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.