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.