1/19 B1, B3 and B4

B1 & B4 (Japanese 2)
Unit test
Watched a movie
No homework

B3 (Japanese 3 and AP)
Watched a movie

AP students will have a vocab quiz next class

1/18 Japanese 1 A4

Lesson

• Talked about new policy for second semester
• Reviewed for the quiz
• Vocab Quiz
• Reviewed Katakana
• New Katakana
• Reviewed vocab with karuta game

Homework: Katakana writing packet 61-64

1/18 Japanese 1 A3

Lesson

• Talked about new policy for second semester
• Reviewed for the quiz
• Vocab Quiz
• Reviewed Katakana
• Exercises
• New Katakana
• Reviewed days of the week

Homework: Katakana writing packet P. 61-64

1/18 Japanese 1 A1

Lesson

• Talked about new policy for second semester
• Reviewed family unit vocab with karuta game
• Reviewed Katakana
• Exercises

Homework: Vocab Quiz

New policy about retakes and late homework

I've changed the policy about retakes and submitting late homework.

I will only accept late homework up to a week after the due date for half credit.

Retakes also can only be done up to a week after the test. However, you can retake 2 tests.

Also, I am not going to change your daily grade at the end of the term. Your parents should excuse your absences on the day of your absence or on the next day. Daily grades are free points and I want to make sure you were really sick on the day and not just sluffing because you didn't study for the test or something.

I hope that changing the policy, you will be more accountable about your grades and not procrastinate until the last week of the term.

1/17 Japanese 3/AP B3

Lesson

• Test review
• Unit 10 test
• Reading (dialogue between Mari and Ken from unit 10)
• Reading comprehension exercises
• AP listening exercise about American food

Homework: Katakana exercises

1/17 Japanese 2 B1 & B4

Lesson

Unit review packet (grammar and Kanji exercises)
Game "Do you love your neighbor?"practicing ______no ga suki desu.

Homework: Unit test (study the review packet given today in class)

Student codes for online portfolio

https://linguafolio.uoregon.edu/

Japanese 1 A3

QZ9290XY68

Japanese 1 A4

ZD3426VR94

Japanese 2 B1

AX1005EN21

Japanese 3/AP

TX7660LR94

Japanese 2 B4

ER8766FM24

1/13 Japanese 1 A4

Family presentations

Gave time to the students to talk about their movie project

HW: Vocabulary Quiz

1/13 Japanese 1 A3

Family presentations by AFHS and PGHS students

Talked to some students individually that needed help

HW: Vocabulary Quiz

1/13 Japanese 1 A1

Family presentations
Karuta game reviewing family vocab

No homework

Keep working hard! Never give up!

The last day of the semester (term 2) is tomorrow. Some of you are relieved that you could turn in all your assignments to your classes on time and some maybe are regretting that you should have worked harder and now it's too late.

Tuesday a new semester/term is going to start. Have this new one as your first step, start little by little and then be aggressive. If you don't procrastinate on your homework and pay attention on your classes, I am sure EVERYONE will be able to accomplish amazing things in all your classes. I say amazing, because everyone is different. Some of you may want to ace in all your classes and some just want to have a better grade than C, for example. Whatever your goal is, keep it up! Never give up!!! Remember that YOU are the ONLY one that can do things for yourself and if you really can't, be humble enough to admit that you need help and search for help. Don't just sit on your coach waiting for things to get better or problems to be solved. Unfortunately life doesn't work that way most of the time.

Let me just share my favorite quotes with you.

You never will be the person you can be if pressure, tension and discipline are taken out of your life.

Dr. James G. Bilkey

You see things; and you say "Why?" But I dream things that never were; and I say "Why not?"

George Bernard Shaw

Good luck to everyone on the new semester!!!!!

And remember, NEVER give up!

がんばってください！！！！

1/12 Japanese 2 B4

Family presentations
Blind folded game using directions

Homework: Keep reviewing the grammar and Kanji from Unit 2

1/12 Japanese 3/AP B3

Lesson

• Checked homework (Unit review sheet)
• Corrected homework
• Reviewed Kanji
• Kanji exercises review
• Corrected Kanji exercises

Homework: Test

1/12 Japanese 2 B1

Family presentations
Blind folded game using directions

Homework: Keep reviewing the grammar and Kanji from Unit 2

1/11 Japanese 1 A4

Family presentations
Bingo

Next class presentations:
1) Alyn sa
2) Narayan san
3) Ellis san
4) Mackay san
5) Parker san
6) Turner san
7) Howard san
8) Jackman san
9) Lewter san
10) Ottesen san
11) Reynolds san
12) Anderson san
13) Clark san

1/11 Japanese 1 A3

Lehi Family presentation and 3 students from AFHS

Next class presesentations:
1) Croxford san
2) Gibson san
3) Harrison san
4) Howes san
5) Hunsaker san
6) Arnerich san
7) Hampton san
8) Boshard san
9) Liebelt san
10) Melamed san
11) Patten san
12) Proctor san
13) Seegmiller san

1/11 japanese 1 A1

We spent the whole class doing presentations.

Next class presentations:
1) Little san
2) Blakeley san
3) Leyba san
4) Anderson san
5) Ramos san
6) Matt Jensen san
7) Ver Steeg san
8) Andersen san
9) Eastwood san
10) Kitchen san
11) York san
12) Madrigal san
13) Mora san
14) Roberts san

1/10 Japanese 2 B4

Lesson

Presentations
Karuta game reviewing all the Kanji learned so far
White board game reviewing the vocabulary from Unit 2

Homework: Prepare for your presentations
Next class presentations:
1) Anderson san
2) Dallan san
3) Fletcher san
4) Corbridge san
5) Livingston san
6) Russon san
7) Healey san
8) Ellsworth san
9) Nicholas san
10) Watkins san
11) Skelly san

1/10 Japanese 3/AP B3

Lesson

• Practiced in pair for reading test
• Reading test on Chuukichi's story
• Reviewed previous grammar Bte + hoshii desu
• Exercises
• New vocabulary from P. 304

Homework: Review sheet from Unit 10

1/10 Japanese 1 B1

Lesson

Presentations
Karuta game reviewing all the Kanji learned so far
White board game reviewing the vocabulary from Unit 2

Homework: Prepare for your presentations
Next class presentations
1) Childs san
2) Martinez san
3) Baum san
4) Bugden san
5) Davis san
6) Donohue san
7) Wilkinson san
8) Nebeker san
9) Orchard san
10) Smith san
11) Wandvik san
12) Kruger san

1/9 Japanese 1 A4

Lesson

• Checked homework (Vocab list)
• Gave sign up sheet to everyone
• Gave everyone's grade reports
• Listening practice reviewing Unit 3
• New grammar (days of the week)
• Days of week song

Homework: Bring your grade report signed
Next class presenters are:
1) Cook san
2) Issacson san
3) Bown san
4) Hirsch san
5) Hao san
6) Lisle san
7) McMillan san
8) Tischner san
9) Clark san
10) Anderson san

1/9 Japanese 1 A3

Lesson

• Checked homework (Vocab list)
• Gave sign up sheet to everyone
• Gave everyone's grade reports
• Listening practice reviewing Unit 3

Homework: Prepare for presentation
Next class presenters are:
1) Parrat san
2) Stay san
3) Shular san
4) Edwards san
5) Crandall san
6) Jensen san
7) Becker san
8) Busby san
9) Roth san

1/9 Japanese 1 A1

Lesson

• Checked homework (Vocab list)
• Gave sign up sheet to everyone
• Gave everyone's grade reports
• Listening practice reviewing Unit 3
• New grammar (days of the week)
• Days of week song

Homework: Bring your grade report signed
Next class presenters are:
1) Hunt san
2) Daly san
3) Newman san
4) Ingram san
5) Easston san
6) Banks san
7) Shupe san
8) Taylor san
9) Riley san
10) Gurney san
11) Parry san
12) Miller san
13) Daniels san
14) Fredes san

Last week of the term is next week!!!!

Check your grades!!!!! Remember you can retake one quiz. I am still accepting late homework by Thursday of next week (If you give me on Friday will be too late!!!!)

Japanese Club activity for January

We decided to have a movie day in January. We will be watching Tokyo Drift with lots of popcorn on 1/19 (Thursday) from 2:20 to 4 p.m.

Also, if you know a good fundraiser, let the presidency know!!! We are planning on doing a fundraiser for our March activity.

1/6 Japanese 2 B4

Lesson

• Reviewed Family presentation criteria
• Students gave feedback to each other on their draft
• Collected family draft
• Created online portfolios using https://linguafolio.uoregon.edu/
• Unit 2 review vocabulary game (Karuta game)

Homework: Prepare your powerpoint presentation

Those that are presenting on Tuesday are:

1) Fitzpatrick san
2) Watson san
3) Paskett san
4) Daniels san
5) Argyle san
6) Hunt san
7) Allred san
8) Ernst san
9) Tripp san
10) Larson san

If you don't present on Tuesday, you cannot make it up.

1/6 Japanese 3/AP B3

Lesson

• Created online portfolios using https://linguafolio.uoregon.edu/
• Practiced Kanji quiz online using http://www.manythings.org/japanese/vocabulary/kanji.php
  
• Practiced reading Chuukichi
  
• New grammar from white packet Bte + hoshii desu
  

Homework: Reading test

1/6 Japanese 2 B1

Lesson

• Reviewed Family presentation criteria
• Students gave feedback to each other on their draft
• Collected family draft
• Created online portfolios using https://linguafolio.uoregon.edu/
• Unit 2 review vocabulary game (Karuta game)

Homework: Prepare your powerpoint presentation

Those that are presenting on Tuesday are:

1. Childs san
2. Alexander san
3. Laycock san
4. Haley san
5. Yocom san
6. Allen san
7. Cottrell san
8. Carmona san
9. Vannarath san

If you don't present on Tuesady, you cannot make it up.

1/5 Japanese 1 A4

Lesson

• Reviewed some important grammar and vocab for the presentation
• Reviewed for the quiz
• Occupation, nationality and country quiz
• Vocabulary list Unit 3 (blue)
• Created a portfolio online https://linguafolio.uoregon.edu

Homework: Finish vocabulary list and portfolio online (Fill in all the CAN DO part of your portfolio up to the intermediate level)

1/5 Japanese 1 A3

Lesson

• Reviewed some important grammar and vocab for the presentation
• Reviewed for the quiz
• Occupation, nationality and country quiz
• Vocabulary list Unit 3 (blue)
• Created a portfolio online https://linguafolio.uoregon.edu

Homework: Finish vocabulary list and portfolio online (Fill in all the CAN DO part of your portfolio up to the intermediate level)

1/5 Japanese 1 A1

Lesson

• Gave everyone the presentation rubric
• Reviewed some important grammar and vocab for the presentation
• Reviewed for the quiz
• Occupation, nationality and country quiz
• Pair work reading each other family presentation
• Vocabulary list Unit 3 (blue)

Homework: Finish the second half of the vocabulary list

1/4 Japanese 2 B4

Lesson

• Gave everyone the family presentation rubric
• Reviewed some of the grammar learned in Chapter 2
• Explained about the movie project and gave everyone the movie's rubric
• Talked about the Japanese New Year
• Watched some Japanese TV shows
• http://bellinisensei.blogspot.com/2012/01/videos-watched-in-class-on-first-day.html

Homework: Finish your family presentation draft. Refer to the post below. http://bellinisensei.blogspot.com/2012/01/japanese-2-family-presentation-draft.html

1/4 Japanese 3/AP B3

Lesson

• Gave everyone time to discuss about the movie project
  
• Explained about the movie project and gave everyone the movie's rubric
• Talked about the Japanese New Year
• Watched some Japanese TV shows
• http://bellinisensei.blogspot.com/2012/01/videos-watched-in-class-on-first-day.html

Homework: We are having reading test (Chuukichi's story) next week, so please practice at home

1/4 Japanese 2 B1

Lesson

• Gave everyone the family presentation rubric
• Reviewed some of the grammar learned in Chapter 2
• Explained about the movie project and gave everyone the movie's rubric
• Talked about the Japanese New Year
• Watched some Japanese TV shows
• http://bellinisensei.blogspot.com/2012/01/videos-watched-in-class-on-first-day.html

Homework: Finish your family presentation draft. Refer to the post below. http://bellinisensei.blogspot.com/2012/01/japanese-2-family-presentation-draft.html

Japanese 2 Family presentation draft

You can also include some of the grammar you learned in Japanese 1. Refer to the post below.
http://bellinisensei.blogspot.com/2012/01/family-draft-for-japanese-1.html

Please use the genkouyoushi to write your draft.

これは私のかぞくのしゃしんです。
Kore wa watashi no kazoku no shashin desu.
This is my family's picture

はははサンパウロでうまれました。そして、ちちはリオでうまれました。
Haha wa sanpauro de umaremashita. Soshite, chichi wa Rio de umaremashita.
My mom was born in San Paulo and my dad was born in Rio.

ははとちちは日本にすんでいます。にほんのしずおかにすんでいます。
Haha to chichi wa Nihon ni sundeimasu. Nihon no shizuoka ni sundeimasu.
My mom and dad live in Japan. (They) live in Shizuoka, Japan.

はははテレビをみるのがすきです。でも、ちちはサッカーをするのがすきです。
Haha wa terebi wo miru no ga suki desu. Demo, chichi wa sakkaa wo suru no ga suki desu.
My mom likes to watch TV, but my dad likes to play soccer.

おとうとはちばにすんでいて、とうきょうのJohnson&Johnsonではたらいています。
Otouto wa Chiba ni sundeite, Toukyou no Johnson & Johnson de hataraiteimasu.
My younger brother lives in Chiba and works at Johnson & Johnson.

ちばはとうきょうのみぎにあります。
Chiba wa Toukyou no migi ni arimasu.
Chiba is located on the right side of Tokyo.

かれはスペインごをならっています。
Kare wa supeingo wo naratteimasu.
He is learning Spanish.

おとうとはまだけっこんしていません。おとうとはよくこうえんでサッカーをしています。
Otouto wa mada kekkon shiteimasen. Otouto wa yoku kouen de sakkaa wo shiteimasu.
My younger brother is not married yet. My younger brother plays soccer at the park.

私はアメリカに１０年すんでいます。でも、私はまだポルトガルごと日本ごをはなします。
Watashi wa amerika ni jyuune sundeimasu. Demo, watashi wa mada porutogarugo to nihongo wo hanashimasu.
I live in America for 10 years. But, I still speak Portuguese and Japanese.

私は日本でからてをしました。でも、もうからてをしていません。
Watashi wa nihon de karate wo shimashita. Demo, mou karate wo shiteimasen.
I did karate in Japan. But. I don't do karate anymore.

私はズンバをするのはたのしいです。
Watashi wa zumba wo suru no wa tanoshii desu.
It's fun (for me) to do zumba.

私はもう三十四さいです。
Watashi wa mou sanjyuu yonsai desu.
I am already 34 years old :(

Family presentation rubric for Japanese 1

Family draft for Japanese 1

*** The parts in bold are the ones you have to apply the information to your own family.
Your family draft is due Jan 5th and should be written in hiragana.


1)これはわたしのかぞくのしゃしんです。
Kore wa watashi no kazoku no shashin desu.
かぞくはよにんです。ちちとははとおとうととわたしです。ふたりきょうだいです。
Kazoku wa yonin desu. Chichi to haha to otouto to watashi desu. Futari kyoudai desu.
かぞくはブラジル人です。
Kazoku wa burajirujin desu.

This is my family's picture.
I have 4 people in my family. My dad, my mom, my younger brother and me. I have one sibling.
My family is Brazilian.

2)こちらはちちです。
Kochira wa chichi desu.
ちちのなまえはルイスです。そして、ろくじゅうにさいです。ちちはかいしゃいんです。
Chichi no namae wa Ruisu desu. Soshite, rokujyuuni sai desu. Chichi wa kaishain desu.

This is my dad.
My dad's name is Luiz. And (he is) 62 years old. My dad is a company employee.

3)こちらはははです。
Kochira wa haha desu.
ははのなまえはイザベルです。そして、ろくじゅういっさいです。ははもかいしゃいんです。
Haha no namae wa Izaberu desu. Soshite, rokujyuu issai desu. Haha mo kaishain desu.

This is my mom.
My mom's name is Izabel. And (she is) 61 years old. My mom is also a company employee.

4)こちらはおとうとです。
Kochira wa otouto desu.
おとうとのななえはアウロです。そして、にじゅうろくさいです。おとうとはだいがくせいです。
Otouto no namae wa Auro desu. Soshite, nijyuu rokusai desu. Otouto wa daigakusei desu.
かれはだいがくよねんせいです。
Kare wa daigaku ichinensei desu.

This is my younger brother.
My younger brother's name is Auro. And (he is) 26 years old. My younger brother is a college student. He is a senior.

5)これはわたしです。
Kore wa watashi desu.
わたしのなまえはマリザです。そして、さんじゅうよんさいです。わたしはにほんごのせんせいです。
Watashi no namae wa Mariza desu. Soshite, sanjyuu yonsai desu. Watashi wa nihongo no sensei desu.
わたしはじゅうにがつうまれです。
Watashi wa jyuunigatsu umare desu.

This is me.
My name is Marisa. And (I am) 34 years old. I am a Japanese teacher.
I was born in December.

6) これはわたしのペットです。
Kore wa watashi no petto desu.
わたしのいぬのなまえはみかです。そして、ごさいです。
Watashi no inu no namae wa Mika desu. Soshite, gosai desu.
みかはにほんじんです。
Mika wa nihonjin desu.

This is my pet.
My dog's name is Mika. And (she is) 5 years old.
Mika is Japanese.

1/3 Japanese 1 A4

Lesson

• Explained about how to write family presentation draft
• Reviewed some vocabulary from chapter 3
• Watched some funny Japanese videos
• Talked about Japanese New Years

Homework: Quiz on countries, nationalities and occupation (Study pages 64, 65, 67 and 68)
Turn in family draft (refer to the post posted today about family presentation)

1/3 Japanese 1 A3

Lesson

• Explained about how to write family presentation draft
• Reviewed some vocabulary from chapter 3
• Watched some funny Japanese videos
• Talked about Japanese New Years

Homework: Quiz on countries, nationalities and occupation (Study pages 64, 65, 67 and 68)
Turn in family draft (refer to the post posted today about family presentation)

1/3 Japanese 1 A1

Lesson

• Explained about how to write family presentation draft
• Reviewed some vocabulary from chapter 3
• Watched some funny Japanese videos
• Talked about Japanese New Years
• Bingo

Homework: Quiz on countries, nationalities and occupation (Study pages 64, 65, 67 and 68)
Turn in family presentation (Refer to the post posted today about family presentation)

Do you know how to say Happy New Year in Japanese?

Happy New Year in Japanese is akemashite omedetou gozaimasu　あけましておめでとうございます. If you say to me on the first day after the break I will give you 5 points of extra credit.

Japanese New Year

Oseibo
In Japan people give some gift in a lot of occasion. Oseibo is the most common issue as a year-end gift. They give it to their superiors, customers and teachers to express appreciation for the special services they have extended to them. Picture Asakusa Temple (c) Tomoyuki.U.

Bonenkai
Bonenkai is a party usually held among office colleagues and bosses. Bonenkai litarelly means a "Forget-the-year party" to forget the unpleasant memories of the passing year and to welcome the New Year with a fresh and serene mind. At the party, bosses usually tell their stuff to be Breiko (to forget their position and be impolite!), because the relationship in the workplace in Japan is a bit strict. For example, Japanese language has various expression for each word. One is called a polite word and another is called a modest word. People use these words in formal situation such as in a workplace. Picture Hanazono shrine.

Omisoka
Omisoka is the day of New Year’s Eve. Since the New Year is the biggest event in Japan, people celebrate the Eve as well. People work so hard to prepare the New Year around one or two weeks such as cleaning (like spring cleaning in here) and shopping. The reason people do the cleaning in the middle of winter is to get rid of the dirty of the passing year and to welcome the New Year with a fresh and serene mind. And on Omisoka, with preparing the New Year’s special dishes called Osechi-ryori, people finish up all the work of the year. People eat Toshikoshi-soba at night and stay up till midnight to listen to the 108 chimes of a nearby temple bell. Toshikoshi-soba is a bowl of hot brown noodles in broth. The noodle is a homophone for a word that means “being close” and therefore signifies the approach of the New Year. The 108 chimes called Joya-no-kane, rings out the old year and rings in the New Year. It is supposed to release people from the 108 worldly sins.Pictures: Stone statue of Jizo (religious icon) and inside shrine (c) Hirotsugu Oi .

Shogatsu
Shogatsu is the celebration of the New Year and is the most important holiday in Japan. Entrances are decorated with a Shimekezari. A Shimekazari is a twisted straw rope with fern leaves, an orange and other items of good omen. Family gather to their hometown and spend the time together. People celebrate the New Year with sweet sake called Toso, a soup called Zoni and Osechi-ryori during the holiday. Picture Kaminarimon (shrine) (c) Tomoyuki.U.

Otoshidama
During the holiday, people give special allowances to their children, nephews and nieces called Otoshidama. It is the busiest season for toy shops to attract children to spend their Otoshidama. Picture lucky charms (c) Hirotsugu Oi .

Nengajo
People send a lot of greeting cards to their relatives, friends, business acquaintances and customers to wish them a happy New Year. Post offices in Japan collect and keep them then deliver them on the New Year day all at once. This is a good opportunity to keep in touch with old friends and acquaintances.Picture roadside to a shrine (c) Hirotsugu Oi .

Hatsumoude
The shrines all over Japan are packed with people from the New year’s day to January 3^rd. People go to shrine to pray for safety, happiness and long lives of the family. A lot of people are dressed up with their Kimono and buy a good luck talisman called Omamori. It is kept as a protection from illness, accidents and disasters. Picture shrine-entrance (c) Tomoyuki.U.

How to write "Happy New Year" in Japanese - あけましておめでとうございます

How to say "Happy New Year" in Japanese - Akemashite omedeto gozaimasu

http://www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/culture/new_year.html

Christmas in Japan

Christmas in Japan - Comparison between a Japanese Christmas and Christmas in western country.

Christmas in Japan is different from western countries like the USA or Australia. The major religions in Japan are Buddhism and Shinto, so Christmas is more commercial event. The main celebration revolves around Christmas eve and not Christmas day.

In Japan it is common to give Christmas presents. Within the family parents give presents to their children, but the children do not give presents to the parents. The reasoning behind this is that only Santa bring presents, so once the children no longer believe in Santa the presents are no longer given.

Most Japanese families would have a Christmas tree and now it is becoming very common to have lights on the outside of houses as you would see in the USA or Australia.

Christmas in Japan for Single Women

For single women in Japan it is really crucial to have someone to spend Christmas eve with. It is also really important for them where they spend Christmas eve and what present they receive. The whole evening must be very special, gorgeous and romantic. Japanese women who have a boy friend tend to show off, so women who don't are not happy to talk about the topic.

There also used to be a sarcasm that Christmas is compared with a woman's age. Cake shops throughout Japan always try to sell all their Christmas cakes before Christmas eve. Any cakes left after Christmas are seen to be very old or out of date. Women over 25 years old used to be said 'unsold Xmas cake.' It's a bit bad joke, though. However, nowadays, the average age for marriage has changed, getting older and older, and it is a history.

Christmas in Japan - Business & Shopping Hours

The shops are open Christmas day and all other days up to New Years day, except they close early on the 31st.

Most shops are then closed on the 1st, 2nd & 3rd. After this it depends on the shop, some will stay closed longer. The trend is towards shops opening on the 2nd of January.

Christmas in Japan - Language

How to say "Merry Christmas" in Japanese - easy - "Merry Christmas"

How to write "Merry Christmas" in Japanese - メリークリスマス

http://www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/culture/christmas.html

12/16 Japanese 2, 3 and AP

• Gave everyone's script back
• Ate some snacks
• Bingo
• Caroling around the school

Homework: Japanese 2 should work on their presentation draft

12/15 Japanese 1 A3 and A4

Reviewed for the quiz
Months and days of the month quiz
Ate snacks
Bingo
Went caroling

Homework: Work on your family presentation (powerpoint + draft)

12/15 Japanese 1 A1

Reviewed for the quiz
Months and days of the month quiz
Practiced Christmas carols
Went caroling

Homework: Work on your family presentation (powerpoint + draft)

12/14 Japanese 2 B4

Lesson

• Collected movie script translated to Japanese
• Finished review packet (Kanji exercises)
• Sang "We wish you a Merry Christmas" for Cave TV
• Reviewed suki
• Played "do you love your neighbor?"
• Worked on family presentation

Homework: Your presentation draft is due Jan 4th
If you bring a food to share on Friday, I will give you 10 points of extra credit.

12/14 Japanese 3/AP B3

Lesson

• Everyone got in groups to discuss their movie project
• Collected script in Japanese
• Reviewed for the quiz
• Kanji Quiz (hand, matter, number, etc)
• Reading practice
• Reviewed previous vocab

Homework: Bring a food to share for our Christmas party

12/14 Japanese 2 B1

Lesson

• Collected movie script translated to Japanese
• Finished review packet (Kanji exercises)
• Sang "We wish you a Merry Christmas" for Cave TV
• Reviewed suki
• Played "do you love your neighbor?"
• Worked on family presentation

Homework: Your presentation draft is due Jan 4th
If you bring a food to share on Friday, I will give you 10 points of extra credit.

12/13 Japanese 1 A4

Lesson

• Checked homework (days of the month exercises in hiragana)
• Reviewed Days of the month with song
• New vocabulary (occupation)
• Finished nationality exercises
  
• Occupation exercises
• Added new information to their family draft

Homework: Days of the month and months quiz

12/13 Japanese 1 A3

Lesson

• Checked homework (days of the month exercises in hiragana)
• Reviewed Days of the month with song
• New vocabulary (occupation)
• Vocabulary list
• Occupation exercises
• Added new information to their family draft
• Practiced Christmas songs

Homework: Days of the month and months quiz
Next class we will have a Christmas party at AFHS. Bring your Santa hat and a dish to share. Extra credit to those who bring it!!!!!

12/13 Japanese 1 A1

Lesson

• Reviewed Days of the month with song
• Reviewed months
  
• New vocabulary (occupation)
• Vocabulary list
• Finished nationality exercises (white)
  
• Added new information to their family draft
• Practiced Christmas songs

Homework: Days of the month and months quiz

12/12 Japanese 2 B4

Lesson

• Quiz review
• Vocab quiz Unit 2
• New vocab worksheet
  
• Chapter review packet

Homework: Script translated to Japanese

12/12 Japanese 3/AP B3

Lesson

• Japanese AP exercise
• Writing time to add more details looking at the pictures
• Everyone got in groups and added the best ideas into one
• Wrote on the board everyone's new ideas
• New vocabulary (body parts)

Homework: Bring script translated to Japanese and Kanji Quiz

12/12 Japanese 2 B1

Lesson

• Quiz review
• Vocab quiz Unit 2
• New vocab worksheet
  
• Chapter review packet
• Gave writing presentation packet
  

Homework: Script translated to Japanese

12/9 Japanese 1 A4

Lesson

• Reviewed for the quiz
• Katakana quiz a-po
• Reviewed months and days of the month
• Gave months and days of the month exercises in Hiragana
• New grammar (Nationality)
• Execises using nationality
• Practiced Christmas carols

Homework: Exercises in hiragana on months and days of the month

12/9 Japanese 1 A3

Lesson

• Reviewed for the quiz
• Katakana quiz a-po
• Reviewed months and days of the month
• Gave months and days of the month exercises in Hiragana
• New grammar (Nationality)
• Exercises using nationality

Homework: Exercises in hiragana on months and days of the month

12/9 Japanese 1 A1

Lesson

• Reviewed for the quiz
• Katakana quiz a-po
• Reviewed months and days of the month
• Gave months and days of the month exercises in Hiragana
• New grammar (Nationality)
• Execises using nationality
• Practiced Christmas carols

Homework: Exercises in hiragana on months and days of the month

12/8 Japanese 2 B4

Lesson

• Collected English scripts and grade reports
• Reviewed vocab from P. 48 and 49
• Reviewed previous grammar mou and mada

New grammar Masu form --> dictionary form

• Exercises using how to change masu to BIII

New grammar BIII + no/koto + ga suki desu.
BIII + no/koto + wa tanoshii desu.

Exercises using new grammar (suki & tanoshii)

Homework: Vocab Quiz (study P. 48 and 49)

12/8 Japanese 3/AP B3

Lesson

• Collected script and grade reports
• Corrected previous exercises on can + verb
• Reviewed BV + ru (godan), BI+ rareru (ichidan), sareru and korareru
• Gave an AP test speaking exercise with pictures
• Brainstormed using the pictures
• Wrote sentences about the pictures
• Students presented some of their sentences

Homework: Start translating the script to Japanese

12/8 Japanese 2 B1

Lesson

• Collected English scripts and grade reports
• Reviewed vocab from P. 48 and 49
• Reviewed previous grammar mou and mada
• Exercises using mada

New grammar Masu form --> dictionary form

• Exercises using how to change masu to BIII

New grammar BIII + no/koto + ga suki desu.
BIII + no/koto + wa tanoshii desu.

Homework: Vocab Quiz (study P. 48 and 49)

Food drive competition and extra credit

We are having a food drive competition this year in the World Language Department again.

You will get 1 point for each can donated. It cannot be ramen noodles and no expired goods will be accepted.

If you need extra credit and would love also to help someone in need during this season, please bring your cans to me by Thursday.

The class that bring the largest number of cans will get the privilege to get the deserts first during our Language night. For those that don't know what the language night is, this is the night after the world language week that students will get their cash prizes for the best movie. We offer awesome deserts (chocolate cake, cheese cake and cookies from Costco) during that night.

12/7 Japanese 1 A4

Lesson

• Checked homework (Katakana packet P. 55-58)
• Since everyone did their homework, we watched 15 minutes of Zettai kareshi
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCsH2hCibWA
  
• Reviewed Katakana a-po
• Reviewed months
• Days of the month song
• Exercises using months and days of the month working in pairs
  
• Practiced Christmas songs

Homework: Katakana quiz a-po

12/7 Japanese 1 A3

Lesson

• Checked homework (Katakana packet up to P. 55-60)
• Reviewed Katakana a-po
• Corrected homework
• Reviewed months
• Days of the month song
• Exercises using months and days of the month
• Katakana writing game with white board
  

Homework: Katakana quiz a-po

12/7 Japanese 1 A1

Lesson

• Checked homework (Katakana packet up to P. 51)
• Reviewed Katakana a-no
• New Katakana ha-ho
• Corrected homework
• Reviewed months
• Days of the month song
• Practiced Christmas songs

Homework: Katakana quiz a-po

12/6 B1, B2 and B3

Watched a movie with the sub

The sub collected the English script and also the grade reports signed

12/5 Japanese 1 A4

Lesson

• Gave everyone's grade reports
• Reviewed people counters, age and grades
• Reviewed Katakana
• New Katakana
• New grammar (months)
• Days of the month
  
• Sang some Christmas Carols

Homework: Katakana packet P. 55 to P. 60 and bring grade reports signed

12/5 Japanese 1 A3

Lesson

• Checked homework (Katakana packet P.53 and 54)
• Collected English script
  
• Reviewed Katakana
• Katakana writing practice (chart and words)
  
• New grammar (months)
• Sang some Christmas Carols

Homework: Katakana packet P. 55 to P. 60

12/5 Japanese 1 A1

Lesson

• Gave everyone's grade reports
• Reviewed for the quiz
• Family vocab quiz
• Reviewed people counters, age and grades
• Reviewed Katakana
• New Katakana
• New grammar (months)
• Sang some Christmas Carols

Homework: Katakana packet P. 53 to P. 60

Student recognition prize

One of our club presidency members just donated a bunch of complimentary crisp bean burrito gift cards from Taco time for me to award the best students.

Here is the deal.

Japanese 1
If you come before or after school and write the whole Hiragana and Katakana chart including the " and . you'll get the gift card.

Japanese 2
If you come before or after school and write all the Kanji from Unit 1 and 2, their meanings and readings, you'll get the gift card.

Japanese 3
If you come before or after school and write half a page including at least 10 grammar items learned so far, you will get the gift card.

Japanese AP
If you come before or after school and write a page including at least 10 grammar items learned so far, you will get the gift card.

Ganbatte kudasai!!!

12/2 Japanese 2 B4

Lesson

• Checked homework (white vocabulary exercises)
• Since everyone did their homework, we watched the drama called Zettai kareshi for 15 minutes
• Gave 5 minutes to everyone to discuss their movie assignment
• Gave everyone's grade reports
• Reviewed new vocabulary (movie theater, post office, hotel, etc)
• Pop quiz using new vocabulary
• Corrected together exchanging with friends
• New grammar mou, mada
• Exercises using new grammar
  

Homework: Bring English script done and grade report signed

12/2 Japanese 3/AP B3

Lesson

• Checked homework (flashcards)
• Reviewed Kanji
• Went to take club pictures in the commons area
• Since everyone did their homework, we watched zettai kareshi
• New grammar Can+verb, _____dekiru youni naritai desu.
• Gave exercises using can + verb

Homework: Exercises given in class, English script and grade report signed

12/2 Japanese 2

Lesson

• Checked homework (white vocabulary exercises)
• Since everyone did their homework, we watched the drama called Zettai kareshi for 15 minutes
• Gave 10 minutes to everyone to discuss their movie assignment
• Gave everyone's grade reports
• Reviewed new vocabulary (movie theater, post office, hotel, etc)
• Pop quiz using new vocabulary
• Corrected together exchanging with friends
• New grammar mou, mada

Homework: Bring English script done and grade report signed

English scripts are due Monday and Tuesday!!!

Your movie's scripts are due Monday for Japanese 1 classes and Tuesday for Japanese 2, 3 and AP classes. I will not accept late homework!!!

12/1 Japanese 1 A4

Lesson

• Gave everyone's grade report
• Reviewed for the quiz
• Family vocab Quiz
• Reviewed school grades
• Finished exercises given in class previously
• Gave time to everyone to get into their movie group
• Reviewed Katakana
• New Katakana

Homework: Katakana exercises P. 53&54

12/1 Japanese 1 A3

Lesson

• Reviewed for the quiz
• Checked homework (grades)
• Corrected previous homework (outgroup exercises)
• Family vocab quiz
• Gave 10 minutes for the groups to plan for their English script
• Reviewed Katakana a-no
• New Katakana ha-ho
• Gave time to everyone to do Katakana writing exercises P. 53 & 54

Homework: Katakana writing packet P. 53 &54

12/1 Japanese 1 A1

Because I had to take my daughter to the doctor first in the morning, you had a sub today!!! Gomennasai!!!

Homework: Family vocabulary Quiz

Parent-Teacher conference

Today we are having P/T Conference at the high school and tomorrow at the junior high.

I will be the whole day at the high school today until the end of the conference (around 6 p.m.) and tomorrow from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m at the junior high since I teach only one class there.

If your parents cannot attend the conference, please tell them they can email me anytime and we can set up an appointment. mbellini@alpinedistrict.org

11/30 Japanese 2 B4

Lesson

• Reviewed for the quiz
• Gave time to everyone to talk about their English's script
  
• Gave white vocabulary exercises on new vocabulary
• Introduced new vocab (church, bank, etc)
• Game using a map

Homework: Finish the white exercises given in class

11/30 Japanese 3/AP B3

Lesson

• Checked homework (Kanji exercises)
• Reviewed Kanji
• Corrected exercises having students writing on the board
• Gave time to everyone to talk about their movie's English script
• Finished reading the story about the chuukichi

Homework: Kanji flashcards

11/30 Japanese 2 B1

Lesson

• Reviewed for the quiz
• Location and verbs quiz
• Gave white vocabulary exercises on new vocabulary
• Introduced new vocab (church, bank, etc)
• Game using a map

Homework: Finish the white exercises given in class

11/29 Japanese 1 A4

Lesson

• Reviewed Katakana
• New Katakana ta-to
• Gave some time for the groups to talk about the movie
  
• Reviewed vocabulary for family in-group vs. out-group
• New vocabulary from textbook P. 60 & 61 (school grades)
• Added grades to their family's drafts
• Exercises on new vocabulary

Homework: Family Quiz (Study the first page of the blue packet)

11/29 Japanese 1 A3

Lesson

• Reviewed Katakana
• New Katakana ta-to
• Reviewed vocabulary for family in-group vs. out-group
• New vocabulary from textbook P. 60 & 61 (school grades)
• Added grades to their family's drafts
• Exercises on new vocabulary

Homework: Family Quiz (Study the first page of the blue packet) and finish exercises

11/29 Japanese 1 A1

Lesson

• Reviewed Katakana
• New Katakana ta-to
• Reviewed vocabulary for family in-group vs. out-group
• New vocabulary from textbook P. 60 & 61 (school grades)
• Added grades to their family's drafts
• Exercises on new vocabulary

Homework: Family Quiz (Study the first page of the blue packet)

Don't forget about our club pictures

Club pictures will be taken on Dec 2 (Fri) during B3. The office is not going to announce it, so please come to commons area with your club T-shirt or a black one.

11/28 Japanese 2 B4

Lesson

• Checked homework (Kanji review exercises)
• Reviewed Kanji
• Corrected homework
• Free talk in Japanese on thanksgiving break
• Gave family writing back
• Talked about common mistakes
• Reviewed some sentences and sentences structures to help students to finish their draft

Homework: Quiz Location nouns and verbs from Unit 2

11/28 Japanese 3/AP B3

Lesson

• Checked homework (White exercises)
• Reviewed mukae ni iku, tori ni iku, tsurete iku, motte iku
• Corrected exercises
• Reading practice
• New Kanji (Hands, number, half, etc.)
• Gave some time to students to finish exercises

Homework: Finish Kanji exercises

11/28 Japanese 2 B1

Lesson

• Checked homework (Kanji review exercises)
• Reviewed Kanji
• Corrected homework
• Free talk in Japanese on thanksgiving break
• Gave family writing back
• Talked about common mistakes
• Reviewed some sentences and sentences structures to help students to finish their draft

Homework: Quiz Location nouns and verbs from Unit 2

11/22 Japanese 1 A4

Watched Howl's moving castle

I will be checking the same homework next class

11/22 Japanese 1 A3

Lesson

Since half of the class at AFHS was gone due to Renaissance assembly, we watched a little of castle in the sky and then the Japanese drama called ZETTAI KARESHI.

Bring the same homework and I'll be checking next class after the break

11/22 Japanese 1 A1

Lesson

• Checked homework (Writing and outgroup family exercises)
• Watched World Language Week movies
• Reviewed ingroup and outgroup vocabulary
• Corrected homework
• Writing peer review

Homework: No homework

Japanese Club pictures

Our Japanese Club pictures will be Dec 2 (Fri) during B3 at 11:05. They are not going to announce through intercom, so make sure you don't forget. No retakes for club pictures!!!

Japanese Club activity tomorrow

Please come to Japanese club tomorrow. It will be a potluck party so make sure you bring something to share!!!

11/21 Japanese 2 B4

Lesson

• Reviewed location nouns and ni arimasu/ni imasu
• Practiced with some questions on the board
• Reviewed new verbs P. 35 and te imasu form
• Talked about family presentation
• Worked on the first draft of family

Homework: Kanji exercises (white paper)

11/21 Japanese 3/AP B3

Lesson

• Quick review for the test
• Test
• Talked about the movie assignment
• Gave time to all 5 groups to brainstorm some ideas about the movie

Homework: White exercises

11/21 Japanese 2 B1

Lesson

• Reviewed location nouns and ni arimasu/ni imasu
• Practiced with some questions on the board
• Reviewed new verbs P. 35 and te imasu form
• Talked about family presentation
• Worked on the first draft of family
• New vocabulary from textbook

Homework: Kanji exercises (white paper)

A day 11/18

Class with the sub.

A1 watched Ponyo
A3 watched Totoro
A4 watched Howl's moving castle

B day 11/17

Class with the sub.

B1 watched Castle in the sky
B3 watched Howl's moving castle
B4 watched the drama Zettai kareshi

Thursday and Friday this week

As I mentioned to everyone in class, just right after school I will be driving to Denver to attend a Language Conference called ACTFL that is the biggest language conference in the nation. My goal is to meet Japanese teachers throughout the country and share ideas about Japanese teaching. I will also attend a big session on the Japanese AP test.

You will have a sub and you'll be watching movies. Please come so that you can get 10 points for your daily grade. You will also have to write 10 words that you could understand from the movie you were watching to get additional points.