September 30, 2016  -- Friday

Directions:  Arrange them in chronological order and then write a paragraph about each one.

Frederik L. Schodt

Pokémon

Miyazaki, Hayao

Astroboy   (鉄腕アトム、てつわんアトム)

Kon　Satoshi   (family name is Kon)

        Studio Ghibli

Tezuka, Osamu　

　

Toei Animation

Gundam


Homework:

Finish the above assignment and hand it in on Tuesday.  Be sure to type it, double-spaced, in 12 point type, with 1 inch margins.

Study hiragana!

Computer Lab Lesson 3

Important Names in Animé

Directions:  Arrange them in chronological order and then write a paragraph about each one.

Frederik L. Schodt

Pokémon

Miyazaki, Hayao

Astroboy   (鉄腕アトム、てつわんアトム)

Kon　Satoshi   (family name is Kon)

        Studio Ghibli

Tezuka, Osamu　

　

Toei Animation

Gundam

September 29, 2016  --  Thursday
平成２８年９月２９日　－－　木曜日　Mokuyoubi

Warm.up.2016.09.29 　

　 

なまえ＿＿＿＿＿みょうじ＿＿＿＿＿＿ばんごう＿＿

                                      

Rewrite 3 times in hiragana and 1 time in ROOMAji.

(仏像)  ぶつぞう  Buddhist statue

ぼく   I, for boys and young men in informal situations

ぼこくMother country             (母国語)  ぼこくご Mother tongue

はっぴ    Festival jacket

ふじ      Japan’s most famous mountain

へえ?!         Expression of surprise

(木の葉)  このは     Leaves of the tree(s)

ひし      Diamond

はっぱ    Leaves    

ねぎ      Onion     ながい    Long     ながねぎ    green onion

(お)はか    (the honorable) family grave

はい!           (Respectful)  yes!

Playful Nihongo

Lissa --   の　Does not equal   いいえ

If we make it into a sentence, it's 

の　は　いいえ　じゃ　ありません。

No wa iie ja arimasen.

After discussion of the warm-up, Sensei gave students a chance to practice listening comprehension:

わたし　の　ぼこく　は　アメリカ　です。

Watashi no bokoku wa AMERIKA desu.   

       My native land/country is America.

わたし　の　ぼこくご　は　えいご　です。

Watashi no bokoku-go wa eigo desu.

      My native language is English

ふじ　は　たかい　です。

Fuji wa takai desu.

      Fuji (the mountain) is tall.

はっぱ　は　あかい　です。

Happa wa akai desu. (a sentence suitable for fall)

       The leaves are red.

ひし　は　あかい　です。

Hishi wa takai desu.   Diamonds are expensive.

Homework　Shukudai　しゅくだい　宿題

Study Hiragana!　ひらがな　を　べんきょう　して　ください！

September 28, 2016 -- Wednesday

平成２８年９月２８日　水曜日　Suiyoubi

Warm-up

２０１６．０９．２８　　　　平成２８年９月２８日　水曜日　Suiyoubi

If   は  is  ha  , and   ぱ   is pa   ,  then what is  ROOMAji   for   ば  ？

And the answer is Ba !

Handout:

Autumn Haiku    あき　の　はいく

                                  

namae___________myouji_________bangou___

a very short poem with 3 lines, a 5-syllable line, a 7-syllable line, and a 5-syllable line                   Example in kanji, hiragana, and えいご

楽しい　ひ　　　　　　　 たのしい　ひ

赤い　葉っぱ　は      　 あかい　はっぱ　は

楓　の　葉        　    かえで　の　は

Enjoyable day / All the bright red foliage / Leaves of the maple

Please color in and decorate the poems and then write your own えいご の　はいくEnglish haiku  for  fall below.　

Miyazaki Hayao anime film about Japanese high school life 50 years ago: From Up On Poppy Hill  「コクリク坂から」

Students wrote down Japanese words that they recognized --　まだ、　おはよう　ございます、ありがとう、だいじょうぶ、すみません、Names  うみ and　そら

Shown from the beginning to the point where the sisters enter the Latin Quarter clubhouse for the first time.

Homework　　Shukudai　しゅくだい　　宿題

Complete the haiku assignment on the handout, above

September 27, 2016 -- Tuesday
平成２８年９月２７日　火曜日　Kayoubi

Warm-up   2016.09.27   Tuesday     平成２８年９月２７日　火曜日　Kayoubi

Write the following ROOMAじ　words in hiragana, 3 X each.  All the words are “true” adjectives, also known in　にほんご   as　 い　　keiyoushi.

Natsukashii              Longed for, homesick

                        _____________  _____________  _____________

Tadashii                   Correct, righteous

_____________  _____________  _____________

Nagai                       Long-in-length (opposite of short)

_____________  _____________  _____________

Takai                       Tall, also expensive

_____________  _____________  _____________

Ookii                 　　Big, large

_____________  _____________  _____________

Chiisai                      Small, little

_____________  _____________  _____________

Akai                         Red

_____________  _____________  _____________

Aoi                           Blue

_____________  _____________  _____________

Osoi                          Late

_____________  _____________  _____________

Tanoshii                  Enjoyable, fun

　　　　　　　　_____________  _____________  _____________

The above adjectives were written on the board by the students.  Then a number of sentences were made up using these adjectives.
Examples:

Sears Tower wa　たかい　です。
くつ　wa  あかい　です。
T-shirt wa  あおい　です。
Porsche wa　たかい　です。
Shiroban  wa  おおきい　です。
Pen  wa  ちいさい　です。

ETC.

　　　　　　

Handout:  new hiragana row, は、ひ、ふ、へ、ほ


Homework  Shukudai  しゅくだい　しゅくだい

Complete the new handout with the h row of hiragana

Song. Umi (the sea)

Umi wa hiroi na

Japanese Lyrics  Rōma-ji Lyrics English Translation 海は広いな 大きいな 月が昇るし 日が沈む 海は大波 青い波 揺れてどこまで続くやら 海にお船を 浮かばせて 行ってみたいな よその国 umi wa hiroi na, ookii na tsuki ga noboru shi, hi ga shizumu umi wa oo-nami, aoi-nami yurete doko made tsuzuku yara umi ni ofune wo ukabasete itte mitaina yoso no kuni １．うみ　は　ひろい　な　おおきい　な つき　が　のぼる　し、ひ　が　しずむ ２．うみ　は　おおなみ、あおい　なみ ゆれて　どこ　までつづく　やら ３．うみ　に　おふね　を　うかばせて いって　みたいな　よそ　の　くに The ocean is wide, big the moon climbs from the ocean,                                the sun sets down to the ocean the ocean is big waves, blue waves rocking, where will it end we put the boat on the ocean we want to go to other countries

September 26, 2016 -- Monday                                    

平成28年9月26日　　月曜日  Getsuyoubi

Namae ____________Myouji___________Bangou____

Warm-up  2016.09.26   Monday    平成28年9月26日　　月曜日  Getsuyoubi

Rewrite each of these sentences twice, once in using the necessary hiragana that you see, and once in ROOMAji  only.

一。（いち）Kore wa   あかい　くつした　です。

　　This-thing is a red sock.

二。（に）Kore wa  あおい　くつ　です。

　　This-thing is a blue shoe.

　　　

三。（San) Shiroban  wa   おおきい　です。

　　The whiteboard is big.

四。（Yon）ねこ　wa　ちいさい　です。

　　The cat is small.

五。（ご）いぬ　wa　たのしい　いぬ　です。

　　The dog is a fun/enjoyable dog.


Students then went on to read these sentences aloud, as selected by the teacher, and were given an oral grade.


Handout:   Paper with 50 interesting shapes, on which were supposed to be written the 25 (plain) hiragana we have studied so far and the 15 (fancy) hiragana with dakuten, making the unvoiced consonants into voiced consonants.  Philip's work-in-progress was shown as a good example.

Homework     Shukudai　　宿題　しゅくだい
Finish the above assignment above with the handout.  

September 23, 2016 -- Friday
平成２８年９月２３日　－－　
　　　Kinyoubi　　きんようび　　金曜日

On a separate piece of paper, copy each hiragana word 3 times and then write each word in ROOMAji once.

３X　ひらがな　で　かきます。　１　X   ローマじ　で　かきます。

に　がつ　　　　        February

く　がつ                            September

ただしい　Correct  (Adj.) 

       

いっ　さい　　             One year old

し　がつ                            April 

 

たのしい　Enjoyable （Adj.）

に　さい                            Two years old

いち　がつ                                   January

What do you notice about these words？　

Can you separate them into groups?  

On what basis?

Sentences on the board:

一。（いち）Kore wa   あかい　くつした　です。
　　This-thing is a red sock.

二。（に）Kore wa  あおい　くつ　です。
　　This-thing is a blue shoe.
　　　
三。（San) Shiroban  wa   おおきい　です。
　　The whiteboard is big.


四。（Yon）ねこ　wa　ちいさい　です。
　　The cat is small.

五。（ご）いぬ　wa　たのしい　いぬ　です。
　　The dog is a fun/enjoyable dog.


Homework　宿題　しゅくだい　Shukudai

Be prepared to read the above sentences out loud on Monday,　Getsuyoubi.

September 22, 2016 -- Thursday
平成２８年９月２２日--  Mokuyoubi  --  木曜日

Warm-up   2016.09.22    平成２８年９月２２日

３　X　かかいます。Write the hiragana words 3 times each.

ぬのう　Cloth

ななさい　　Seven years old

あき　　Fall, autumn

なつ　　Summer

ねこ　　Cat

いぬ　　Dog

あに　　（My) big brother

あね　　（My) big sister

Distribution of squared paper for playing Bingo with hiragana a through no (no dakuten characters)

Homework     Shukudai　しゅくだい　宿題

Image with pictures of   くつ   and   くつした  .    Write the  appropriate word on each shoe and sock and then color shoes あお　(blue) and the socks　あか (red).

September 21, 2016 -- Wednesday
平成２８年９月２１日　－－　水曜日　　Suiーyoubi

Bangou_________

Namae______________myouji___________

Warm-up    ２８年９月２１日     水曜日　　Suiーyoubi

ROOMAじ　で　かきます。　Write the words in Roomaji.

くつ（Shoes）　　　　                           ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

した　（Under, below）                          ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

くつした（Socks）                                  ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

どっぐ（Chicago-style…）                      ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

あった（Existed!）                                  ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

ぐっど（Not bad）                                  ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

えどっこ（Child of Edo, now calledTokyo）          

_____________________

ざせき（A seat on the floor）        ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

たちぐい（Place where you eat standing up)

                                                                   ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿


Discussion of difficulties distinguishing small tsu from big tsu.


Handout: hiragana pages for na, ni, nu, ne, no


New Song:  How to remember the order of the hiragana, necessary for using dictionaries


Tomorrow:  Bingo with hiragana


宿題　しゅくだい　Shukudai　　Homework
１．Finish today's handout
２．Make flash cards for な、に、ぬ、ね、の

September 20, 2016 -- Tuesday

平成２８年９月２０日   --  火曜日                                                                                                                                                

ワーム・アップ　　Warm-up    Write the following English (Eigo えいご)  expressions in Japanese (nihongo　にほんご) 3 times each, using ROOMAji

You're welcome

Do you understand?

Is/am/are

Please

Is/am/are NOT

This thing

Who

What

Years old


Students wrote the correct answers for these words on the board...
dou itashimashte
wakarimasu ka
desu
kudasai
ja arimasen
kore
dare
nan
sai


Introduction of "small tsu" for making double consonants:
Examples:
tatte   たって　　　Stand
gakkou　がっこう　　School
zasshi　ざっし　　Magazine
itte    いって　　　Say
nattou　なっとう　　Fermented soy beans (yuck!)


宿題　しゅくだい　　Shukudai　　Homework
べんきょう、べんきょう、べんきょう
Benkyou, benkyou, benkyou
Study, study, study 

September 19, 2016 -- Monday
平成２８年９月１９日　－－　月曜日


No warm-up.

Test on hiragana, あーーと、plus dakuten.


Handout on "Respect for Aged Day"　　（From the "Public Holidays Global" website）
publicholidays.jp/respect-for-the-aged-day　



Assignment:    
１　Summarize the article in 2 paragraphs (10 sentences, total).　Be sure to skip lines/double-space, even though it's handwritten.）
２　Write 2 paragraphs about the elderly person in your life whom you admire the most (10 sentences, total).  Be sure to skip lines/double-space, even though it's handwritten.）


Words for elderly people--
Formal　　ろうじん　、としうえ　の　ひと
Informal　おばあさん（Grandmother), おじいいさん（Grandfather),　｛お｝としより


How to ask a person's age--
なん　さい　　です　か。
Nan sai desu ka.


Some students performed their dialogues.  Only two people still to go, Y and J.

宿題　しゅくだい　Shukudai　　Homework
Finish the 4 paragraph (total) assignment above, the one related to today's holiday in Japan.

September 16, 2016 -- Friday
平成２８年９月１６日　－－　金曜日


Follow the directions for enabling your computer to word-process in Japanese。



Type up the following Japanese words　（In both hiragana and ROOMAじ） and then hand them in.　　Guidelines:
　　　Namae, myouji, and bangou in upper right hand corner
　　　Double space
　　　Use a 14 or 16 point font

しそ　　A Japanese herb
じぞう　The Japanese Buddhist saint for children, students, and travelers
つき　　Moon
あう　　To meet
くう　　To eat (used mostly by men in informal situations)
です　　Is/am/are
ください　　Please
だく　　To hug, to embrace
かぞく　Family
つち　　Soil, earth, ground
どうい　Agreement
ちず　　Map
ざいこ　Stockpile
ぜい　　Tax
づく　　To become

We had a speaker come to talk to us, an OPRF　HS student who spent time in Japan this summer, by herself!  She attended Koma High School in Yamanashi Prefecture, in the Minami ARUPUSU.


宿題　しゅくだい　Shukudai　　Homework
Study for next week's test on the first 20 hiragana, plus the 10 hiragana with dakuten that we learned.