Hello!
How are you? Here is another special post to go with our 2nd writing assignment (作文2) - your opinions about hikikomori and what they need to re-enter society.
Support & preparation (準備)
If you choose to write about this topic, here is some support for you.
Watch this video. This is a Japanese short news documentary about hikikomori and the efforts of a special school, called One Step, that intervenes (取りなして) in family situations where there are hikikomori, and tries to help them take the first steps to integrate (溶け込む) back into normal lives.
Watch the video as many times as you need to. When you are finished, answer these questions in your notebook about the different parts of the video (you can make notes in English or Japanese):
Support & preparation (準備)
If you choose to write about this topic, here is some support for you.
Watch this video. This is a Japanese short news documentary about hikikomori and the efforts of a special school, called One Step, that intervenes (取りなして) in family situations where there are hikikomori, and tries to help them take the first steps to integrate (溶け込む) back into normal lives.
First case – the 47-year-old man
Where is the
man living?
How long has
the man been living in his room?
How does his
parents feel about his situation?
How much money have they lost because of his situation?
How much money have they lost because of his situation?
How did he
react when the One Step School people tried to interview him?
What were
some of the things that the man had written in the letters?
What was his
job?
What did Hirooka-san
from the One Step School say about hikikomori?
According to the newspaper story shown in the video, around how many hikikomori are there?
Second case – the 41-year-old
man
In the man's home, what did the One Step School people find
when they first walked in?
What did they find near the washing machine?
How long has the man been building up the garbage in his house?
What might have happened to have caused him to build up the garbage?
Around how many hikikomori are
staying at the One Step School?
What kinds of services does the One Step School have for the people who stay
there?
Task
Now look at your notes and write 3-4 paragraphs about what you think of what hikikomori need.
What are your ideas about how they can re-enter society?
If you believe that hikikomori are not society's problem and that they should not be given any help, give
your reasons why.
I know this is also a deeper topic than what some of you have done before - so as I say in my handout
about our 2nd writing assignment, I will give some extra points to you for trying for this topic.
Good luck! I look forward to reading your great writing about this issue.
Take care!
Task
Now look at your notes and write 3-4 paragraphs about what you think of what hikikomori need.
What are your ideas about how they can re-enter society?
If you believe that hikikomori are not society's problem and that they should not be given any help, give
your reasons why.
I know this is also a deeper topic than what some of you have done before - so as I say in my handout
about our 2nd writing assignment, I will give some extra points to you for trying for this topic.
Good luck! I look forward to reading your great writing about this issue.
Take care!
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Video uploaded from YouTube. I do not own the rights to the video. Uploaded strictly for educational purposes only. All rights reserved to the
copyright holder(s).
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