November 10, 2009 A Block One Day

Tuesday: November 10, 2009 A Block One Day



JAPANESE 3 -- First period

Discussion about about shared experiences with our guests: interesting events, surprising events, etc.

Show book about station bento lunches, 駅弁（えきべん）

Review following kanji on board:
言います（いいます）; 　話します（はなします）;　 語（ゴ）；　読みます（よみます）; 　高い（たかい）、（コウ）; 　校（コウ）

Grammar review sentences on board:

１． 日本語が話したいです。
２． 日本語はおもしろそうです。
３． レーチェルさん　と　サリさん　は「おもしろそうな日本語が読めます。」と言いました。

Handout on culture, Shichi-go-san　　七五三

Shichi-Go-San (七五三 seven-five-three?) is a traditional rite of passage and festival day in Japan for three and seven year-old girls and three and five year-old boys, held annually on November 15. As Shichi-Go-San is not a national holiday, it is generally observed on the nearest weekend.
History
Shichi-Go-San is said to have originated in the Heian Period amongst court nobles who would celebrate the passage of their children into middle childhood. The ages three, five and seven are consistent with Japanese numerology, which dictates that odd numbers are lucky. The practice was set to the fifteenth of the month during the Kamakura Period.[1]
Over time, this tradition passed to the samurai class who added a number of rituals. Children—who up until the age of three were required by custom to have shaven heads—were allowed to grow out their hair. Boys of age five could wear hakama for the first time, while girls of age seven replaced the simple cords they used to tie their kimono with the traditional obi.[2] By the Meiji Period, the practice was adopted amongst commoners as well, and included the modern ritual of visiting a shrine to drive out evil spirits and wish for a long healthy life.
Current practice
The tradition has changed little since the Meiji Period. While the ritual regarding hair has been discarded, boys who are aged three or five and girls who are aged three or seven are still dressed in kimono—many for the first time—for visits to shrines. Three-year-old girls usually wear hifu (a type of padded vest) with their kimono. Western-style formal wear is also worn by some children. A more modern practice is photography, and this day is well known as a day to take pictures of children.
Chitose Ame
Chitose Ame (千歳飴?), literally "thousand year candy", is given to children on Shichi-Go-San. Chitose Ame is long, thin, red and white candy, which symbolizes healthy growth and longevity. It is given in a bag with a crane and a turtle on it, which represent long life in Japan. Chitose Ame is wrapped in a thin clear rice paper film that resembles plastic. This is edible and a great source of fun for children.



Friday quiz on verbs―――たい　and　adjectives ---そう、Plus kanji above.





REMINDER:
Sentence-ending conjugations for い adjectives：
――い　です、――よくない　です、――かった　です、　――くなかった　です。
Sentence ending conjugations for な　adjectives ：　
――です、――じゃない　です　｛Or　で　は　ありません｝、――でした、　――じゃなかった　です　｛Or　で　は　ありませんでした｝

｛Explanation for talking about kanji:
｛Kanji compound example –人口
｛えい語　で　いみ　は　Population　という　こと　です。
｛かんじ　は　「ひと」　の　じん　と　くち　の　「こう」　です。｝







JAPANESE 1 – Fifth period

Watch 隣のトトロ、Uup to point where Mei is doing はなやさん。


Hiragana practice, write in RŌMAじ。
1。その ぼうし は いくら です か。

2。あの ひと の はな は おおきい です ね。

3。あに は こうこう の せんせい です。

4。 これ は めずらしい と おもいます。

5。 その ふく を いつ きます か。

6。 にちよう日 に きます。

7。 その はなし は だれ も みな きいて います。

8。 いつも おなじ こと を ききます ね。

9。 あの ひと は 日本語 を よんで います。

Finish for homework.


Don’t forget kanji:
日、月、木、本
本　As “tree” plus mark indicating root or origin
Japan as “sun’s source” – 日本
にほん　日本
にほんご　日本語


Study!


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JAPANESE 2 -- Sixth period

Discussion of visit by Osaka students.

Kana word search puzzle for homework.
Shichi-go-san article -- summary or outline or concept map (POI, in Mrs. Havlik’s terms)　　（See Japanese 3 section above for article）

Postpone collecting homework: ワークブックの十六ページ：B
Remember these kanji:
目　め　Eye
耳　みみ　Ear
大きい　Big おおきい
手　て　Hand　　　　　　　　　　　
口　くち Mouth
足　あし Feet/legs
New song: “Head and shoulders knees and toes”
あたま、かた、ひざ、足、ひざ、あし
あたま、かた、ひざ、足、ひざ、あし
目　と　耳　と　口　と　はな、
あたま、かた、ひざ、足、ひざ、足

Reminder: We all must be polite in the Japanese language classroom. Not only is it important in our lives in general – it is an essential part of Japanese culture. ください、おねがい　します、ありがとう、すみません　Are the most important words and phrases in Japanese.


JAPANESE 4/AP period 7

This class does not meet on Block One days