February 22, 2010 An Eight Period Day

Monday, February 22, 2010
An Eight Period Day (but periods were slightly shortened to allow for collaborative planning by faculty)

On Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010,
Melisa C., Jacoby J., Zach J., Tyler L, Yasmin P., Karen Y., Jenny J., Lalita A. attended the special film screening of
“Inside Hana’s Suitcase: The Story of a Suitcase that Traveled from Czechoslovakia to Auschwitz to Tokyo”

The event took place from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. at the
Arthur J. Schmitt Academic Center (SAC) #154
2320 N. Kenmore Ave.
Chicago, IL 60614

Admission was free.

Students who attended received 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

Class discussion of “Inside Hana’s Suitcase."

Collected homework, which was to translate the photo story pages 74-77 into 英語.

We all listened to the tape of the photo story.

Each student should start thinking about a Japanese song (NOT one we have sung already) to perform (in Japanese, of course), as karaoke or a cappella, in class. (The Red and White Kohaku show might supply some appropriate songs)

Don’t forget the literature-in-translation project. Very important point: DUE DATE IS MARCH 19th AND THERE WILL BE NO EXTENSIONS.

Get started RIGHT AWAY. So far, students have chosen (and received approval) as follows:

Bundit T., Endo Shusaku’s “The Sea and Poison”
Pranee P., Ariyoshi Sawako’s “The Twilight Years”
Esmeralda T., Dazai Osamu’s “Run, Melos! and Other Stories” (a short story collection) (approval is tentative)
Jamie H., Natsume Soseki’s “I Am a Cat” (may change)
Melisa C., Kawabata Yasunari’s “Snow Country”
Susana S., Abe Kobo’s “The Box Man”
D.J. M., Tanizaki Junichiro’s “Naomi”　or ….
Sally C., Murasaki Shikibu’s “Tale of Genji” (which translation?)
Karen Y., Mishima Yukio’s “Spring Snow”
Yasmin P., Murasaki Shikibu’s “Diary of Lady Murasaki”




Continuing to practice plain neg forms of verbs:

Ｇｒ．　ＩＩＩ：　　　しない、来ない（こない）
Ｇｒ．　ＩＩ：　　　　食べない、起きない（おきない）
Ｇｒ．　Ｉ： 　会わない（あわない）、立たない（たたない）、座らない（すわらない）、読まない（よまない）、とばない、書かない（かかない）、およがない、話さない（はなさない）

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JAPANESE 1 – Fifth period。

Students watched beginning of “Come See the Paradise,” taking notes on vocabulary that they heard, for example:

あし、はじめまして、かわいい、うるさい、おとうさん、です　よ、です　か、かんぱい


Characters so far:
Jack, Lily, Harry, Charlie, Mr. Kawamura







Students have not yet handed in the homework handout – writing sentences with katakana and a few kanji.

1. The name of the dragon is Aki (a hiragana name).
2. Aki is a great dragon from Japan.
3. Aki’s friend (ともだち) is a wild boar of Thailand.
4. The wild boar’s name is Ace (a katakana name).
5. Ace and Aki like shaved-ice かきごおり and sweets.
6. Shaved ice and sweets are delicious.
7. However (でも) fermented soy beans ( なっとう) is yucky-tasting.
8. The Japanese dragon is noisy.
9. The wild boar is a cute (movie) star (katakana word).
10. Ace and Aki’s teacher is Mr. Kawayama.
11. Teacher Kawayama is a gentle history teacher.
12. Teacher Kawayama likes origami.
13. Aki and Ace also like origami.
14. Everybody loves Totoro.
15. Is origami difficult? No, not very...





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JAPANESE 2 Sixth Period

Students took test on chapter 4 of Kimono.

Assignment for tomorrow is to read pages 62 and 63 in text and 英語　で　かいて　ください。



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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

Handout pp. 413, 414, 415, 416 from Yookoso: Invitation to Contemporary Japanese – work on in class, finish for homework.

Ｗe TALKED TOGETHER in Japanese about these pages.
Smorgasboard restaurant named Murasaki、especially 食事チェック and questions on page 414. More next time.

Postponed, therefore now Due on block day Feb. 25th,: Food-making Project
Culturally-related food-eating experience, however, was on Feb. 18th.

AP: Mike S. brought o-sushi; Elizabeth A. brought rice; Connie Y. brought candy; Tommy Y. and Anton H. brought Pocky; Amy Z. brought chopsticks、Jerome M. and Lalita A. didn’t bring anything; but will bring something next week. Others may upgrade, if they wish.

Jpn 4: Johnny C. brought celery-lemon pickles (but brought recipe booklet today); Jenny J. brought recipe booklet for honey-mint tomatoes but not the tomatoes themselves (she says she’ll bring them Monday). Azrieal W. brought her tsukemon today, with recipe.