March 5, 2009 Friday An Eight Period Day

Friday, March 6, 2009,
an Eight Period Day


Independent Study Japanese

Hand out sheet for working with McDonalds Japan website, in Japanese.
www.mcdonalds.co.jp/
Write all answers in Japanese.
Same with Wendies Japan website
www.nihon-wendies.co.jp
Finish for homework. This is due Monday.

Explain handout from lesson 7 from Yookoso: Invitation… pages 298 and 299 about using question words with ka, mo, and demo, to create indefinite pronouns.
Write sentences with nan/nani　何、なに forms using verb “to say.” Write sentences for dare だれ　forms using verb “to meet.” Write sentences with itsu　いつ forms using verb “to drink.” Write sentences using doko どこ　forms with verb “to sing.” Write sentences using dore どれ　(which one) forms using verb “to choose.” Write sentences using dochira どちら　(which direction) forms using verb “to travel.
Finish for homework. This is due next Tuesday.



Japanese 1


Collect yesterday’s homework, which was to write out manga dialogue for 1 Kimono Chapter 6, in hiragana, ROMAji, katakana, and English. Also check flash cards for first 12 katakana.

Finish listening to manga dialogue for Kimono Chapter 7 and go on to Iimashou Ichi.
Classwork: workbook page 102, C and 103 E (finish for homework if not finished)

Homework: Write 5 sentences about what you did on Saturday and 5 more sentences about what you did on Sunday.
Sentence structure:

Time
expression に subject (I) は direct object を past tense verb　――ました。




Japanese 3


Then groups worked on aspects of upcoming restaurant performance. One more day of whole day work, and then performance will be Monday.
EACH STUDENT MUST HAND IN A COMPLETE VERSION OF THE DIALOGUE.

Monday Sensei MUST check pp. 88 and 89 in workbook

DON’T FORGET JAPANESE-LITERATURE-IN-TRANSLATION PROJECT!!!

Mr. Hipchen of Nanzan University and DePaul observed the class today.




Japanese 2

Collect homework:
２きもの６　の　まんが　を　よんで　下さい。えい語　で　かいて　下さい。

Start 2 Kimono 6 – asking, giving, and refusing permission

Listen to manga dialogue and to Iimashou Ichi and Ni
Homework: Workbook pages 59 (A), 60 (C), and 61 (D which reviews te forms)



Japanese 4 and AP

Cultural handout about letter writing from bi-lingual source, “Shikitari: Unfolding Japanese Traditions”pages 28 and 29
Kokusai Nihongo Kenkyuu-jo Hen [publisher International Japanese Language Research Center]
国際日本語研究所編
Formal expressions for seasonal greetings.
We will eventually write formal letters to the Principal of Ichiritsu High School.

Both groups
Homework from handout from lesson 7 from Yookoso: Invitation… pages 298 about questions words with ka, mo, and demo,
‘Write sentences with nan/nani forms using verb “to say.” Write sentences for dare forms using verb “to meet.” Write sentences with itsu forms using verb “to drink.” Write sentences using doko forms with verb “to sing.” Write sentences using dore (which) forms using verb “to choose.” Write verbs using dochira (which direction) forms using verb “to travel.”’

Students had trouble understanding these concepts. We talked about them at some length. They were even confused about difference in English between sometimes 時々 and (at) some time　いつか.

Therefore hand out pages 299 and 300 from same text – examples and activity 3 – Activity 3 is homework

Be sure to continue to work with kanji-learning website

http://www.jpf.org.uk/language/kanjifiles/kanjicard.html

AP people:
There will be a kanji test on Lesson 5 next Wednesday