September 12,2016 -- Monday
平成２８年９月１２日 -- 月曜日

               Dialogue # 1

Warm-up 2016.09.１２     Wednesday　　平成２８年９月１２日

日本語でかきます。Nihon-go de kakimasu. You will write (this) in Japanese, in ROOMAji.

GOJIRA:　Hello.  Your name?

Hello Kitty: 　　（It） is Hello Kitty.

GOJIRA:   Yes. Thank you.  I am GOJIRA.

Hello Kitty:   I have understood.

GOJIRA:   Excuse me, but （が）what is this-thing?

Hello Kitty:  It’s a white board

GOJIRA:  Is (it) a pencil?

Hello Kitty:  No, (it) is not a pencil.  (It) is a white board.

GOJIRA:  Yes.  I have understood.  Thank you.

Hello Kitty:  You’re welcome.  Well, later, OK?

GOJIRA:   (Formal)  good-bye.

Handout:  hiragana with dakuten worksheet from Kimono Level 1 Workbook

Discussion of voiced versus unvoiced consonants

ka  becomes ga     か、が

ki   becomes gi　　き、ぎ

ku becomes gu　　く、ぐ

ke becomes ge　け、げ

ko becomes go　こ、ご

sa becomes za　さ、ざ

shi  becomes ji　し、じ

su becomes zu　す、ず

se becomes ze　せ、ぜ

so becomes zo　そ、ぞ

Choral speaking of the dialogue in the warm-up.

Pair practice of the warm-up dialogue -- discussion of later performance parameters

Friday homework collected:  Four addition problems written out as sentences in Japanese and four phone numbers

Homework        shukudai　　しゅくだい　　　宿題

１．Finish dakuten work-sheet

２．Practice Dialogue #1 -- goal is memorization

September 8, 2016 -- Thursday
平成二十八年９月８日　　木曜日

                   _____________________  _______________________  ______

                   namae                                    myouji                                     bangou

Warm-up   2016-09-08          　　　

Can you write the Nihongo numbers from 1  to 10, plus 20 and  30, in ROMAji?  Write them below,  in order.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

20

30


Writing number sums on the board:

＿＿＿＿　to   _________   wa   ___________  desu.
A                and        B                       sum              are/is

Example:     Ichi to ni wa san(g) desu.  One and two are three.


Writing phone numbers:

number   number   number   no    number number number number

Example:   go go go no ichi ni ichi ni    555-1212


Homework    shukudai    しゅくだい　　宿題

Write 4 more addition statements and 4 more phone numbers, all in Japanese numbers, as shown above.

September 7, 2016 -- Wednesday
平成二十八年９月７日　－－　水曜日

日本語　Warm-up 2016.09.07　　平成二十八年9月7日　　水曜日

ローマじ　　での　日本語　の　ことば　を　ひらがな　で　かきます。

Write these hiragana Rōma-ji Japanese words in hiragana.

(o)sushi           sasu               Oosaka           kesa

sushi                             to pierce                   Japanese city            this morning

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

kasa            esa              suki                shika

umbrella               animal feed          like/liked                deer　

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

　　

　　　　　　　　　

isu               kusa           seki                  asoko

chair　　grass　　　seat　　　　   way over there

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

Handout:  worksheet for writing each hiragana 10 times 

(  あーーそ）

Handout:  Outline hiragana in color

Color the hiragana  so that all the “a” syllables are red, all the “I” syllables are yellow, all the “u” syllables are orange, all the  “e” syllables are purple, and all the “o” syllables are blue.

Homework  shukudai   しゅくだい　　宿題

Complete the two hiragana worksheets above

September 6, 2016 -- Tuesday

平成二十八年９月６日　　火曜日

日本語　Warm-up 2016.09.06　　平成二十八年９月６日　　火曜日

ひらがな　での　日本語　の　ことば　を　ローマじ　で　かきます。

Write these hiragana Japanese words in Rōma-ji.

[お]すし    　さす                おおさか            けさ

sushi                             to pierce                         Japanese city                        this morning

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

かさ           えさ           すき                    しか          

umbrella               animal feed          like/liked                              deer　

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

　　

　　　　　　　　　

いす           くさ           せき                     あそこ               

chair　　　grass　　　seat　　　　    way over there

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

On Board:

Iie        Hai            Desu          Ja arimasen

No        Yes            Is/am/are   Is/am/are NOT

Work on generating, speaking, and writing the sentences below --

Nakama Chapter 1 -- questions and answers

2016.09.06     Tuesday          平成28年9月6日     　　火曜日

I am a pencil.  　　　[???]

Am I a pencil? 

No,  I am Teacher.

I am not a pencil.

I am Claire. 

What is this-thing?
           It is a book.

        It is a whiteboard.

        It is a marker.

(Pointing)  Who is it?

It is Nagid.
It is Peter.
It is Nana.
Is it Hello Kitty?
Is it Godzilla?
No,  it is Lissa.
It is Baxter.
It is Ethan.
It is not Godzilla.
It is not Hello Kitty.

Homework    shukudai   しゅくだい　宿題

Finish writing out the Japanese versions of the above sentences in ROMAji

September 2, 2016 -- Friday
平成２８年９月２日　－－　金曜日　　きんようび

キメル先生の日本語の授業

一．Visit all of the websites below.  Using Word, write a 1 paragraph description, in English, about what each website does, explaining how a student of Japanese might find it useful.  Be sure to write your namae, myouji, and bangou in the upper RIGHT corner of your document.  Be sure to double-space and indent paragraphs.

ニ．Then, go to the lexilogos site.  Find the 15 hiragana that we have worked on so far. Choose and type them into the window provided.  Copy what you have written and paste it into the Word document.  (Do this even if you know how to add Japanese to Word – it’s a good backup system to know about.)   You may add more hiragana to your document, if you feel enthusiastic.

三．If you can print out at the lab, hand in your work at the end of class.  Otherwise, email it to yourself as an attachment, print out at home, and bring to school for our next class。

http://www.learn-japanese.info/                         http://www.japanesepod101.com/  

http://yosida.com/en/hiragana.html                     http://jisho.org/  

http://www.lexilogos.com/keyboard/                 http://realkana.com/ 

四。If you have extra time, search for a singer in Japan named JERO.  Write down 6 facts you learn about him.

Homework     shukudai　　　しゅくだい　　宿題
１．Finish the computer lab assignment, above.
２．Study  さ、し、す、せ、そ
３．Re-study あ、い、う、え、お、か、き、く、け、こ

Computer Lab Lesson # 1

キメル先生の日本語の授業

一．Visit all of the websites below.  Using Word, write a 1 paragraph description, in English, about what each website does, explaining how a student of Japanese might find it useful.  Be sure to write your namae, myouji, and bangou in the upper RIGHT corner of your document.  Be sure to double-space and indent paragraphs.

ニ．Then, go to the lexilogos site.  Find the 15 hiragana that we have worked on so far. Choose and type them into the window provided.  Copy what you have written and paste it into the Word document.  (Do this even if you know how to add Japanese to Word – it’s a good backup system to know about.)   You may add more hiragana to your document, if you feel enthusiastic.

三．If you can print out at the lab, hand in your work at the end of class.  Otherwise, email it to yourself as an attachment, print out at home, and bring to school for our next class。

http://www.learn-japanese.info/                         http://www.japanesepod101.com/  

http://yosida.com/en/hiragana.html                     http://jisho.org/  

http://www.lexilogos.com/keyboard/                 http://realkana.com/ 


四。If you have extra time, search for a singer in Japan named JERO.  Write down 6 facts you learn about him.

September 1, 2016 -- Thursday
平成二十八年９月１日　－－　木曜日

Warmup                       ９月　１日

Write the following ROMAJji expressions 3 times each, and then the English meaning 3 times each.

Wakarimasu　か　　　　　　Do you understand?

Hai、Wakarimashita　　     Yes, I have understood.

Daijoubu desu.　　　　　　　It’s all right.  It’s OK.


Ｈａｎｄｏｕｔ：Hiragana sa through so, さーーそ

Handout of article from The Atlantic Monthly about Japan's gun policies (contrast with the current situation in the U.S.)
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/07/a-land-without-guns-how-japan-has-virtually-eliminated-shooting-deaths/260189/ 
Students wrote down 6 points of interest from the article.  There was a general discussion.

Homework   しゅくだい　宿題    shukudai
Complete the hiragana worksheet