March 24, 2017 -- Friday

1.       Work sheet on vocabulary in the 2^nd writing system, katakana –Students may use their charts and their textbooks while working on this.

2.       2. Students should work on their Japanese geography project, which will be due one week after we come back from break. 

3.       3. Students may watch a portion of the film “Mononoke Hime” (“Princess Mononoke”) in Japanese.  

Worksheet    17 copies

キメル先生の日本語の授業　　　_＿＿＿＿＿　＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿　＿＿

「なかま」の第三、第四課　　　なまえ　　　　みょうじ　　　　　番号

カタカナ　の　ことば　を　えいご　で　かきます。You will write the カタカナ words in (real) えいご words.

スーパー                            ベッド                     ドア                          アパート

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

オレンジ                            ペン　                     ノート　                コンピュータ

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

テレビ                                 テーブル                スタンド                ソファ

_______________       ___________      ___________      ____________

ガレージ                            トイレ                     シャワー                アメリカ

＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿   ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

List of Japanese geographical names (17 copies)

Each student must choose a different name

Tokyo

Sendai

Osaka

Yokohama

Nara

Kyoto

Kobe

Nagasaki

Hiroshima

Kagoshima

Nagano City

Sapporo

Takamatsu

Lake Biwa

Seto Naikai....the inland sea

Hakone

Shizuoka

Naha

Akita

Niigata

Nagoya

Himeji Castle

Fukuoka

Kotohira/Konpira-san

March 23, 2017 -- Thursday
平成２９年３月２３日　－－　木曜日　　木＝Tree, wood (the material)


Bingo with katakana words from Chapters 3 and 4 of Nakama -- prizes were packs of origami paper


Kanji handout
人　ひと　　　　　　　　　　　Person
十　じゅう、とお　　　　　　　１０
子　こ　　　　　　　　　　　　Child
大　おお（きい）　Or　ダイ　　Big, great
日　にち、に、ひ、び　　　　　Day or son
月　つき、げつ、がつ　　　　　Moon, month
川　かわ　　　　　　　　　　　River
右　みぎ　　　　　　　　　　　Hand

大人　　おとな　　　　　　　　　　　Adult
十人　　じゅうにん　１０　　　　　　People
月　は　川　の　なか　に　あります。The moon is in the water.
つき　　かわ

十人十色　　じゅうにんとおいろ　　Ten people, ten colors.   Everyone is unique.


４th　Quarter Project:  Japanese cities and areas – each student must choose a different name

Tokyo

Sendai

Osaka

Yokohama

Nara

Kyoto

Kobe

Nagasaki

Hiroshima

Kagoshima

Nagano City

Sapporo

Takamatsu

Lake Biwa

Seto Naikai....the inland sea

Hakone

Shizuoka

Naha

Akita

Niigata

Nagoya

Himeji Castle

Fukuoka

Kotohira/Konpira-san

しゅくだい　　宿題　　Homework

Start doing research on the part of Japan that you have chosen.

March 22.2017 -- 

Warm-up  2017.03.22   平成29年3月22日　　水曜日　　水＝Water

The beginning of the ものがたり story…the introduction

わたし　の　ともだち　は　ゆうめい　です。

おんな　の　ひと　は　ワンダー・ウマン　です。

おとこ　の　ひと　は　キャプテン・アメリカ　です。

ワンダー・ウマン　の　まち　は　ほっかいどう　の　さっぽろ　です。

キャプテン・アメリカ　の　まち　は　しこく　の　たかまつ　です。

Wonder Woman/Captain America dialogue　かいわ　を　よみます。

①　W.W.      こんにち　は

②　C.A.        すみません。ぼく　は　フランスご　を　はなしません。

③　W.W.　　ここ　は　にほん　です　よ。

④　C.A.

⑤　W.W.

At the time they are talking　なん　じ　です　か。　　

なん　月、なん　日　です　か。



Continuing with story:

ごぜん　３　時
４月　１日

４　Main islands of Japan:　ほっかいどう、ほんしゅう、しこく、きゅうしゅう（Okinawa is not one of the main islands)

④　C.A.  にほん　です　か。　（Pointing at something)　それ　は　なん　です　か。
⑤　W.W. さくら　です。さくら　は　にほん　の　はな　です。　はな　が　すき　です　か。
⑥　CA　はい、はな　が　すき　です。すみません、おなまえ　は　なん　です　か。
⑦　WW　わたし　の　なまえ　は　ワンダー・ウマン　です。はじめまして。
⑧　CA  ぼく　は　キャプテン・アメリカ　です。どうぞ　よろしく
⑨　WW　どこ　から　きました　か。
⑩　CA　ぼく　は　たかまつ　から　きました。



しゅくだい　　宿題　　　Homework

Write out all 10 sentences of the dialogue, double spaced,　にほんご　で

March 21, 2017 -- Tuesday
 平成２９年３月２１日　--　火曜日　　火＝Fire

Warm-up  2017.03.21   

えいご　の　いみ　は　なん　です　か。What is the English meaning?

わたし　の　ともだち　は　ゆうめい　です。

おんな　の　ひと　は　ワンダー・ウマン　です。

おとこ　の　ひと　は　キャプテン・アメリカ　です。

ワンダー・ウマン　の　まち　は　ほっかいどう　の　さっぽろ　です。

キャプテン・アメリカ　の　まち　は　しこく　の　たかまつ　です。

いま　はなして　います。（They are talking now.)　　

かいわ　を　かきます。（You/we will write the conversation.)



Class a whole went over the paragrph on page 124 of Nakama and establishing which sentences did NOT describe the picture on page 123.


CLass as a whole started writing the Wonder Woman/Captain America dialogue

①　W.W.      こんにち　は
②　C.A.        すみません。ぼく　は　フランスご　を　はなしません。
③　W.W.　　ここ　は　にほん　です　よ。
④　C.A.
⑤　W.W.


しゅくだい　　　宿題　　　　Homework

Write lines 4 and 5 of the dialogue

March 20, 2017 -- Monday
平成２９年３月２０日　－－　げつようび　　月曜日
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　月＝Moon, month
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　曜日＝Day of week





ワーム・アップ：　えいご　で　かきます。
　　　　　　　　（Read the handout about the vernal equinox, first.)

①　　さくら　の　木（き）　は　だいがく　の　まえ　に　あります。
　　　The cherry tree is in front of the university.
②　　わたし　は　さくら　が　すき　です。　I like cherry blossoms.
③　　３月２０日　は　しゅんぶん　の　日（ひ）　です。
　　　The 20th of March is the spring equinox.

”Shunbun no hi　　　　春分　の　日　　　しゅんぶん　の　ひ

”Summary

”In Japan the vernal equinox is a welcome holiday as it marks the end of winter and the arrival of spring

”The vernal equinox (or spring equinox) marks the beginning of astronomical spring.

It occurs during the month of March in the Northern Hemisphere, and during September in the Southern Hemisphere. It usually falls on March 20 or 21.

In Japan the vernal equinox ('Shunbun no Hi') is a welcome holiday as it marks the end of winter and the arrival of spring.

At the same moment that the vernal equinox occurs in one hemisphere, it is the time of the autumnal equinox in the other hemisphere.

Traditionally, the equinoxes were a time to venerate ancestors, and the two dates of the Vernal and Autumnal equinoxes became holidays celebrated in Shinto to pay respects to past members of the imperial family.

In 1948, the holiday was changed to its current form as part of post war reforms that converted religious holidays into secular holidays. The day is intended to celebrate the love of nature and living things.

In modern Japan, the day still maintains its older traditions as visiting family graves and holding family reunions is a common way of celebrating the equinox.”

Students worked in pairs on reading on page 124, comparing content with drawing on page 123.   Write out the ４　INCORRECT sentences in the reading, the ones that don't match the drawing.

While they were working, some students performed the dialogue on page 103-104 of Nakama.


しゅくだい　　宿題　　　Homework
１．Page 124 of Nakama, above.
２．Dialogue on pages 103-104 of Nakama.

March 17, 2017 -- Friday
平成２９年３月１７日　－－　きんようび　　金曜日
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　金＝Money, gold, metal
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　日＝Day, sun



More work on dialogue, pages 103-104 of "Nakama"

「もののけ　ひめ」という　アニメ


しゅくだい　　宿題　　Homework
かいわ（Dialogue, conversation)　「なかま」　の　１０３－１０４　百三、百四　ページ

March 16, 2017 -- Thursday



Yesterday's assignment had not reached the sub until late during the class period, so students worked on it again today.

Students should reread the dialogue on pages 103 and 104 of the textbook, Nakama. 

Then they should pair up to write it out by hand, first in Romanization and then in the second writing system, Katakana.   Remember to skip lines.

After that, they should practice reading and reciting it many times together, quietly, with the purpose of memorizing it. 


This assignment will be due on Monday.

March 15, 2017 -- Wednesday

Students should reread the dialogue on pages 103 and 104 of the textbook, Nakama. 

Then they should pair up to write it out by hand, first in Romanization and then in the second writing system, Katakana.   Remember to skip lines.

After that, they should practice reading and reciting it many times together, quietly, with the purpose of memorizing it. 

March 14, 2017 -- Tuesday

Students continued study of Japanese high school in the 1960s, in the run-up to the first Tokyo Olympics:  KOKURIKU ZAKA NO UE KARA

March 13, 2017 -- Monday
平成２９年３月１３日　ーー　げつようび　　月曜日
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　月＝Moon, month　　曜日＝Day of week

Students should write out the 14 Japanese color words on pages 128 and 129 of the textbook, Nakama.  

Then they should write each color word in a separate sentence.  They may use the dictionary at the back of the textbook, but they may not use their cell phones or laptops while they do this exercise.  

They should write their sentences on a separate piece of paper, skipping lines, and underlining the color word in each sentence.  

Name and number should be written in the upper right hand corner of the page.

Sentences should be believable:  no purple cows, for example.  Students should work on this assignment individually, not in pairs or groups.  

Each sentence should be unique, and each student’s paper should be unique for that reason.

March 10, 2017 -- Friday
平成２９年３月１０日　－－　きんようび　　金曜日
　　　　　　　　　　　　　金＝Money, gold, metal　　日＝Day, sun

Class went to computer lab.

http://www.nippon.com/en/features/c03801/ 

インターネット　に　いきます。２０１６　（平成２８年）の　ことば　を　ローマじ　で　かきます。ビデオ　を　みます。　わらあいます。

You will go to the site.  Write out each of the 2016 words, in ROOMAji, with a short definition.  Watch all the silly videos.  Laugh.   

しゅくだい　宿題　　Homework:
Finish the above for homework

Computer lesson--words of 2016

http://www.nippon.com/en/features/c03801/ 

インターネット　に　いきます。２０１６　（平成２８年）の　ことば　を　ローマじ　で　かきます。ビデオ　を　みます。　わらあいます。

You will go to the site.  Write out each of the 2016 words, in ROOMAji, with a short definition.  Watch all the silly videos.  Laugh.   

March 9, 2017 -- Thursday
平成２９年３月９日　－－　もくようび　　木曜日
　　　　　　　　　　　　木＝Tree, wood　日＝Day, sun


Quiz on buildings and affirmative-negative adjectives, along with sentence structure for "existence sentences" and appropriate relational particles.


Handout of visual image-- small restaurant with noren.
Vocabulary on image:
揚げ天（ぷら）　　　あげてん　　　Fried tempura
広島　　　　　　　　ひろしま　　　Hiroshima (city)
宮島　　　　　　　　みやじま　　　Miyajima (area)
まんもみじ　　　　　１０，０００　Red maple leaves
名物　　　　　　　　めいぶつ　　　Famous thing
名産　　　　　　　　めいさん　　　Famous product
焼きがき　　　　　　やきがき　　　Fried oysters



しゅくだい　　　宿題　　　Homework
１．Noren
２．Visual image of small restaurant with noren

March 8, 2017 --  Wednesday
平成２９年３月８日　－－　すいようび　　　水曜日
　　　　　　　　　　　　　水＝Water　　日＝Day, sun


きょう　は　おんな　の　ひと　の　こくさい　ひ　です。Today is Women's International Day.　（International Women's Day)
「でも　がんばりました。」”Nevertheless, (she) persisted.”


On board:

１．ワーム・アップ
２．クイズ　は　木曜日
３．しつもん


Warm-up:
A.  Write 2 sentences with the following content:
　　　Place no　Noun-of-position ni There-is (exists) A subject
B. Write 2 sentences with the following content:　
　　　THE subject exists Place no noun of position ni


Student examples of the above:

ねこ　の　なか　に　こい　が　います。There is a (live) carp inside the cat.
アパート　の　した　に　レストラン　が　あります。There is a restaurant below the apartment。
トトロ　は　うち　の　となり　に　います。The Totoro is next door to the house.


In-class assignment:

Write 3 multiple-choice questions for tomorrow's test on Nakama Chapter 4.
Pages 100-102 for nouns of places in towns and colleges
Page 108, rectangle in the middle of the page, adjectives in affirmative and negative forms
Pages 77 and 88   nouns of position/location



しゅくだい　　　宿題　　　Homework

べんきょう！　べんきょう！　　べんきょう！

Study!   Study!   Study!

March 7, 2017　－－　　Tuesday
２９年３月７日　　　火曜日　　かようび　火＝Fire　

ワーム・アップ　

　　　

がくせい　は　した　の　ぶんしょ　を　よみます。えいご　で　かきます。

はらじゅく　えき　の　たてもの　は　あたらしく　ない　です。Harajuku Station's building is not new.

まち　の　なか　に　すてきな　ぎんこう　が　あります。There is an attractive bank inside the town.

みぎがわ　の　きいろい　レストラン　は　りっぱ　じゃ　ありません。The yellow restaurant on the right side is not splendid.　

よさの　あきこ　は　ゆうめいな　しじん　です。（でした）Yosano Akiko is a famous poet. (was)

注意（ちゅうい）して　ください　Please NOTICE:

There will be a quiz on Thursday, March 9,  on Chapter 4 of Nakama, emphasizing the following items.

Page 100： names of kinds of buildings

Page 108 (rectangle in the middle) ：negative forms of these adjectives

Pages 76 and 88： nouns of position/location

Verbs of existence　あります、います, plus desu

 

べんきょう　の　フラシ・カード　を　つくります。You will make study flash cards during class time today.  I suggest that, where possible, you put adjectives in pairs (old and new, black and white, red and blue, spacious and cramped, etc.).  Thinking of position/location nouns in pairs would also be useful (above and below, in front of and behind, inside and outside, left-side and right-side, etc.).


しゅくだい　　宿題　　Homework:

Complete the flash cards for homework.  Use them  to study for Thursday's test.

March 6, 2017 -- Monday
平成２９年３月６日　－－　げつようび　　月曜日
　　　　　　　　　　　月＝Month, moon　日＝Day, sun

Sensei briefly taught the past affirmative tense of verbs in the opening exercises:
のばしました　　　Stretched　　　（のばします　Stretches）
さわりました　　　Touched　　　（さわります　Touches)
すいました　　　　Inhailed　　　（すいます　Inhales)
はきました　　　　Exhaled　　　　（はきます　Exhales)

Affirmative past-tense ending of verb is ました（Take off 　ます  replace with ました）


ワーム・アップ　　Warm-up
Write　カタカナ　で　 the lyrics of 「さくら」
サクラ、サクラ
ヤヨイ　ノ　ソラ　ハ
ミワタス　カギリ
カスミ　カ　クモ　カ
ニオイゾ　イズル
イザヤ　イザヤ
ミ　ニ　ユカン

Handout of Japan Times article "The Sakura Front Sweeps Across Japan" by Hiroko Kimura (April 6, 2014）


Class went over the　negative forms of adjectives in the middle of page 108 in Nakama -- adjectives in negative sentences.

Class read the Japanese paragraph at the top of page 123 of Nakama while Sensei read it out loud to them and explained confusing items.

NOTICE:
There will be a quiz on Thursday on Chapter 4 of Nakama, emphasizing the following items.
Page 100 names of kinds of buildings
Page 108 (rectangle in the middle) negative forms of these adjectives
Pages 76 and 88 nouns of position/location
Verbs of existence, plus desu


しゅくだい　　　宿題　　　Homework

Read the Japan Times article and write a bullet-point summary

March 3, 2017 -- Friday

平成２９年３月３日　　金曜日　　　きんようび

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　金＝Gold, money, metal　日＝Day or sun

ワーム・アップ　平成２９年３月３日　　金曜日　　　きんようび

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　金＝Gold, money, metal　日＝Day or sun

Write three Japanese sentences about people and things that exist in　オーク・パークこうこう　の　きょうしつ　と　たてもの。

①  　　

② 

③

　　

Sentence pattern:

Place  の noun-of-position-location  に  

　　　　　　　　　　　subject  が　います・あります。

  

Class as a whole went over dialogue on Nakama pages 103 and 104 -- choral speaking.  We will do this again on げつよび　月曜日　

DDiscussion of "noren project"

Noren (暖簾) are traditional Japanese fabric dividers, hung between rooms, on walls, in doorways, or in windows. They usually have one or more vertical slits cut from the bottom to nearly the top of the fabric, allowing for easier passage or viewing. Noren are rectangular and come in many different materials, sizes, colors, and patterns.

Exterior noren are traditionally used by shops and restaurants as a means of protection from sun, wind, and dust, and for display of shop name or logo.^{[citation needed]} Names are often Japanese characters, especially kanji, but may be mon emblems, Japanese rebus monograms, or abstract designs. Noren designs are generally traditional, as they are associated with traditional establishments, but modern designs also exist. Interior noren are often used to separate dining areas from kitchen or other preparation areas, also serving to prevent smoke or smells from escaping.

Sentō (commercial bathhouses) also place noren across their entrances, typically blue in color for men and red for women with the kanji 湯 (yu, lit. hot water) or the corresponding hiragana ゆ. They are also hung in the front entrance to a shop to signify that the establishment is open for business, and they are always taken down at the end of the business day.

Because a noren often features the shop name or logo, the word in Japanese may also refer to a company's brand value. Most notably, in Japanese accounting, the word noren is used to describe the goodwill of a company after an acquisition.

Noren Project:

Working cooperatively with another student, make a 2-panel noren out of cloth.  Each panel must be 30 centimeters wide and 60 centimeters long.  The panels must be sewn together only near the top, with open stitches (like blanket stitches).  You are allowed to ask for help from relatives with shopping and sewing.

Each panel must have the following written/sewn on it:  the word restaurant　レストラン in katakanaカタカナ and the name of the restaurant, using at least one of the kanji we have learned or a kanji that appeals to you (but check with me about suitability).　　You may display the symbols either vertically or horizontally.

月　　火　　水　　木　　金　　土　　日.　森　　林　　川　　山　　田　　

Example:    楽しい　レストラン　　（Fun, enjoyable restaurant）

We will take a photo of each pair of students holding up the noren.  After each pair receives a grade, you may cut the panels apart and take them hope, if you wish.

Due date:  　金曜日　の　  3　月　１０日

しゅくだい　　宿題　　　Homework

Look at your homework from page 108 in Nakama, the assignment to write the adjectives (in the rectangle at the middle of the page) in negative sentences.  We will check these on げつようび　　月曜日

March 2, 2017 -- Thursday

ワーム・アップ　　平成２９年３月２日　　　もくようび　　木曜日

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　木＝Tree　　日＝Day or sun

した　の　ぶんしょ　を　かきます。　それから　えいご　で　かきます。

この　こうこう　に　いい　しょくどう　が　あります。
　　　　　　There is a good cafeteria in this high school.

スターバー　は　きっさてん　です　か。　オーク・パーク　に　あります　か。

　　　　　　　Is Starbucks a coffee shop?  Is it in Oak Park?

せまい　きょうしつ　に　ゆうめいな　がくせい　が　います。

　　　　　　There is a famous student in the cramped classroom.



Work in class to finish origami O-hina dolls for Doll Festival, 
おひな祭り　　O-hina Matsuri



えいが：「Up on Poppy Hill」



しゅくだい　　　宿題　　　Homework

Finish project

Noren Project

Noren Project:

Working cooperatively with another student, make a 2-panel noren out of cloth.  Each panel must be 30 centimeters wide and 60 centimeters long.  The panels must be sewn together only near the top, with open stitches (like blanket stitches).  You are allowed to ask for help from relatives with shopping and sewing.

Each panel must have the following written/sewn on it:  the word restaurant　レストラン in katakanaカタカナ and the name of the restaurant, using at least one of the kanji we have learned or a kanji that appeals to you (but check with me about suitability).　　You may display the symbols either vertically or horizontally.

月　　火　　水　　木　　金　　土　　日.　森　　林　　川　　山　　田　　

Example:    楽しい　レストラン　　（Fun, enjoyable restaurant）

We will take a photo of each pair of students holding up the noren.  After each pair receives a grade, you may cut the panels apart and take them hope, if you wish.

Due date:  　金曜日　の　  3　月　１０日

March 1, 2017 -- Wednesday
平成２９年３月１日　－－　すいようび　　水曜日　　水＝Water

Warm-up 2017.03.01   Wednesday (What is the first kanji for Wednesday ?)

Find out what each of the English words below means in Japanese.  Then write each word in a sentence about where it exists.

Library                     gym                classroom                cafeteria          coffee shop

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Origami O-Hina Matsuri Project

2 origami o-hina (dolls), one Emperor and one Empress

                                 Fastened to the paper provided

The words for the song, in Japanese (with kanji), written BEAUTIFULLY

On the paper so that they can be seen clearly

Hinamatsuri Song

Akari o tsukemashou bonbori ni 明かりをつけましょう　ぼんぼりに

Ohana o agemashou momo no hana お花をあげましょう　桃の花

Go-nin bayashi no fue taiko 五人ばやしの　笛太鼓

Kyo wa tanoshii Hinamatsuri 今日は楽しいひな祭り

Let's light the lanterns

Let's set peach flowers

Five court musicians are playing flutes and drums

Today is a joyful Dolls' Festival

しゅくだい　　　宿題　　　Homework

Finish the warm-up, above, for homework.