Dec. 14, 2017 -- Thursday
平成２９年１２月１４日　－－　金曜日



Scantron Final


Homework:
Work on oral presentation 

Dec. 13, 2017 -- Wednesday

Warmup -- write a complete sentence for each relational particle use below


Relational particle review:
wa (the "ha wa")  -- indicates topic/subject
ka -- turns a statement into a question
wo -- indicates direct object
de --
       1. indicates the place where the active verb happens
       2. "by means of" a tool or means of transport
ni --
       1.  indicates specific time (name or number)
       2. indicates destination, with traveling verbs (goes, comes, returns home, leaves-to-go-to, etc.)
       3. indicates place where things exist (verbs imasu or arimasu)
ga --
       1. "but" between independent clauses
       2. indicates grammatical subject in wa/ga pattern sentences
            Example:   Watashi wa AISU KURIIMU ga suki desu.
                                    Tomodachi wa ongaku ga tanoshii desu.



Students worked on their presentations for the oral part of the final.

Scantron final will be on Thursday, Dec. 14th

Oral final will be on Friday, Dec. 15th

Absences for either final will result in an Incomplete because Kimmel Sensei will be on medical leave starting Dec. 18th.  She will be out until February 6th.  At that time students may make up any portions of the final that they missed and the Incomplete grade will be replaced with a letter grade.  However, I hope that everyone will be present on the 14th and 15th.


Homework:

Study, study, study

December 11, 2017 -- Monday

Warm-up     2017.12.11

Read the following little story in Japanese.  Can you understand it?  If you were a teacher, what Japanese questions would you have students answer?  Write 5 questions in Japanese.

Hedgehog はりねずみ　は　高校　の　学生　だ。　

高校　は　大学　の　ちかく　に　ある。

せんぱい　の　ともだち　は　かめ　（Ｔｕｒｔｌｅ）だ。

まい日　はりねずみ　と　かめ　は　話す。

いつも　おもしろい　会話　です。

来週　はりねずみ　と　かめ　は　買いもの　を　する。

シカゴ　の　本や　は　りっぱ　だ。

本　を　買う　の　が　たのしい。

本　を　たくさん　買う。

よかった、ね。

①  　　　

②  　　　

③  　　　

④  　


To review vocabulary:
1. Nakama pages 182-183
2. Nakama pages 196-197: verbs, adjectives, adverbs
3. Nakama pages 200-201
4. Nakama pages 238-239:  verbs, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions (plus GA)



Homework:

Study, study, study, and work on your final oral project



　　　　　

December 12, 2017 -- Tuesday

Warm-up 2017 December 12, 2017

えい語　で　write three characteristics of each of the verb groups below:

４８．一　ばん　の　グループ    

___________________________________________

                                                ___________________________________________

                                                ___________________________________________

４９．ニ　ばん　の　クループ  

___________________________________________

                                                ___________________________________________

                                                ___________________________________________

５０．三　ばん　の　グループ  

  ___________________________________________



Class went over the characteristics of each group.  This information will be needed for the final.


Relational particle review:
wa (the "ha wa")  -- indicates topic/subject
ka -- turns a statement into a question
wo -- indicates direct object
de --
       1. indicates the place where the active verb happens
       2. "by means of" a tool or means of transport
ni --
       1.  indicates specific time (name or number)
       2. indicates destination, with traveling verbs (goes, comes, returns home, leaves-to-go-to, etc.)
       3. indicates place where things exist (verbs imasu or arimasu)
ga --
       1. "but" between independent clauses
       2. indicates grammatical subject in wa/ga pattern sentences
            Example:   Watashi wa AISU KURIIMU ga suki desu.
                                    Tomodachi wa ongaku ga tanoshii desu.


Homework:
1. study for scantron final
2. work on final oral presentation

December 8, 2017 -- Friday

Warm-up   Dec. 8, 2017      Friday

Look at Chapters 6 and 7 in Nakama.  Which 5 categories do 

YOU most need to review.  List them below.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

New kanji:

buys   買います　（か｛います｝）（バイ）

tall/expensive　　高い（たか｛い｝）（コウ）

school-institution　　校　（コウ）

Ｎｅｗ　ｋａｎｊｉ　ｗｏｒｄｓ：
買います　　　かいます
買いもの　　　かいもの
高校　　　　　こうこう
学校　　　　　がっこう
高い　　　　　たかい



Instigated by Lindsay, students gave Sensei a big, beautiful get-well poster that they all signed, plus delightful gifts.

みなさん、ほんとう　に　ありがとう　ございました。


General discussion of the final:
Scantron on Thursday
Oral Final on Friday


Self-introduction, updated (performed from memory, with script handed in on the same day)

1. Nakama vocabulary only, in complete sentences
2. name
3. age
4. year in school
5. number of people in family
6. 4 things that you like/liked
7. comparisons
        Father likes A better than B (2 sentences)
        I like C better than D (2 sentences)
8. superlatives
        In a category, mother likes E best (2 sentences)
        In a category, I like F best (2 sentences
9.  I like-to-do (2 sentences)

10.  all sentences in neutral polite, affirmative, negative, present, or past


Homework:

Study, study, study!

Oral Final Guidelines

Self-introduction, updated (performed from memory, with script handed in on the same day)

1. Nakama vocabulary only, in complete sentences
2. name
3. age
4. year in school
5. number of people in family
6. 4 things that you like/liked
7. comparisons
        Father likes A better than B (2 sentences)
        I like C better than D (2 sentences)
8. superlatives
        In a category, mother likes E best (2 sentences)
        In a category, I like F best (2 sentences)
9.  I like-to-do (2 sentences)
10.  all sentences in neutral polite, affirmative, negative, present, or past

December 7, 2017 -- Thursday
平成２９年１２月７日　－－　木曜日


Students took a vocabulary test based on Pages 200 and 201 of Nakama.

Afterwards they received an article about "kanji reform", about which they were told to write a 4 paragraph summary.

Sensei announced that the semester final will be earlier than the regular exam days because she will go into the hospital on Dec. 18th.  The scantron portion will take place on Dec. 14th, but the oral portion will take place on Dec. 15th.


New kanji:

buys   買います　（か｛います｝）（バイ）

tall/expensive　　高い（たか｛い｝）（コウ）

school-institution　　校　（コウ）


宿題　　　しゅくだい　　Ｈｏｍｅｗｏｒｋ
Complete the summary of the article about "kanji reform"--
4 paragraphs of at least 4 sentences each

Early Final Exam Schedule

The final exam this semester will be early because of Sensei's hospitalization on Dec. 18, 2017.


December 14, 2017      Scantron Final

December 15, 2017      Oral Final


If you miss either of these finals you will not be able to make them up until next semester, and you will receive an Incomplete for this semester.

December 6, 2017 -- Wednesday
平成２９年１２月６日　－－　水曜日

ワーム・アップ　　　

キメル先生　の　たんじょうび

Write the following adjectives in all 4 plain/informal forms (no です).

ひろい

_＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿　＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿　＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

ゆうめい（な）

_＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿　＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿　＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

Class went over the warm-up and agreed on the following answers:

ひろい　　　　ひろくない

ひろかった　　ひろくなかった

ゆうめい　だ　　　　　ゆうめい　じゃ　ない

ゆうめい　だった　　　ゆうめい　じゃ　なかった

Class reviewed kanji by playing Bingo

Are you studying the food, sports, and music vocabulary on pages 200 and 201 in Nakama?

There MIGHT be a pop quiz tomorrow ...   just saying

Homework:

Study the vocabulary on pages 200 and 201 in Nakama

December 5, 2017 -- Tuesday
平成２９年１２月5日　－－　火曜日

Warm-up was a page from the Nakama workbook, practicing plain/informal forms, present affirmative and present negative.

Examples:

行きます　　　行く　　　行かない
帰ります　　　帰る　　　帰らない
きます　　　　くる　　　こない
します　　　　する　　　しない
会います　　　会う　　　会わない
話します　　　話す　　　話さない



The class discussed the concept of plain adjectives, without desu.

Examples:

新しい　　　　　　新くない
新しかった　　　　新しくなかった


きれい　だ　　　　きれい　じゃ　ない
きれい　だった　　きれい　じゃ　なかった



The class practiced identifying kanji as Sensei held up flash cards.



Homework:

Study, study, study the vocabulary on pages 200 and 201 of Nakama:  foods, sports, music

December 4, 2017 -- Monday


Warm-up:

Write the following adjectives in all 4 forms, present and past, affirmative and negative

Example:
おいしい　です　　　　おいしく　ありません
おいしかった　です　　おいしく　ありませんでした


すごい（Ｇｒｅａｔ）

しずか（Ｑｕｉｅｔ）




Eight students performed the Nakama Chapter 7 dialogue on page 203.  The rest of the class will perform it tomorrow.


Short discussion of non-polite forms of adjectives, present and past:

Examples:
i adjective    :  Take off the desu!
 おいしい　　　おいしく　ない
おいしかった　おいしく　なかった

na adjective :  Add some form of plain desu, da, ja nai, datta, ja nakatta
しずか　だ　　　しずか　じゃ　ない
しずか　だった　しずか　じゃ　なかった


宿題　　　しゅくだい　　　Ｈｏｍｅｗｏｒｋ
Ｓｔｕｄｙ　ｆｏｏｄ，　ｓｐｏｒｔｓ，　ａｎｄ　
ｍｕｓｉｃ　ｖｏｃａｂｕｌａｒｙ　ｏｎ　
Ｐａｇｅｓ　２００－２０１．　　
Ｗａｒｎｉｎｇ：　this vocabulary will be important for the final exam!!!

December 1, 2017 -- Friday
平成２９年１２月一日　－－　金曜日

Students received handouts (from Nakama workbook、pp. 95-97) .

Students should also study the food, sports, and music vocabulary on pp. 200 and 201 in the Nakama text.

Students should continue to memorize the dialogue on p. 203 of Nakama. 

November 30, 2017 -- Thursday
平成２９年１１月３０日　　　　　

WArm-up in English and Japanese.  Write 3 sentences in Japanese, 6 sentences in English about today's presentation by jazz pianist and pop star Oe Senri 大江千里

なまえ＿＿＿＿＿みょうじ＿＿＿＿番号＿＿

おおえ　せんり　　大江千里

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

Etc.

******************************************************************************

Review of verb groups and formation of dictionary form and plain negative verbs

Group 1, also known as "u" verbs

Group 2, also known as "ru" verbs

Group 3, also known as "irregular" verbs


Special case of Group 2 verbs that actually end with "u", like
　　　　言います（いいます）　　いう　　いわない
　　　　会います（あいます）　　あう　　あわない

Be sure to remember the irregular verbs in Group 3
　　　　します　　　　　　　　　する　　しない
　　　　来ます（きます）　　　　くる　　こない



In class exercise and homework:

　　　なまえ＿＿＿＿＿みょうじ＿＿＿＿＿番号＿＿

Write the following verbs in neutral-polite。dictionary, and plain negative forms---

Example:

Says               言います、　言う、いう    　言わない

Go-out            ___________   ______________  ____________

See                 ___________   ______________  ____________

Eat                 ___________   ______________  ____________

Drink              ___________   ______________  ____________

Come              ___________   ______________  ____________

Go                  ___________   ______________  ____________

Exit                 ___________   ______________  ____________

Speak              __________   ______________  ____________

Returns home  ___________   ______________  ____________

Do/play           ___________   ______________  ____________

Meet                 ___________   ______________  ____________

Listens              ___________   ______________  ____________

Reads               ___________   ______________  ____________


宿題　　　しゅくだい　　　Homwork
１．Do verb conjugation exercise, above
２．Memorize dialogue on page 203 of Nakama, due 月曜日

November 29, 2017 -- Wednesday
平成29年11月29日　　水曜日


On the board:
ワーム・アップ
Sentences
Nakama　の　二百三　ページ　の　会話

　　　

ワーム・アップ

下　の　ひらがな　の　ことば（Words）　を　かんじ　で　三　かい　書きます。Can you use each word in a meaningful sentence?

しんぶん    新聞　　

　　　　日本　の　ゆうめいな　新聞　は　あさひ　新聞　です。

かいわ

　　　　　会話

　　　　私　は　Nakama　の　二百三　ページ　の　会話　を　読みました。

だいがく　　大学

　　　　　　ハーバード（Harvard)　大学　は　大きい　大学　です。

らいしゅう　　来週

　　　　　　来週　私　は　テレビ　を　見ます。

宿題　　　しゅくだい　　　Homework

Make flash cards for the 17 kanji following:

　　行く、来る、帰る、目、耳、門、言

　　見る、聞く

　　読む、書く

　　話す

　　会う

　　食べる、飲む

　　新しい、語

Memorize the dialogue on page 203 for a performance on 月曜日

November 28, 2017 -- Tuesday
平成２９年１１月２８日　　火曜日


On Board:
1. Warm-up
2. Kanji flash cards
3. Nakama Ch. 7, p 203 dialogue/conversation
4. song "You"

ワーム・アップ　　

下　の　かんじ　を　３　かい　書く。Write each kanji below 3 times.  Use correct stroke order.  はつおん（Pronunciation）　は　何　です　か。えい語　で　何　です　か。

                                    はつおん　　　　　　えい語

新　　　　＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿     　＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

1　＿＿＿＿＿　　2  ＿＿＿＿＿　3　＿＿＿

会               ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿           　＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

1 ＿＿＿＿＿　　 2　  ＿＿＿＿＿　 3　＿＿＿

話                 ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿           　＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

1 ＿＿＿＿＿　　　2  ＿＿＿＿＿　3　＿＿＿



Class went over homework sentences from yesterday:

日本語　の　ひらがな　と　カタカナ　と　かんじ　で　書きます。Write underlined words in kanji. Pay attention to verb tenses, past and present.

.

I hate the German (language) better/more than the Italian (language).

私　は　ドイツ語　の　ほう　が　イタリア語　より　すき　です。

Among (inside) books, the student very much (great) liked Tale of Genji 「げんじ　ものがたり」best.

本　の　中　で　学生　は　「げんじ　ものがたり」　が　一ばん　すき　でした。

(My) friend (did) read newspapers from 7 o-clock to 9 o-clock.

七時　から　九時　まで　ともだち　は　新聞　を　読みました。

(The) teacher eats vegetables but doesn’t like to drink coffee very much.

先生　は　やさい　を　食べます　が　コーヒー　を　飲む　の　が　あまり　すき　じゃ　ありません。

The hedgehog　はりねずみ and the monkeyさる (and others) liked to listen to the cat’s pretty jazz music.

はりねずみ　や　さる　は　猫（ねこ）の　きれいな　ジャズ　の　おんがく　を　聞く　の　が　すき　でした。

The American (person) liked movies; therefore/so   (he)  sees  (them)  every week on  Saturday.

アメリカ人　は　えいが　が　すき　でした　から　まい週　見ました。

Students made flash cards of kanji learned so far during this lesson.


宿題　　　しゅくだい　　　Homework

Read the dialogue on page 203 of Nakama, Chapter 7 dialogue.　　　Be sure you understand ALL　OF　IT.　You don't have to write anything.

November 27, 2017 -- Monday

平成２９年１１月２１日　－－　月曜日


Warm-up:
Write as many　かんじ　漢字　 kanji as you can remember on
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 げんこうようし　　原稿用紙Squared paper.


New kanji:

新しい　　　　１３　Strokes　　　”Stand up to chop down the tree with the new axe."
　　　　くん　Reading　　あたら
　　　　おん　Reading　　シン

話します　　　１３　Strokes　　　”You say words with your tongue when you speak."
　　　　くん　Reading　はな
　　　　おん　Reading　ワ

会います　　　　６　Strokes　　　　”Two cows meet under a roof and say,
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　”How do you mu?"
　　　　くん　Reading　あ
　　　　おん　Reading　カイ


Important words with two kanji each (kanji compouds)

新聞　　　しんぶん　　　New 　+　Hear　＝　Newspaper

会話　　　かいわ　　　　Meet  +　Speak 　＝　Conversation, dialogue



Sensei will collect the Thanksgiving weekend homework tomorrow.　明日　先生　は　感謝祭　の　ウイークエンド　の　宿題　を　集める　つもり　です。



宿題　　しゅくだい　　　Homework

平成２９年１１月２７日　　　月曜日

日本語　の　ひらがな　と　カタカナ　と　かんじ　で　書きます。Write underlined words in kanji. Pay attention to verb tenses, past and present.

.

I hate the German (language) better/more than the Italian (language).

Among (inside) books, the student very much (great) liked Tale of Genji 「げんじ　ものがたり」best.

(My) friend (did) read newspapers from 7 o-clock to 9 o-clock.

(The) teacher eats vegetables but doesn’t like to drink coffee very much.

The hedgehog　はりねずみ and the monkeyさる (and others) liked to listen to the cat’s pretty jazz music.

The American (person) liked movies; therefore/so   (he)  sees  (them)  every week on  Saturday.

Supplementary Reading

かんしゃさい（Thanksgiving Festival）の　しゅくだい    

                                                                                                　ばんごう＿＿＿＿＿

キメル先生の日本語のじゅぎょう                                         

                                                            なまえ＿＿＿＿＿みょうじ＿＿＿＿＿＿

Read and translate these 日本語　の　sentences (about Thanksgiving at the University of Chicago’s International House).  Then answer the questions afterwards about your Thanksgiving Dinner and the items that are your favorites.

シカゴ　大学　の　「こくさい　の　うち」（International House）で　

学生　が　かんしゃさい　の　しょくじ　を　する。

______________________________________________________

フランス人　や　ちゅうごく人　や　アメリカ人　や　日本人　は　

いっしょ　に　食べる。

______________________________________________________

食べもの　の　中　で　アメリカ人　は　しちめんちょう　が　

一ばん　すき　----。

_______________________________________________________

フランス人　は　パン　が　一ばん　すきーー。しちめんちょう　が　きらいーー

________________________________________________________

日本人　は　ごはん　と　おすし　が　一ばん　すき　――。

________________________________________________________　

飲みもの　の　中　で　ちゅうごく人　は　ジュース　を　飲む　の　が　
あまり　すき　じゃ　ない

________________________________________________________

アメリカ人　は　コーヒー　が　一ばん　すきーー。

________________________________________________________

デザート　の　時　みな　は　パイ　の　ほう　が　プリン　より　
大すきーー　。

_________________________________________________________

November 21, 2017 -- Tuesday
平成２９年１１月２１日　－－　火曜日

感謝祭

（かんしゃさい）

おめでとう

Happy しちめんちょう （Turkey) Day

Stitch’s Thanksgiving

 Fill in the blanks below with your own answers (6 foods, 6 drinks, names of guests, and name of the person who will do the cooking)。You must use page 200 of Nakama to look most for relevant vocabulary.

      Then write 8 additional complete sentences in Japanese, using this information, to describe Stich’s upcoming Thanksgiving Dinner.

アメリカ　の　感謝祭　（かんしゃさい）の　食べもの

Thanksgiving Foods in America

うち　で　何　を　食べる（たべる）　？

七面鳥（しちめんちょう）        マシュポテト      かぼちゃパイ

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

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

うち　で　何　を　飲む（のむ）　？

りんごジュース　　                    コーヒー              紅茶　（こうちゃ）

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

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

おきゃくさま　（Ｇｕｅｓｔｓ）の　なまえ　は　何　です　か。

だれ　と　（Ｗｉｔｈ　ｗｈｏｍ）　いっしょ　に　食べる、飲む？

だれ　が　りょうり　を　する（します）か？

食べもの　の　中　で　何　が　一ばん　おいしい　です　か。

         

___________________________________________________________ 

 ①    

 ②    

 ③    

 ④    

 ⑤    

 ⑥    

 ⑦    

⑧    

宿題　　しゅくだい　　Homework

Complete the "Stitch's Thanksgiving" assignment above and bring it 月曜日　に

Happy しちめんちょう  Day