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AP Japanese Unit 3 Essay Prompts

2 min readโ€ขfebruary 25, 2023

Katelyn Lien

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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.

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 Aesthetics
    • Arts and Music,
    • Visual and Performing Arts,
    • Fashion and Design
  • Personal and Public National and Ethnic Identities,
    • 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:
ใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใฏใ€๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟใจ็”ณใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ“ใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎ็พŽ่ก“ใจ่Šธ่ก“ใซใคใ„ใฆ่ฉฑใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
Five aspects/examples:
ใพใšใฏ็”Ÿใ‘่Šฑใงใ™ใ€‚็”Ÿใ‘่Šฑใฏ่Šฑใ‚’็พŽใ—ใใ‚ขใƒฌใƒณใ‚ธใ™ใ‚‹ไบ‹ใŒ็›ฎ็š„ใงใ™ใ€‚ไป–ใฎไบบใจ่ฉฑใ•ใชใ„ใง่‡ชๅˆ†ใง้™ใ‹ใซใŠ่Šฑใ‚’็”Ÿใ‘ใ‚‹ไบ‹ใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆ็ดฐใ‹ใช้ƒจๅˆ†ใพใงๆฐ—ใŒใ‚†ใใจใฉใใพใ™ใ€‚
ๆฌกใฏๆŠ˜ใ‚Š็ด™ใงใ™ใ€‚ๆŠ˜ใ‚Š็ด™ใฏๅฐใ•ใ„้ ƒใ‹ใ‚‰้Šใณใจใ—ใฆ่ฆšใˆใพใ™ใ€‚ๅคงไบบใซใชใฃใฆใ‹ใ‚‰ใฏ้Šใณใจใ—ใฆใ‚‚ๆฐ—ๅˆ†่ปขๆ›ใจใ—ใฆใ‚‚ไธกๆ–นใฎใƒกใƒชใƒƒใƒˆใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
ๆŠ˜ใ‚Š็ด™ใฏๅˆ‡ใฃใŸใ‚Šใƒžใƒผใ‚ฏใ‚’ใคใ‘ใŸใ‚Šใฏใ—ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ๆŠ˜ใ‚Š็›ฎใ ใ‘ใงไธ€ๆžšใฎ็ด™ใ‹ใ‚‰ๆง˜ใ€…ใชๅฝขใ‚’ไฝœใ‚ŠไธŠใ’ใพใ™ใ€‚
ๆœ€ๅพŒใฏใŠ็ฟ’ๅญ—ใงใ™ใ€‚ใŠ็ฟ’ๅญ—ใฏ็ญ†ใจๅขจใ‚’ไฝฟใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ๅญฆๆ กใงๆŽˆๆฅญใฎไธ€้ƒจใจใ—ใฆๆ•™ใˆใŸใ‚Šใ€ใพใŸใŠ็ฟ’ๅญ—ๆ•™ๅฎคใซ่กŒใฃใฆๅญฆใถไบ‹ใŒใงใใพใ™ใ€‚
ใŠ็ฟ’ๅญ—ใฏๆ–‡ๅญ—ใ‚’ๆ›ธใใ ใ‘ใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ไธ€็ญ†ใฎๅคชใ•ใ‚„็ญ†ใฎ้‹ใณใง่จ€่‘‰ใฎๆ„ๅ‘ณใ‚„ๆ›ธ้“ๅฎถใฎไผใˆใŸใ„ๆฐ—ๆŒใกใ‚’ๅค‰ใˆใ‚‹ไบ‹ใŒใงใใพใ™ใ€‚
My own perspective:
็งใฏๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎ็พŽ่ก“ใจ่Šธ่ก“ใŒๅฅฝใใงใ™ใ€‚ใชใœใชใ‚‰ใ‚‚ใฎใ™ใ”ใ็ถบ้บ—ใงๆญดๅฒใŒใ“ใ‚‚ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ใงใ™ใ€‚
Conclusion:
ใพใจใ‚ใซใ€ๆ—ฅๆœฌใซใฏๆ—ฅๆœฌ็‰นๆœ‰ใฎ็ด ๆ™ดใ‚‰ใ—ใ„็พŽ่ก“ใ‚„่Šธ่ก“ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚็”Ÿใ‘่Šฑใ‚„ใŠ็ฟ’ๅญ—ใฏๆ•ฐใ‚ใ‚‹ไธญใฎไบŒใคใงใ™ใ€‚ๆ—ฅๆœฌใซ่กŒใฃใฆ็”Ÿใ‘่Šฑใ‚’ๅญฆใณใŸใ„ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ”้™่ดใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
*Remember this is only an example and answers can vary!
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