Writing English A: Opinion writing about tattoos・入れ墨のオピニオン

Hello!

How are you? Today, let's begin writing about opinions. 

Look at the picture above. What is it? It's a tattoo machine - for making tattoos. 

Tattoos have a negative image in Japan, but some young Japanese people feel they may be cool because many young people in other countries have them. 

Activity
Here is a selection of pictures of some tattoos. Which ones do you like - or not like? How do you feel about tattoos? Do you have a negative image about them - or do you think they're cool and stylish? 

Choose one (1) picture and write a quick paragraph in five (5) minutes about it. Write anything that comes to your mind when you look at it. Negative opinions are okay! 

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What do you think of these tattoos? Have you seen any like these here, or on the internet? 

Extra activity/homework (for those who are interested in this topic)
Choose one (1) of these tattoos and write two (2) paragraphs about what you think of it. (It's okay not to like it - you can write about what you don't like about it). 

Here are the board notes for today's (5/22) class:

See you next time!

Images: Top - by Manfred Kohrs - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12806627/

1. Courtesy of gettattooideas.net/2. Courtesy of netluxury.com/3. Courtesy of www.tattoosbeautiful.com/4. Courtesy of inkdoneright.com/5. Courtesy of tattoowell.com/I do not own the rights to the photographs of tattoos or their designs. All rights to images and designs reserved to the copyright holders of the images and/or artists. Uploaded strictly for classroom use.