February 10, 2010 A Block Two day

Wednesday, February 10, 2010 A Block Two Day

Notice 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
5:00 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

This class does not meet on Block Two days.





JAPANESE 1 – Fifth period

Mrs. Yamasaki showed us an edited version of the Japanese New Year’s Eve Music Show, explaining the backgrounds of many of the singers and songs:

第６０回ＮＨＫ紅白歌合戦

Theme is “The Power of Song” 歌の力（うた　の　ちから）
Actual song by Joe Hisaichi

Some famous groups and singers (see also document on Moodle)
Arashi
Exmile
AKB48
flumpool
Funky Monkey Babies (song about fathers)
Angela Aki (Letter to My 15 Year Old Self)



Yesterday we worked in class on re-written dialogues based on information below. Most important thing to practice by SPEAKING OUT LOUD.

Performance postponed to next Tuesday, each partner holding the script and handing it in, afterward. Dialogue need not be memorized.





JAPANESE 2 Sixth Period


Mrs. Yamasaki showed us an edited version of the Japanese New Year’s Eve Music Show, explaining the backgrounds of many of the singers and songs:

第６０回ＮＨＫ紅白歌合戦

Some more prominent artists:
Yuusuke
Hirahara Ayaka (singing a version of “Nessun Dorma” from Puccini’s Turandot!
Perfume
Ninomiya Kazunari of Arashi (also a leading actor in “Letters from Iwo Jima”
Wada Akiko
SMAP


Answers for :　ｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎａｌ　ｐａｒｔｉｃｌｅ　ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅ　ｓｈｅｅｔ　――　ｎｅｅｄ　ｔｏ　ｒｅｖｉｅｗ　ｍｏｒｅ．
Don't forget that we projected this on the board and discussed the first seven sentences.

1. さくら　＿の＿＿　き　＿を＿＿　みて　　ください。
2. 木　＿＿の＿　上　＿に＿＿　ねこ　＿＿が＿　います　＿＿か＿。
3. えい語　＿＿の＿　せんせい　＿の＿＿　なまえ　＿は＿＿　
森さん　です。
4. 二ねんせい　＿の＿＿　せいと　＿は＿＿　こくばん＿の＿＿　前　です。
5. みなさん　＿＿は＿　てんぷら　＿が＿＿　すき　　です　　＿ね＿＿。
6. ベッティーさん　＿＿は＿　さかな　＿＿を＿＿　ろっぴき　かって　います。
7. ゴッホ（Ｖａｎ　Ｇｏｇｈ）＿＿の＿　え　＿は＿＿　すごい　　です。
8. 山川せんせい　＿は＿＿やさしい　です。
9. 山川せんせい　＿＿の＿＿　うち　＿の＿＿＿　側　＿＿に＿　うま　＿が＿います。
10. とら＿＿は＿　おおきい　ねこ　です。
11. ねこ　＿は＿＿　とら　＿の＿＿　隣　＿＿に＿　います。
12. わたし　は　ぺーとん（Payton）　＿＿の＿　たに　です。 (She’s a math teacher, introducing herself.)
13. がっこう　の　前　＿＿に＿　やきゅう　の　ゲーム　＿の＿＿　せんしゅ　__が__　います。

14. なおみさん　＿＿の＿＿　たんじょうび　＿は＿＿＿　五月　です。


Animal booklet project was collected today.



JAPANESE 4 and AP – Seventh period

Mrs. Yamasaki showed us an edited version of the Japanese New Year’s Eve Music Show, explaining the backgrounds of many of the singers and songs:

第６０回ＮＨＫ紅白歌合戦
(see document on Moodle)

Snow Prince Gasshoudan – Morimoto Shintarou
Kids singing “Ponyo” song
Godai Natsuko, supported by onna-gata dancer Saotome Taichi
Kitayama Takeshi, with dancer Tachigana Daigoro
Maekawa Chisa (real name of singer from Infinity)
Jero 海雪（うみゆき）born in Pittsburgh
Special guest artist, Susan Boyle
Senpai/kouhai relationship illustrated by the way Tokio (15th year on Kouhaku Show) is introduced by Arashi (the new kids)



Postponed, therefore now Due on block day Feb. 25th,: Food-making Project/Video.

Culturally-related food-eating experience, however, will take place on Feb. 18th.