Friday, May 27, 2011

B2 Japanese 3/AP

Lesson

Presentations
Fried rice party (taught everyone how to make it using the grammar learned from sukiyaki packet)

Next class: All seniors will have to be at BYU at 10 a.m. for graduation's practice.

B1 Japanese 2 5/27

Lesson

Presentations

Next class: We'll have a party, however we'll be having only 37 minutes of class due to Wednesday's schedule. Please bring something to eat (snacks, drinks or candies) to share.

Thursday, May 26, 2011

A1 & A2 Japanese 1 5/26

Lesson

  • Presentations
  • Days of the week Kanji exercises
  • Corrected exercises
  • Talked about grades

Homework: Bring your kanji exercises and Kanji

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

B2 Japanese 3/AP 5/25

Lesson

Presentations by:
  • Thorpe san and Ward san
  • Sun san

Watched pokemon
Reviewed previous grammar
New grammar it has become~

Homework: Exercises

B1 Japanese 2 5/25

Lesson

Presentations by:
  • Stewart san & Weekes san
  • Miyo san
  • Jones san
  • Hatch san, Garrison san and Gustafson san
  • Jolley san

No homework

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Important things

  1. Presentations should be done on the day signed up.
  2. Retakes are allowed by Friday.
  3. Any late homework can be turned in by Friday.
  4. Japanese club on Thursday.
  5. Come to class as much as you can to receive 10 points of daily grade.
  6. Next week, Japanese 1 and Japanese 2 will have their last quizzes and a party. Japanese 3 & AP will have their last quiz on Friday and a party on Wednesday (sukiyaki party).

A2 Japanese 1 5/24

Lesson
  • Talked about late assignments, retakes and Japanese club.
  • Presentations
  • New Kanji (days of the week)
  • New grammar (hobbies)
  • Practiced orally how to ask and answer questions about their hobbies
  • New vocabulary from the book
  • Gave everyone's grade reports

Homework: Hobbies exercises

A1 Japanese 1 5/24

Lesson

  • Checked homework (hobbies exercises)
  • Talked about late assignments, retakes and Japanese club.
  • Presentations
  • New Kanji (days of the week)
  • Talked individually with some students about their grades.

Homework: Work on their presentations

Monday, May 23, 2011

Retakes & late assignments

Our last week of school is next week, so check your grades and see if there's anything you need to do to improve your grades. Remember you can retake one quiz and still turn in any late assignment for half credit. Don't give up!!!!

I will be only accepting those by FRIDAY of this week.

Japanese Club this Thursday

Our last Japanese club will be this Thursday just right after school! Bring your friends, if you want, it will be lots of fun!

B2 Japanese 3/AP 5/23

Lesson

  • Reviewed for the quiz
  • Subjects quiz
  • Reviewed BII+ kata from sukiyaki packet
  • New vocabulary (vegetables)
  • Reviewed i-adjectives
  • New grammar i-adj + ku + shimasu & na-adj + ni shimasu

Homework: Work on your projects

B1 Japanese 2 5/23

Lesson

  • Worked on their projects
  • Reviewed the presentation's criteria again
  • Reviewed "to wear" verbs and some clothing vocabulary
  • Listening practice
  • Time & minutes
  • Watched just a little of one litter of tears

Homework: Work on your presentations

Friday, May 20, 2011

Presentations start on Tuesday!!!!

I am worried about some groups that haven't showed me their Japanese sentences yet. Our presentation is going to start Tuesday for A day classes and Wednesday for B day classes. Remember that this will be your Final test. If you don't present or forget to present it will hugely affect your final grades. AND you CANNOT make it up at ALL!!!!

If you need any help, please come on Monday! Besides B3 that I teach at the junior high, I will be at the school the whole day because I have department meetings from 1:45.

Don't give up!!! We just have 9 more days of school!!!!

A2 Japanese 1 5/20

Lesson

  • Checked homework
  • Peer review
  • Discussed writing with the whole class
  • Since we had some seniors that were gone today due to senior sluff day, we watched one litter of tears.

Homework: Work on your final project

A1 Japanese 1 5/20

Lesson

  • Checked homework
  • Peer review
  • Discussed about everyone's writing
  • Watched one litter of tears
  • New grammar (hobbies)
  • Oral practice with everyone
  • Handed in exercises using new grammar

Homework: New grammar exercises

Thursday, May 19, 2011

B2 Japanese 3/AP

Lesson

  • Checked homework (journals)
  • Peer review
  • Discussed about some things they mentioned in their journals
  • Talked about their final project
  • Watched the final episode of one litter of tears
  • Talked about the cultural differences and vocabulary they have learned
  • New grammar from Sukiyaki packet
(BII + kata) and vocabulary for ingredients

Homework: Subjects Quiz

B1 Japanese 2 5/19

Lesson

  • Reminded everyone about the presentations
  • Checked homework (Write about school's rules)
  • Reviewed grammar and vocab from Chapter 3
  • Peer review
  • Watched one litter of tears

Homework: Work on your projects. We are going to start the presentation on Wednesday!!!

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

A1 & A2 Japanese 1 5/18

Lesson

  • Reminded about the presentations that will start next week (5/24 & 5/26)
  • Reviewed for the quiz
  • Vocabulary Quiz (Ch 4 everything vocab)
  • Explained how to write using a genkouyoushi (Japanese composition paper)
  • Reviewed some grammar and vocabulary learned
  • Listening exercises

People counter
Nationality
Family vocab
Grades
Age
Occupation

Homework: Finish the composition writing about yourself and your family

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

B2 Japanese 3/AP

Lesson

  • Reviewed Kanji
  • Kanji Quiz
  • Reviewed weather, season and climate
  • School subjects
  • Writing practice in their journals including subjects, weather and time

Homework: Write one more entry in your journal

B1 Japanese 2 5/17

Lesson

  • Reviewed Kanji
  • Kanji Quiz
  • Talked about how to write in a genkoyoushi
  • Reviewed some vocabulary about school rules


Homework: Finish your writing composition about your school rules. Try to use the vocabulary and grammar learned so far.

A1 & A2 Japanese 1 5/16

Lesson

  • Reviewed Kanji numbers
  • Kanji Quiz
  • Reading comprehension exercises
  • Reviewed vocabulary from green sheet

Homework: Vocabulary Quiz

Friday, May 13, 2011

B2 Japanese 3/AP

Lesson

  • Checked homework (flashcards)
  • Reviewed Kanji, okurigana
  • Free talk 「なつやすみになにをしますか。」
  • Since everyone did the homework, we watched one litter of tears

Homework: Kanji Quiz

B1 Japanese 2 5/13

Lesson

  • Checked homework (flashcards)
  • Reviewed Kanji, okurigana
  • Reviewed the sentences from kanji exercises
  • Since everyone did the homework, we watched one litter of tears

Homework: Kanji Quiz

A1 & A2 Japanese 1 5/12

Lesson

  • Checked homework (vocabulary list - green paper)
  • Corrected homework
  • Reviewed Kanji
  • Corrected Kanji exercises (numbers)
  • Speaking activity reviewing the whole chapter
  • Listening practice using CD

Homework: Kanji numbers Quiz

B1, B2 and B3 5/11

All classes watched one litter of tears with the sub.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

A1 & A2 Japanese 1 5/10

Lesson

  • Collected homework (All sentences translated)
  • Reviewed vocabulary from the whole chapter
  • Speaking activity
  • Numbers Kanji
  • Kanji exercises

Homework: Vocabulary list (green paper)

Monday, May 9, 2011

Japanese Club tomorrow

Our Japanese Club activity will be tomorrow. We will be carpooling to go to the Oriental Market in Orem together.

Make sure you come to our classroom by 2:30 pm. As soon as everyone comes, we'll be leaving to the store. If you want to buy something, please bring your own money to buy stuff. You will find Japanese candies, sodas, chopsticks, ramen, snacks, etc.

B2 Japanese 3/AP 5/9

Lesson

  • Collected homework (25 sentences translated for your final project)
  • Kanji exercises
  • Kanji review
  • Time and minutes packet

Homework: Kanji flashcards

B1 Japanese 2 5/9

Lesson

  • Announcements: Japanese Club tomorrow & Presentations will start in 2 weeks
  • Checked homework (Project sentences translated)
  • Collect homework
  • Finish Kanji exercises
  • Kanji review
  • Corrected Kanji exercises

Homework: Kanji flashcards

Friday, May 6, 2011

A2 Japanese 1 5/6

Lesson

  • Reviewed for the quiz
  • Vocab Quiz
  • Exercises (last part of the chapter)
  • Corrected exercises
  • Reviewed verbs & particles
  • Speaking practice sheet reviewing the whole chapter

Homework: Finish all the translation of your final project

A1 Japanese 1 5/6

Lesson

  • Reviewed for the quiz
  • Vocab Quiz
  • Exercises (last part of the chapter)
  • Corrected exercises
  • Reviewed verbs & particles

Homework: Finish all the translation of your final project

Thursday, May 5, 2011

B2 Japanese 3/AP 5/5

Lesson

  • Checked homework (Final project 2 sentences)
  • Translated some sentences
  • Gave some time in groups to see if they had around 25 sentences for the project
  • Watched one episode of one litter of tears
  • New Kanji exercises
  • Reviewed Kanji together

Homework: Finish all the translation

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

A2 Japanese 1 5/4

Lesson

  • Checked homework (one sentence translation)
  • Watched One litter of tears
  • Reviewed vocab together from P. 86, 87, 90 & 91
  • Practiced verbs
  • Reviewed particle de with oral practice forming sentences

Homework: Vocabulary Quiz (Study vocabulary from P. 86, 87, 90 & 91)

A1 Japanese 1 5/4

Lesson

  • Checked homework (one sentence translation)
  • Translated some sentences together
  • Talked about some cultural differences between US & Japan
  • Watched One litter of tears

Homework: Vocabulary Quiz (Study vocabulary from P. 86, 87, 90 & 91)

B1 Japanese 1 5/5

Lesson

  • Checked homework (Final project 2 sentences)
  • Collected 24 hour speaking assignment
  • Stewart san showed us 2 videos from youtube
  • Watched one episode of one litter of tears
  • New Kanji exercises

Homework: Finish all the translation

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

B2 Japanese 3/AP 5/3

Lesson

  • Checked homework
  • Translated everyone's sentences
  • Gave time for everyone to create 10 more sentences in English
  • Watched 15 minutes of one litter of tears

Homework: Translate 2 more sentences

B1 Japanese 2 5/3

Lesson

  • Checked homework
  • Translated everyone's sentences
  • Watched 15 minutes of one litter of tears
  • Reading practice

Homework: Translate 2 more sentences

Monday, May 2, 2011

Turn in your 24 hour assignment!

In order to get full points (50) for this assignment, please turn your red sheet in ASAP.

Also, the extra credit assignments are due this week.

I will not accept any of those assignments after this Friday.

Remember that if you don't turn those in, it will affect your final grades extensively!

A2 Japanese 1 5/2

Lesson

  • Checked homework (Sentences translation)
  • Translated one sentence from each group together
  • Reviewed verbs (meaning + Base II)
  • New grammar (particle de as a tool) P. 90
  • New vocabulary from textbook P. 90 and 91
  • Reviewed particle to as with/and
  • Exercises using new vocabulary and grammar

Homework: Translate one more sentence again. If you have more than one person in your group, make sure each one of you guys translate different sentences. Points will not be given if you don't bring the meaning of the words in your sentence.

A1 Japanese 1 5/2

Lesson

  • Checked homework (Sentences translation)
  • Since everyone did their homework, we watched 15 minutes of one litter of tears
  • Translated one sentence from each group together
  • Reviewed verbs (meaning + Base II)
  • New grammar (particle de as a tool) P. 90
  • New vocabulary from textbook P. 90 and 91
  • Reviewed particle to as with/and
  • Exercises using new vocabulary and grammar

Homework: Translate one more sentence again. If you have more than one person in your group, make sure each one of you guys translate different sentences. Points will not be given if you don't bring the meaning of the words in your sentence.