Thursday, January 28, 2010 An Eight Period Day
Handout to All Classes Regarding Extra Credit:
Attend the special film screening of
“Inside Hana’s Suitcase: The Story of a Suitcase that Traveled from Czechoslovakia to Auschwitz to Tokyo”
Saturday, February 20
5:000 to 7:30 p.m.
Arthur J. Schmitt Academic Center (SAC) #154
2320 N. Kenmore Ave.
Chicago, IL 60614
Free Admission
If Kimmel Sensei sees you there, you will get extra credit!
Useful website for hiragana and katakana and some other things as well:
http://66.110.202.42/peachstar/explorer/units/lrnactiv/hir-live/homepg.htm
JAPANESE 3 -- First period
Practice plain negative verbs with choral speaking exercises:
のばさない、足 を さわらない、ねじらない、まわさない、はくしゅ しない、すわない、はかない、ふかない
Homework: Handout from 3 Kimono workbook, pp. 58 & 64
Collected translation of page 61, first photo story
JAPANESE 1 – Fifth period
Handout reviewing hiragana and animals (astrological animals and farm animals)
Collected translation of manga dialogue in ひらがな、ROMAji, えいご
Homework: pp 92-94 in workbook
JAPANESE 2 Sixth Period
Work on reading and writing practice sheets, reviewing hiragana and katakana and vocab for nations and animal hospital.
Finish handouts for homework.
Collected translation of lesson 4 dialogue into English.
Weather Presentations:
Dashona J. did not do her presentation about Strasbourg.
Ray T. did not do his presentation about Seattle.
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
Collected translation of Ch 5 narrative into English.
Consulting 2 Nakama, page 171, students worked on handout from workbook, pages 84, 85, 86, 87, and 79.
Homework: Finish handout.
Jerome-kun found outstanding website for watching and listening to Japanese weather forecasts:
http://weathernews.jp
Useful website for vocabulary: search for Denshi Jisho in Google, has vocab and also information on each kanji constituting a word.
REMINDER: In doing high school assignments or college assignments or tasks out in the world, every one of us should be trying to do the best and most complete work possible, not the least possible.
You might like to work with the following kanji-learning website:
http://www.jpf.org.uk/language/kanjifiles/kanjicard.html
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
January 27, 2010 A Block Two Day
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 Block Two Day
Useful website for hiragana and katakana and some other things as well:
http://66.110.202.42/peachstar/explorer/units/lrnactiv/hir-live/homepg.htm
JAPANESE 3 -- First period
Ｔｈｉｓ ｃｌａｓｓ ｄｏｅｓ ｎｏｔ ｍｅｅｔ ｏｎ
Ｂｌｏｃｋ Ｔｗｏ ｄａｙｓ．
JAPANESE 1 – Fifth period
Beginning lesson 5 in level 1 Kimono. Read manga, listen to tape, repeat.
Kanji on board:
Woman 女
Child 子
Likes 好き
Big 大
Loves/likes very much/ “big like” 大好き
Remember to use wa/ga pattern in sentences about liking things.
Superman は Catwoman が すき です。
Joseくん は KEEKI が だいすき です。
Homework （しゅくだい）
Write manga dialogue in ひらがな、KATAKANA，えいご
Reminder: Ask for words using the correct questions –
_______ は えいご で なん です か。
＿＿＿ は 日本語 で なん です か。
なん ＰＥＥＪＩ です か。h
JAPANESE 2 Sixth Period
Start lesson 4 of 2 Kimono
Review of animals
どうぶつ は どこ？
いぬ犬、ねこ猫、あひる、たつ、ぶた、へび、さる、ねずみ、とら、とり、かえる、かめ、うし、うま
ペートン に ごくぶり が います か。
Ａｒｅ ｔｈｅｒｅ ｒｏａｃｈｅｓ ａｔ Ｐａｙｔｏｎ？
Ｈｏｍｅｗｏｒｋ： ｔｒａｎｓｌａｔｅ ｄｉａｌｏｇｕｅ ｉｎｔｏ
Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ．
Weather Presentations:
Dashona J. has not yet spoken about Strasbourg.
Zack A. will speak about Geneva, if he is able to be present.
Ray T. has not yet spoken about Seattle.
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
Camille B. and Jenny J. perform their oral final dialogue.
Watch video of Lalita A. doing her final presentation (more next week)
Handout on the new mayor in Nago City, Okinawa, who opposes the establishment of a new U.S. military base, there. Extensive discussion.
Handout basics (vocab., grammar points, kanji) for A Homestay in Japan, Chapter 5
Read Chapter 5 out loud, with discussion in Japanese.
Homework: translate Ch 5 narrative into English
Useful website for hiragana and katakana and some other things as well:
http://66.110.202.42/peachstar/explorer/units/lrnactiv/hir-live/homepg.htm
JAPANESE 3 -- First period
Ｔｈｉｓ ｃｌａｓｓ ｄｏｅｓ ｎｏｔ ｍｅｅｔ ｏｎ
Ｂｌｏｃｋ Ｔｗｏ ｄａｙｓ．
JAPANESE 1 – Fifth period
Beginning lesson 5 in level 1 Kimono. Read manga, listen to tape, repeat.
Kanji on board:
Woman 女
Child 子
Likes 好き
Big 大
Loves/likes very much/ “big like” 大好き
Remember to use wa/ga pattern in sentences about liking things.
Superman は Catwoman が すき です。
Joseくん は KEEKI が だいすき です。
Homework （しゅくだい）
Write manga dialogue in ひらがな、KATAKANA，えいご
Reminder: Ask for words using the correct questions –
_______ は えいご で なん です か。
＿＿＿ は 日本語 で なん です か。
なん ＰＥＥＪＩ です か。h
JAPANESE 2 Sixth Period
Start lesson 4 of 2 Kimono
Review of animals
どうぶつ は どこ？
いぬ犬、ねこ猫、あひる、たつ、ぶた、へび、さる、ねずみ、とら、とり、かえる、かめ、うし、うま
ペートン に ごくぶり が います か。
Ａｒｅ ｔｈｅｒｅ ｒｏａｃｈｅｓ ａｔ Ｐａｙｔｏｎ？
Ｈｏｍｅｗｏｒｋ： ｔｒａｎｓｌａｔｅ ｄｉａｌｏｇｕｅ ｉｎｔｏ
Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ．
Weather Presentations:
Dashona J. has not yet spoken about Strasbourg.
Zack A. will speak about Geneva, if he is able to be present.
Ray T. has not yet spoken about Seattle.
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
Camille B. and Jenny J. perform their oral final dialogue.
Watch video of Lalita A. doing her final presentation (more next week)
Handout on the new mayor in Nago City, Okinawa, who opposes the establishment of a new U.S. military base, there. Extensive discussion.
Handout basics (vocab., grammar points, kanji) for A Homestay in Japan, Chapter 5
Read Chapter 5 out loud, with discussion in Japanese.
Homework: translate Ch 5 narrative into English
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
January 26, 2010 Tuesday A Block One Day
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Block One Period Day
Useful website for hiragana and katakana and some other things as well:
http://66.110.202.42/peachstar/explorer/units/lrnactiv/hir-live/homepg.htm
JAPANESE 3 -- First period
Handout on prospective U.S. military base in Nago City, Okinawa, and election of mayor who opposes development of that base.
Viewed video from iSpeakJapanese.net, segments about Japanese New Year and about riding the trains in Japan.
On board:
時 じ、とき
六時 ろくじ
ひまな時 ひまな とき
時間 じかん
Arbeit (German word “work” ＝ アルバイト or バイト for short=
Part time job or temporary job
だ ＝ Ｐｌａｉｎ ｆｏｒｍ ｏｆ です
しごと= regular job
Start lesson 5 of 3 Kimono – listen to normal speed tape and then repeat
Homework: translation of page 61, first photo story
JAPANESE 1 – Fifth period
Students were introduced to past-tense verbs for the first time while doing class exercises.
Handout on the new mayor in Nago City, Okinawa, who opposes the establishment of a new U.S. military base, there.
Viewed video from iSpeakJapanese.net, segments about Japanese New Year and about riding the trains in Japan.
Vocabulary:
ぼうねんかい
しんねんかい
おせち りょうり
はつもうで
ＮＯしゅくだい
JAPANESE 2 Sixth Period
Handout on the new mayor in Nago City, Okinawa, who opposes the establishment of a new U.S. military base, there.
Viewed video from iSpeakJapanese.net, segments about Japanese New Year and about riding the trains in Japan.
Vocabulary:
ぼうねんかい
しんねんかい
おせち りょうり
はつもうで
しゅくだい が ありません。
Weather Presentations:
Dashona J. has not yet spoken about Strasbourg.
Zack A. will speak about Geneva, if he is able to be present.
Ray T. has not yet spoken about Seattle.
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
This class does not meet on Block One days.
Useful website for hiragana and katakana and some other things as well:
http://66.110.202.42/peachstar/explorer/units/lrnactiv/hir-live/homepg.htm
JAPANESE 3 -- First period
Handout on prospective U.S. military base in Nago City, Okinawa, and election of mayor who opposes development of that base.
Viewed video from iSpeakJapanese.net, segments about Japanese New Year and about riding the trains in Japan.
On board:
時 じ、とき
六時 ろくじ
ひまな時 ひまな とき
時間 じかん
Arbeit (German word “work” ＝ アルバイト or バイト for short=
Part time job or temporary job
だ ＝ Ｐｌａｉｎ ｆｏｒｍ ｏｆ です
しごと= regular job
Start lesson 5 of 3 Kimono – listen to normal speed tape and then repeat
Homework: translation of page 61, first photo story
JAPANESE 1 – Fifth period
Students were introduced to past-tense verbs for the first time while doing class exercises.
Handout on the new mayor in Nago City, Okinawa, who opposes the establishment of a new U.S. military base, there.
Viewed video from iSpeakJapanese.net, segments about Japanese New Year and about riding the trains in Japan.
Vocabulary:
ぼうねんかい
しんねんかい
おせち りょうり
はつもうで
ＮＯしゅくだい
JAPANESE 2 Sixth Period
Handout on the new mayor in Nago City, Okinawa, who opposes the establishment of a new U.S. military base, there.
Viewed video from iSpeakJapanese.net, segments about Japanese New Year and about riding the trains in Japan.
Vocabulary:
ぼうねんかい
しんねんかい
おせち りょうり
はつもうで
しゅくだい が ありません。
Weather Presentations:
Dashona J. has not yet spoken about Strasbourg.
Zack A. will speak about Geneva, if he is able to be present.
Ray T. has not yet spoken about Seattle.
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
This class does not meet on Block One days.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
January 19, 2010 An Eight Period Day
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 An Eight Period Day
Friday, January 15, 2010 An Eight Period Day
Oral portions of all finals will take place during scheduled exam days, January 20, 22, and 25th.
JAPANESE 3
Class took second half of scantron final,j plus writing sample.
JAPANESE 1
Class took second part of scantron final, plus writing sample.
JAPANESE 2
Class took second half of scantron final
JAPANESE 4
Class took more scantron sections of final.
JAPANESE AP
Class took second half of scantron final, plus writing portion.
Friday, January 15, 2010 An Eight Period Day
Oral portions of all finals will take place during scheduled exam days, January 20, 22, and 25th.
JAPANESE 3
Class took second half of scantron final,j plus writing sample.
JAPANESE 1
Class took second part of scantron final, plus writing sample.
JAPANESE 2
Class took second half of scantron final
JAPANESE 4
Class took more scantron sections of final.
JAPANESE AP
Class took second half of scantron final, plus writing portion.
Friday, January 15, 2010
January 15, 2010 An Eight Period Day
Friday, January 15, 2010 An Eight Period Day
Oral portions of all finals will take place during scheduled exam days, January 20, 22, and 25th.
JAPANESE 3
Class took first half of scantron final.
JAPANESE 1
Class took first part of scantron final. The second part of the test permitted use of a hiragana chart, but the first parr of the test required students to identify items without the chart for help.
JAPANESE 2
Class took first half of scantron final
JAPANESE 4
Class took writing sample portion of final, with a few scantron sections
JAPANESE AP
Class took first half of scantron final -- reading passages with questions as to content.
Oral portions of all finals will take place during scheduled exam days, January 20, 22, and 25th.
JAPANESE 3
Class took first half of scantron final.
JAPANESE 1
Class took first part of scantron final. The second part of the test permitted use of a hiragana chart, but the first parr of the test required students to identify items without the chart for help.
JAPANESE 2
Class took first half of scantron final
JAPANESE 4
Class took writing sample portion of final, with a few scantron sections
JAPANESE AP
Class took first half of scantron final -- reading passages with questions as to content.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
January 13, 2010 A Block Two Day
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 A Block Two Day
Useful website for hiragana and katakana and some other things as well:
http://66.110.202.42/peachstar/explorer/units/lrnactiv/hir-live/homepg.htm
JAPANESE 3 -- First period
This class does not meet on Block Two days.
JAPANESE 1 – Fifth period
Students held up a sign and spoke in Japanese, congratulating Payton on the upcoming 10th anniversary.
ペートン高校
１０年記念日
お目出度う ございます
Payton こうこう
じゅう ねん きねんび
おめでとう ございます
Mrs. O’Connor filmed them as they said it.
The rest of the period was devoted to working on semester final original dialogues and on review material for chapter four, よみましょう
Helen and ふみこ are having lunch together.
Heren: ふみこさん、あした は わたし の たんじょうび の Ｐａａｔｉｉ です。 きて ください。
ふみこ：そう です か。 おたんじょうび おめでとう。Herenさん の じゅうしょ は？
Heren: Ｗａｒｒｉｃｋ Ｓｔｒｅｅｔ の 四十二ばん です。
ふみこ： でんわ ばんごう は？
Heren: 二五三の六七九八 です。 ふみこ さん の たんじょうび は いつ です か。
ふみこ： 七がつ です。
Heren: えっ？ 一がつ？
ふみこ： いいえ、し － ち － が － つ。
Heren: 七がつ ・・・ええと・・・一、二、三、四、五、六、七 ・・・ああ Ｊｕｌｙ です ね。
ふみこ： はい、そう です。 Herenさん は なに どし です か。
Heren: いのしし どし です。 ふみこさん は？
ふみこ： わたし も！
たんご： 明日（Ｔｏｍｏｒｒｏｗ）、きて （Ｃｏｍｅ）
On board:
(nothing) in particular = べつ に
Yucky-tasting ＝ まずい
New student ＝あたらしい せいと
Kanji Review
日本 Nihon Japan
日本語 Nihongo Japanese
一、二、三、四、五、六、
七、八、九、十、百
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
日 Day, Sun にち、に、ひ、び
月 Moon, Month げつ、がつ、つき
火 Fire か、ひ
水 Water すい、みず
木 Tree, Wood き、もく
金 Money, metal, gold きん、かね
土 Dirt, earth ど、つち
林 はやし Woods
森 もり Forest
川 かわ River
山 やま、さん Mountain
田 た・だ Rice field
お水（みず）を のんで ください。
火山（かざん）を みて ください。
わたし は お金（かね）が すき です。
一月の月よう日
We will be performing original dialogues this year during the official exam period. Think about who you might like to work with. Performance will be in pairs, with each person handing in a copy of the dialogue in both Japanese and English translation.
Ｓｔｕｄｅｎｔｓ ｓｐｅｎｔ ｐａｒｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｉｓ ｃｌａｓｓ
ｐｅｒｉｏｄ ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ ｏｎ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｄｉａｌｏｇｕｅｓ．
JAPANESE 2 Sixth Period
Ｇｏ ｏｖｅｒ ｃｏｒｒｅｃｔ ｔｒａｎｓｌａｔｉｏｎ ｆｏｒ
Ｅｌｅｐｈａｎｔ Ｓｔｏｒｙ．
1. In January the elephant is sick. He has a cold.
一月 に ぞう は びょうき です。 かぜ を ひいて います。
2. He is coughing and sneezing in the house.
うち で ゴホン・ゴホン を して（せき を でて ）くしゃみ を して います。
3. His big nose hurts.
ぞう は はな が いたい です。
4. He came from Africa. However, he speaks German and French.
アフリカ から きました。でも ドイツ語 と フランス語 を はなします。
5. The elephant's history teacher is a French woman.
ぞう の れきし の せんせい は フランス人 の おんな の 人 です。
6. The teacher is watching television at school.
せんせい は がっこう で テレビ を 見て います。
7. She likes sports programs (bangumi).
（せんせい は）スポーツ の ばんぐみ が すき です。
8. She is watching Japanese people’s ski-ing (SUKI-) in Nagano.
ながの で の 日本人 の スキー を 見て います。
9. The weather in Nagano is snow. And, it is cold.
ながの は おてんき が ゆき です。 そして さむい です。
10. The elephant doesn’t like ski-ing. He plays golf, however, in Australia in his free time.
ぞう は スキー が すき じゃ ない です。でも ひまな とき オーストラリア で ゴルフ を します。
11. Australia’s weather will probably be warm in February. It’s not cold in Australia.
二月 に オーストラリア は おたんき が あたたかい でしょう。オーストラリア で さむくない です。
All relational particles FOLLOW, they do not precede, the words whose functions they specify.
は: indicates topic/subject
いぬ は うるさい です。
Weather Presentations:
Dashona J. has not yet spoken about Strasbourg.
Zack A. will speak about Geneva, if he is able to be present.
Ray T. has not yet spoken about Seattle.
Martina C. spoke about Paris weather today.
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
Days of week: 日、月、火、水、木 金、土
目 め Eye; 耳 みみ Ear
大きい Big おおきい; 手 て Hand
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
This class does not meet on Block One days.
Review of grammar for fall semester was handed out and portions discussed, as necessary.
Students worked on their oral presentations.
Oral assignment for final:
AP Jpn: Each student must be a travel agent and present a week-long tour of the Japanese city of your choice (and its surroundings). Speak as if you were talking to potential customers, convincing them about how wonderful your tour will be. Detail all travel arrangements, costs, events and sightseeing destinations. Student may choose the time of year. Use as much vocabulary and structures as possible from 2 Nakama, Chapter 2
Elizabeth A.: Tokyo
Lalita A.: Sapporo
Anton H.: Kyoto
Jerome M.: Osaka
Mike S.: Naha
Connie Y.: Nara
Tommy Y: Nagasaki?
Amy Z.: Nagoya
Jpn 4: working in pairs, students will create and perform a dialogue, playing the roles of colleague travel agents who are planning a week-long tour to a particular city of their choice, discussing modes of transport, hotels, sightseeing, weather, costs, etc.
Pairs:
Camille B. and Jenny J.
Johnny C. and Azrieal W.
Jerome-kun found outstanding website for watching and listening to Japanese weather forecasts:
http://weathernews.jp
Useful website for vocabulary: search for Denshi Jisho in Google, has vocab and also information on each kanji constituting a word.
REMINDER: In doing high school assignments or college assignments or tasks out in the world, every one of us should be trying to do the best and most complete work possible, not the least possible.
Useful website for hiragana and katakana and some other things as well:
http://66.110.202.42/peachstar/explorer/units/lrnactiv/hir-live/homepg.htm
JAPANESE 3 -- First period
This class does not meet on Block Two days.
JAPANESE 1 – Fifth period
Students held up a sign and spoke in Japanese, congratulating Payton on the upcoming 10th anniversary.
ペートン高校
１０年記念日
お目出度う ございます
Payton こうこう
じゅう ねん きねんび
おめでとう ございます
Mrs. O’Connor filmed them as they said it.
The rest of the period was devoted to working on semester final original dialogues and on review material for chapter four, よみましょう
Helen and ふみこ are having lunch together.
Heren: ふみこさん、あした は わたし の たんじょうび の Ｐａａｔｉｉ です。 きて ください。
ふみこ：そう です か。 おたんじょうび おめでとう。Herenさん の じゅうしょ は？
Heren: Ｗａｒｒｉｃｋ Ｓｔｒｅｅｔ の 四十二ばん です。
ふみこ： でんわ ばんごう は？
Heren: 二五三の六七九八 です。 ふみこ さん の たんじょうび は いつ です か。
ふみこ： 七がつ です。
Heren: えっ？ 一がつ？
ふみこ： いいえ、し － ち － が － つ。
Heren: 七がつ ・・・ええと・・・一、二、三、四、五、六、七 ・・・ああ Ｊｕｌｙ です ね。
ふみこ： はい、そう です。 Herenさん は なに どし です か。
Heren: いのしし どし です。 ふみこさん は？
ふみこ： わたし も！
たんご： 明日（Ｔｏｍｏｒｒｏｗ）、きて （Ｃｏｍｅ）
On board:
(nothing) in particular = べつ に
Yucky-tasting ＝ まずい
New student ＝あたらしい せいと
Kanji Review
日本 Nihon Japan
日本語 Nihongo Japanese
一、二、三、四、五、六、
七、八、九、十、百
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
日 Day, Sun にち、に、ひ、び
月 Moon, Month げつ、がつ、つき
火 Fire か、ひ
水 Water すい、みず
木 Tree, Wood き、もく
金 Money, metal, gold きん、かね
土 Dirt, earth ど、つち
林 はやし Woods
森 もり Forest
川 かわ River
山 やま、さん Mountain
田 た・だ Rice field
お水（みず）を のんで ください。
火山（かざん）を みて ください。
わたし は お金（かね）が すき です。
一月の月よう日
We will be performing original dialogues this year during the official exam period. Think about who you might like to work with. Performance will be in pairs, with each person handing in a copy of the dialogue in both Japanese and English translation.
Ｓｔｕｄｅｎｔｓ ｓｐｅｎｔ ｐａｒｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｉｓ ｃｌａｓｓ
ｐｅｒｉｏｄ ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ ｏｎ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｄｉａｌｏｇｕｅｓ．
JAPANESE 2 Sixth Period
Ｇｏ ｏｖｅｒ ｃｏｒｒｅｃｔ ｔｒａｎｓｌａｔｉｏｎ ｆｏｒ
Ｅｌｅｐｈａｎｔ Ｓｔｏｒｙ．
1. In January the elephant is sick. He has a cold.
一月 に ぞう は びょうき です。 かぜ を ひいて います。
2. He is coughing and sneezing in the house.
うち で ゴホン・ゴホン を して（せき を でて ）くしゃみ を して います。
3. His big nose hurts.
ぞう は はな が いたい です。
4. He came from Africa. However, he speaks German and French.
アフリカ から きました。でも ドイツ語 と フランス語 を はなします。
5. The elephant's history teacher is a French woman.
ぞう の れきし の せんせい は フランス人 の おんな の 人 です。
6. The teacher is watching television at school.
せんせい は がっこう で テレビ を 見て います。
7. She likes sports programs (bangumi).
（せんせい は）スポーツ の ばんぐみ が すき です。
8. She is watching Japanese people’s ski-ing (SUKI-) in Nagano.
ながの で の 日本人 の スキー を 見て います。
9. The weather in Nagano is snow. And, it is cold.
ながの は おてんき が ゆき です。 そして さむい です。
10. The elephant doesn’t like ski-ing. He plays golf, however, in Australia in his free time.
ぞう は スキー が すき じゃ ない です。でも ひまな とき オーストラリア で ゴルフ を します。
11. Australia’s weather will probably be warm in February. It’s not cold in Australia.
二月 に オーストラリア は おたんき が あたたかい でしょう。オーストラリア で さむくない です。
All relational particles FOLLOW, they do not precede, the words whose functions they specify.
は: indicates topic/subject
いぬ は うるさい です。
Weather Presentations:
Dashona J. has not yet spoken about Strasbourg.
Zack A. will speak about Geneva, if he is able to be present.
Ray T. has not yet spoken about Seattle.
Martina C. spoke about Paris weather today.
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
Days of week: 日、月、火、水、木 金、土
目 め Eye; 耳 みみ Ear
大きい Big おおきい; 手 て Hand
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
This class does not meet on Block One days.
Review of grammar for fall semester was handed out and portions discussed, as necessary.
Students worked on their oral presentations.
Oral assignment for final:
AP Jpn: Each student must be a travel agent and present a week-long tour of the Japanese city of your choice (and its surroundings). Speak as if you were talking to potential customers, convincing them about how wonderful your tour will be. Detail all travel arrangements, costs, events and sightseeing destinations. Student may choose the time of year. Use as much vocabulary and structures as possible from 2 Nakama, Chapter 2
Elizabeth A.: Tokyo
Lalita A.: Sapporo
Anton H.: Kyoto
Jerome M.: Osaka
Mike S.: Naha
Connie Y.: Nara
Tommy Y: Nagasaki?
Amy Z.: Nagoya
Jpn 4: working in pairs, students will create and perform a dialogue, playing the roles of colleague travel agents who are planning a week-long tour to a particular city of their choice, discussing modes of transport, hotels, sightseeing, weather, costs, etc.
Pairs:
Camille B. and Jenny J.
Johnny C. and Azrieal W.
Jerome-kun found outstanding website for watching and listening to Japanese weather forecasts:
http://weathernews.jp
Useful website for vocabulary: search for Denshi Jisho in Google, has vocab and also information on each kanji constituting a word.
REMINDER: In doing high school assignments or college assignments or tasks out in the world, every one of us should be trying to do the best and most complete work possible, not the least possible.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
January 12, 2010 A Block One Day
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 A Block One Day
JAPANESE 3 -- First period
Students should be sure to check the blog to get the information on the kanji.
Students worked on dialogues for oral portion of semester final exam. Scantron will be administered Friday and Tuesday of next week. Oral will take place on January 20th.
Students requested that these sentences be written on board:
When you see the pink elephant, turn left, OK?
ピンク の そう を 見る とき （に） 右 に 曲がって、ね。
A limousine will be here in 20 minutes.
これから にじゅっぷん に リムジン が 来ます・来る（きます・くる）
Yesterday’s review list of verbs with student input, using overhead—
１． なくなります・なくなる
２． 売る・うる・うります
３． 飲みます・飲む・のむ
４． 曲がります・曲がる・まがる
５． すわります・すわる
６． 会います・会う・あう
７． おわります・おわる
８． 渡ります・渡る・わたる
９． します・する
１０． 食べます・食べる
１１． かかります・かかる
１２． とります・とる
１３． はじまります・はじまる
１４． かります・かりる
１５． 上げる・上げます・あげる
１６． ねます・ねる
１７． 見せます・見せる・みせる
１８． 入ります・入る・はいる
１９． あるきます・あるく
２０． まけます・まける
２１． はしります・はしる
２２． うたいます・うたう
２３． 出ます・出る・でる
２４． かよって います・かよって いる
２５． けっこん して います・けっこん して いる
２６． すんで います・すんで いる
２７． デート する
２８． がっかり する
２９． 出かける・出かけます・でかけます
３０． かす・かします
３１． のる・のります
３２． つかいます・たうかう
３３． つくります・つくる
Don’t forget to study from handout of verb conjugation forms—make sure you can conjugate all forms of all verbs we have studied, up to the dictionary form (plain affirmative habitual/present/future)
Dictation sentences on topic of お正月
１． お正月 に 日本人 は おとそ 飲んで おぞうに を 食べて お寺（おてら）に 行く。 At New Year, Japanese people drink spiced sake, eat (special) soup, and go to temples.
２． おすもう を 見て お年だま を あげて たのしい。(They) watch sumo, give year-money, and (it is) enjoy(able).
We will be performing original dialogues this year during the official exam period. Think about who you might like to work with. Performance will be in pairs, with each person handing in a copy of the dialogue in both Japanese and English translation. Remember the Unities of (our) Drama: one locale, consistent characters, one time period. Be sure to emphasize vocabulary from first four chapters of 3 Kimono.
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
Continuing semester review:
Verbs --
きいて listen to
かして lend
まわして make it go around
はいて exhale
みて look at, see
のばして stretch
しめて close
です・で は ありませんIs/am/are Isn’t/aren’t
すわって Sit
あけて Open
のんで Drink
よんで Read
たべて Eat
さわって Touch
すって Inhale
ふいて Blow up, out
たって Stand
ねじって Swivel
Sentence Order --
Kimmel’s first law
(verb comes last)3
I
A = B
A は B です。
II
Polite commands/requests
＿＿＿て・で ください。
Verb
III
Wa/ga pattern
＿＿は＿＿が ＿＿です
ねこ は おすし が
すき です。
IV
Direct objects
まど を あけて ください.
Relational Particle Review: All relational particles FOLLOW, they do not precede, the words whose functions they specify.
は indicates topic/subject
いぬ は うるさい です。
を indicates direct object
まど を しめて ください。
の indicates possession
わたし の でんわ ばんごう
か makes a question out of preceding sentence
なんさい です か。
と “and” between nouns (all nouns are mentioned)
たつ と かえる は おかしい です。 The dragon and the frog are funny.
ね “right?” at end of sentence
そう です ね。
が used in wa/ga pattern sentences
かえる は 川 が すき です。 The frog likes the river.
よ makes the sentence it follows into an exclamation (exclamation point!)
いぬ は かわいい です よ。
Kanji Review
日本 Nihon Japan
日本語 Nihongo Japanese
一、二、三、四、五、六、
七、八、九、十、百
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
日 Day, Sun にち、に、ひ、び
月 Moon, Month げつ、がつ、つき
火 Fire か、ひ
水 Water すい、みず
木 Tree, Wood き、もく
金 Money, metal, gold
きん、かね
土 Dirt, earth ど、つち
林 はやし Woods
森 もり Forest
川 かわ River
山 やま、さん Mountain
田 た・だ Rice field
お水（みず）を のんで ください。 Please drink the water.
火山（かざん）を みて ください。 Look at the volcano, please.
わたし は お金（かね）が すき です。 I like money.
一月の月よう日 A Monday in January
Students should be able to speak from memory, telling story used in class last Friday.
1。これ は かえる くん です。
2。なんさい です か。
3。かえる くん は はたち です。
4。たんじょう日 は 九月 です。
5。じゅうしょ は 川みち の 一二三ばん です。
6。でんわ ばんごう は 六七四の五〇二三ばん です。
川【かわ】 river
みち street
7。かえるくん の ともだち は たつ くん です。
8。たつくん は うるさい です。
9。たつくん は 二十一さい です。
10。なにどし です か。
11。たつくん は いぬどし です。
12。でんわ ばんごう は 八九一の 七二六四 ばん です。
13。じゅうしょ は 山みち の 八九一〇 ばん です。
山【やま】 mountain みち street
January partial verb review
きいて listen to
かして lend
まわして make it go around
はいて exhale
みて look at, see
のばして stretch
しめて close
Be sure you have done all the number kanji pages in the workbook.
Dictation Sentences:
1. Japanese New Year is great.
おしょうがつ は すごい です。
2. Please eat mochi.
もち を たべて ください。
3. Please watch sumo.
おすもう を みて ください。
4. Everyone likes Japanese New Year.
みんなさん は おしょうがつ が すき です。
5. January 15th is not Japanese New Year.
一月十五日 は おしょうがつ
じゃ ない です。 or
で は ありません。
Be sure to study the above!
We will be performing original dialogues this year during the official exam period. Think about who you might like to work with. Performance will be in pairs, with each person handing in a copy of the dialogue in both Japanese and English translation.
JAPANESE 2 Sixth Period
All relational particles FOLLOW, they do not precede, the words whose functions they specify.
は: indicates topic/subject
いぬ は うるさい です。
を: indicates direct object
まど を しめて ください。
の: indicates possession
わたし の でんわ ばんごう
か: makes a question out of preceding sentence
なんさい です か。
と: “and” between nouns (all nouns are mentioned)
たつ と かえる は おかしい です。
や: “ａｎｄ”ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ ｎｏｕｎｓ (only some nouns are mentioned)
しちめんちょう や ポテト を 食べました。
ね: “right?” at end of sentence
そう です ね。
が: used in wa/ga pattern sentences
かえる は 川 が すき です。
“But” between sentences
シカゴ は おおきい です が ラビンズ は ちいさい です。
よ: makes the sentence it follows into an exclamation (exclamation point!)
いぬ は かわいい です よ。
で: １．Indicates “means of transport” in sentences with traveling verbs ひこうき で フランス に 行きました。
2. Indicates “place where action happens” in sentences with action verbs レストラン で おすし を 食べました。
に: １．Indicates “destination” in sentences with traveling verbs
わたし は 日本 に 行きます。
2. Indicates specific time (with a name or a number) when action of sentence occurs
一月四日に ペートン で べんきょう しました。
3. with certain verbs, instead of を
きのう わたし は ともだち に あいました。それから プール に はいりました。
も: “also” or “too” often replacing は or を
イタリア人 は パスタ を 食べます。ウワイン も 飲みます。
Combining Verbs (DON’T use と):
I ate and I shopped yesterday.
きのう わたし は 食べて
かいもの を しました。
Work on this again tomorrow.
Please pay attention to tenses. Also, don’t forget about T T P O V.
1. In January the elephant is sick. He has a cold.
2. He is coughing and sneezing in the house. 3. His big nose hurts.
4. He came from Africa. However, he speaks German and French.
5. The elephant's history teacher is a French woman.
6. The teacher is watching television at school.
7. She likes sports programs (bangumi).
8. She is watching Japanese people’s ski-ing (SUKI-) in Nagano.
9. The weather in Nagano is snow. And, it is cold.
10. The elephant doesn’t like ski-ing. He plays golf, however, in Australia in his free time.
11. Australia’s weather will probably be warm in February. It’s not cold in Australia.
Sentence Order Patterns -- January
1. Active verb sentences
T time
T topic/subject
P place (where action happens)
O object (of verb)
V (active) verb
2. Traveling verb sentences
T time
T topic/subject
D destination
M means of transport
V (traveling) verb
Verb Conjugations:
1. Polite command
＿＿て・で＋ください
2. Simple past (did, didn’t do)
＿ました・＿ませんでした
3. Non-past (Does, will do: does not, will not do)
＿ます・＿ません
4. Volitional (“Let’s”)
＿ましょう
5. Continuative/progressive
Is/am/are (not)
Was/were(not) doing
＿て います・いません
＿て いました・
いませんでした
Weather Presentations:
Dashona J. has not yet spoken about Strasbourg.
Zack A. will speak about Geneva, if he is able to be present.
Ray T. has not yet spoken about Seattle.
Martina C. spoke about Paris weather today.
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
Days of week: 日、月、火、水、木 金、土
Study!
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
This class does not meet on Block One days.
JAPANESE 3 -- First period
Students should be sure to check the blog to get the information on the kanji.
Students worked on dialogues for oral portion of semester final exam. Scantron will be administered Friday and Tuesday of next week. Oral will take place on January 20th.
Students requested that these sentences be written on board:
When you see the pink elephant, turn left, OK?
ピンク の そう を 見る とき （に） 右 に 曲がって、ね。
A limousine will be here in 20 minutes.
これから にじゅっぷん に リムジン が 来ます・来る（きます・くる）
Yesterday’s review list of verbs with student input, using overhead—
１． なくなります・なくなる
２． 売る・うる・うります
３． 飲みます・飲む・のむ
４． 曲がります・曲がる・まがる
５． すわります・すわる
６． 会います・会う・あう
７． おわります・おわる
８． 渡ります・渡る・わたる
９． します・する
１０． 食べます・食べる
１１． かかります・かかる
１２． とります・とる
１３． はじまります・はじまる
１４． かります・かりる
１５． 上げる・上げます・あげる
１６． ねます・ねる
１７． 見せます・見せる・みせる
１８． 入ります・入る・はいる
１９． あるきます・あるく
２０． まけます・まける
２１． はしります・はしる
２２． うたいます・うたう
２３． 出ます・出る・でる
２４． かよって います・かよって いる
２５． けっこん して います・けっこん して いる
２６． すんで います・すんで いる
２７． デート する
２８． がっかり する
２９． 出かける・出かけます・でかけます
３０． かす・かします
３１． のる・のります
３２． つかいます・たうかう
３３． つくります・つくる
Don’t forget to study from handout of verb conjugation forms—make sure you can conjugate all forms of all verbs we have studied, up to the dictionary form (plain affirmative habitual/present/future)
Dictation sentences on topic of お正月
１． お正月 に 日本人 は おとそ 飲んで おぞうに を 食べて お寺（おてら）に 行く。 At New Year, Japanese people drink spiced sake, eat (special) soup, and go to temples.
２． おすもう を 見て お年だま を あげて たのしい。(They) watch sumo, give year-money, and (it is) enjoy(able).
We will be performing original dialogues this year during the official exam period. Think about who you might like to work with. Performance will be in pairs, with each person handing in a copy of the dialogue in both Japanese and English translation. Remember the Unities of (our) Drama: one locale, consistent characters, one time period. Be sure to emphasize vocabulary from first four chapters of 3 Kimono.
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
Continuing semester review:
Verbs --
きいて listen to
かして lend
まわして make it go around
はいて exhale
みて look at, see
のばして stretch
しめて close
です・で は ありませんIs/am/are Isn’t/aren’t
すわって Sit
あけて Open
のんで Drink
よんで Read
たべて Eat
さわって Touch
すって Inhale
ふいて Blow up, out
たって Stand
ねじって Swivel
Sentence Order --
Kimmel’s first law
(verb comes last)3
I
A = B
A は B です。
II
Polite commands/requests
＿＿＿て・で ください。
Verb
III
Wa/ga pattern
＿＿は＿＿が ＿＿です
ねこ は おすし が
すき です。
IV
Direct objects
まど を あけて ください.
Relational Particle Review: All relational particles FOLLOW, they do not precede, the words whose functions they specify.
は indicates topic/subject
いぬ は うるさい です。
を indicates direct object
まど を しめて ください。
の indicates possession
わたし の でんわ ばんごう
か makes a question out of preceding sentence
なんさい です か。
と “and” between nouns (all nouns are mentioned)
たつ と かえる は おかしい です。 The dragon and the frog are funny.
ね “right?” at end of sentence
そう です ね。
が used in wa/ga pattern sentences
かえる は 川 が すき です。 The frog likes the river.
よ makes the sentence it follows into an exclamation (exclamation point!)
いぬ は かわいい です よ。
Kanji Review
日本 Nihon Japan
日本語 Nihongo Japanese
一、二、三、四、五、六、
七、八、九、十、百
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
日 Day, Sun にち、に、ひ、び
月 Moon, Month げつ、がつ、つき
火 Fire か、ひ
水 Water すい、みず
木 Tree, Wood き、もく
金 Money, metal, gold
きん、かね
土 Dirt, earth ど、つち
林 はやし Woods
森 もり Forest
川 かわ River
山 やま、さん Mountain
田 た・だ Rice field
お水（みず）を のんで ください。 Please drink the water.
火山（かざん）を みて ください。 Look at the volcano, please.
わたし は お金（かね）が すき です。 I like money.
一月の月よう日 A Monday in January
Students should be able to speak from memory, telling story used in class last Friday.
1。これ は かえる くん です。
2。なんさい です か。
3。かえる くん は はたち です。
4。たんじょう日 は 九月 です。
5。じゅうしょ は 川みち の 一二三ばん です。
6。でんわ ばんごう は 六七四の五〇二三ばん です。
川【かわ】 river
みち street
7。かえるくん の ともだち は たつ くん です。
8。たつくん は うるさい です。
9。たつくん は 二十一さい です。
10。なにどし です か。
11。たつくん は いぬどし です。
12。でんわ ばんごう は 八九一の 七二六四 ばん です。
13。じゅうしょ は 山みち の 八九一〇 ばん です。
山【やま】 mountain みち street
January partial verb review
きいて listen to
かして lend
まわして make it go around
はいて exhale
みて look at, see
のばして stretch
しめて close
Be sure you have done all the number kanji pages in the workbook.
Dictation Sentences:
1. Japanese New Year is great.
おしょうがつ は すごい です。
2. Please eat mochi.
もち を たべて ください。
3. Please watch sumo.
おすもう を みて ください。
4. Everyone likes Japanese New Year.
みんなさん は おしょうがつ が すき です。
5. January 15th is not Japanese New Year.
一月十五日 は おしょうがつ
じゃ ない です。 or
で は ありません。
Be sure to study the above!
We will be performing original dialogues this year during the official exam period. Think about who you might like to work with. Performance will be in pairs, with each person handing in a copy of the dialogue in both Japanese and English translation.
JAPANESE 2 Sixth Period
All relational particles FOLLOW, they do not precede, the words whose functions they specify.
は: indicates topic/subject
いぬ は うるさい です。
を: indicates direct object
まど を しめて ください。
の: indicates possession
わたし の でんわ ばんごう
か: makes a question out of preceding sentence
なんさい です か。
と: “and” between nouns (all nouns are mentioned)
たつ と かえる は おかしい です。
や: “ａｎｄ”ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ ｎｏｕｎｓ (only some nouns are mentioned)
しちめんちょう や ポテト を 食べました。
ね: “right?” at end of sentence
そう です ね。
が: used in wa/ga pattern sentences
かえる は 川 が すき です。
“But” between sentences
シカゴ は おおきい です が ラビンズ は ちいさい です。
よ: makes the sentence it follows into an exclamation (exclamation point!)
いぬ は かわいい です よ。
で: １．Indicates “means of transport” in sentences with traveling verbs ひこうき で フランス に 行きました。
2. Indicates “place where action happens” in sentences with action verbs レストラン で おすし を 食べました。
に: １．Indicates “destination” in sentences with traveling verbs
わたし は 日本 に 行きます。
2. Indicates specific time (with a name or a number) when action of sentence occurs
一月四日に ペートン で べんきょう しました。
3. with certain verbs, instead of を
きのう わたし は ともだち に あいました。それから プール に はいりました。
も: “also” or “too” often replacing は or を
イタリア人 は パスタ を 食べます。ウワイン も 飲みます。
Combining Verbs (DON’T use と):
I ate and I shopped yesterday.
きのう わたし は 食べて
かいもの を しました。
Work on this again tomorrow.
Please pay attention to tenses. Also, don’t forget about T T P O V.
1. In January the elephant is sick. He has a cold.
2. He is coughing and sneezing in the house. 3. His big nose hurts.
4. He came from Africa. However, he speaks German and French.
5. The elephant's history teacher is a French woman.
6. The teacher is watching television at school.
7. She likes sports programs (bangumi).
8. She is watching Japanese people’s ski-ing (SUKI-) in Nagano.
9. The weather in Nagano is snow. And, it is cold.
10. The elephant doesn’t like ski-ing. He plays golf, however, in Australia in his free time.
11. Australia’s weather will probably be warm in February. It’s not cold in Australia.
Sentence Order Patterns -- January
1. Active verb sentences
T time
T topic/subject
P place (where action happens)
O object (of verb)
V (active) verb
2. Traveling verb sentences
T time
T topic/subject
D destination
M means of transport
V (traveling) verb
Verb Conjugations:
1. Polite command
＿＿て・で＋ください
2. Simple past (did, didn’t do)
＿ました・＿ませんでした
3. Non-past (Does, will do: does not, will not do)
＿ます・＿ません
4. Volitional (“Let’s”)
＿ましょう
5. Continuative/progressive
Is/am/are (not)
Was/were(not) doing
＿て います・いません
＿て いました・
いませんでした
Weather Presentations:
Dashona J. has not yet spoken about Strasbourg.
Zack A. will speak about Geneva, if he is able to be present.
Ray T. has not yet spoken about Seattle.
Martina C. spoke about Paris weather today.
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
Days of week: 日、月、火、水、木 金、土
Study!
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
This class does not meet on Block One days.
Monday, January 11, 2010
January 11, 2010 An Eight Period Day
Monday, January 11, 2010 An Eight Period Day
JAPANESE 3 -- First period
Generated review list of verbs with student input, using overhead—
１． なくなります・なくなる
２． 売る・うる・うります
３． 飲みます・飲む・のむ
４． 曲がります・曲がる・まがる
５． すわります・すわる
６． 会います・会う・あう
７． おわります・おわる
８． 渡ります・渡る・わたる
９． します・する
１０． 食べます・食べる
１１． かかります・かかる
１２． とります・とる
１３． はじまります・はじまる
１４． かります・かりる
１５． 上げる・上げます・あげる
１６． ねます・ねる
１７． 見せます・見せる・みせる
１８． 入ります・入る・はいる
１９． あるきます・あるく
２０． まけます・まける
２１． はしります・はしる
２２． うたいます・うたう
２３． 出ます・出る・でる
２４． かよって います・かよって いる
２５． けっこん して います・けっこん して いる
２６． すんで います・すんで いる
２７． デート する
２８． がっかり する
２９． 出かける・出かけます・でかけます
３０． かす・かします
３１． のる・のります
３２． つかいます・たうかう
３３． つくります・つくる
Handout of verb conjugation forms
Collected contest nengajo and yesterday’s homework assignment, which was, “Write 5 questions (with 5 answers, each) appropriate for the semester final”
Yesterday’s dictation sentences on topic of お正月
１． お正月 に 日本人 は おとそ 飲んで おぞうに を 食べて お寺（おてら）に 行く。 At New Year, Japanese people drink spiced sake, eat (special) soup, and go to temples.
２． おすもう を 見て お年だま を あげて たのしい。(They) watch sumo, give year-money, and (it is) enjoy(able).
We will be performing original dialogues this year during the official exam period. Think about who you might like to work with. Performance will be in pairs, with each person handing in a copy of the dialogue in both Japanese and English translation. Remember the Unities of (our) Drama: one locale, consistent characters, one time period. Be sure to emphasize vocabulary from first four chapters of 3 Kimono.
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
Students tried to speak from memory, telling story used in class last Friday.
1。これ は かえる くん です。
2。なんさい です か。
3。かえる くん は はたち です。
4。たんじょう日 は 九月 です。
5。じゅうしょ は 川みち の 一二三ばん です。
6。でんわ ばんごう は 六七四の五〇二三ばん です。
川【かわ】 river
みち street
7。かえるくん の ともだち は たつ くん です。
8。たつくん は うるさい です。
9。たつくん は 二十一さい です。
10。なにどし です か。
11。たつくん は いぬどし です。
12。でんわ ばんごう は 八九一の 七二六四 ばん です。
13。じゅうしょ は 山みち の 八九一〇 ばん です。
山【やま】 mountain みち street
January partial verb review
きいて listen to
かして lend
まわして make it go around
はいて exhale
みて look at, see
のばして stretch
しめて close
Ｈｏｍｅｗｏｒｋ：
１． Ｍｅｍｏｒｉｚｅ ｔｈｅ ａｂｏｖｅ ｆｏｒ Ｍｏｎｄａｙ
２． Ｄｏ ｎｕｍｂｅｒ ｋａｎｊｉ ｐａｇｅｓ ｉｎ ｗｏｒｋｂｏｏｋ
Dictation Sentences:
1. Japanese New Year is great.
おしょうがつ は すごい です。
2. Please eat mochi.
もち を たべて ください。
3. Please watch sumo.
おすもう を みて ください。
4. Everyone likes Japanese New Year.
みんなさん は おしょうがつ が すき です。
5. January 15th is not Japanese New Year.
一月十五日 は おしょうがつ
じゃ ない です。 or
で は ありません。
Be sure to study the above!
We will be performing original dialogues this year during the official exam period. Think about who you might like to work with. Performance will be in pairs, with each person handing in a copy of the dialogue in both Japanese and English translation.
JAPANESE 2 Sixth Period
In class review assignment:
Translate this dialogue into Japanese. Write on a separate piece of paper and hand in. Work quietly and individually, not in pairs or groups. You may use the text.
Please pay attention to tenses. Also, don’t forget about T T P O V.
1. In January the elephant is sick. He has a cold.
2. He is coughing and sneezing in the house. 3. His big nose hurts.
4. He came from Africa. However, he speaks German and French.
5. The elephant's history teacher is a French woman.
6. The teacher is watching television at school.
7. She likes sports programs (bangumi).
8. She is watching Japanese people’s ski-ing (SUKI-) in Nagano.
9. The weather in Nagano is snow. And, it is cold.
10. The elephant doesn’t like ski-ing. He plays golf, however, in Australia in his free time.
11. Australia’s weather will probably be warm in February. It’s not cold in Australia.
Sentence Order Patterns -- January
Active verb sentences
T time
T topic/subject
P place (where action happens)
O object (of verb)
V (active) verb
Traveling verb sentences
T time
T topic/subject
D destination
M means of transport
V (traveling) verb
Handed out list of vocab. from first volume of Kimono.
Weather Presentations:
Dashona J. has not yet spoken about Strasbourg.
Zack A. will speak about Geneva, if he is able to be present.
Ray T. has not yet spoken about Seattle.
Martina C. spoke about Paris weather today.
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
Days of week: 日、月、火、水、木 金、土
Study!
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
Handed out kanji/vocab. list to all students. Some grammar points reviewed today.
Grammar January Review
Comparatives
A と B は、どちら（どっち） が 大きい です か。
A の 方 が B より 大きい です。A is bigger than B.
Superlatives
A と B と C の 中 で どれ が 一番 すごい です か。
A と B と C の 中 で C は 一番 すごい です。
Adjectival dependent clauses
目がね を かけて いる 人 は ジェロムくん です。
せいと が おおい 高校 は レーンテック です。
けんちく が すばらしい 町 は シカゴ です。
今日 作った いす は その いす です。
けんくん は 果物屋 で 買った りんご を 食べた。
Japanese 4 students will speak on Wednesday about their winter vacations and we about Japanese New Year. They should use information from
Handout, reading #20, from Strive for a 5: Japanese AP tests –
We reviewed correct answers regarding the above.
Oral assignment for final:
AP Jpn: Each student must be a travel agent and present a week-long tour of the Japanese city of your choice (and its surroundings). Speak as if you were talking to potential customers, convincing them about how wonderful your tour will be. Detail all travel arrangements, costs, events and sightseeing destinations. Student may choose the time of year. Use as much vocabulary and structures as possible from 2 Nakama, Chapter 2
Elizabeth A.: Tokyo
Lalita A.: Sapporo
Anton H.: Kyoto
Jerome M.: Osaka
Mike S.: Naha
Connie Y.: Nara
Tommy Y: Nagasaki?
Amy Z.: Nagoya
Jpn 4: working in pairs, students will create and perform a dialogue, playing the roles of colleague travel agents who are planning a week-long tour to a particular city of their choice, discussing modes of transport, hotels, sightseeing, weather, costs, etc.
Pairs:
Camille B. and Jenny J.
Johnny C. and Azrieal W.
Jerome-kun found outstanding website for watching and listening to Japanese weather forecasts:
http://weathernews.jp
Useful website for vocabulary: search for Denshi Jisho in Google, has vocab and also information on each kanji constituting a word.
REMINDER: In doing high school assignments or college assignments or tasks out in the world, every one of us should be trying to do the best and most complete work possible, not the least possible.
JAPANESE 3 -- First period
Generated review list of verbs with student input, using overhead—
１． なくなります・なくなる
２． 売る・うる・うります
３． 飲みます・飲む・のむ
４． 曲がります・曲がる・まがる
５． すわります・すわる
６． 会います・会う・あう
７． おわります・おわる
８． 渡ります・渡る・わたる
９． します・する
１０． 食べます・食べる
１１． かかります・かかる
１２． とります・とる
１３． はじまります・はじまる
１４． かります・かりる
１５． 上げる・上げます・あげる
１６． ねます・ねる
１７． 見せます・見せる・みせる
１８． 入ります・入る・はいる
１９． あるきます・あるく
２０． まけます・まける
２１． はしります・はしる
２２． うたいます・うたう
２３． 出ます・出る・でる
２４． かよって います・かよって いる
２５． けっこん して います・けっこん して いる
２６． すんで います・すんで いる
２７． デート する
２８． がっかり する
２９． 出かける・出かけます・でかけます
３０． かす・かします
３１． のる・のります
３２． つかいます・たうかう
３３． つくります・つくる
Handout of verb conjugation forms
Collected contest nengajo and yesterday’s homework assignment, which was, “Write 5 questions (with 5 answers, each) appropriate for the semester final”
Yesterday’s dictation sentences on topic of お正月
１． お正月 に 日本人 は おとそ 飲んで おぞうに を 食べて お寺（おてら）に 行く。 At New Year, Japanese people drink spiced sake, eat (special) soup, and go to temples.
２． おすもう を 見て お年だま を あげて たのしい。(They) watch sumo, give year-money, and (it is) enjoy(able).
We will be performing original dialogues this year during the official exam period. Think about who you might like to work with. Performance will be in pairs, with each person handing in a copy of the dialogue in both Japanese and English translation. Remember the Unities of (our) Drama: one locale, consistent characters, one time period. Be sure to emphasize vocabulary from first four chapters of 3 Kimono.
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
Students tried to speak from memory, telling story used in class last Friday.
1。これ は かえる くん です。
2。なんさい です か。
3。かえる くん は はたち です。
4。たんじょう日 は 九月 です。
5。じゅうしょ は 川みち の 一二三ばん です。
6。でんわ ばんごう は 六七四の五〇二三ばん です。
川【かわ】 river
みち street
7。かえるくん の ともだち は たつ くん です。
8。たつくん は うるさい です。
9。たつくん は 二十一さい です。
10。なにどし です か。
11。たつくん は いぬどし です。
12。でんわ ばんごう は 八九一の 七二六四 ばん です。
13。じゅうしょ は 山みち の 八九一〇 ばん です。
山【やま】 mountain みち street
January partial verb review
きいて listen to
かして lend
まわして make it go around
はいて exhale
みて look at, see
のばして stretch
しめて close
Ｈｏｍｅｗｏｒｋ：
１． Ｍｅｍｏｒｉｚｅ ｔｈｅ ａｂｏｖｅ ｆｏｒ Ｍｏｎｄａｙ
２． Ｄｏ ｎｕｍｂｅｒ ｋａｎｊｉ ｐａｇｅｓ ｉｎ ｗｏｒｋｂｏｏｋ
Dictation Sentences:
1. Japanese New Year is great.
おしょうがつ は すごい です。
2. Please eat mochi.
もち を たべて ください。
3. Please watch sumo.
おすもう を みて ください。
4. Everyone likes Japanese New Year.
みんなさん は おしょうがつ が すき です。
5. January 15th is not Japanese New Year.
一月十五日 は おしょうがつ
じゃ ない です。 or
で は ありません。
Be sure to study the above!
We will be performing original dialogues this year during the official exam period. Think about who you might like to work with. Performance will be in pairs, with each person handing in a copy of the dialogue in both Japanese and English translation.
JAPANESE 2 Sixth Period
In class review assignment:
Translate this dialogue into Japanese. Write on a separate piece of paper and hand in. Work quietly and individually, not in pairs or groups. You may use the text.
Please pay attention to tenses. Also, don’t forget about T T P O V.
1. In January the elephant is sick. He has a cold.
2. He is coughing and sneezing in the house. 3. His big nose hurts.
4. He came from Africa. However, he speaks German and French.
5. The elephant's history teacher is a French woman.
6. The teacher is watching television at school.
7. She likes sports programs (bangumi).
8. She is watching Japanese people’s ski-ing (SUKI-) in Nagano.
9. The weather in Nagano is snow. And, it is cold.
10. The elephant doesn’t like ski-ing. He plays golf, however, in Australia in his free time.
11. Australia’s weather will probably be warm in February. It’s not cold in Australia.
Sentence Order Patterns -- January
Active verb sentences
T time
T topic/subject
P place (where action happens)
O object (of verb)
V (active) verb
Traveling verb sentences
T time
T topic/subject
D destination
M means of transport
V (traveling) verb
Handed out list of vocab. from first volume of Kimono.
Weather Presentations:
Dashona J. has not yet spoken about Strasbourg.
Zack A. will speak about Geneva, if he is able to be present.
Ray T. has not yet spoken about Seattle.
Martina C. spoke about Paris weather today.
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
Days of week: 日、月、火、水、木 金、土
Study!
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
Handed out kanji/vocab. list to all students. Some grammar points reviewed today.
Grammar January Review
Comparatives
A と B は、どちら（どっち） が 大きい です か。
A の 方 が B より 大きい です。A is bigger than B.
Superlatives
A と B と C の 中 で どれ が 一番 すごい です か。
A と B と C の 中 で C は 一番 すごい です。
Adjectival dependent clauses
目がね を かけて いる 人 は ジェロムくん です。
せいと が おおい 高校 は レーンテック です。
けんちく が すばらしい 町 は シカゴ です。
今日 作った いす は その いす です。
けんくん は 果物屋 で 買った りんご を 食べた。
Japanese 4 students will speak on Wednesday about their winter vacations and we about Japanese New Year. They should use information from
Handout, reading #20, from Strive for a 5: Japanese AP tests –
We reviewed correct answers regarding the above.
Oral assignment for final:
AP Jpn: Each student must be a travel agent and present a week-long tour of the Japanese city of your choice (and its surroundings). Speak as if you were talking to potential customers, convincing them about how wonderful your tour will be. Detail all travel arrangements, costs, events and sightseeing destinations. Student may choose the time of year. Use as much vocabulary and structures as possible from 2 Nakama, Chapter 2
Elizabeth A.: Tokyo
Lalita A.: Sapporo
Anton H.: Kyoto
Jerome M.: Osaka
Mike S.: Naha
Connie Y.: Nara
Tommy Y: Nagasaki?
Amy Z.: Nagoya
Jpn 4: working in pairs, students will create and perform a dialogue, playing the roles of colleague travel agents who are planning a week-long tour to a particular city of their choice, discussing modes of transport, hotels, sightseeing, weather, costs, etc.
Pairs:
Camille B. and Jenny J.
Johnny C. and Azrieal W.
Jerome-kun found outstanding website for watching and listening to Japanese weather forecasts:
http://weathernews.jp
Useful website for vocabulary: search for Denshi Jisho in Google, has vocab and also information on each kanji constituting a word.
REMINDER: In doing high school assignments or college assignments or tasks out in the world, every one of us should be trying to do the best and most complete work possible, not the least possible.
Friday, January 8, 2010
January 8, 2010 An Eight Period Day
Friday, January 8, 2010 An Eight Period Day
JAPANESE 3 -- First period
Handed out preliminary review sheet for January semester exam.
Discussion of kanji and what else might be added.
On board:
Combining adjectives
い：アメリカ の はた（Ｆｌａｇ）は あかくて しろくて あおい です。
な：その ひと は ゆうめい で ハンサム です。
Dictation sentences on topic of お正月
０． お正月 に 日本人 は おとそ 飲んで おぞうに を 食べて お寺（おてら）に 行く。 At New Year, Japanese people drink spiced sake, eat (special) soup, and go to temples.
１． おすもう を 見て お年だま を あげて たのしい。(They) watch sumo, give year-money, and (it is) enjoy(able).
Homework: Write 5 questions (with 5 answers, each) appropriate for the semester final
We will be performing original dialogues this year during the official exam period. Think about who you might like to work with. Performance will be in pairs, with each person handing in a copy of the dialogue in both Japanese and English translation. Remember the Unities of (our) Drama: one locale, consistent characters, one time period. Be sure to emphasize vocabulary from first four chapters of 3 Kimono.
Assignment due next Monday: Nengajo for state and national contest – required for all students -
● The Nengajo must be on 4x6 inch white, unlined, index card.
(年賀状は４ｘ６インチの無地のインデックスカードに限る)
● The student must write his/her name in ink vertically on the bottom left-hand side of the card, relative to the direction of the design. It is preferable to write the name in Katakana, but names written in English are acceptable. Students with names that can be written in Kanji may use either hiragana or kanji as appropriate.)
● The Nengajoo design must include: the year 2010 and either GANTAN (元旦) or TSUITACHI (一日) written in kanji. Students may include other appropriate phrases or best wishes in Japanese, but those mentioned above are mandatory.
● The design theme must focus on the up-coming 2010 New Year, Year of the Tiger: 寅. The design should also creatively focus, in some manner, on how the New Year is celebrated in Japan. The card design should be related to the animal of the year represented in socially acceptable manner.
デザインされたカードの裏側（on the back of a designed card）
生徒の名前 (Student’s Full Name)
生徒の年齢 (Student’s Age)
学年と学校 (Grade Level and Division): Elem_________ MS_________HS_________
先生の名前 (Teacher’s Full Name)
先生の電子メールアドレス (Teacher’s e-mail address)
学校の名前 (School Name)
学校の住所 (School Address)
学校の電話番号 (School Phone Number)
カテゴリー (Category Entered): Comical Original Artistic
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
Ｓｔｏｒｙ ａｃｔｅｄ ｏｕｔ ｉｎ ｃｌａｓｓ ｗｉｔｈ
Ｎａｏｍｉ Ｌ （１）Ａｎｄ Ｔｈｕｒｍａｎ Ｆ
1。これ は かえる くん です。
2。なんさい です か。
3。かえる くん は はたち です。
4。たんじょう日 は 九月 です。
5。じゅうしょ は 川みち の 一二三ばん です。
6。でんわ ばんごう は 六七四の五〇二三ばん です。
川【かわ】 river
みち street
7。かえるくん の ともだち は たつ くん です。
8。たつくん は うるさい です。
9。たつくん は 二十一さい です。
10。なにどし です か。
11。たつくん は いぬどし です。
12。でんわ ばんごう は 八九一の 七二六四 ばん です。
13。じゅうしょ は 山みち の 八九一〇 ばん です。
山【やま】 mountain みち street
Ｈｏｍｅｗｏｒｋ：
０． Ｍｅｍｏｒｉｚｅ ｔｈｅ ａｂｏｖｅ ｆｏｒ Ｍｏｎｄａｙ
１． Ｄｏ ｎｕｍｂｅｒ ｋａｎｊｉ ｐａｇｅｓ ｉｎ ｗｏｒｋｂｏｏｋ
Dictation Sentences:
1. Japanese New Year is great.
おしょうがつ は すごい です。
2. Please eat mochi.
もち を たべて ください。
3. Please watch sumo.
おすもう を みて ください。
4. Everyone likes Japanese New Year.
みんなさん は おしょうがつ が すき です。
5. January 15th is not Japanese New Year.
一月十五日 は おしょうがつ
じゃ ない です。 or
で は ありません。
Be sure to study the above!
We will be performing original dialogues this year during the official exam period. Think about who you might like to work with. Performance will be in pairs, with each person handing in a copy of the dialogue in both Japanese and English translation.
JAPANESE 2 Sixth Period
Review terms on board:
Kinship terms—
おかあさん、うち の はは
おとうさん、うち の ちち
おねえさん、あね
おにいさん、あに
いもうとさん、いもうと
おとうとさん、おとうと
おばあさん、そぼ
おじいさん、そふ
おじさん、おじ
いとこさん、いとこ
手、て
目、め
耳、み
足、あし
In class activity: 2k3.adjective practice handout―― Write the correct tense of the adjective in the following sentences:
去年（きょねんＬａｓｔ ｙｅａｒ）の 感謝祭（かんしゃさい）の 日 に
わたし と かぞく と そぼ の うち で ―――
そふ は （Ｗａｓ ｈａｎｄｓｏｍｅ）＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。
ゴジラ は （Ｗａｓ ｎｏｔ ｃｕｔｅ）_＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。
おてあらい は （Ｗａｓ ｎａｒｒｏｗ／ｓｍａｌｌ）＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。
クランベリ は （Ｗｅｒｅ ｎｏｔ ｂｉｇ）＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。
Hello Kitty は (Ｗａｓ ｓｈｅ ｐｒｅｔｔｙ？)＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。
トロンペット は （Ｗａｓ ｎｏｔ ｑｕｉｅｔ）＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。
サンタ は （Ｗａｓ ａｎ ｏｌｄ ｇｕｙ）＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。
七面鳥（しちめんちょう）は （Ｗａｓ ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ）＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。
くり（Ｃｈｅｓｔｎｕｔｓ）は （Ｗｅｒｅ ｙｕｃｋｙ－ｔａｓｔｉｎｇ）
＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。
わたし は ポテト が （Ｌｉｋｅｄ）＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。
スタフィング は （Ｗａｓ ｄｅｌｉｃｉｏｕｓ）＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。
Discussion of semester review sheet handed out yesterday. Some students want vocab from first volume of Kimono.
Detail about Japan’s New Year from handout issued today. Source: 日本のくらし１２ｋ月：Moons, Months and Seasons, Intermediate Japanese Reader
Weather Presentations:
Dashona J. has not yet spoken about Strasbourg.
Zack A. will speak about Geneva, if he is able to be present.
Ray T. has not yet spoken about Seattle.
Martina C. will speak about Paris on Monday.
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
Days of week: 日、月、火、水、木 金、土
Study!
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
Preliminary review for January exam, includes first four chapters of A Homestay in Japan and 2 Nakama (introductory chapter, plus chapters 1 and 2)
Japanese 4 students will speak on Monday about their winter vacations and we about Japanese New Year. They should use information from
日本のくらし１２ｋ月：Moons, Months and Seasons, Intermediate Japanese Reader
お正月のこと from the handout -- These items will be on the semester final.
おせち 料理（りょうり）
おとそ
おぞうに
門松（かどまつ）
しめかざり
おとしだま
初詣（はつもうで）
春の七草（はる の ななくさ）
成人式（せいじんしき）
相撲（すもう）
Handout, reading #20, from Strive for a 5: Japanese AP tests –
Finish answering questions for homework--Hiromi Peterson Sensei takes students to Hiroshima
Also, review relevant chapters from the reader and from Nakama; so that we can add to review document
Oral assignment for final:
AP Jpn: Each student must be a travel agent and present a week-long tour of the Japanese city of your choice (and its surroundings). Speak as if you were talking to potential customers, convincing them about how wonderful your tour will be. Detail all travel arrangements, costs, events and sightseeing destinations. Student may choose the time of year. Use as much vocabulary and structures as possible from 2 Nakama, Chapter 2
Elizabeth A.: Tokyo
Lalita A.: Sapporo
Anton H.: Kyoto
Jerome M.: Osaka
Mike S.: Naha
Connie Y.: Nara
Tommy Y: Nagasaki?
Amy Z.: Nagoya
Jpn 4: working in pairs, students will create and perform a dialogue, playing the roles of colleague travel agents who are planning a week-long tour to a particular city of their choice, discussing modes of transport, hotels, sightseeing, weather, costs, etc.
Pairs:
Camille B. and Jenny J.
Johnny C. and Azrieal W.
Jerome-kun found outstanding website for watching and listening to Japanese weather forecasts:
http://weathernews.jp
Useful website for vocabulary: search for Denshi Jisho in Google, has vocab and also information on each kanji constituting a word.
REMINDER: In doing high school assignments or college assignments or tasks out in the world, every one of us should be trying to do the best and most complete work possible, not the least possible.
You might like to work with the following kanji-learning website:
http://www.jpf.org.uk/language/kanjifiles/kanjicard.html
JAPANESE 3 -- First period
Handed out preliminary review sheet for January semester exam.
Discussion of kanji and what else might be added.
On board:
Combining adjectives
い：アメリカ の はた（Ｆｌａｇ）は あかくて しろくて あおい です。
な：その ひと は ゆうめい で ハンサム です。
Dictation sentences on topic of お正月
０． お正月 に 日本人 は おとそ 飲んで おぞうに を 食べて お寺（おてら）に 行く。 At New Year, Japanese people drink spiced sake, eat (special) soup, and go to temples.
１． おすもう を 見て お年だま を あげて たのしい。(They) watch sumo, give year-money, and (it is) enjoy(able).
Homework: Write 5 questions (with 5 answers, each) appropriate for the semester final
We will be performing original dialogues this year during the official exam period. Think about who you might like to work with. Performance will be in pairs, with each person handing in a copy of the dialogue in both Japanese and English translation. Remember the Unities of (our) Drama: one locale, consistent characters, one time period. Be sure to emphasize vocabulary from first four chapters of 3 Kimono.
Assignment due next Monday: Nengajo for state and national contest – required for all students -
● The Nengajo must be on 4x6 inch white, unlined, index card.
(年賀状は４ｘ６インチの無地のインデックスカードに限る)
● The student must write his/her name in ink vertically on the bottom left-hand side of the card, relative to the direction of the design. It is preferable to write the name in Katakana, but names written in English are acceptable. Students with names that can be written in Kanji may use either hiragana or kanji as appropriate.)
● The Nengajoo design must include: the year 2010 and either GANTAN (元旦) or TSUITACHI (一日) written in kanji. Students may include other appropriate phrases or best wishes in Japanese, but those mentioned above are mandatory.
● The design theme must focus on the up-coming 2010 New Year, Year of the Tiger: 寅. The design should also creatively focus, in some manner, on how the New Year is celebrated in Japan. The card design should be related to the animal of the year represented in socially acceptable manner.
デザインされたカードの裏側（on the back of a designed card）
生徒の名前 (Student’s Full Name)
生徒の年齢 (Student’s Age)
学年と学校 (Grade Level and Division): Elem_________ MS_________HS_________
先生の名前 (Teacher’s Full Name)
先生の電子メールアドレス (Teacher’s e-mail address)
学校の名前 (School Name)
学校の住所 (School Address)
学校の電話番号 (School Phone Number)
カテゴリー (Category Entered): Comical Original Artistic
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
Ｓｔｏｒｙ ａｃｔｅｄ ｏｕｔ ｉｎ ｃｌａｓｓ ｗｉｔｈ
Ｎａｏｍｉ Ｌ （１）Ａｎｄ Ｔｈｕｒｍａｎ Ｆ
1。これ は かえる くん です。
2。なんさい です か。
3。かえる くん は はたち です。
4。たんじょう日 は 九月 です。
5。じゅうしょ は 川みち の 一二三ばん です。
6。でんわ ばんごう は 六七四の五〇二三ばん です。
川【かわ】 river
みち street
7。かえるくん の ともだち は たつ くん です。
8。たつくん は うるさい です。
9。たつくん は 二十一さい です。
10。なにどし です か。
11。たつくん は いぬどし です。
12。でんわ ばんごう は 八九一の 七二六四 ばん です。
13。じゅうしょ は 山みち の 八九一〇 ばん です。
山【やま】 mountain みち street
Ｈｏｍｅｗｏｒｋ：
０． Ｍｅｍｏｒｉｚｅ ｔｈｅ ａｂｏｖｅ ｆｏｒ Ｍｏｎｄａｙ
１． Ｄｏ ｎｕｍｂｅｒ ｋａｎｊｉ ｐａｇｅｓ ｉｎ ｗｏｒｋｂｏｏｋ
Dictation Sentences:
1. Japanese New Year is great.
おしょうがつ は すごい です。
2. Please eat mochi.
もち を たべて ください。
3. Please watch sumo.
おすもう を みて ください。
4. Everyone likes Japanese New Year.
みんなさん は おしょうがつ が すき です。
5. January 15th is not Japanese New Year.
一月十五日 は おしょうがつ
じゃ ない です。 or
で は ありません。
Be sure to study the above!
We will be performing original dialogues this year during the official exam period. Think about who you might like to work with. Performance will be in pairs, with each person handing in a copy of the dialogue in both Japanese and English translation.
JAPANESE 2 Sixth Period
Review terms on board:
Kinship terms—
おかあさん、うち の はは
おとうさん、うち の ちち
おねえさん、あね
おにいさん、あに
いもうとさん、いもうと
おとうとさん、おとうと
おばあさん、そぼ
おじいさん、そふ
おじさん、おじ
いとこさん、いとこ
手、て
目、め
耳、み
足、あし
In class activity: 2k3.adjective practice handout―― Write the correct tense of the adjective in the following sentences:
去年（きょねんＬａｓｔ ｙｅａｒ）の 感謝祭（かんしゃさい）の 日 に
わたし と かぞく と そぼ の うち で ―――
そふ は （Ｗａｓ ｈａｎｄｓｏｍｅ）＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。
ゴジラ は （Ｗａｓ ｎｏｔ ｃｕｔｅ）_＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。
おてあらい は （Ｗａｓ ｎａｒｒｏｗ／ｓｍａｌｌ）＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。
クランベリ は （Ｗｅｒｅ ｎｏｔ ｂｉｇ）＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。
Hello Kitty は (Ｗａｓ ｓｈｅ ｐｒｅｔｔｙ？)＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。
トロンペット は （Ｗａｓ ｎｏｔ ｑｕｉｅｔ）＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。
サンタ は （Ｗａｓ ａｎ ｏｌｄ ｇｕｙ）＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。
七面鳥（しちめんちょう）は （Ｗａｓ ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ）＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。
くり（Ｃｈｅｓｔｎｕｔｓ）は （Ｗｅｒｅ ｙｕｃｋｙ－ｔａｓｔｉｎｇ）
＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。
わたし は ポテト が （Ｌｉｋｅｄ）＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。
スタフィング は （Ｗａｓ ｄｅｌｉｃｉｏｕｓ）＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。
Discussion of semester review sheet handed out yesterday. Some students want vocab from first volume of Kimono.
Detail about Japan’s New Year from handout issued today. Source: 日本のくらし１２ｋ月：Moons, Months and Seasons, Intermediate Japanese Reader
Weather Presentations:
Dashona J. has not yet spoken about Strasbourg.
Zack A. will speak about Geneva, if he is able to be present.
Ray T. has not yet spoken about Seattle.
Martina C. will speak about Paris on Monday.
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
Days of week: 日、月、火、水、木 金、土
Study!
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
Preliminary review for January exam, includes first four chapters of A Homestay in Japan and 2 Nakama (introductory chapter, plus chapters 1 and 2)
Japanese 4 students will speak on Monday about their winter vacations and we about Japanese New Year. They should use information from
日本のくらし１２ｋ月：Moons, Months and Seasons, Intermediate Japanese Reader
お正月のこと from the handout -- These items will be on the semester final.
おせち 料理（りょうり）
おとそ
おぞうに
門松（かどまつ）
しめかざり
おとしだま
初詣（はつもうで）
春の七草（はる の ななくさ）
成人式（せいじんしき）
相撲（すもう）
Handout, reading #20, from Strive for a 5: Japanese AP tests –
Finish answering questions for homework--Hiromi Peterson Sensei takes students to Hiroshima
Also, review relevant chapters from the reader and from Nakama; so that we can add to review document
Oral assignment for final:
AP Jpn: Each student must be a travel agent and present a week-long tour of the Japanese city of your choice (and its surroundings). Speak as if you were talking to potential customers, convincing them about how wonderful your tour will be. Detail all travel arrangements, costs, events and sightseeing destinations. Student may choose the time of year. Use as much vocabulary and structures as possible from 2 Nakama, Chapter 2
Elizabeth A.: Tokyo
Lalita A.: Sapporo
Anton H.: Kyoto
Jerome M.: Osaka
Mike S.: Naha
Connie Y.: Nara
Tommy Y: Nagasaki?
Amy Z.: Nagoya
Jpn 4: working in pairs, students will create and perform a dialogue, playing the roles of colleague travel agents who are planning a week-long tour to a particular city of their choice, discussing modes of transport, hotels, sightseeing, weather, costs, etc.
Pairs:
Camille B. and Jenny J.
Johnny C. and Azrieal W.
Jerome-kun found outstanding website for watching and listening to Japanese weather forecasts:
http://weathernews.jp
Useful website for vocabulary: search for Denshi Jisho in Google, has vocab and also information on each kanji constituting a word.
REMINDER: In doing high school assignments or college assignments or tasks out in the world, every one of us should be trying to do the best and most complete work possible, not the least possible.
You might like to work with the following kanji-learning website:
http://www.jpf.org.uk/language/kanjifiles/kanjicard.html
Japanese 4/AP first semester review summary
キメル先生の日本語の授業
四年生とAP--一月の復習
Ａ Ｈｏｍｅｓｔａｙ ｉｎ Ｊａｐａｎ： Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒｓ １－４
２ Ｎａｋａｍａ： Ｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｔｏｒｙ ｃｈａｐｔｅｒｓ，
ｐｌｕｓ ｃｈａｐｔｅｒｓ １ ａｎｄ ２
台 風 番 夏 春 秋 天 気 雨 雪 度 青い 生きる
先生 読む 日本語 言う 英語 分かる 七時十分 朝
開けまして 夕方 名前 後ろ 側 中 中国
文楽 家族 大好き お姉さん 妹さん お兄さん 弟さん
一番 誰 お正月 の方が 音楽 部
食べる 飲む 百円 千ドル 本屋 屋ね
部屋 午前 午後 高い 高校 小学校
中学 夏 春 秋 年 土曜日
思う 何月 何人 何日 何曜日 何時 時々 雨
犬 お天気 気もち 足 耳 目
口 手 見る 見せる 出る 出かける
入る 市 シカゴ市 味 昔 昔々 音
家 家族 門 間 聞く 入口 出口
お父さん お母さん 子ども 大人 小人 会社 夕 名前
白い 本 を 読む 話す 生きる 朝ごはん 明けまして
Famous Radicals (Rosa Luxembourg, Gus Hall!) :
1. person にんんべん 休み
2. person-roof ひとやね 食べる
3. person-legs ひとあし 元 兄 ( 見る is its own radical)
4. advancing enclosure (nickname "road") しんにゅう
近い 遠い
5. bottom "heart" したごころ 思う
6. thread いとへん 絵 (え) 緑 (みどり)
7. mouth くちへん 台 右 名
8. tree きへん 本
9. grass くさかんむり 英 花 お茶
10. kana "u" ウ かんむり 家
11. "going man" radical ぎょうにんべん (However 行 is its own radical, by itself, number 144)
後ろ 待つ 【まつ】
12. flag ( しかばね corpse) 屋
13. water さんずいへん 海 うみ
14. speaking ごんべん 話す 読む 語
15. hand てはん 持つ 【もつ】
Polite inquiries:
1.どこ から 来ました か。
（ご出身 は どちら です か。）
（どちら の お国 です か。）
2.おすまい は どちら です か。
（どこ に すんで います か。）
（おたく は どこ です か。）
3.お年（とし） は おいくつ です か。
（何さい です か。）
大学ので
じんるい学, びじゅつ, せいぶつ学, かがく, けいざい学,
コンピューターサイエンス, きょういく学, 工学（こうがく）,
がいこく語, れきし学, ほう学, げんご学,
文学, すう学, 音楽, てつ学,
ぶつり学, せいじ学, 社会学
国 の 人
アメリカ人, イギリス人（英語）, イタリア人（イタリア語）
カナダ人, かんこく人, スペイン人
シンガポール人, たいわん人, 中国人, ロシア人
ドイツ人, ブラジル人, フランス人,
ポルトガル人, ほんこん人, メキシコ人
ロシア人, 国
Some sentence patterns, combined adjectives --
大きくて 白い ビル は えいがかん です。
ゆうめい で ハンサム な 人 は ジョージ・クルーニーです。
Existence (inanimate) sentence with counter
えいがかん と としょかん の 間 に 本屋 が 一けん あります か。
A + modified A sentence pattern.
うち の へや の あたらしい テレビ は 母 の テレビ です。
Existence (animate) sentence with counter
隣 の ともだち の うち に いもうと さん が 二人 います。
Combined adjectives – both types
小さくて べんりな コンピュータ を 買いましょう。
Assorted vocabulary, question words, and sentences.
遠い バスてい 本 を 一さつ 読んで いました。
え を 説明 下さい。
たとえば
名前? 何才？ 今 何時？ 何時から何時までそれをしている？
本 ゲーム 音楽の題名（名前）
何が好き、嫌い？
Culture: police boxes, tea, Japanese universities and colleges, part time jobs, national holidays, Japanese food, university courses (from Tohsaku), university buildings
Counters: animals, people, buildings, machines, days-of-month, months, days-of-week, long-thin-things, flat-things, small-round-things, degrees-of-temperature, indigenous-numbers, volumes-of-books-magazines、days staying overnight in hotel or house
Grammar Units:
Wanting a thing: ほしい、ほしがる Wanting to DO something: stem + たい、たがる
Whether or not: かどうか While: verb-stem ながら
Category no naka de, example wa ichiban adjective desu.
の中で は一番 です
Less thing yori, more thing no hou ga adjective-quality desu.
より の方が です
Non-polite imperative: stem + なさい
Must/have to/obligation: plain neg (take off い)＋なければ なりません・いけません
Dependent Adjectival Clauses
[subject-of-clause ga plain-verb] noun-to-be-modified
Expressing an opinion: --------------- (plain form verb) と 思う
question words into indefinite and "negative" pronouns: 何か、何も、どこか、どこ【に】も、
だれも、 だれか、ど
Combining sentences:
ので、から、と、――たら
Ｇｉｖｉｎｇ ａｎｄ ｒｅｃｅｉｖｉｎｇ：
あげる、くれる、もらう （さしあげる、くださる、いただく）
Ｔｏ ｈａｖｅ ｈａｄ ｔｈｅ ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ：
Ｐｌａｉｎ ｐａｓｔ た・だ こと が ある
Ｇｅｒｕｎｄｓ：
Ｄｉｃｔｉｏｎａｒｙ Ｆｏｒｍ Ｖｅｒｂ ＋ こと
Ｉｎｔｅｎｔｉｏｎ：
Ｄｉｃｔｉｏｎａｒｙ Ｆｏｒｍ Ｖｅｒｂ ＋ つもり だ・です。
Ｔｉｍｅ ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎｓ：
せんしゅう、こんしゅう、らいさふう
せんげつ、こんげつ、らいげつ
きのう、今日、明日
きょねん、今年、らいねん
Major Japanese Cities: Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Sendai, Kobe, Nagoya, Hiroshima, Kagoshima, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Naha, Sapporo, Niigata City, Nara, Yokohama, Fukuoka
Food vocab., with tastes--traditional Japanese food
travel vocab. (2Nakama: Ch 2) - reservations, trains, types of hotels, tickets, departure/arrival 旅（たび）旅行（りょこう）旅館（りょかん）
family vocab. Kinship terms
hobby vocab.
Japanese-style rooms --
日本間：靴（くつ）の箱（はこ）の中の内容 （ないよう）contents
１． ふすま sliding door
２． 押し入れ horizontal closet for futon, etc.
３． つくえ low desk OR 火燵（こたつ） kotatsu (low table with heater underneath and quilt over the top)
４． 畳（たたみ）rice mats on the floor
５． 布団（ふとん）padded bedding (“mattress” and quilt-like coverlets)
６． 枕（まくら）pillow
７． 床の間（とこのま）art alcove
８． 掛け軸（かけじく）hanging scroll
９． 生け花（いけばな flower arrangement
１０．屏風（びょうぶ）folding screen OR
１１．洋服だんす （ようふくだんす）wardrobe or armoire for Western-style clothes
Japanese holidays, especially お正月
四年生とAP--一月の復習
Ａ Ｈｏｍｅｓｔａｙ ｉｎ Ｊａｐａｎ： Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒｓ １－４
２ Ｎａｋａｍａ： Ｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｔｏｒｙ ｃｈａｐｔｅｒｓ，
ｐｌｕｓ ｃｈａｐｔｅｒｓ １ ａｎｄ ２
台 風 番 夏 春 秋 天 気 雨 雪 度 青い 生きる
先生 読む 日本語 言う 英語 分かる 七時十分 朝
開けまして 夕方 名前 後ろ 側 中 中国
文楽 家族 大好き お姉さん 妹さん お兄さん 弟さん
一番 誰 お正月 の方が 音楽 部
食べる 飲む 百円 千ドル 本屋 屋ね
部屋 午前 午後 高い 高校 小学校
中学 夏 春 秋 年 土曜日
思う 何月 何人 何日 何曜日 何時 時々 雨
犬 お天気 気もち 足 耳 目
口 手 見る 見せる 出る 出かける
入る 市 シカゴ市 味 昔 昔々 音
家 家族 門 間 聞く 入口 出口
お父さん お母さん 子ども 大人 小人 会社 夕 名前
白い 本 を 読む 話す 生きる 朝ごはん 明けまして
Famous Radicals (Rosa Luxembourg, Gus Hall!) :
1. person にんんべん 休み
2. person-roof ひとやね 食べる
3. person-legs ひとあし 元 兄 ( 見る is its own radical)
4. advancing enclosure (nickname "road") しんにゅう
近い 遠い
5. bottom "heart" したごころ 思う
6. thread いとへん 絵 (え) 緑 (みどり)
7. mouth くちへん 台 右 名
8. tree きへん 本
9. grass くさかんむり 英 花 お茶
10. kana "u" ウ かんむり 家
11. "going man" radical ぎょうにんべん (However 行 is its own radical, by itself, number 144)
後ろ 待つ 【まつ】
12. flag ( しかばね corpse) 屋
13. water さんずいへん 海 うみ
14. speaking ごんべん 話す 読む 語
15. hand てはん 持つ 【もつ】
Polite inquiries:
1.どこ から 来ました か。
（ご出身 は どちら です か。）
（どちら の お国 です か。）
2.おすまい は どちら です か。
（どこ に すんで います か。）
（おたく は どこ です か。）
3.お年（とし） は おいくつ です か。
（何さい です か。）
大学ので
じんるい学, びじゅつ, せいぶつ学, かがく, けいざい学,
コンピューターサイエンス, きょういく学, 工学（こうがく）,
がいこく語, れきし学, ほう学, げんご学,
文学, すう学, 音楽, てつ学,
ぶつり学, せいじ学, 社会学
国 の 人
アメリカ人, イギリス人（英語）, イタリア人（イタリア語）
カナダ人, かんこく人, スペイン人
シンガポール人, たいわん人, 中国人, ロシア人
ドイツ人, ブラジル人, フランス人,
ポルトガル人, ほんこん人, メキシコ人
ロシア人, 国
Some sentence patterns, combined adjectives --
大きくて 白い ビル は えいがかん です。
ゆうめい で ハンサム な 人 は ジョージ・クルーニーです。
Existence (inanimate) sentence with counter
えいがかん と としょかん の 間 に 本屋 が 一けん あります か。
A + modified A sentence pattern.
うち の へや の あたらしい テレビ は 母 の テレビ です。
Existence (animate) sentence with counter
隣 の ともだち の うち に いもうと さん が 二人 います。
Combined adjectives – both types
小さくて べんりな コンピュータ を 買いましょう。
Assorted vocabulary, question words, and sentences.
遠い バスてい 本 を 一さつ 読んで いました。
え を 説明 下さい。
たとえば
名前? 何才？ 今 何時？ 何時から何時までそれをしている？
本 ゲーム 音楽の題名（名前）
何が好き、嫌い？
Culture: police boxes, tea, Japanese universities and colleges, part time jobs, national holidays, Japanese food, university courses (from Tohsaku), university buildings
Counters: animals, people, buildings, machines, days-of-month, months, days-of-week, long-thin-things, flat-things, small-round-things, degrees-of-temperature, indigenous-numbers, volumes-of-books-magazines、days staying overnight in hotel or house
Grammar Units:
Wanting a thing: ほしい、ほしがる Wanting to DO something: stem + たい、たがる
Whether or not: かどうか While: verb-stem ながら
Category no naka de, example wa ichiban adjective desu.
の中で は一番 です
Less thing yori, more thing no hou ga adjective-quality desu.
より の方が です
Non-polite imperative: stem + なさい
Must/have to/obligation: plain neg (take off い)＋なければ なりません・いけません
Dependent Adjectival Clauses
[subject-of-clause ga plain-verb] noun-to-be-modified
Expressing an opinion: --------------- (plain form verb) と 思う
question words into indefinite and "negative" pronouns: 何か、何も、どこか、どこ【に】も、
だれも、 だれか、ど
Combining sentences:
ので、から、と、――たら
Ｇｉｖｉｎｇ ａｎｄ ｒｅｃｅｉｖｉｎｇ：
あげる、くれる、もらう （さしあげる、くださる、いただく）
Ｔｏ ｈａｖｅ ｈａｄ ｔｈｅ ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ：
Ｐｌａｉｎ ｐａｓｔ た・だ こと が ある
Ｇｅｒｕｎｄｓ：
Ｄｉｃｔｉｏｎａｒｙ Ｆｏｒｍ Ｖｅｒｂ ＋ こと
Ｉｎｔｅｎｔｉｏｎ：
Ｄｉｃｔｉｏｎａｒｙ Ｆｏｒｍ Ｖｅｒｂ ＋ つもり だ・です。
Ｔｉｍｅ ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎｓ：
せんしゅう、こんしゅう、らいさふう
せんげつ、こんげつ、らいげつ
きのう、今日、明日
きょねん、今年、らいねん
Major Japanese Cities: Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Sendai, Kobe, Nagoya, Hiroshima, Kagoshima, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Naha, Sapporo, Niigata City, Nara, Yokohama, Fukuoka
Food vocab., with tastes--traditional Japanese food
travel vocab. (2Nakama: Ch 2) - reservations, trains, types of hotels, tickets, departure/arrival 旅（たび）旅行（りょこう）旅館（りょかん）
family vocab. Kinship terms
hobby vocab.
Japanese-style rooms --
日本間：靴（くつ）の箱（はこ）の中の内容 （ないよう）contents
１． ふすま sliding door
２． 押し入れ horizontal closet for futon, etc.
３． つくえ low desk OR 火燵（こたつ） kotatsu (low table with heater underneath and quilt over the top)
４． 畳（たたみ）rice mats on the floor
５． 布団（ふとん）padded bedding (“mattress” and quilt-like coverlets)
６． 枕（まくら）pillow
７． 床の間（とこのま）art alcove
８． 掛け軸（かけじく）hanging scroll
９． 生け花（いけばな flower arrangement
１０．屏風（びょうぶ）folding screen OR
１１．洋服だんす （ようふくだんす）wardrobe or armoire for Western-style clothes
Japanese holidays, especially お正月
Japanese 3 first semester review summary
キメル先生の日本語の授業 ---------3きものーー冬期末試験ーー復習
1. plain present forms of (many)verbs、
2. more 漢字:
(東east、西west、南south、北north)、
前mae、後ろushiro、右migi、左hidari、上ue、下shita、側soba (nearby)、隣tonari、父chichi and otousan、母haha and okaasan、子ko、国kuni and koku and goku、男otoko、女onna、人hito and jin and nin、口kuchi、山yama and san、出るderu、出かけるdekakeru、木ki and moku、本hon、森mori、林hayashi、食べるtaberu、行くiku、学校gakkou、見るmiru、買うkau、手te、足ashi、目me 、耳mimi、門mon、間kan and aida、 聞くkiku、日nichi and ni and bi and hi、月tsuki and getsu and gatsu、水sui and mizu、火ka、曜日youbi、年nen and toshi、金kin and kane、土do、 本屋honya、兄ani and oniisan, 私watashi、入るhairu、入口iriguchi、出口deguchi、(お天気otenki)、
3. locations and directions: turn, cross, go straight, left, right, etc. 曲がる、渡る
4. want to + verb
5. looks/seems like いadjectives:
おうしそう（です）。 おいしそうな ケーキ です ね。
6. combining い、な adjectives
7. jobs (we learned a lots of words, including the following) しごとwork, アルバイトpart-time or temporary job じきゅうhourly wage、かよって いるcommutes and attends、サボるto cut class、食じつきshokuji-tsuki
8。 食べもの
9。places (see # 3, above)
pages 30, 31, 36, 37 ゆうびんきょく, バスてい,
えいがかん, びょういん, ポスト, えき,
ぎんこう, タクシーのりば, きっさてん, この へん,
かど, にゅうじょうけん, おしろ
10. other vocab clothing, colors, patterns (striped, polka-dot, plaid) 文楽, 吐く,こんで います こうしゅう でんわ
11. potential forms of verbs
12. asking, giving, and refusing permission
13。counters: さつ、まい、かい、ど、こ、ーつ目、番、年、匹、年生、才、月、曜日, 分(fun and pun and bun – minutes)
14。ーーーて も いい です か。
15。いい です。 だめ です。
16。ビール を のんで は だめ です
17。行く、曲る、渡る、かど、 はし、 しんごう、 こうさてん、 まっすぐ、 左に、右に
20。食べたい、聞きたい、
21. plain continuative forms of verbs (affirmative) --て いる
22. idiomatic expressions:
がっかり しました、 ざんねん でした、まったく、べつ に、
しんじられない、
23. illness and pain, colds
24. weather terms
25. Tohoku region of Japan – Odate, Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture
キメル先生の日本語の授業
3きもの4ーー冬期末試験ーー復習
1. plain present forms of verbs
2. more 漢字: 東、西、南、北、前、後ろ、右、左、上、下、側、隣、父、母、子、国、男、女、人、口、山、出る、木、本、森、林、食べる、行く、学校、見る、買う、手、足、目、耳、門、間、 聞く、日、月、水、火、曜日、年、金、人、土、 本屋、兄、私、入る、入口、出口、お天気、
3. locations and directions: turn, cross, go straight, left, right, etc.曲がる 渡る
4. want to + verb
5. looks/seems like いadjectives
6. combining い、な adjectives
7. jobs しごと, アルバイト
8。 食べもの
9。places (see # 3, above)
pages 30, 31, 36, 37
ゆうびんきょく, バスてい, えいがかん, びょういん,
ポスト, えき, ぎんこう,
タクシーのりば, きっさてん, この へん, かど,
にゅうじょうけん, おしろ,
10. other vocab --clothing, colors 文楽 (literature) 吐く(to spit, throw up)
こんで います (is crowded こうしゅう でんわ (public phone)
11. potential forms of verbs
12. asking, giving, and refusing permission
13. many, many verbs in their plain forms
1. plain present forms of (many)verbs、
2. more 漢字:
(東east、西west、南south、北north)、
前mae、後ろushiro、右migi、左hidari、上ue、下shita、側soba (nearby)、隣tonari、父chichi and otousan、母haha and okaasan、子ko、国kuni and koku and goku、男otoko、女onna、人hito and jin and nin、口kuchi、山yama and san、出るderu、出かけるdekakeru、木ki and moku、本hon、森mori、林hayashi、食べるtaberu、行くiku、学校gakkou、見るmiru、買うkau、手te、足ashi、目me 、耳mimi、門mon、間kan and aida、 聞くkiku、日nichi and ni and bi and hi、月tsuki and getsu and gatsu、水sui and mizu、火ka、曜日youbi、年nen and toshi、金kin and kane、土do、 本屋honya、兄ani and oniisan, 私watashi、入るhairu、入口iriguchi、出口deguchi、(お天気otenki)、
3. locations and directions: turn, cross, go straight, left, right, etc. 曲がる、渡る
4. want to + verb
5. looks/seems like いadjectives:
おうしそう（です）。 おいしそうな ケーキ です ね。
6. combining い、な adjectives
7. jobs (we learned a lots of words, including the following) しごとwork, アルバイトpart-time or temporary job じきゅうhourly wage、かよって いるcommutes and attends、サボるto cut class、食じつきshokuji-tsuki
8。 食べもの
9。places (see # 3, above)
pages 30, 31, 36, 37 ゆうびんきょく, バスてい,
えいがかん, びょういん, ポスト, えき,
ぎんこう, タクシーのりば, きっさてん, この へん,
かど, にゅうじょうけん, おしろ
10. other vocab clothing, colors, patterns (striped, polka-dot, plaid) 文楽, 吐く,こんで います こうしゅう でんわ
11. potential forms of verbs
12. asking, giving, and refusing permission
13。counters: さつ、まい、かい、ど、こ、ーつ目、番、年、匹、年生、才、月、曜日, 分(fun and pun and bun – minutes)
14。ーーーて も いい です か。
15。いい です。 だめ です。
16。ビール を のんで は だめ です
17。行く、曲る、渡る、かど、 はし、 しんごう、 こうさてん、 まっすぐ、 左に、右に
20。食べたい、聞きたい、
21. plain continuative forms of verbs (affirmative) --て いる
22. idiomatic expressions:
がっかり しました、 ざんねん でした、まったく、べつ に、
しんじられない、
23. illness and pain, colds
24. weather terms
25. Tohoku region of Japan – Odate, Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture
キメル先生の日本語の授業
3きもの4ーー冬期末試験ーー復習
1. plain present forms of verbs
2. more 漢字: 東、西、南、北、前、後ろ、右、左、上、下、側、隣、父、母、子、国、男、女、人、口、山、出る、木、本、森、林、食べる、行く、学校、見る、買う、手、足、目、耳、門、間、 聞く、日、月、水、火、曜日、年、金、人、土、 本屋、兄、私、入る、入口、出口、お天気、
3. locations and directions: turn, cross, go straight, left, right, etc.曲がる 渡る
4. want to + verb
5. looks/seems like いadjectives
6. combining い、な adjectives
7. jobs しごと, アルバイト
8。 食べもの
9。places (see # 3, above)
pages 30, 31, 36, 37
ゆうびんきょく, バスてい, えいがかん, びょういん,
ポスト, えき, ぎんこう,
タクシーのりば, きっさてん, この へん, かど,
にゅうじょうけん, おしろ,
10. other vocab --clothing, colors 文楽 (literature) 吐く(to spit, throw up)
こんで います (is crowded こうしゅう でんわ (public phone)
11. potential forms of verbs
12. asking, giving, and refusing permission
13. many, many verbs in their plain forms
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
January 6, 2010 A Block Two Day
Wednesday, January 6, 2010 A Block Two Day
JAPANESE 3 -- First period
This class does not meet on Block Two days.
JAPANESE 1 – Fifth period
Dictation Sentences:
1. Japanese New Year is great.
おしょうがつ は すごい です。
2. Please eat mochi.
もち を たべて ください。
3. Please watch sumo.
おすもう を みて ください。
4. Everyone likes Japanese New Year.
みんなさん は おしょうがつ が すき です。
5. January 15th is not Japanese New Year.
一月十五日 は おしょうがつ
じゃ ない です。 or
で は ありません。
Be sure to study the above!
We will be performing original dialogues this year during the official exam period. Think about who you might like to work with. Performance will be in pairs, with each person handing in a copy of the dialogue in both Japanese and English translation.
JAPANESE 2 Sixth Period
Handed out preliminary first semester review summary.
Detail about Japan’s New Year from handout issued today. Source: 日本のくらし１２ｋ月：Moons, Months and Seasons, Intermediate Japanese Reader
Weather Presentations:
Jason D. spoke about Hong Kong.
Dashona J. has not yet spoken about Strasbourg.
Zack A. will speak about Geneva, if he is able to be present.
Ray T. has not yet spoken about Seattle.
Betty N. spoke about New York.
Martina C. has not yet spoken about Paris.
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
Days of week: 日、月、火、水、木 金、土
Study!
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
Elizabeth A. and Tommy Y. gave their presentations on Flower Festival and 元日、respectively.
AP students spoke about their winter vacations and we asked about Japanese New Year. They were to have used information from
日本のくらし１２ｋ月：Moons, Months and Seasons, Intermediate Japanese Reader
お正月のこと from the handout – students should have been able to talk about these vocabulary items, which had explanations in English in addition to the Japanese narrative text. These items will be on the semester final.
おせち 料理（りょうり）
おとそ
おぞうに
門松（かどまつ）
しめかざり
おとしだま
初詣（はつもうで）
春の七草（はる の ななくさ）
成人式（せいじんしき）
相撲（すもう）
Handout about 日本の一月・お正月 in Japanese from 日本のくらし１２か月：Moons, Months, and Seasons, an Intermediate Japanese Reader
Collected POI for article about 1300th anniversary of Japan’s first capitol city, Nara—plus 8 sentences in Japanese on content of this article
Collected beautiful version of Year of the Tiger haiku, above—kanji for mist, stand/rise, astrological tiger, and year were written large on board
Discussion of oral assignment for final:
AP Jpn: Each student must be a travel agent and present a week-long tour of the Japanese city of your choice (and its surroundings). Speak as if you were talking to potential customers, convincing them about how wonderful your tour will be. Detail all travel arrangements, costs, events and sightseeing destinations. Student may choose the time of year. Use as much vocabulary and structures as possible from 2 Nakama, Chapter 2
Elizabeth A.: Tokyo
Lalita A.: Sapporo
Anton H.: Kyoto
Jerome M.: Osaka
Mike S.: Naha
Connie Y.: Nara
Tommy Y: Nagasaki?
Amy Z.: Nagoya
Jpn 4: working in pairs, students will create and perform a dialogue, playing the roles of colleague travel agents who are planning a week-long tour to a particular city of their choice, discussing modes of transport, hotels, sightseeing, weather, costs, etc.
Pairs:
Camille B. and Jenny J.
Johnny C. and Azrieal W.
Jerome-kun found outstanding website for watching and listening to Japanese weather forecasts:
http://weathernews.jp
Useful website for vocabulary: search for Denshi Jisho in Google, has vocab and also information on each kanji constituting a word.
REMINDER: In doing high school assignments or college assignments or tasks out in the world, every one of us should be trying to do the best and most complete work possible, not the least possible.
JAPANESE 3 -- First period
This class does not meet on Block Two days.
JAPANESE 1 – Fifth period
Dictation Sentences:
1. Japanese New Year is great.
おしょうがつ は すごい です。
2. Please eat mochi.
もち を たべて ください。
3. Please watch sumo.
おすもう を みて ください。
4. Everyone likes Japanese New Year.
みんなさん は おしょうがつ が すき です。
5. January 15th is not Japanese New Year.
一月十五日 は おしょうがつ
じゃ ない です。 or
で は ありません。
Be sure to study the above!
We will be performing original dialogues this year during the official exam period. Think about who you might like to work with. Performance will be in pairs, with each person handing in a copy of the dialogue in both Japanese and English translation.
JAPANESE 2 Sixth Period
Handed out preliminary first semester review summary.
Detail about Japan’s New Year from handout issued today. Source: 日本のくらし１２ｋ月：Moons, Months and Seasons, Intermediate Japanese Reader
Weather Presentations:
Jason D. spoke about Hong Kong.
Dashona J. has not yet spoken about Strasbourg.
Zack A. will speak about Geneva, if he is able to be present.
Ray T. has not yet spoken about Seattle.
Betty N. spoke about New York.
Martina C. has not yet spoken about Paris.
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
Days of week: 日、月、火、水、木 金、土
Study!
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
Elizabeth A. and Tommy Y. gave their presentations on Flower Festival and 元日、respectively.
AP students spoke about their winter vacations and we asked about Japanese New Year. They were to have used information from
日本のくらし１２ｋ月：Moons, Months and Seasons, Intermediate Japanese Reader
お正月のこと from the handout – students should have been able to talk about these vocabulary items, which had explanations in English in addition to the Japanese narrative text. These items will be on the semester final.
おせち 料理（りょうり）
おとそ
おぞうに
門松（かどまつ）
しめかざり
おとしだま
初詣（はつもうで）
春の七草（はる の ななくさ）
成人式（せいじんしき）
相撲（すもう）
Handout about 日本の一月・お正月 in Japanese from 日本のくらし１２か月：Moons, Months, and Seasons, an Intermediate Japanese Reader
Collected POI for article about 1300th anniversary of Japan’s first capitol city, Nara—plus 8 sentences in Japanese on content of this article
Collected beautiful version of Year of the Tiger haiku, above—kanji for mist, stand/rise, astrological tiger, and year were written large on board
Discussion of oral assignment for final:
AP Jpn: Each student must be a travel agent and present a week-long tour of the Japanese city of your choice (and its surroundings). Speak as if you were talking to potential customers, convincing them about how wonderful your tour will be. Detail all travel arrangements, costs, events and sightseeing destinations. Student may choose the time of year. Use as much vocabulary and structures as possible from 2 Nakama, Chapter 2
Elizabeth A.: Tokyo
Lalita A.: Sapporo
Anton H.: Kyoto
Jerome M.: Osaka
Mike S.: Naha
Connie Y.: Nara
Tommy Y: Nagasaki?
Amy Z.: Nagoya
Jpn 4: working in pairs, students will create and perform a dialogue, playing the roles of colleague travel agents who are planning a week-long tour to a particular city of their choice, discussing modes of transport, hotels, sightseeing, weather, costs, etc.
Pairs:
Camille B. and Jenny J.
Johnny C. and Azrieal W.
Jerome-kun found outstanding website for watching and listening to Japanese weather forecasts:
http://weathernews.jp
Useful website for vocabulary: search for Denshi Jisho in Google, has vocab and also information on each kanji constituting a word.
REMINDER: In doing high school assignments or college assignments or tasks out in the world, every one of us should be trying to do the best and most complete work possible, not the least possible.
Japanese 2 first semester review summary
キメル先生の日本語の授業
二年生: 1st semester review
VERBS:
verb conjugation groups 1, 2, and 3--characteristics of each group
copula=です, で は ありません, でした, で は ありませんでした
making the te form from the masu form: te-form song
uses of te form: polite commands, continuative tenses, “and” with verbs
tenses: non-past (habitual present and future), simple past, volitional
continuative (present and past)
ます, ません, ましょう
ました, ませんでした
て います て いません
て いました て いませんでした
kinds of verbs: traveling verbs, active verbs, existence verbs
list: eat, drink, swim, do (surfing, introduction, self-introduction, walking, swimming, horse-riding, sports, study, shopping) go, come, exists (animals & ppl.), buy, own (pets), reside, open, close, see/watch, show, sit, meet, wash, say, stand, wait, write, listen, play (stringed instruments), catch-cold, play (not sports or instruments), lend, to be late, return-home, speak (languages), enter/come-up, swim
KATAKANA
”foreign” words
foods, countries, people’s names, sports, etc.
FORMAL EXPRESSIONS:
greetings for times of day
eating
visiting (including visits to the sick)
SENTENCE STRUCTURE:
1. A=B A wa B desu.
2. wa/ga pattern sentences
はなこ さん は せ が たかい です.
けんくん は すきやき が すき です.
3. T T P O V for sentences with active verbs
time, topic/subject, place, object, verb
4. T T D V for sentences with traveling verbs
time, topic/subject, destination, verb
5. polite commands: …te kudasai
6. sentences with existence verbs and nouns of position
Place no position-noun ni person/animal ga imasu
RELATIONAL PARTICLES:
は, か, の, も, が, を , に, で, よ, ね, と, や
TIME EXPRESSIONS:
hours of day, times of day (morning, night, etc.)
days of week, months of year, seasons
next week, last week, now, today, yesterday, tomorrow
”free time”
ADJECTIVES: conjugation
two types, い (”true” adjectives) な (adjectival nouns)
COUNTERS:
ばん さい がつ じ
ようび ねんせい animals people
FAMILY MEMBERS/KINSHIP TERMS:
speaking of one’s own family (humbly)
speaking of other people’s families (honorifically)
NOUN CATEGORIES:
school subjects and classroom objects
vehicles of transportation
leisure activities, sports, hobbies, specialties
foods
places--library, schoolyard, airport, town, mountains, park, etc.
people--friend, teacher, man, woman, pharmacist kusuri-ya-san, etc.
weather
parts of body
sickness
types of schools
KANJI:
numbers 1-999
days of week
Japan, Japanese language, Japanese person
months of year
sun/day, moon/month, fire, water, tree, money/gold/metal, earth/dirt
source, book
mountain, river, woods, forest
hand, mouth, eye, ear, foot/leg
Extra kanji for kanji fans (see Sensei for explanations)
男 女 人 文楽 引き出し 車 明けまして お兄さん 門 食べます 行きます
上 した 前 後ろ 隣 側 右 左 月食 日食 見ます 聞きます お天気 雨 雪
犬 日本人 火山
SONGS AND DANCES
1. 「 Dango-san Kyoudai」
2. O-shougatsu Song
3. Te-form Song
4. Zou-san
5. Big snow song
HOLIDAYS
O-shougatsu
Seijin no Hi
Girls Day
Shichi-go-san
二年生: 1st semester review
VERBS:
verb conjugation groups 1, 2, and 3--characteristics of each group
copula=です, で は ありません, でした, で は ありませんでした
making the te form from the masu form: te-form song
uses of te form: polite commands, continuative tenses, “and” with verbs
tenses: non-past (habitual present and future), simple past, volitional
continuative (present and past)
ます, ません, ましょう
ました, ませんでした
て います て いません
て いました て いませんでした
kinds of verbs: traveling verbs, active verbs, existence verbs
list: eat, drink, swim, do (surfing, introduction, self-introduction, walking, swimming, horse-riding, sports, study, shopping) go, come, exists (animals & ppl.), buy, own (pets), reside, open, close, see/watch, show, sit, meet, wash, say, stand, wait, write, listen, play (stringed instruments), catch-cold, play (not sports or instruments), lend, to be late, return-home, speak (languages), enter/come-up, swim
KATAKANA
”foreign” words
foods, countries, people’s names, sports, etc.
FORMAL EXPRESSIONS:
greetings for times of day
eating
visiting (including visits to the sick)
SENTENCE STRUCTURE:
1. A=B A wa B desu.
2. wa/ga pattern sentences
はなこ さん は せ が たかい です.
けんくん は すきやき が すき です.
3. T T P O V for sentences with active verbs
time, topic/subject, place, object, verb
4. T T D V for sentences with traveling verbs
time, topic/subject, destination, verb
5. polite commands: …te kudasai
6. sentences with existence verbs and nouns of position
Place no position-noun ni person/animal ga imasu
RELATIONAL PARTICLES:
は, か, の, も, が, を , に, で, よ, ね, と, や
TIME EXPRESSIONS:
hours of day, times of day (morning, night, etc.)
days of week, months of year, seasons
next week, last week, now, today, yesterday, tomorrow
”free time”
ADJECTIVES: conjugation
two types, い (”true” adjectives) な (adjectival nouns)
COUNTERS:
ばん さい がつ じ
ようび ねんせい animals people
FAMILY MEMBERS/KINSHIP TERMS:
speaking of one’s own family (humbly)
speaking of other people’s families (honorifically)
NOUN CATEGORIES:
school subjects and classroom objects
vehicles of transportation
leisure activities, sports, hobbies, specialties
foods
places--library, schoolyard, airport, town, mountains, park, etc.
people--friend, teacher, man, woman, pharmacist kusuri-ya-san, etc.
weather
parts of body
sickness
types of schools
KANJI:
numbers 1-999
days of week
Japan, Japanese language, Japanese person
months of year
sun/day, moon/month, fire, water, tree, money/gold/metal, earth/dirt
source, book
mountain, river, woods, forest
hand, mouth, eye, ear, foot/leg
Extra kanji for kanji fans (see Sensei for explanations)
男 女 人 文楽 引き出し 車 明けまして お兄さん 門 食べます 行きます
上 した 前 後ろ 隣 側 右 左 月食 日食 見ます 聞きます お天気 雨 雪
犬 日本人 火山
SONGS AND DANCES
1. 「 Dango-san Kyoudai」
2. O-shougatsu Song
3. Te-form Song
4. Zou-san
5. Big snow song
HOLIDAYS
O-shougatsu
Seijin no Hi
Girls Day
Shichi-go-san
Japanese 1 first semester review summary
Jpn 1 review—chapters 1-4 in 1st year Kimono
1. 46 hiragana, plus maru, dakuten, small tsu , and combined characters
2. kanji: Japan, Japanese language, days of week, numbers 1 - 999
3. question words: when, what month, what astrological year, what number, how old, what astrological year
4. adjectives: delicious, yucky-tasting, noisy, dirty, big, small, great, enjoyable/fun
5. classroom nouns
6. verbs: exercise verbs, plus open, shut, look at, listen to, read, eat, drink
is/am/are isn’t/aren’t/ am not
7. formal expressions: appropriate to time of day, sorry, excuse me, please, Happy New Year
8. A wa B desu (de wa arimasen)
9. polite command: _______te kudasai
example: DOA wo shimete kudasai.
10. relational particles: wa, ka, wo, ne. no
11. denwa bangou phone number juusho address
12. months of year; days of week; Heisei nijuu ichi nen
13. people: sensei, tomodachi, Yuuko-san, Hanako-san, okaa-san, otou-san, non-Jpn text characters
14. astrological characters/animals
15. relational particles:
a. せんせい の おなまえ は 森 さん です か。
b. おすし は おいしい です ね。
c. すもう さん は おおきい です よ。
d. KIMERU せんせい は CHOKOREETO が すき です。
e. DARAN くん は CHOKOREETO が ｛あんまり｝ すき じゃ ない です。
f. まど を あけて ください。
Dialogue:
4 minutes
1 time period
1 place
Don’t change characters
Script from each participant in both Jpn and Eng
1. 46 hiragana, plus maru, dakuten, small tsu , and combined characters
2. kanji: Japan, Japanese language, days of week, numbers 1 - 999
3. question words: when, what month, what astrological year, what number, how old, what astrological year
4. adjectives: delicious, yucky-tasting, noisy, dirty, big, small, great, enjoyable/fun
5. classroom nouns
6. verbs: exercise verbs, plus open, shut, look at, listen to, read, eat, drink
is/am/are isn’t/aren’t/ am not
7. formal expressions: appropriate to time of day, sorry, excuse me, please, Happy New Year
8. A wa B desu (de wa arimasen)
9. polite command: _______te kudasai
example: DOA wo shimete kudasai.
10. relational particles: wa, ka, wo, ne. no
11. denwa bangou phone number juusho address
12. months of year; days of week; Heisei nijuu ichi nen
13. people: sensei, tomodachi, Yuuko-san, Hanako-san, okaa-san, otou-san, non-Jpn text characters
14. astrological characters/animals
15. relational particles:
a. せんせい の おなまえ は 森 さん です か。
b. おすし は おいしい です ね。
c. すもう さん は おおきい です よ。
d. KIMERU せんせい は CHOKOREETO が すき です。
e. DARAN くん は CHOKOREETO が ｛あんまり｝ すき じゃ ない です。
f. まど を あけて ください。
Dialogue:
4 minutes
1 time period
1 place
Don’t change characters
Script from each participant in both Jpn and Eng
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
January 5, 2009 A Block One day
Tuesday, January 5, 2010 A Block One Day
JAPANESE 3 -- First period
Collect POI for article about 1300th anniversary of Japan’s first capitol city, Nara. Should be “one page” of whatever it is.
Collected beautiful version of Year of the Tiger haiku, above
Handout about 日本の一月・お正月 in Japanese from 日本のくらし１２か月：Moons, Months, and Seasons, an Intermediate Japanese Reader—
Followed by sentences generated on board using “dictionary” form verbs – very important – be sure you know all this information by Friday
まい年 せいと は おおみそか、お正月 に
１． 何を食べる
２． 何を読む
３． ようふく は？
a. きる
b. はく
c. いろ
４． だれに会う
５． どこに行く
６． たのしい？いや？がっかりする？
しゅうかん（Customs）; ふつう（に）（Usually）たいてい
１・日本人 は ふつう おぞうに を食べる。
２・日本人 は おとそ を 飲む。
３．ふつう ごかぞく に 会う。
４．お寺（に）行く。しゅうかん だ。それ は はつもで だ。
５．お正月 に 日本人 は きもの を きる。
６．おすもう を 見る。
７．みな は ふつう 楽しくて、うれしい。
８．お年だま を あげる。
We will be performing original dialogues this year during the official exam period. Think about who you might like to work with. Performance will be in pairs, with each person handing in a copy of the dialogue in both Japanese and English translation. Remember the Unities of (our) Drama: one locale, consistent characters, one time period. Be sure to emphasize vocabulary from first four chapters of 3 Kimono.
Assignment due next Monday: Nengajo for state and national contest – required for all students -
● The Nengajo must be on 4x6 inch white, unlined, index card.
(年賀状は４ｘ６インチの無地のインデックスカードに限る)
● The student must write his/her name in ink vertically on the bottom left-hand side of the card, relative to the direction of the design. It is preferable to write the name in Katakana, but names written in English are acceptable. Students with names that can be written in Kanji may use either hiragana or kanji as appropriate.)
● The Nengajoo design must include: the year 2010 and either GANTAN (元旦) or TSUITACHI (一日) written in kanji. Students may include other appropriate phrases or best wishes in Japanese, but those mentioned above are mandatory.
● The design theme must focus on the up-coming 2010 New Year, Year of the Tiger: 寅. The design should also creatively focus, in some manner, on how the New Year is celebrated in Japan. The card design should be related to the animal of the year represented in socially acceptable manner.
デザインされたカードの裏側（on the back of a designed card）
生徒の名前 (Student’s Full Name)
生徒の年齢 (Student’s Age)
学年と学校 (Grade Level and Division): Elem_________ MS_________HS_________
先生の名前 (Teacher’s Full Name)
先生の電子メールアドレス (Teacher’s e-mail address)
学校の名前 (School Name)
学校の住所 (School Address)
学校の電話番号 (School Phone Number)
カテゴリー (Category Entered): Comical Original Artistic
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
1. Collected POI for article about 1300th anniversary of Japan’s first capitol city, Nara
2. Collected beautiful version of Year of the Tiger haiku, above—students didn’t need to write the kanji, just the ROMAji in hiragana
日本のくらし１２か月：Moons, Months, and Seasons, an Intermediate Japanese Reader—Handed out information about Japanese New Year, and then class generated sentences using the vocabulary and structures they know so far:
日本 の お正月
Japan’s New Year
おしょうがつ は おおきい です。New Year is big.
おぞうに を たべて ください。Please eat ozouni soup.
おぞうに おいしい です。Ozouni is delicious.
おとそ を のんで ください。Please drink spiced sake.
おすもう を みて ください。Please watch sumo
よこずな は おおきい です。Yokozuna are big.
お正月 が たのしい です。(New Year is enjoyable/fun.)
みんな さん は お正月 が すき です。
Everyone likes New Year.
一月十五日 は せいじん の 日（ひ）です。
January 15th is “Becoming An Adult Day.”
七くさがいゆう を たべて ください。
Please eat 7-herb soup.
We will be performing original dialogues this year during the official exam period. Think about who you might like to work with. Performance will be in pairs, with each person handing in a copy of the dialogue in both Japanese and English translation.
JAPANESE 2 Sixth Period
Collected POI for article about 1300th anniversary of Japan’s first capitol city, Nara
Collected beautiful version of Year of the Tiger haiku, —kanji for mist, stand/rise, astrological tiger, and yearhad been written in large characters on the board
Time was given in class to work on original dialogues this year during the official exam period. Think about who you might like to work with. Performance will be in pairs, with each person handing in a copy of the dialogue in both Japanese and English translation.
We will learn more detail about Japan’s New Year tomorrow..
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!
The following students still have not made their weather presentations. They must give those presentations in class tomorrow, or arrange for another time with Sensei:
Jason D. will speak about Hong Kong.
Dashona J. will speak about Strasbourg.
Zack A. will speak about Geneva, if he is able to be present.
Ray T. will speak about Seattle.
Betty N. will speak about New York.
Martina C. will speak about Paris.
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
This class does not meet on Block One days.
JAPANESE 3 -- First period
Collect POI for article about 1300th anniversary of Japan’s first capitol city, Nara. Should be “one page” of whatever it is.
Collected beautiful version of Year of the Tiger haiku, above
Handout about 日本の一月・お正月 in Japanese from 日本のくらし１２か月：Moons, Months, and Seasons, an Intermediate Japanese Reader—
Followed by sentences generated on board using “dictionary” form verbs – very important – be sure you know all this information by Friday
まい年 せいと は おおみそか、お正月 に
１． 何を食べる
２． 何を読む
３． ようふく は？
a. きる
b. はく
c. いろ
４． だれに会う
５． どこに行く
６． たのしい？いや？がっかりする？
しゅうかん（Customs）; ふつう（に）（Usually）たいてい
１・日本人 は ふつう おぞうに を食べる。
２・日本人 は おとそ を 飲む。
３．ふつう ごかぞく に 会う。
４．お寺（に）行く。しゅうかん だ。それ は はつもで だ。
５．お正月 に 日本人 は きもの を きる。
６．おすもう を 見る。
７．みな は ふつう 楽しくて、うれしい。
８．お年だま を あげる。
We will be performing original dialogues this year during the official exam period. Think about who you might like to work with. Performance will be in pairs, with each person handing in a copy of the dialogue in both Japanese and English translation. Remember the Unities of (our) Drama: one locale, consistent characters, one time period. Be sure to emphasize vocabulary from first four chapters of 3 Kimono.
Assignment due next Monday: Nengajo for state and national contest – required for all students -
● The Nengajo must be on 4x6 inch white, unlined, index card.
(年賀状は４ｘ６インチの無地のインデックスカードに限る)
● The student must write his/her name in ink vertically on the bottom left-hand side of the card, relative to the direction of the design. It is preferable to write the name in Katakana, but names written in English are acceptable. Students with names that can be written in Kanji may use either hiragana or kanji as appropriate.)
● The Nengajoo design must include: the year 2010 and either GANTAN (元旦) or TSUITACHI (一日) written in kanji. Students may include other appropriate phrases or best wishes in Japanese, but those mentioned above are mandatory.
● The design theme must focus on the up-coming 2010 New Year, Year of the Tiger: 寅. The design should also creatively focus, in some manner, on how the New Year is celebrated in Japan. The card design should be related to the animal of the year represented in socially acceptable manner.
デザインされたカードの裏側（on the back of a designed card）
生徒の名前 (Student’s Full Name)
生徒の年齢 (Student’s Age)
学年と学校 (Grade Level and Division): Elem_________ MS_________HS_________
先生の名前 (Teacher’s Full Name)
先生の電子メールアドレス (Teacher’s e-mail address)
学校の名前 (School Name)
学校の住所 (School Address)
学校の電話番号 (School Phone Number)
カテゴリー (Category Entered): Comical Original Artistic
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
1. Collected POI for article about 1300th anniversary of Japan’s first capitol city, Nara
2. Collected beautiful version of Year of the Tiger haiku, above—students didn’t need to write the kanji, just the ROMAji in hiragana
日本のくらし１２か月：Moons, Months, and Seasons, an Intermediate Japanese Reader—Handed out information about Japanese New Year, and then class generated sentences using the vocabulary and structures they know so far:
日本 の お正月
Japan’s New Year
おしょうがつ は おおきい です。New Year is big.
おぞうに を たべて ください。Please eat ozouni soup.
おぞうに おいしい です。Ozouni is delicious.
おとそ を のんで ください。Please drink spiced sake.
おすもう を みて ください。Please watch sumo
よこずな は おおきい です。Yokozuna are big.
お正月 が たのしい です。(New Year is enjoyable/fun.)
みんな さん は お正月 が すき です。
Everyone likes New Year.
一月十五日 は せいじん の 日（ひ）です。
January 15th is “Becoming An Adult Day.”
七くさがいゆう を たべて ください。
Please eat 7-herb soup.
We will be performing original dialogues this year during the official exam period. Think about who you might like to work with. Performance will be in pairs, with each person handing in a copy of the dialogue in both Japanese and English translation.
JAPANESE 2 Sixth Period
Collected POI for article about 1300th anniversary of Japan’s first capitol city, Nara
Collected beautiful version of Year of the Tiger haiku, —kanji for mist, stand/rise, astrological tiger, and yearhad been written in large characters on the board
Time was given in class to work on original dialogues this year during the official exam period. Think about who you might like to work with. Performance will be in pairs, with each person handing in a copy of the dialogue in both Japanese and English translation.
We will learn more detail about Japan’s New Year tomorrow..
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!
The following students still have not made their weather presentations. They must give those presentations in class tomorrow, or arrange for another time with Sensei:
Jason D. will speak about Hong Kong.
Dashona J. will speak about Strasbourg.
Zack A. will speak about Geneva, if he is able to be present.
Ray T. will speak about Seattle.
Betty N. will speak about New York.
Martina C. will speak about Paris.
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
This class does not meet on Block One days.
Monday, January 4, 2010
January 4, 2010 An Eight Period Day
Monday, January 4, 2010 An Eight Period Day
________________________________________
New York Times Article published January 3, 2010
Heads Up
Happy 1,300th to Nara, Japan
By HIROKO TABUCHI
THE ancient city of Nara has lived in the shadow of its neighbor, Kyoto, for centuries. So this year, as Nara marks the 1,300th anniversary of its ascension as Japan’s imperial capital, the city might be forgiven for going over the top.
Nara was a splendor in its time — a world of silks, Chinese scripts and Buddhist culture set in a sleepy landscape. Built by the emperor Shomu, a convert to Buddhism, Nara played an important role in the spread of that religion in Japan, as evidenced by the ancient temples that still dot the city. Now it is celebrating that history in style.
After a $100 million investment, the eighth-century palace that once anchored Heijyokyo (Nara’s ancient name), only to be razed following the transfer of the capital to Kyoto in A.D. 784, has been painstakingly rebuilt and is scheduled to open on April 24. To celebrate the cultural diversity of the Nara Period, when the city reigned as the capital, Nara has built a life-size replica of a ship that carried Japanese envoys to and from Tang China.
But the restored palace and ship are just stage-setters for a yearlong festival (300.jp/foreign/english) to celebrate the city and its history. In the works are carnivals, fairs and musical performances drawing on an era that saw the rise of Buddhism in Japan, as well as the increased influence of the Tang Dynasty.
A highlight, officials say, is the “Corridor of Light” festival from Aug. 20 to 27, when the palace will be illuminated with candles and LED lights.
At the recreated palace, a 15-minute walk or short shuttle bus ride from Kintetsu Yamato-Saidaiji Station, guards in period armor will re-enact something akin to an ancient Japanese version of Buckingham Palace’s changing of the guard three times a day, between April 24 and Nov. 7.
At the heart of the city is Nara Park, and nearby is the Todaiji Temple, and home to Japan’s largest Buddha statue, erected in 752.
The city’s modern-day charms, however, lie in Naramachi, a historic merchant area in the heart of the city, which is now home to small museums, traditional town houses and a scattering of quaint cafes and restaurants. Ryo Yonehara, a Nara native who recently started an English language magazine, Nara Explorer, recommends taking at least an afternoon to explore Naramachi’s mazelike paths. “Strolling through Naramachi is when you’ll really fall in love with Nara,” he said.
In Naramachi, the restaurant Awa (1 Shonami-cho; 81-742-24-5699), set in a town house with pretty courtyard, offers a kaiseki, an elaborate seasonal meal with many courses, distinguished by Italian flourishes: think chilled eggplant with a sorghum and tomato sauce.
Mr. Yonehara’s favorite hangout is the more casual Mangyoku (9 Ganrin-cho; 81-742-22-2265), which occupies a former geisha house and offers tapas-style dishes like octopus marinated in Japanese vinegar and chili.
Locals will also tell you to stop by the Harushika “Spring Deer” sake brewery (27-4 Imamikado-cho; 81-742-23-2255) for a taste of the area’s famous rice wine. For just 400 yen, $4.50 at 89 yen to the dollar, a brewer will pour a sampling of five sakes. Don’t miss a Harushika blend prepared especially for the anniversary celebrations, which Shin Kamemura, a brewer, said is heavenly when taken chilled.
Haiku for “first writing of the New Year” 試筆 しひつ
"Even the mist
Rises in stripes
This Year of the Tiger"
by (Donald?) Keene
霞さえ
まだれに立つや
寅の年
Kasumi sae
Madare ni tatsu ya
Tora no toshi
Published in
"The Poetry of Netsuke" by Robert O. Kinsey
Perpetua Press
Santa Barbara, CA
JAPANESE 3 -- First period
Homework:
1. write POI for article about 1300th anniversary of Japan’s first capitol city, Nara
2. finish writing beautiful version of Year of the Tiger haiku, above
We will be performing original dialogues this year during the official exam period. Think about who you might like to work with. Performance will be in pairs, with each person handing in a copy of the dialogue in both Japanese and English translation.
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
Handed out article on Nara (showing slides from NY Times website) and projected haiku for Year of the Tiger (see above)
Homework:
3. write POI for article about 1300th anniversary of Japan’s first capitol city, Nara
4. finish writing beautiful version of Year of the Tiger haiku, above—you don’t need to write the kanji, just the ROMAji in hiragana
We will be performing original dialogues this year during the official exam period. Think about who you might like to work with. Performance will be in pairs, with each person handing in a copy of the dialogue in both Japanese and English translation.
Collected homework assignment for vacation – due Jan 4
● The Nengajo must be on 4x6 inch white, unlined, index card.
(年賀状は４ｘ６インチの無地のインデックスカードに限る)
● The student must write his/her name in ink vertically on the bottom left-hand side of the card, relative to the direction of the design. It is preferable to write the name in Katakana, but names written in English are acceptable. Students with names that can be written in Kanji may use either hiragana or kanji as appropriate.)
● The Nengajoo design must include: the year 2010 and either GANTAN (元旦) or TSUITACHI (一日) written in kanji. Students may include other appropriate phrases or best wishes in Japanese, but those mentioned above are mandatory.
● The design theme must focus on the up-coming 2010 New Year, Year of the Tiger: 寅. The design should also creatively focus, in some manner, on how the New Year is celebrated in Japan. The card design should be related to the animal of the year represented in socially acceptable manner.
デザインされたカードの裏側（on the back of a designed card）
生徒の名前 (Student’s Full Name)
生徒の年齢 (Student’s Age)
学年と学校 (Grade Level and Division): Elem_________ MS_________HS_________
先生の名前 (Teacher’s Full Name)
先生の電子メールアドレス (Teacher’s e-mail address)
学校の名前 (School Name)
学校の住所 (School Address)
学校の電話番号 (School Phone Number)
カテゴリー (Category Entered): Comical Original Artistic
JAPANESE 2 Sixth Period
Handed out article on Nara (showing slides from NY Times website) and projected haiku for Year of the Tiger (see above)
Homework:
5. write POI for article about 1300th anniversary of Japan’s first capitol city, Nara
6. finish writing beautiful version of Year of the Tiger haiku, above—kanji for mist, stand/rise, astrological tiger, and year written large on board
We will be performing original dialogues this year during the official exam period. Think about who you might like to work with. Performance will be in pairs, with each person handing in a copy of the dialogue in both Japanese and English translation.
Collected homework assignment for vacation – due Jan 4
● The Nengajo must be on 4x6 inch white, unlined, index card.
(年賀状は４ｘ６インチの無地のインデックスカードに限る)
● The student must write his/her name in ink vertically on the bottom left-hand side of the card, relative to the direction of the design. It is preferable to write the name in Katakana, but names written in English are acceptable. Students with names that can be written in Kanji may use either hiragana or kanji as appropriate.)
● The Nengajoo design must include: the year 2010 and either GANTAN (元旦) or TSUITACHI (一日) written in kanji. Students may include other appropriate phrases or best wishes in Japanese, but those mentioned above are mandatory.
● The design theme must focus on the up-coming 2010 New Year, Year of the Tiger: 寅. The design should also creatively focus, in some manner, on how the New Year is celebrated in Japan. The card design should be related to the animal of the year represented in socially acceptable manner.
デザインされたカードの裏側（on the back of a designed card）
生徒の名前 (Student’s Full Name)
生徒の年齢 (Student’s Age)
学年と学校 (Grade Level and Division): Elem_________ MS_________HS_________
先生の名前 (Teacher’s Full Name)
先生の電子メールアドレス (Teacher’s e-mail address)
学校の名前 (School Name)
学校の住所 (School Address)
学校の電話番号 (School Phone Number)
カテゴリー (Category Entered): Comical Original Artistic
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!
The following students still have not made their presentations:
Jason D. will speak about Hong Kong.
Dashona J. will speak about Strasbourg.
Zack A. will speak about Geneva.
Ray T. will speak about Seattle.
Betty N. will speak about New York.
Martina C. will speak about Paris.
Quinton H. still has not handed in his weather poster.
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
Handed out article on Nara (showing slides from NY Times website) and projected haiku for Year of the Tiger (see above)
Handout about 日本の一月・お正月 in Japanese from 日本のくらし１２か月：Moons, Months, and Seasons, an Intermediate Japanese Reader
Homework:
1. write POI for article about 1300th anniversary of Japan’s first capitol city, Nara—must add 8 sentences in Japanese on content of this article
2. finish writing beautiful version of Year of the Tiger haiku, above—kanji for mist, stand/rise, astrological tiger, and year written large on board
3. Read “January” handout, write quick-and-dirty translation in English (not to be collected) and prepared to speak in Japanese about that and about your 冬休み（ふゆやすみ）
Collected homework assignment for vacation – due Jan 4
● The Nengajo must be on 4x6 inch white, unlined, index card.
(年賀状は４ｘ６インチの無地のインデックスカードに限る)
● The student must write his/her name in ink vertically on the bottom left-hand side of the card, relative to the direction of the design. It is preferable to write the name in Katakana, but names written in English are acceptable. Students with names that can be written in Kanji may use either hiragana or kanji as appropriate.)
● The Nengajoo design must include: the year 2010 and either GANTAN (元旦) or TSUITACHI (一日) written in kanji. Students may include other appropriate phrases or best wishes in Japanese, but those mentioned above are mandatory.
● The design theme must focus on the up-coming 2010 New Year, Year of the Tiger: 寅. The design should also creatively focus, in some manner, on how the New Year is celebrated in Japan. The card design should be related to the animal of the year represented in socially acceptable manner.
デザインされたカードの裏側（on the back of a designed card）
生徒の名前 (Student’s Full Name)
生徒の年齢 (Student’s Age)
学年と学校 (Grade Level and Division): Elem_________ MS_________HS_________
先生の名前 (Teacher’s Full Name)
先生の電子メールアドレス (Teacher’s e-mail address)
学校の名前 (School Name)
学校の住所 (School Address)
学校の電話番号 (School Phone Number)
カテゴリー (Category Entered): Comical Original Artistic
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
Yu Ｏ－Ｓｈｏｕｇａｔｓｕ
________________________________________
New York Times Article published January 3, 2010
Heads Up
Happy 1,300th to Nara, Japan
By HIROKO TABUCHI
THE ancient city of Nara has lived in the shadow of its neighbor, Kyoto, for centuries. So this year, as Nara marks the 1,300th anniversary of its ascension as Japan’s imperial capital, the city might be forgiven for going over the top.
Nara was a splendor in its time — a world of silks, Chinese scripts and Buddhist culture set in a sleepy landscape. Built by the emperor Shomu, a convert to Buddhism, Nara played an important role in the spread of that religion in Japan, as evidenced by the ancient temples that still dot the city. Now it is celebrating that history in style.
After a $100 million investment, the eighth-century palace that once anchored Heijyokyo (Nara’s ancient name), only to be razed following the transfer of the capital to Kyoto in A.D. 784, has been painstakingly rebuilt and is scheduled to open on April 24. To celebrate the cultural diversity of the Nara Period, when the city reigned as the capital, Nara has built a life-size replica of a ship that carried Japanese envoys to and from Tang China.
But the restored palace and ship are just stage-setters for a yearlong festival (300.jp/foreign/english) to celebrate the city and its history. In the works are carnivals, fairs and musical performances drawing on an era that saw the rise of Buddhism in Japan, as well as the increased influence of the Tang Dynasty.
A highlight, officials say, is the “Corridor of Light” festival from Aug. 20 to 27, when the palace will be illuminated with candles and LED lights.
At the recreated palace, a 15-minute walk or short shuttle bus ride from Kintetsu Yamato-Saidaiji Station, guards in period armor will re-enact something akin to an ancient Japanese version of Buckingham Palace’s changing of the guard three times a day, between April 24 and Nov. 7.
At the heart of the city is Nara Park, and nearby is the Todaiji Temple, and home to Japan’s largest Buddha statue, erected in 752.
The city’s modern-day charms, however, lie in Naramachi, a historic merchant area in the heart of the city, which is now home to small museums, traditional town houses and a scattering of quaint cafes and restaurants. Ryo Yonehara, a Nara native who recently started an English language magazine, Nara Explorer, recommends taking at least an afternoon to explore Naramachi’s mazelike paths. “Strolling through Naramachi is when you’ll really fall in love with Nara,” he said.
In Naramachi, the restaurant Awa (1 Shonami-cho; 81-742-24-5699), set in a town house with pretty courtyard, offers a kaiseki, an elaborate seasonal meal with many courses, distinguished by Italian flourishes: think chilled eggplant with a sorghum and tomato sauce.
Mr. Yonehara’s favorite hangout is the more casual Mangyoku (9 Ganrin-cho; 81-742-22-2265), which occupies a former geisha house and offers tapas-style dishes like octopus marinated in Japanese vinegar and chili.
Locals will also tell you to stop by the Harushika “Spring Deer” sake brewery (27-4 Imamikado-cho; 81-742-23-2255) for a taste of the area’s famous rice wine. For just 400 yen, $4.50 at 89 yen to the dollar, a brewer will pour a sampling of five sakes. Don’t miss a Harushika blend prepared especially for the anniversary celebrations, which Shin Kamemura, a brewer, said is heavenly when taken chilled.
Haiku for “first writing of the New Year” 試筆 しひつ
"Even the mist
Rises in stripes
This Year of the Tiger"
by (Donald?) Keene
霞さえ
まだれに立つや
寅の年
Kasumi sae
Madare ni tatsu ya
Tora no toshi
Published in
"The Poetry of Netsuke" by Robert O. Kinsey
Perpetua Press
Santa Barbara, CA
JAPANESE 3 -- First period
Homework:
1. write POI for article about 1300th anniversary of Japan’s first capitol city, Nara
2. finish writing beautiful version of Year of the Tiger haiku, above
We will be performing original dialogues this year during the official exam period. Think about who you might like to work with. Performance will be in pairs, with each person handing in a copy of the dialogue in both Japanese and English translation.
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
Handed out article on Nara (showing slides from NY Times website) and projected haiku for Year of the Tiger (see above)
Homework:
3. write POI for article about 1300th anniversary of Japan’s first capitol city, Nara
4. finish writing beautiful version of Year of the Tiger haiku, above—you don’t need to write the kanji, just the ROMAji in hiragana
We will be performing original dialogues this year during the official exam period. Think about who you might like to work with. Performance will be in pairs, with each person handing in a copy of the dialogue in both Japanese and English translation.
Collected homework assignment for vacation – due Jan 4
● The Nengajo must be on 4x6 inch white, unlined, index card.
(年賀状は４ｘ６インチの無地のインデックスカードに限る)
● The student must write his/her name in ink vertically on the bottom left-hand side of the card, relative to the direction of the design. It is preferable to write the name in Katakana, but names written in English are acceptable. Students with names that can be written in Kanji may use either hiragana or kanji as appropriate.)
● The Nengajoo design must include: the year 2010 and either GANTAN (元旦) or TSUITACHI (一日) written in kanji. Students may include other appropriate phrases or best wishes in Japanese, but those mentioned above are mandatory.
● The design theme must focus on the up-coming 2010 New Year, Year of the Tiger: 寅. The design should also creatively focus, in some manner, on how the New Year is celebrated in Japan. The card design should be related to the animal of the year represented in socially acceptable manner.
デザインされたカードの裏側（on the back of a designed card）
生徒の名前 (Student’s Full Name)
生徒の年齢 (Student’s Age)
学年と学校 (Grade Level and Division): Elem_________ MS_________HS_________
先生の名前 (Teacher’s Full Name)
先生の電子メールアドレス (Teacher’s e-mail address)
学校の名前 (School Name)
学校の住所 (School Address)
学校の電話番号 (School Phone Number)
カテゴリー (Category Entered): Comical Original Artistic
JAPANESE 2 Sixth Period
Handed out article on Nara (showing slides from NY Times website) and projected haiku for Year of the Tiger (see above)
Homework:
5. write POI for article about 1300th anniversary of Japan’s first capitol city, Nara
6. finish writing beautiful version of Year of the Tiger haiku, above—kanji for mist, stand/rise, astrological tiger, and year written large on board
We will be performing original dialogues this year during the official exam period. Think about who you might like to work with. Performance will be in pairs, with each person handing in a copy of the dialogue in both Japanese and English translation.
Collected homework assignment for vacation – due Jan 4
● The Nengajo must be on 4x6 inch white, unlined, index card.
(年賀状は４ｘ６インチの無地のインデックスカードに限る)
● The student must write his/her name in ink vertically on the bottom left-hand side of the card, relative to the direction of the design. It is preferable to write the name in Katakana, but names written in English are acceptable. Students with names that can be written in Kanji may use either hiragana or kanji as appropriate.)
● The Nengajoo design must include: the year 2010 and either GANTAN (元旦) or TSUITACHI (一日) written in kanji. Students may include other appropriate phrases or best wishes in Japanese, but those mentioned above are mandatory.
● The design theme must focus on the up-coming 2010 New Year, Year of the Tiger: 寅. The design should also creatively focus, in some manner, on how the New Year is celebrated in Japan. The card design should be related to the animal of the year represented in socially acceptable manner.
デザインされたカードの裏側（on the back of a designed card）
生徒の名前 (Student’s Full Name)
生徒の年齢 (Student’s Age)
学年と学校 (Grade Level and Division): Elem_________ MS_________HS_________
先生の名前 (Teacher’s Full Name)
先生の電子メールアドレス (Teacher’s e-mail address)
学校の名前 (School Name)
学校の住所 (School Address)
学校の電話番号 (School Phone Number)
カテゴリー (Category Entered): Comical Original Artistic
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!
The following students still have not made their presentations:
Jason D. will speak about Hong Kong.
Dashona J. will speak about Strasbourg.
Zack A. will speak about Geneva.
Ray T. will speak about Seattle.
Betty N. will speak about New York.
Martina C. will speak about Paris.
Quinton H. still has not handed in his weather poster.
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
Handed out article on Nara (showing slides from NY Times website) and projected haiku for Year of the Tiger (see above)
Handout about 日本の一月・お正月 in Japanese from 日本のくらし１２か月：Moons, Months, and Seasons, an Intermediate Japanese Reader
Homework:
1. write POI for article about 1300th anniversary of Japan’s first capitol city, Nara—must add 8 sentences in Japanese on content of this article
2. finish writing beautiful version of Year of the Tiger haiku, above—kanji for mist, stand/rise, astrological tiger, and year written large on board
3. Read “January” handout, write quick-and-dirty translation in English (not to be collected) and prepared to speak in Japanese about that and about your 冬休み（ふゆやすみ）
Collected homework assignment for vacation – due Jan 4
● The Nengajo must be on 4x6 inch white, unlined, index card.
(年賀状は４ｘ６インチの無地のインデックスカードに限る)
● The student must write his/her name in ink vertically on the bottom left-hand side of the card, relative to the direction of the design. It is preferable to write the name in Katakana, but names written in English are acceptable. Students with names that can be written in Kanji may use either hiragana or kanji as appropriate.)
● The Nengajoo design must include: the year 2010 and either GANTAN (元旦) or TSUITACHI (一日) written in kanji. Students may include other appropriate phrases or best wishes in Japanese, but those mentioned above are mandatory.
● The design theme must focus on the up-coming 2010 New Year, Year of the Tiger: 寅. The design should also creatively focus, in some manner, on how the New Year is celebrated in Japan. The card design should be related to the animal of the year represented in socially acceptable manner.
デザインされたカードの裏側（on the back of a designed card）
生徒の名前 (Student’s Full Name)
生徒の年齢 (Student’s Age)
学年と学校 (Grade Level and Division): Elem_________ MS_________HS_________
先生の名前 (Teacher’s Full Name)
先生の電子メールアドレス (Teacher’s e-mail address)
学校の名前 (School Name)
学校の住所 (School Address)
学校の電話番号 (School Phone Number)
カテゴリー (Category Entered): Comical Original Artistic
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
Yu Ｏ－Ｓｈｏｕｇａｔｓｕ
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