December 14, 2009 An Eight Period Day

Monday, December 14 2009 An Eight Period Day
Today the class periods were shortened to allow for teacher collaborative time at 2 p.m.


!!!***Attention***!!!
Sixth Annual Chicago Taiko Legacy-----Sunday December 27, 2009
Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington Street, Chicago, IL 60602
3 to 5 p.m. Free Admission
Websites: www.tsukasataiko.com and www.taiko.legacy.com



JAPANESE 3 -- First period

During opening exercises, practice continuative form in plain form:
のばして（い）る、足をさわって（い）る、ねじって（い）る、etc.

Handout of new song, 大雪やんだ

おおゆき　やんだ　たけやぶ　に
あかい　ゆうひ　が　おおきく　うかぶ
しろく　つもった　ささ　の　は　に
あかい　ゆうひ　が　そまります
だれ　も　いない　おてら　の　うら　に
しんと　しずかな　ばら　の　ゆき

Ｗｒｉｔｅ　ｉｎ　カタカナ　in class

Look at pages 54 and 55 in text – try to read signs
　
Following assignment postponed to Tuesday: See Page 52 of text. Be prepared to ask questions about 4 different places in Tamamimya Dept. store floor plan on page 53. (You may consult your translations.)

いいましょう　二　read in class – questions

Don’t forget that we are learning about the following:
Ｃｏｌｏｒｓ　ａｎｄ　ｐａｔｔｅｒｎｓ
いろ　Ｃｏｌｏｒ　（Ｎｏｕｎ）
いろいろな　Ｖａｒｉｏｕｓ　（ａｄｊｅｃｔｉｖｅ）
いろっぽい（Ｓｅｘｙ）

Be sure to remember about nominalization of adjectives
Ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ：
あかい　ソックス、Ｒｅｄ　ｓｏｃｋｓ　を　きました。Ｉ　ｗｏｒｅ　ｒｅｄ　ｓｏｃｋｓ．
あかい　の　を　きました。　Ｉ　ｗｏｒｅ　ｒｅｄ　ｏｎｅｓ．

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

Handout of kanji for days of the week:
日よう日
月よう日
火よう日
水よう日
木よう日
金よう日
土よう日


Dialogue of Mieko and Ken still not performed by some class members: see Sensei ASAP to schedule a time.

• ! If dialogue not performed by Dec. 14th, grade will be zero. ! *

We sang the new song, 大雪やんだ

おおゆき　やんだ　たけやぶ　に
あかい　ゆうひ　が　おおきく　うかぶ
しろく　つもった　ささ　の　は　に
あかい　ゆうひ　が　そまります
だれ　も　いない　おてら　の　うら　に
しんと　しずかな　ばら　の　ゆき

Calendar requirements:

1. 9” by 12”, at least, in size, whether you do the whole year on one page or you do one page for each month.
2. must have months in hiragana and kanji
3. days of week in kanji
4. dates of month in kanji
5. include holidays, such as birthdays of you and your family and U.S.A. (July 4)
6. year 2010 is 22nd year of Heisei – へいせい　二十二　ねん、平成二十二年、Ｙｅａｒ　ｏｆ　ｔｈｅ　ｔｉｇｅｒ，とらどし、寅年
7. Beautiful, colorful work always gets better grades

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

We sang the new song: 大雪やんだ

おおゆき　やんだ　たけやぶ　に
あかい　ゆうひ　が　おおきく　うかぶ
しろく　つもった　ささ　の　は　に
あかい　ゆうひ　が　そまります
だれ　も　いない　おてら　の　うら　に
しんと　しずかな　ばら　の　ゆき

Homework: write song in katakana

The following people presented oral weather reports.

Perry H. – Honolulu
Ami S. – Hong Kong
Nora M. – Geneva
Quinton H. – Seattle
Alice M. – Miami
Devin D. started New York and will finish tomorrow.

WARNING: This week there will be a quiz on weather vocab.

Ami S. and Jason D. will speak about Hong Kong.
Ed. H. and Alice M. will speak about Miami.
Gavin. C. and Perry H. will speak about Honolulu.
Dashona J. and Camille W. will speak about Strasbourg.
Nora M. and Zack A. will speak about Geneva.
Quentin H. and Ray T. will speak about Seattle.
Devin D. and Betty N. will speak about New York.
Martina C. will speak about Paris.
Nicole R. will speak about Halifax.


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
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 and AP – Seventh period


Went over test on chapter 3 of “A Homestay in Japan.”

Read out loud

Practice on “while”


“while”—stem + ながら　vs ――verb form て いる間
Meaning: actions taking place simultaneously


Examples from A Homestay in Japan {a.k.a.日本との出会い}


Chapter 4

チョコレートを食べながらみんながお礼を言った。
Everyone ate chocolate while saying (their) thanks.
Use ながらwhen the subject/actor in the sentence remains the same for both activities.

Chapter 3

玄関で、エイミーが靴を脱いでいる間に、他の人はスリッパにはきかえた。
While Amy was taking off her shoes in the entry-way, the other people changed into slippers.
Use --ている間｛に｝when one subject/actor is doing one thing, while a different subject/actor does something else.


Practice sentences:

1. Don’t talk on the phone while doing homework.
2. I like to read while my younger sister is doing cleaning.
3. Do you listen to music while making cookies?
4. While I was sleeping, my big brother left the house.
5. The student took a walk while his friends were studying.
6. My mother sang while playing the piano.
7. (Be careful. This one is a trick question.) I’m tall, while my brother is short.


The week before Christmas break Connie Y. and Lalita A. will speak. The week after Christmas break, the speakers will be Elizabeth A. and Tommy Y.

Re-iterating AP speaking assignment:
日本との出会い：第三、四課
APの祭り（まつり）の　発表（はっぴょう）

１． 好きな　日本　の　まつり　を　選びなさい（えらびなさい）。
２． まつり　の　名前　を　先生　に　教えなさい（おしえなさい）。
３． インターネット　や　本　や　ざっし　で　調べなさい（しらべなさい）。
４． カード　で　みじかい　ノート　を　書きなさい。
５． あたらしい　ことば　の　リスト　を　作って　みな　に　出しなさい（だしなさい）。
６． ノート　を　見ながら、みな　に　まつり　の　こと　を　話なさい。

長さ：　五つ　の　段落（だんらく）、三分
Practice your speech so that you can speak comfortably and clearly and with a natural rhythm. Before speaking, you must hand out a list of unfamiliar vocabulary so that everyone can understand your speech. This assignment will be graded as an oral performance, not as a written project. The other students will take notes as you speak and will contribute to the evaluation. You will hand in the (legible) notes (information items, not sentences) to Sensei at the end of your speech. You will see a rubric for speeches/presentations on the other side of this page. Thinking about these criteria will be useful when getting ready to talk about the matsuri you have chosen.

Alexander Hana-matsuri
Amorntheerakul Japanese Valentines Day
Yan Tanabata
Yu Ｏ－Ｓｈｏｕｇａｔｓｕ




We will work soon on independent dialogue between guide and tourist being shown around a location.


Jerome-kun found outstanding website for watching and listening to Japanese weather forecasts:
http://weathernews.jp