March 5, 2009 Thursday A Block Two Day

Thursday, March 5, 2009, a Block Two Day


Independent Study Japanese

Does not meet on Block Two Day



Japanese 1

Students finished watching the film , “Come See the Paradise.”
Discussion of Japanese language items recognized in film: おめでとう、しかた　が　ない、すわって、たって、いぬ、たんじょう日、おとうさん、おかあさん、
Discussion of World War II from Pacific perspective: American policy, Japanese American immigrants from Wakayama Prefecture near Hiroshima, “repatriated” No-No Boys, etc.

Proverbs:
1. A wasp always stings a crying face.
2. Seven times down, eight times up (七転び八起き、なな　ころび　や　おき)

Homework: write out manga dialogue for 1 Kimono Chapter 6, in hiragana, ROMAji, katakana, and English




Japanese 3

Five students were absent because of biology event: Molasky, Harrington, Jara, Yan, Yu
Others received manga from Australian text O-Bento, pages 82-85 – talking about food, ordering food. Listen to CD of this portion.
Then groups worked on aspects of upcoming restaurant performance. One more day of whole day work, and then performance will be Friday.
EACH STUDENT MUST HAND IN A COMPLETE VERSION OF THE DIALOGUE.

Friday Sensei MUST check pp. 88 and 89 in workbook

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


Comprehensive test on ２着物５．

Katakana for “Converse” shoes？？？Find dictionary site where this is given.

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。





Japanese 4 and AP

Biology event made Feuer, Mui, Liu, Lai, Cerda late for class.

AP
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

Japanese 4
Japanese 4 met as group to work on part of Ch. 6 read Tuesday from 日本との出会い—role of each student in working with chapter materials up to end of second paragraph on page 65: fine necessary review vocab., create list of new required words, grammar problems, cultural items, etc.
Ki-kun sent the following notes regarding possible proposals:
"-onigiri day
-gyoza (dumplings) day
-Tim is making a vocab list
-Rosario has a movie project in the works
-Jordan is working on a game that ISN'T trivia"
Next time Jpn 4 group must supply more details of group study.

Both groups
Return to classroom to work with handout from lesson 7 from Yookoso: Invitation… page 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.”

Be sure to continue to work with kanji-learning website

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