October 27, 2016 -- Thursday
平成２８年１０月２７日　－－　もくようび


Warm-up

なまえ____＿＿みょうじ＿＿＿＿＿＿ばんごう＿＿

ワーム・アップ　平成２８年１０月２７日　　　もくようび

あき　の　たべもの　　　　　Autumn foods　　

ろおまじ　で　かきます。　えいご　で　かきます。　

You will write the phrases in ROOMAじ　and English.

しまうま　の　なす　_________＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

くま　の　さつまいも　_____＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

とら　の　まつたけ　＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

きりん　の　くり　＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿




Sample self-introduction   じこうしょうかい

よみます。　You will read (it).　えいご　で　かきます。（On a separate piece of paper, you will write (it) in English.）  You may use a chart, if necessary.

はじめまして。

ぼく　は　あすとろ　ぼい　です。

おおさか　から　きました。

にほんじん　です。               じゅうろく　さい　です。

こうこう　の　にねんせい　です。

これ　は　ぼく　の　にほんご　の　ほん　です。

どうぞ　よろしく。

Vocabulary on board (but I remind you that you should be using the vocabulary from the lesson, that is, Chapter 2 of Nakama

ふしぎな　くに　　　　　　　　　　　　　しまうま　の　わくせい
Wonderland  ("strange country")        Zebra's Planet

しゅくだい　　　宿題　　　Homework

Work on your じこうしょうかい　Self-introduction with mask...
DUE　MONDAY!!　　You must wear your mask and speak as your character.  You must hand in a written version of your self-introduction.  If your self-introduction is memorized, it will get a higher grade.

October 26, 2016 -- Wednesday
平成２８年１０月２６日　－－　すいようび

Vocabulary:　単語　たんご： Write in ROOMAji

おばけ 　　ゆうれい         まじょ        こわい　かぼちゃ　おばけやしき

ghost       spirit           witch       scary    pumpkin     haunted house

「  」　　　言いました　　　　　　　って             ゆうかい

quotation   said  (formal)          said (informal)   　　　ghost, apparition,

marks                                           　　　　　　spirit  (archaic)     





Appropriate to the season:　
「まじょ　の　たっきゅうびん」　
まじょ　Witch　
ねこ　Cat　
まち　Town　　
ぱんや　Bakery　
ほうき　Broom


しゅくだい　　宿題　　Homework
Hand in yesterday's classwork and today's warm-up tomorrow.



　
          

October 25, 2016 -- Tuesday

平成28年10月25日　　　かようび　　なかま　だいにか

よみます。　You will read (it).　えいご　で　かきます。（On a separate piece of paper, you will write (it) in English.）  You may use a chart, if necessary.

はじめまして。

ぼく　は　あすとろ　ぼい　です。

おおさか　から　きました。

にほんじん　です。               じゅうろく　さい　です。

こうこう　の　にねんせい　です。

これ　は　ぼく　の　にほんご　の　ほん　です。

どうぞ　よろしく。

Handout on fall foods in Japan


Schmadeke Sensei took the class because Kimmel Sensei was absent.

October 24, 2016  --  Monday
平成２８年１０月２４日　　げつようび

ワーム・アップ　平成２８年１０月２４日　　げつようび

３　X　かきます。　　You will write each word/phrase 3 times.

わたし　の　くま                                     せんせい　の　しまうま

My bear                                                        Teacher’s zebra

がくせい　の　とら                                ぼく　の　きりん

Student’s tiger                                             My giraffe


Copies of masks were handed out

Useful vocabulary, since we are aiming for a self-introduction performance, while wearing our masks, on Halloween, next Monday
めん　　Mask
がくせい　　Student
こうこう　　High school
せんせい　　Teacher
＿＿＿じん　Person of a certain nationality   （くに　Country)
＿＿＿ねんせい　　Year in school
＿＿＿さい　　Years old

Content of self-introduction, also known as じこしょうかい
はじまして
なまえ　　Name
＿＿＿じん　　Nationality
＿＿＿　から　きました。（Came from___)
こうこう　の　＿＿ねんせい　　School level
これ　は　＿＿＿＿　です。
よろしく　おねがい　します。


（すみません　が）どこ　から　きました　か。　
（Excuse me, but)  　Where   from    came?
Usually a question ab out nationality.

Some individual student answers to the question　どこ　から　きました　か。
ぽうらんど　じん　　I am a Polish person
はんがりい　から　きました。I came from Hungary.
うくらいな　から　きました。　I came from Ukraine.
めいおうせい　から　きました。I came from the planet Pluto.


しゅくだい　宿題　Homework
Work on　writing the self-introduction that you will speak while wearing your animal mask (くも、きりん、しまうま、とら）

October 21, 2016 -- Friday
平成28年10月21日　　　きんようび


During 7th period the class went to hear a Japanese story-teller perform 2 stories in lecture room 370.  
   

For 8th period we were back in the classroom.

Warm-up　ワーム・アップ　平成28年10月21日　
きんようび                   

ろおまじ　と　えいご　で　かきます。　

You will write in ROOMAじ and English.

たなか　さん　は　にほん　じん　です。

りい　さん　は　かんこく　じん　じゃ　ありません。

せんせい　は　ちゅうごく　じん　です　か？


Dictation:
1.Ishi-tarou wa Nihon-jin desu.
   　いしたろう　は　にほん　じん　です。
2. Aiban wa Roshia-jin desu ka.
　　　あいばん　は　ろしあ　じん　です　か。
3. Chikara-tarou wa Furansu-jin ja arimasen.
　　　ちからたろう　は　ふらんす　じん　じゃ　ありません。


For next week --
   か　Makes a question　
　　を　Indicates direct object
　　は　Indicates subject/topic
　　の　Indicates possession, 's, of, from

Thisーthing is a pencil.　
　　これ　は　えんぴつ　です。
Thisーthing is Naomi's paper.
　　これ　は　なおみ　の　かみ　です。

We are aiming for the ability/vocabulary/capacity to give a self-introduction in にほん　ご。
Some vocabulary
　がくせい　　Student
　いち　ねんせい　　First year student
　に　ねんせい　　Second year student


Example of a self-introduction by Kimmel Sensei:
はじめまして
わたし　は　きめる　です。
あめりか　じん　です。
ひゃく　ごじゅう　さい　です。
せんせい　です。
これ　は　わたし　の　まあかあ　です。



しゅくだい　　宿題　　Homework
べんきょう、べんきょう、べんきょう！　Study!

October 20, 2016 -- Thursday

平成２８年１０月２０日　　　　もくようび                

くに　　　　　Countries　――　Write out their names in ろおまじ   and then in  えいご。

ちり                    ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

いんど                  ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿  

いぎりす                ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

あめりか                ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

かなだ                  ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

めきしこ                ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

まり                    ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

にほん  日本             ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

おおすとらりあ     　　＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

はんがりい              ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

ふらんす                __________________________

ちゅうごく              __________________________

かんこく                __________________________

どいつ                  __________________________


ろしあ                  __________________________


ぶらじる                __________________________



Discussion of these countries, for which students are now responsible.

Writing homework from yesterday, each of the last 16 hiragana written 10 times each, was collected.

Discussion of dictionary exercise from yesterday, with vocabulary for which students are now responsible.  This homework assignment was not collected.


Homework   しゅくだい　宿題
Nakama page 29 -- Answer questions 1-4 IN JAPANESE,  IN HIRAGANA.  You don't have to write complete sentences.

October 19, 2016 -- Wednesday
平成２８年１０月１９日　－－　すいようび



Warm-up:
Writing practice page from Nakama workbook -- Write  ま  through   ん 10 times each.


Dictionary exercise in class

なまえ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿みょうじ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ばんごう＿＿

平成２８年１０月１９日　　　　　　すいようび

Dictionary exercise –　Look up the following ひらがな words in the glossary at the back of Nakama and write their えいご  meanings.

えいご                     こうこう                            ひと                          どこ

＿＿＿＿＿＿　＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿　＿＿＿＿＿＿＿　＿＿＿＿＿

から                          だいがく                　       おとこ                     おんな

＿＿＿＿＿＿　＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿　＿＿＿＿＿＿＿　＿＿＿＿＿

いちねんせい      ともだち                            ちゅうごく              かんこく

＿＿＿＿＿＿　＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿　＿＿＿＿＿＿＿　＿＿＿＿＿

しゅくだい　宿題　Homework
Complete writing practice, above, and dictionary exercise, above, and hand in tomorrow.

October 18, 2016 -- Tuesday
平成２８年１０月１９日　－－　かようび


Reading pre-test for Chapter 2 of Nakama

                        なまえ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿みょうじ＿＿＿＿＿＿ばんごう＿＿＿

Nakama Chapter 2     Pre-test (reading)  

Read the following  にほんご　 items and write the meanings in えいご   .

ふらんす                                                    はんがりい

＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿                           ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

かなだ　じん                                          あめりか　じん

＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿                           ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

にほん                                                         すぺいん　じん

＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿                                  ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿         

How would a guest from Japan answer this question?    

どこ　から　きました　か。＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

Look at the small pictures and, for each one, answer the following question. 

これ　は　なん　です　か。

      Book       ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

　Pencil　＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

　Desk　　＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

Marker and whiteboard ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿と　＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。

Read the following self-introduction and then answer the questions.

わたし　は　たけし　です。　かんこく　じん　です。じゅうごさい　です。こうこう　の　に　ねんせい　です。　これ　は　わたし　の　ぺん　です。

            What is the name of the person? 　＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

            What country does he come from?  ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

            How old is this person? 　＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

　       What kind of school does this person attend？＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

            What year in school?  ____________________

            What is the object belonging to this person?  ________________

Read this email message. 

 けん　くん　の　ともだち　の　なまえ　は　あいれん　さん　です。ちゅうごく　から　きました。あいれん　さん　の　かばん　は　おおきい　です。あおい　です。

            Who is Airen?  ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

            What is Airen’s probable nationality?  ________________

            Describe the object belonging to Airen  (2 adjectives).

                                    ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

                                    ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

Discussion of Japanese map -- handout of color map of Japan -- handout of outline map that must be filled in with hiragana place-names

しゅくだい　宿題　Homework
Complete map project above

October 17, 2016 -- Monday
平成２８年１０月１７日　－－　月曜日　げつようび


Warm-up
Page 6 of the Marugoto workbook -- writing all of the hiragana in perfect form, with questions about stroke order


Writing pre-test of Chapter 2 in Nakama

Nakama. Ch.2.Pre-test

 Writing in Japanese:  (hiragana if possible, ROOMAji if necessary)

Write the names of 4 countries in Japanese.

1.                              2.                                 3.                                 4.

Write the names of 4 languages in Japanese

1                            2.                                 3.                                 4.

Write a short sentence, a Facebook post telling where you have come from.

Ask ‘what is “ this object” ?’

Answer what the object is.   

Write a self-introduction in sentences telling

your name,

nationality,

age,

year in school and name of schoool,

showing a classroom object, and

adding the fact that it belongs to you.

Write short email note introducing a new friend to an old friend, using the categories above

Introductory survey of Nakama, Chapter 2, plus vocabulary lists for chapter, glossaries at the back of the book, grammar indices (verb and adjective conjugations, plus counters, etc.)

Page 27 --   Names of countries in hiragana, plus suffix to indicate citizen of...

ちゅうごく（China)　＋　じん　　Chinese person

かんこく（Korea)　＋　　じん　　Korean person

にほん（Japan)　　＋　　じん　　Japanese person

Example sentences:

きめる　せんせい　は　あめりか　じん　です。

　　Teacher Kimmel is an American person.

ぴいたあ　くん　はんがりい　じん　です。

　　Peter is a Hungarian person.

しゅくだい　宿題　Homework

List the names of all the countries on the map on page 28 of Nakama, and the words for citizens of those countries.  Use hiragana only.

October 14, 2016 -- Friday
Heisei. 28 nen 10 gatsu 14 ka --  Kinyoubi

Online Hiragana practice   Computer lesson 2016.10.14      Hiragana Study

During this period, try out these different sites for improving your ability to remember the hiragana.

https://quizlet.com/88783439/hiragana-flash-cards/

https://quizlet.com/88783439/match  

http://www.zompist.com/flash.html

http://realkana.com/


Homework shukudai
Continue to practice on these hiragana sites over the weekend

Hiragana Online Practice Sites

Online Hiragana practice   Computer lesson 2016.10.14      Hiragana Study

During this period, try out these different sites for improving your ability to remember the hiragana.

https://quizlet.com/88783439/hiragana-flash-cards/

https://quizlet.com/88783439/match  

http://www.zompist.com/flash.html

http://realkana.com/

October 13, 2016 -- Thursday
 平成２８年１０月１３日　木曜日  Mokuyoubi

Warm-up  2016.10.13        平成２８年１０月１３日　木曜日  Mokuyoubi

ひらがな　で　かきます。Hiragana de kakimasu.  Write in hiragana.  [When you see “n” or “m” before a consonant, use  ん。]

Zannennagara              Unfortunately   　Wani　　Crocodile

＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿                                             _______________

Rambou        Violence                                        Enpitsu     Pencil    

______________                                               ________________

Kireina kami (w)o kudasai              Please give me clean paper.

_________________________________


Warm-up was written on the board.

Special feature about double m and double n

Emma, the king of hell       えんま
Fish, saury                　　さんま


Discussion of direct object

The thief  killed  the horse.    Thief is the subject,  Killed is the verb.  Horse is the direct object.

Thief　は　　Horse　　を　　Killed  ました。

ナナさん　は　Discussed "non-binary."


しゅくだい　宿題　　Homework
べんきょう、べんきょう、べんきょう！　Study!  

October 12, 2016  --   Wednesday

Kimmel Sensei was absent.


Learning hiragana wa through n(g)

in class worksheet

なまえ＿＿＿＿＿＿みょうじ＿＿＿＿＿＿ばんごう＿＿

Write the following hiragana words in ROOMAじ。

にわ　Garden                   くるま　Car                      ろうそく　Candle

＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿        ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿        ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

れっしゃ　Train              ゆり　Lily                           ゆかた　Light summer kimono

＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿        ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿        ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

やさい　Vegetables       めがね　Glasses  　しょうがっこう　Primary school

＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿   _＿＿＿＿＿＿＿　＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

reading from Wikipedia about (Katsushika) Hokusai, the great wood-block print artist


Homework:
3-paragraph summary about the Wikipedia article