May 6, 2009 Wednesday A Block Two Day

Wednesday, May 6, 2009, A Block Two Day




INDEPENDENT STUDY JAPANESE


This class does not meet on Block One days.


Yesterday only student present, Rachel Schachtman, used the handout of Doraemon comic to work during this class．She wrote the content of the English dialogue balloons in Japanese。

Also viewed on Internet, Algorithm March and shared information about Japanese music sites related to Shugo Chara, Buono!, Rottara Rottara, Gachinko de Ikou, etc.


Algorithm March
（Lyrics）

いっぽ　すすんで　まえならえ　　｛一歩進んで前ならへ｝

いっぽ　すすんで　えらい　人｛ひと｝｛一歩進んで偉い人｝

ひっくり　かえて　ぺこりんこ　｛ひっくり帰ってぺこりんこ｝

よこ　に　あるいて　きょろきょろ　｛横に歩いてきょろきょろ｝

ちょっと　ここらで　ひろおよぎ　｛ちょっと　ここらで　広泳ぎ｝

ちょっと　しゃがんで　くりひろい　｛ちょっと　しゃがんで栗拾い｝

くうき　いれます　シューシュー　｛空気入れますシューシュー｝

くうき　が　はいって　ピューピュー　｛空気が入って　ピューピュー｝

Repeat, and then end with

そとそと　おわる　かな　｛そとそと終わるかな｝
そとそと　おわる　かな
そとそと　おわる　かな
おわり{終わり}

From Yahoo videos






JAPANESE 1


Handout of Hello Kitty katakana chart. Cultural discussion of Hello Kitty (one billion dollar a year business, world-wide, for example).
Listen and repeat manga dialogue for Lesson 8.

Special word on the board:

ふじさん　It means Mt. Fuji, and in kanji it is written 富士山

When the kanji 山　s by itself, we use the "kun-yomi" the “Japanese style” reading and we say YAMA.
But when the kanji 山　is in a compound, we use the "on-yomi," the Chinese-style” reading and we say SAN.

Write the katakana words from the chart on a separate piece of paper and then write what the words probably mean in English

Homework: finish katakana chart words


In class, make Mother’s Day Cards

はは　の　ひ、　おめでとう
おかあさん、ありがとう　｛Or　おばさん、おばあさん｝

母の日、おめでとう

お母さん、有難う　　｛Or　叔母さん、伯母さん、お祖母さん｝

.





JAPANESE 3

Reminder of Pattern sentences:

Field　{の中}で　Subject　は　一番　Adjective (+ noun)　です。


Homework:
Collected Superlative-questions for a　Game Show/Quiz Program in class tomorrow。Content of questions enabled fellow students to guess the answer.
List of answers: Sean Penn, Kate Winslett, Jimmy Choo, Mozart, Michael Phelps, Beethoven, President Obama, Venus Williams, Yo Yo Ma, Margot Fonteyn, Louis Armstrong, Johnny Cochran, Michael Jordan　

Each student read one of his or her Superlative-questions/answers.

Example question:
世界　で　一番　すばらしい　車　は　どれ　です　か。
（ベンズ｛Mercedes Benz｝ です）


We listened to the Kyoto story in 3k9, and repeated it line by line

Homework is pages 117 and 119 in the workbook.







JAPANESE 2

In class, worked on verb conjugation form. Each student had to fill it out with one Group 1 verb, one Group 2 verb, します、＆　できます。

Verb Conjugation Practice Sheets


English meaning: ___________________ Kanji: _______________________


Number of conjugational group: ________ te form _____________



Neutral polite


affirmative ________________________ does negative __________________________ doesn’t
(non-past/habitual)

past
affirmative ________________________ did negative _________________________ didn’t


volitional: ________________________ let’s potential _________________________ can do


continuative forms:
affirmative _____________________ is doing negative _________________________ isn’t doing

past
affirmative ______________________was doing negative _________________________ wasn’t doing

potential
present
affirmative ________________________can do negative ________________________unable to do



で　As relational group indicating tools, languages, and writing systems　（as well as means-of-transport with traveling verbs)

Work on formation of potential verb form for Groups 1, 2, and 3.
Review grammar explanation in text　Page 115.

Checked homework in workbook page 80 (A) and page 81 (B only)

New homework:　ワークブック　の　八十六　ページ　から　八十八　ページ　まで

Sang the Algorithm March
（Lyrics）


いっぽ　すすんで　まえならえ　　｛一歩進んで前ならへ｝

いっぽ　すすんで　えらい　人｛ひと｝｛一歩進んで偉い人｝

ひっくり　かえて　ぺこりんこ　｛ひっくり帰ってぺこりんこ｝

よこ　に　あるいて　きょろきょろ　｛横に歩いてきょろきょろ｝

ちょっと　ここらで　ひろおよぎ　｛ちょっと　ここらで　広泳ぎ｝

ちょっと　しゃがんで　くりひろい　｛ちょっと　しゃがんで栗拾い｝

くうき　いれます　シューシュー　｛空気入れますシューシュー｝

くうき　が　はいって　ピューピュー　｛空気が入って　ピューピュー｝

Repeat, and then end with

そとそと　おわる　かな　｛そとそと終わるかな｝
そとそと　おわる　かな
そとそと　おわる　かな
おわり{終わり}

From Yahoo videos：
Video.yahoo.com
Then search for Algorithm March and it comes up






JAPANESE 4 and AP

Worked extensively on listening comprehension today:　public announcement, radio news broadcast, cultural presentation, voice message, pre-recorded message, instructions, conversation, school debate, etc.

Handout regarding Mother’s Day:
Homework -- write letter to host mother, or other



Reminder　to all about oral answers to questions on page 73 of 日本との出会い。

Japanese 4 students vocabulary for upcoming test on NTND chapter 7:
商店｛しょうてん｝、道｛みち｝、モール、果物屋｛くだものや｝、
肉屋｛にくや｝、魚屋｛さかなや｝、八百屋｛やおや｝、本屋、奥｛おく｝、
住む｛すむ｝、近所｛きんじょ｝、お客さん｛おきゃくさん｝、
気持ち｛きもち｝、スーパー、そのうち、ご夫妻｛ごふさい｝、きびしい、
位｛くらい｝、出かける｛でかける｝、たとえ、以上｛いじょう｝、
感じる｛かんじる