自叙伝（じじょでん） Nakama Chapter 11: Autobiography

 

Nakama Chapter 11: Autobiography

自叙伝（じじょでん）

漢字のいみKanji meanings are ：Self, relate, transmit

 

A. Writing during class time, only – each section to be handed in at the end of the class period – using genkouyoushi paper – skipping lines – えんぴつで書いて下さい。

B. Using no electronic media, only the textbook, Nakama, and only vocabulary from Nakama – You may ask your classmates questions.  I will help you, too.

C.  You may write as “yourself,” or as if you are some other person/character/entity, but in the first person：私、僕（ぼく）、俺（おれ）、Etc.

D.   Four sections --

Section 1, 　わかい時     

                            Name, age, residence, family, memories, experiences

                            Was good, bad, etc.?

Section 2,　小学校の時　　

　　　　　Teachers, vacations, studies, playtime in various

                   Was enjoyable, boring, etc?

                         seasons/weathers/temperatures

Section 3,　中学の時

　　　　　　Friends, clothes, activities – what you did when you felt

                            sad, happy, etc.

Section 4、高校の時

                           Celebrating holidays, family members, sports/hobbies,

                            Studies – were interesting, difficult, etc?

　　　　　　

E.   Use either the neutral-polite past tense　―ました、ませんでした or the plain past tense　た・だ、なかった, consistently 。    Plain past for です・じゃありません　Is　だった・じゃなかった。

F.  　Required grammatical forms：　　　

　　　　Had the experience　　た・だことがある

　　　　Hearsay　そう　でした・だった

                   Did things like    ―たり　　―たり　しました・した