and protect the ears. They are designed to be small, lightweight, and collapsible. They are cheaply made and are undecorated, often worn by common soldiers. Hara-ate: The hara-ate is a suit of armor designed to protect the front of the body. It has a breastplate and thigh protectors made from laced armor. It is open in the back. Horo: This is an unusual, yet simple protection that is sometimes worn by mounted warriors. It is simply several long strips of cloth sewn together. One end is tied at the neck and the other near the waist. When riding, the cloth fills with wind and balloons out behind the rider. When used in this method, it is only effective when the wearer is riding. Alternatively, a wicker skeleton can be worn underneath the horo, allowing it to work at all times. The horo protects samurai from arrows fired from behind. It has no other protective use. The horo is usually brightly colored and decorated with the crest of the owner. This helps identify the rider by his family and lets all know that he is more than just a common soldier. Kabuto: This is the great helmet often worn with the o-yoroi. The bowl of the helmet is made of strips of iron riveted together. There is normally a small opening at the top of the head where the plates meet. Mounted on the back and sides of the helmet is a flowing neck guard which normally curves outward in two wings at the front. Elaborate crests are normally mounted on the front part of the helmet. Common crests are horns, antlers, leaping fish, and half-moons. Kote: The kote is a pair of armored sleeves connected by a band of leather or cloth across the shoulders. The sleeves extend from the shoulders to the backs of the hands. They are normally made of mail and some have small metal plates sewn into them. They range from very plain to highly decorative in style Sode: This piece covers the shoulder of the wearer. It is square or rectangular in shape and is normally about one foot square. It is fastened by cords to the other pieces of armor, particularly the corselet. For this reason, the sode can never be worn without the do-maru, hara-ate. haramaki. or haramaki-do. In battle a piece of cloth (sode jiruchi) is sometimes tied over the sode. This cloth is dyed or painted with a badge identitying the wearer. Sune-ate: The sune-ate is a shin guard, extending from the top of the ankle to the bottom of the knee. It is normally made of splints of metal attached to leather padding and wrapped around the shin and tied into place. It protects against crippling blows made to the lower leg.