February 23, 2009 Monday An Eight Period Day

Monday, February 23, 2009, an Eight Period Day



Independent Study

Quiz on vocabulary from An Encounter with Japan, Chapter 5.

Introduction of new point from 日本との出会いChapter 6:
plain/aff verb + koto ni shimasu. こと　に　します・する
plain/aff verb + koto ni shite imasu　こと　に　して　います・して　いる
see Yookoso: Continuing… pages 24 and 25

つけもののプロジェクト　は　明日｛あした｝です。つけもの　と　おはし　を　もって　きて　ください。先生　は　ご飯　を　もって　きます。






Japanese 1

Free writing, trying to call to mind as much of 　とりさん　と　とらくん　story as possible.

Collect signed permission letters for viewing Come See the Paradise.

Homework: find out about Dolls Festival, also known as おひな　まつり　and write 3 paragraphs.



Japanese 3

In pairs, work on dialogue pge 82 of 3 Kimono text, adding the following idioms in appropriate places.

あ、そう、しんじられない、がっかり　しちゃう、ええ、ほんとう、ざんねん、
ちょっと

Perform tomorrow.

DON’T FORGET JAPANESE-LITERATURE-IN-TRANSLATION PROJECT!!!
Amy Zhuang will do Mishima’s “The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea” for her Japanese-literature-in-translation project.




Japanese 2

New song for “Girls’ Day,” お雛祭り、おひな　まつり
Show “doll/statue” array and shelves on overhead projector

Collect homework from Thursday, arranging speech-bubbles from manga in order and translation of １きもの５　よみましょう。

Continue work on previously assigned dialogue, with interpolated expressions. Due tomorrow, Tuesday: recite from memory. Explain あいずち
Fashion Show show project due on Wednesday: each student must be “wearing” 5 items of clothing, each student must write fashion announcement to be read out loud by partner during “show.”


Japanese 4 and AP

Different vocabulary tests for Jpn 4 and AP Japanese.

Introduction of new point from 日本との出会いChapter 6:
plain/aff verb + koto ni shimasu. こと　に　します・する
plain/aff verb + koto ni shite imasu　こと　に　して　います・して　いる
see Yookoso: Continuing… pages 24 and 25