September 30, 2013 -- Monday
平成二十五年九月三十日　－－　月曜日


マックスくん　は　今週　の　にっちょく　です。　Max is this week's nitchoku.



Students handed in their translations of the Rabbit story, along with 5 original Japanese sentences to add to the story.


New grammar points (from Chapter 6 in Nakama) were taught today -- conjunctions or clause-connectors:

が to indicate the meaning "but" between independent clauses
から to indicate "so, therefore" between clauses

＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿が＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。

ケーキ　は　おいしかった　です　が　｛私　は｝　食べませんでした。
The cake was delicious, but I didn't eat it.

＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿から＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。

ケーキ　は　おいしく　ありませんでした　から　｛私　は｝たべませんでした。
The cake wasn't delicious so/therefore I didn't eat it.

Students practiced, using a handout from Nakama workbook, pages 83 and 84.  The examples above are both in past tense, but the handout allowed for using both past tense and present tense.


宿題　しゅくだい　Homework:
Students should finish the handout for homework.
Students should write Japanese sentences using each one of the adjectives on page 163 of the text.


Note -- song Furusato with kanji, hiragana lyrics

一　兎追いし　彼の山
　　小鮒釣りし　彼の川
　　夢は今も　巡りて
　　忘れ難き故郷

ニ　如何にいます　父母
　　恙無しや　友がき
　　雨に風に　つけても
　　思ひ出づる　故郷

三　志を　果たして
　　いつの日にか　帰らん
　　山は靑き　故郷
　　水は淸き　故郷

一　うさぎおいし　かのやま
　　こぶなつりし　かのかわ
　　ゆめはいまも　めぐりて
　　わすれがたき　ふるさと

ニ　いかにいます　ちちはは
　　つつがなしや　ともがき
　　あめにかぜに　つけても
　　おもいいづる　ふるさと

三　こころざしを　はたして
　　いつのひにか　かえらん
　　やまはあおき　ふるさと
　　みずはきよき　ふるさと

September 27, 2013 -- Friday
平成二十五年九月二十七日ーー金曜日

昨日キメル先生は高校を休みました。シュメデケィ先生は教えていました。

Peculiar schedule, because there was a big assembly.

Students worked on the following story, translating it into English and then adding 5 more Japanese sentences to fill out details or to take it farther.

Ｎａｋａｍａ　Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ　六　の　ものがたり

きのう　は　うさぎ　の　たんじょうび　でした。

パーティ　は　うさぎ　の　うち　に　ありました。

七時　に　うさぎ　の　ともだち　が　来ました。　なまえ　は　ゴジラ　と　ハローキティ　でした。

食べもの　は　ホットドッグ　と　あおい　ケーキ　と　ピンク　の　アイスクリーム　でした。

飲みもの　は　オレンジジュース　と　コーヒー　でした。

うさぎ　の　りょうしん　（Ｐａｒｅｎｔｓ）は　ケーキ　を　つくりました。

ケーキ　は　おいしかった　です。

うさぎ　と　ともだち　は　「ふるさと」の　うた　を　うたいました。

おかあさん　と　おとうさん　は　うた　を　聞きました。

たのしかった　です。

みな　は　シーディー　の　えいが　を　見ました。

シーディー　は　「となり　の　トトロ」　でした。

えいが　は　おもしろかった　です。

うさぎ　と　ともだち　は　ビデオゲーム　を　しました。

むずかしかった　です　か。　いいえ、むずかしくなかった　です。

九時半　に　うさぎ　の　ともだち　は　帰りました。

十時二十分　に　うさぎ　は　ねました。

Homework:

Finish the English translation and the added Japanese sentences.  Be sure to skip lines.

September 25, 2013 -- Wednesday
平成二十五年九月二十五日ーー水曜日


Handout for practicing affirmative and negative past tense verbs.

""Write the following ROMAji sentences in hiragana and kanji twice, changing the the verbs to past tense,  both affirmative and negative.

1.      Hachi-ji ni okimasu

a.      Hachi-ji ni okimashita.

b.      Hachi ji ni okimasendeshita.

2.      Hon wo kaimasu.

a.      Hon wo___________

b.      Hon wo________

3.      Gohan wo tabemasu.

a.      Gohan wo _______________

b.      Gohan wo__________________

4.      Shinbun wo yomimasu.

a.      ______________________________

b.      ______________________________

5.      Uchi ni kaerimasu

a.      ________________________________

b.      ________________________________

6.      Ongaku wo kikimasu.

a.      ________________________________

b.      ________________________________

Write the following English adjectives in Japanese, in both present and past tense.

1.      (It) is big.

a.      Ookii desu.

b.      Ookikatta desu.

2.      (It) is interesting.

a.      ________________________

b.      ________________________

3.      (It) is fun.

a.      _______________________

b.      _______________________

4.      (It) is difficult.

a.      _______________________

b.      _______________________

5.      (It) is quiet.

a.      _______________________

b.      _______________________ "

In order to do the exercise, the students had to consult the "new" adjective list on page 163 of the text.
They also listed the adjectives they learned last year --

kiiroi             chairoi          akai
shiroi            shiroi            kuroi
aoi               midori           murasaki
momoiro       pinku(no)      chiisai
ookii             yuumei(na)   kirei(na)
rippa(na)      ssuteki(na)    akarui
semai           hiroi


Homework:
Write 5 sentence pairs as follows:
1.  I did something.
          It was ________________.
Example:
1. Watashi wa hon wo kaimashita.
          Omoshirokatta desu.  

 

September 24, 2013 -- Tuesday

平成二十五年九月二十四日　－－　火曜日

In class, students made flash cards for 漢字　verbs on pages 383 and 385 of text:

eats, drinks, reads, writes, sees, hears, goes, comes, 

食　　飲　　読　　書　　　見　             聞　　    行　　来　　　

 returns (home), leaves/emerges, meets, buys、speaks

帰　　　　　         出　　　　　　会　　買　　　話

plus components:

says, gate, ear, sells, shell, eye

言　　門　耳　売　　貝　　目

also, handout for verb (SHAWAA wo) abimasu　｛シャワー　を　｝浴びます（あびます）

Building on the concept of past-tense verbs, Sensei gave an introduction of concept of past tense adjectives, using adjectives on page 163 of text.   The concept of the past tense of an adjective is one which is distressing to a lot of people because no such phenomenon exists in English.  Class practiced saying the adjectives in both present and past tense forms.

"i" Adjectives from page 163

おもしろい　omoshiroi            omoshiroi desu        omoshirokatta desu

たのしい　　tanoshii

やさしい　　yasashii

むずかしい　muzukashii

iいそがしい　sogashii

"na" Adjectives from page 164

ひまな　　　hima(na)            hima desu                 hima deshita

たいへんな　taihen(na)

ざんねんな　zannen(na)

Examples:

Today I eat sushi.  It is delicious.

Kyou sushi wo tabemasu.   Oishii desu.

きょう　おすし　を　食べます。おいしい　です。

Yesterday I ate sushi.   It was delicious.

Kinou sushi wo tabemashita.  Oishikatta desu.

きのう　おすし　を　食べました。おいしかった　です。

September 23, 2013 -- Monday
平成二十五年九月二十三日　－－　月曜日

on board:  ii otenki desu ne.  (ne is confirming question, like "right?" at the end of an English sentence
いい　おてんき　です　ね。

handout about where Hello Kitty comes from, Akihabara in Tokyo

http://www.japantravelinfo.com/blog/akihabara-from-anime-to-electronics/

handout from
一Kimono ワークブック　の　百十八ページ -- relational particles
仲間のワークブック　の　六十五ページーーrelational particles verbs, and adverbs of frequency

description on board －－functions of relational particles

は    wa -- indicates topic or subject of sentence

と    to --  1) "and" between nouns, and 2) "with, accompanying"

で    de -- 1) indicates location where active verb happens, 2) "by means of" for transport or tools

に    ni -- 1) indicates location where things exist います、あります

　　　２）indicates destination in sentences
　　　　　with traveling verbs like 行きます、来ます、かえります、はしります

　　　３）indicates and exact time with a name or a number

を    wo -- indicates the direct object of the verb

kanji 　漢字　on board

    見ます

    門　mon - gate

    耳　mimi - ear

    聞きます　kikimasu - "an ear at the gate hears"

Warning:

There will be a binder check on September 27th.　九月二十七日、金曜日

September 20, 2013 -- Friday
平成二十五年九月二十日　－－　金曜日


Presentation by Youth for Understanding travelers, Rachel (3rd year) and Rachel (4th year).

They had a great time in Akita Prefecture, in northern Japan; and almost everything was "the coolest thing ever."

Cost of the 6 week trip to Japan is about $10,000, but applicants should try for financial aid from YFU and also from OPRF HS.


Next week:
Handout of revised list of kanji for verbs.
Work on relational particles.

September 19, 2013 -- Thursday
平成二十五年九月十九日　－－　木曜日


Handout
Kanji for verbs   動詞（どうし）の漢字

食べます・たべます   eats

飲みます・のみます   drinks

読みます・よみます    reads

聞きます・ききます     hears

　　　　                                          門　gate

                                                          And inside it, an

　　　　                                          耳    ear

                                                                        “The ear at the gate, listens and hears.”

行きます・いきます　goes

                 ||

              =   =    derived from “crossroads”   “Go to the crossroads.”

                 ||

来ます・きます           comes

来週・らいしゅう　　next week, i.e. "the coming week"

来月・らいげつ         next month, i.e. "the coming month"

来年・らいねん        next year, i.e. "the coming year"

Collect kanji number homework.


It's clear from the ゴジラ・ハローキティ　project that the class
needs to do more work on relational particles.

Continue with the documentary film, "The Beetle Queen of Tokyo."

September 18, 2013 -- Wednesday
平成二十五年九月十八日　－－　水曜日


Opening sequence, with verbs and numbers.  Counting months, hours, and people


Practicing new song, Furusato


"Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo" -- 24 minutes of the documentary film, with subtitles --
themes: nature, humans in nature, humans as nature, the transitoriness of life, poetry, etc., insects as pets in Japan
Students took notes and handed them in


On the board for the other 2nd year class:

行きます・いきます　goes
来ます・きます           comes
食べます・たべます   eats
飲みます・のみます   drinks
読みます・よみます    reads
聞きます・ききます     hears

来週・らいしゅう　　next week, i.e. "the coming week"
来月・らいげつ         next month, i.e. "the coming month"
来年・らいねん        next year, i.e. "the coming year"

Homework:

Pages 86 - 89  Kimono 　の　ワークブック -- number practice -- kanji no renshuu

***Note:  mid-quarter grades will be posted Thursday.***

September 17, 2013 -- Tuesday

平成二十五年九月十七日　－－　火曜日

しろばん　の　漢字　Kanji on the whiteboard

来ます ・きます    comes

見ます ・みます    sees (don't confuse with shell -- 貝--  or 日）

食べます・たべます   eats

飲みます ・のみます    drinks

読みます ・よみます    reads


In class survey of vocabulary in Chapter 6 of Nakama -- pages 162-163 -- students will be responsible for knowing this vocabulary by the end of next week.


Grammar discussion -- word order in Japanese sentences with "active" verbs
(Joke:  "this word order comes from the great Russian linguist, Professor Titipov")

T(ime)        T(opic or subject)    P(lace where action happens)   O(bject)       (active)V(erb)

            に　　　　　　　は　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　で　　　　を

Ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ：
七時　に　がくせい　は　マクドナルド　で　ごはん　を　食べました。


｛ヘバンリさん　は「がっこう　は　ごうもん　です」と　言いました。どうして？｝

  

宿題　Homework:

Nakama 百六十二ページ　Page 162 -- answer questions 1-5  日本語　で

September 16, 2013 -- Monday
平成二十五年九月十六日　－－　月曜日

Handouts:

Typhoon in Japan  日本の台風
September festivals/holidays in Japan: Rojin no Hi 老人の日and Shubun no Hi　秋分の日
      the aged and visiting the grave
New song, Furusato ふるさと-- write in カタカナ, for practice


Check on GOJIRA to HARO-KITI no monogatari　ゴジラとハローキティのものがたり
Due tomorrow   火曜日

Detailed explanation on board of kanji for yomimasu
読    parts
言　says  口）））－
士　gentleman/samurai（Ｎｏｔ　土）
ワ    katakana wa
ル   katakana ru
(tomorrow, kimasu 来ます　and mimasu　見ます)

Also tomorrow
In Nakama -- Chapter 6 page 156 daily routine vocabulary 163 and adjectives 163

宿題　Homework:
Complete  GOJIRA to HARO-KITI no monogatari　ゴジラとハローキティのものがたり

September 13, 2013 -- Friday  (uh-oh)
平成二十五年九月十三日　－－　金曜日

It was a short class, only about 32 minutes long.  At the beginning, Sensei handed back the tests from Tuesday.  Students may consult after class or on Wednesday afternoon after school if they have individual questions.

There were two handouts.

 1. The first was the 漢字　ーー　読　for　読みます
-- "read/reads"

It is made up of two simpler 漢字.  The left side is 言　"say/says"  If you think of it as lying down sideways, it might help you remember it.  That way, it looks like sound coming out of a mouth  口）））－
The right side is "sell/sells"  売　Some people think of it as a man sitting at a desk -- his legs are visible under the desk.  Put together into one 漢字, it means "read/reads."  Maybe you have to be able to read to talk and sell things.  People have made up little stories to help themselves remember 漢字.  This is one of those little stories.


2. The second handout reviewed elements of the     ゴジラ　 story

GOJIRA came from RAGOS-shima　ラゴスしま　から　きました

HARO.KITI 　ハローキティ　came from Akihabara　あきはばら　, in Tokyo　とうきょう　の あきはばら

They met in Tijuana メキシコ　の　ティフアナ で　あいました.　

Then GOJIRA went to the Bahamas  バハマ.

He ran はしりました from the Bahamas to New York, and Hello Kitty went by plane (hikouki ひこうき　で)

Yesterday　じゅびｙ　 GOJIRA ate New York　ニューヨーク　を　食べました.

Then he and Hello Kitty went to Chicago　シカゴ.

In Chicago, GOJIRA got up at 7 o-clock.

He will buy earphones　イアーフォン at Radio Shack.　ラジオ・シャック で

Hello Kitty will go to Macy's and buy clothing  ようふく (youfuku)

Tomorrow あした　Hello Kitty will see a Brad Pitt movie.

GOJIRA will listen to Death Metal music  イアーフォン で　 デス・メタル　の　おんがく　with earphones.

Gojira will drink Lake Michigan　　ミシガンこ　を　飲みます。

In class, students suggested the following books that GOJIRA and Hello Kitty will read　読みます tomorrow　あした.

ゴジラ　－－　Game of Thrones

ハローキティ　－－ Harry Potter

Add this information at the end of the story.

宿題　プロジェクト　Homework Project:　due　火曜日

Write out the story entirely in Japanese, and illustrate it as well.  Color is mandatory.  Students who feel that they don't draw well may use pictures from magazines or from the Internet.
Put the text and the illustrations on unlined paper at least 8 and a half by 11 inches.  No fringes!
Students who have Japanese word processing ability may type.  Others must write by hand.  In any case, skip lines.  Students may write the story either vertically or horizontally.

Here are some other helpful notes:

おととい means "day before yesterday."

きのう　 means "yesterday."

きょう　 means "today."

あした means "tomorrow."

あいました means "met.."

Be sure to use relational particles correctly and write complete sentences.

Destination　 に　いきました。(... someone went to a destination)

At a specific time に     七時　に　おきました。

Location で　かいます。　(...someone will buy at a location)

By means of で　　ひこうき　で　いきました。(...someone went by means of a plane)

Students may bring their writing to Sensei on  月曜日  for corrections and proofreading.

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