Welcome back to school!

Summer break went by so fast, don't you think? Enjoy this amazing picture of a Japanese toilet. I really miss those.

I hope everyone is ready for an awesome year full of adventures in Japanese!!!!

Japanese Club presidency 2012-2013

We chose the new presidency during Japanese club activity yesterday.

Presidents 
Angela Vannarath
Peter Bates

Vice-president
Brett Anderson

Treasurer
Sarah Isaacson

Publicity
Bryce Ellis
Deanna Russon

Japanese AP rep
Monica Carmona

Japanese 3 rep
Taylor Allen
Josh Cottrell

Japanese 2 rep
B1  Taylie Turner
B3 Amelia Crandall

Thanks everyone!!!

A lesson to be learned

This is it. We are pretty much on our last week of class. No more homework, no more tests and quizzes for about 2 months and a half. Have you tried your best this semester? Have you studied for the quizzes and tests? Have you turned in all your homework?

The reason I am asking those questions is because I am getting tons of students asking how they can bring their grades up. Sorry, it's too late. I accept late homework until a week after it was due, I let you retake a quiz per term and I have given tons of extra credit during this term. Check the posts below I posted in March and April.

http://bellinisensei.blogspot.com/2012/04/japan-matsuri-extra-credit.html

http://bellinisensei.blogspot.com/2012/03/reminder-about-extra-credit-tomorrow.html

http://bellinisensei.blogspot.com/2012/03/extra-credit-for-term-4.html

As a teacher, I tried my best to do whatever I could to help those that needed extra points. I update my blog every single day for you to check to see what we have done during the day and what would be your homework for next class. I also update my grades regularly including quizzes, daily grade and assignments. YOU were the one that had to check your grades regularly to see if you had to turn in any late homework or retake a quiz.

Some of you guys even mention that you hate high school. High School seems not very fun to some of you, but wait until you get a real job and have a family on your own. I bet you will miss high school so much!!!!!!!!

It's easy to come to your teacher and ask for a better grade, but does it work the same way in real life? Of course not. If you go to your boss and ask for a raise just because you need to pay your mortgage and car payments, is he going to provide you the money right away? I doubt.

High school is just a practice for "the real life". If you think high school is hard, you can't even imagine how hard it is the life after high school.

I really want all of you to become successful people in the future. I don't want you guys to keep trying the easier path and think this is the best to do. We need to go through lots of tribulations in life to learn that is worth to work hard and try your best no matter what. Remember that things that come easy to you, you may also lose it very easily.

I don't want to be the mean teacher. It's because I care about all of you that I want you to learn that things should be done in certain orders and sometimes there's no way to go back and fix it. 

Good luck everyone!!! 3 more days!!!

5/23 Japanese 1 A3

Presentations

1) Busby san
2) Crandall san
3) Jensen san
4) Roth san
5) Parratt san
6) Shular san
7) Arnerich san
8) Melamed san
9) Alyn san
10) Edwards san
11) Melamed san
12) Patten san
13) Seegmiller san
14) Proctor san

Watched drama

5/23 Japanese 1 A1

Presentations
1) Blakeley san and Leyba san
2) Miller san, Gurney san, Daly san, Carson san and Parry san
3) Lytle san
4) Versteeg san, Kitchen san and Eastwood san
5) Newman san, Shupe san
6) Easton san
7) Ramos san
8) Jensen san and Riley san
9) Roberts san and Hunt san
10) Mora san and Madrigal san


If you bring a snack to share, you will get 15 points of extra credit. Next class we will be watching a movie.

5/22 Japanese 2 B4

Practiced for the skits
Finished watching koushounin

Homework: Presentations

5/22 Japanese 3/AP B3

Reading practice
Reading test
Finished watching koushounin

Homework: Presentations

5/22 Japanese 2 B1

Lesson

Practiced for the skit

Homework: Memorize your lines for your skit

Japanese Club on Thursday

Our last Japanese club activity in this Thursday.

I will be getting some pizza and we'll be voting for the next year's presidency. Our president, Miyo, is graduating and we need new representatives.

Please come!

5/21 Japanese 1 A3

Lesson

• Review minutes and time with clock
• Reviewed kara and made
• Checked homework and correct
• Finished watching Nihongo dekimasu
• Karuta game

Homework: presentations
1) Busby san
2) Crandall san
3) Jensen san
4) Roth san
5) Parratt san
6) Shular san
7) Arnerich san
8) Melamed san
9) Alyn san
10) Edwards san

5/21 Japanese 1 A4

I had to go to UVU for graduation practice. Students watched a movie with the sub.

Homework: Presentations
1) Turner san
2) Clark san
3) Isaacson san
4) Ellis san
5) Cook san
6) Howard san and Narayan san
7) Tischner san

5/21 Japanese A1

Lesson

Presentations
1) Banks san
2) Anderson san
3) Ingram san
5) Andersen san
6) Taylor san

Watched Final Fantasy.

Homework: If you bring a food to share, I will give you 10 points of extra credit.

The rest of the presentations. Remember that if you don't present on the day you are supposed to, you can not make it up later.
1) Blakeley san and Leyba san
2) Miller san, Gurney san, Daly san, Carson san and Parry san
3) Lytle san
4) Versteeg san, Kitchen san and Eastwood san
5) Newman san, Shupe san
6) Easton san
7) Ramos san
8) Jensen san and Riley san
9) Roberts san and Hunt san
10) Fredes san, Mora san and Madrigal san

5/18 Japanese 2, 3 and AP

Watched the movie Koushonin and everyone wrote 20 words they could understand.

http://www.dramacrazy.net/japanese-movie/koshonin-the-movie-watch/190030

Homework: Work on your final project. 

5/17 Japanese 1 A4

Lesson

• Reviewed for the quiz
• Kanji quiz
• Introduced time and minutes
• Exercises
• Watched nihongo dekimasu

Homework: Work on your presentation

5/17 Japanese 1 A3

Lesson

• Reviewed for the quiz
• Kanji Quiz
• Reviewed minutes and time
• Exercises practice using time
•  Watched Nihongo dekimasu about time
• Reviewed kara and made

Homework: Prepare for your presentation

5/17 Japanese 1 A1

Lesson

• Returned the texbooks
• Reviewed quiz together
• Kanji quiz
• Onigiri Party

Homework: Final presentations (Don't forget to bring your posters)

Japanese 3/AP presentations

Japanese 3/AP presentations will be on Thursday 5/24 (last day of class for us).
If you don't present on that day, you cannot make it up.

100 points total

30 points The student memorized the presentation
30 points The student brought a Powerpoint presentation
30 points  The pictures on the Powerpoint and the lines were related
10 points   The student brought a typed outline

Japanese 2 live skits

Both Japanese 2 classes will be performing their live skits on the day of their finals.

B1 class 5/29 (Tuesday)
B4 class 5/24 (Thursday)

If you don't present on the day you are supposed to, you can not make it up.



100 points

30 points  The students memorized their lines
20 points  The skit was between 3 to 5 minutes
20 points  They showed they have practiced and prepared for the skit
20 points  The skit was entirely in Japanese
10 points  A typed script was given to your teacher

Japanese 1 presentation A4

5/24 (Wed)
1) Turner san
2) Clark san
3) Isaacson san
4) Ellis san
5) Cook san
6) Howard san and Narayan san
7) Tischner san


5/25  (Fri)
1) Ottesen san and Reynolds san
2) Parker san and Hirsh san
3) Jackman san
4) Harrison san
5) McMillan san
6) Lisle san

Total 100 points

20 points  The student brought a poster with several pictures
20 points  The student memorized the whole presentation
20 points  The students included 4 sentences in Japanese (each person should say 4 sentences)
20 points  The presentation was between 3 to 5 minutes
20 points  The student brought an outline of the presentation typed

* You can have index cards, but I don't want you to read from it all the time.
* Your outline should be typed and you don't have to type in hiragana/katakana

Japanese 1 presentation A3 (AFHS, LHS and PGHS)

The following ate the dates you should do your presentation. Lehi and PG students you must present in powerpoint.

5/23  (Wed)
1) Busby san
2) Crandall san
3) Jensen san
4) Roth san
5) Parratt san
6) Shular san
7) Arnerich san
8) Melamed san
9) Alyn san
10) Edwards san

5/25 (Fri)
1) Seegmiller san
2) Pattensan
3) Croxford san
4) Proctor san
5) Liebelt san
6) Bown and Haley san
7) Anderson san
8) Hampton san
9) Hunsaker and Stay san
10) Gibson san
11) Boshard san

Total 100 points

20 points  The student brought a poster with several pictures
20 points  The student memorized the whole presentation
20 points  The students included 4 sentences in Japanese (each person should say 4 sentences)
20 points  The presentation was between 3 to 5 minutes
20 points  The student brought an outline of the presentation typed

* You can have index cards, but I don't want you to read from it all the time.
* Your outline should be typed and you don't have to type in hiragana/katakana

Junior High presentations A1

This is a reminder for AFJH students. Since next Friday most of you guys will be going to Lagoon, our presentations will be on Monday and Wednesday. If you don't present on the day you are supposed to, you can not make it up.

Monday (5/21)
1) Banks san
2) Anderson san
3) Ingram san
4) York san
5) Andersen san
6) Taylor san

Wednesday (5/23)
1) Blakeley san and Leyba san
2) Miller san, Gurney san, Daly san, Carson san and Parry san
3) Lytle san
4) Versteeg san, Kitchen san and Eastwood san
5) Newman san, Shupe san
6) Easton san
7) Ramos san
8) Jensen san and Riley san
9) Roberts san and Hunt san
10) Fredes san, Mora san and Madrigal san

Total 100 points

20 points  The student brought a poster with several pictures
20 points  The student memorized the whole presentation
20 points  The students included 4 sentences in Japanese (each person should say 4 sentences)
20 points  The presentation was between 3 to 5 minutes
20 points  The student brought an outline of the presentation typed

* You can have index cards, but I don't want you to read from it all the time.
* Your outline should be typed and you don't have to type in hiragana/katakana

5/16 Japanese 3/AP B3

Lesson

Collected 24 hours speaking assignment

Returned Japanese books at the book depository

• Practiced reading
• Reviewed Kanji
• Watched the movie Koushounin 
• http://www.dramacrazy.net/japanese-movie/koshonin-the-movie/

Homework: Exercises using new grammar

Rubric for Japanese 3/AP presentation

100 points total

30 points The student memorized the presentation
30 points The student brought a Powerpoint presentation
30 points  The pictures on the Powerpoint and the lines were related
10 points   The student brought a typed outline

Rubric for Japanese 2 live skits

100 points

30 points  The students memorized their lines
20 points  The skit was between 3 to 5 minutes
20 points  They showed they have practiced and prepared for the skit
20 points  The skit was entirely in Japanese
10 points  A typed script was given to your teacher

Rubric for Japanese 1 presentations

Total 100 points

20 points  The student brought a poster with several pictures
20 points  The student memorized the whole presentation
20 points  The students included 4 sentences in Japanese (each person should say 4 sentences)
20 points  The presentation was between 3 to 5 minutes
20 points  The student brought an outline of the presentation typed

* You can have index cards, but I don't want you to read from it all the time.
* Your outline should be typed and you don't have to type in hiragana/katakana

5/14 Japanese 3/AP B3

Watched a movie with the sub

Homework: Finish crossword exercises that was given last week during class

5/14 Japanese 2 B1 & B4

Watched a movie with the sub

Homework: Unit test

5/16 Japanese 2 B1 & B4

Lesson

• Collected 24 hour speaking assignment
• Unit test
• Practiced for the skit

Homework: Practice skit (memorize your lines)

5/15 Japanese 1 A4

Lesson

• Collected 24 hour speaking assignment
• Watched one litter of tears

 http://www.dramacrazy.net/japanese-drama/1-litre-of-tears-episode-5/211477

• Kanji writing on the white board (front)

Homework: Kanji quiz

5/15 Japanese 1 A3

Lesson

• 
  
• Collected 24 hour speaking assignment
• Reviewed Kanji (Days of the month)  and song together
• Kanji writing on the white board game
• Give everyone's translation back
• Minutes and time
• Exercises using time and minutes

Homework: Kanji quiz and hour/minutes exercises

5/15 Japanese 1 A1

Lesson

• Collected 24 hour speaking assignment
• Reviewed Kanji together
• Kanji game writing on the white board
• Give everyone's translation back
• Gave final project sign up sheet and explained about the rubric

Homework: Kanji quiz

5/11 Japanese 1 A4

Lesson

• Reviewed vocabulary together
• Vocab quiz
• Finished Listening practice with CD
• Reviewed days of week Kanji
• Days of the week writing  quiz
• Gave time to everyone to talk about their project

 Homework: Bring your 24 hour speaking assignment finished

5/11 Japanese 3 (PGHS) A3

Lesson

• Reviewed vocabulary together
• Vocab quiz
• Reviewed days of the week in Kanji and song
• Finished up to E Listening practice with CD
• Write a letter to their mother for mother's day

Homework :Bring your 24 hour speaking assignment finished

5/11 Japanese 1 A1

Lesson

• Reviewed vocabulary together
• Vocab quiz
• Finished listening practice with CD
• Write a letter to their mother for mother's day

Homework: Bring your 24 hour speaking assignment finished

5/10 Japanese 3/AP B3

Lesson

• Practiced reading in pairs
• Vocabulary list for reading
• Went over every single Kanji on the reading
• Gave crossword exercises

Homework: Finish exercises

Hiragana practice

http://quizlet.com/1447995/speller/

Katakana flashcards

http://quizlet.com/47772/katakana-practice-flash-cards/

Hiragana flashcards

http://quizlet.com/1055/hiragana-flash-cards/

Verbs flashcards

You can find a set of verbs flashcards using this site. Good lucck!!
http://quizlet.com/3095301/tims-takamatsu-japanese-verbs-flash-cards/

If you want to get ahead on your Japanese studies

This is a website that I always refer some of my students to check. From this website you can review some of the grammar you have learned in class and also learn more advanced ones. If you have any question, please let me know.

http://www.henrynugroho.org/japanese/Japanese_Verbs.htm

You can also try to do mini tests if you scrow down everything.
http://www.henrynugroho.org/japanese/index.htm#contents

5/10 Japanese 2 B1 & B4

Lesson

• Checked homework (Review packet)
• Corrected homework
• Reviewed informal form
• Reviewed Kanji
• The students got in groups and practiced their skit

Homework: Unit quiz

5/9 Japanese 1 A4

Lesson

• No homework
• Reviewed Kanji
• Kanji writing practice
• 5 min speaking
• Listening exercises
• Write a letter to your mom

Homework: Vocab quiz. Go online and practice

• Japanese 1 Unit 5 vocab review Part 1
  http://www.quia.com/rr/889908.html 
• Japanese 1 Unit 5 Vocab review Part 2
  http://www.quia.com/rr/889897.html 
• Japanese 1 Unit 5 Vocab review Part 3
  http://www.quia.com/rr/889899.html 
• Japanese Vocab Review Part 4
  http://www.quia.com/rr/890485.html

Flashcards  http://quizlet.com/5427697/adventures-in-japanese-1-chapter-5-exam-review-flash-cards/

5/9 Japanese 1 A1

Lesson

• Give everyone the 24 minute talking
•  Checked homework (Kanji exercises last page)
• Five minute talkingスポーツはなにがすきですか？スポーツはなにがきらいですか？たべものは？
• Reviewed Kanji and corrected homework
• Math game
• Reviewed vocab with white board Game

Homework: Vocab quiz (Study the vocab worksheet given previously in class)
You can also got to the links below and practice vocab with game

• Japanese 1 Unit 5 vocab review Part 1
  http://www.quia.com/rr/889908.html 
• Japanese 1 Unit 5 Vocab review Part 2
  http://www.quia.com/rr/889897.html 
• Japanese 1 Unit 5 Vocab review Part 3
  http://www.quia.com/rr/889899.html 
• Japanese Vocab Review Part 4
  http://www.quia.com/rr/890485.html

Flashcards http://quizlet.com/5427697/adventures-in-japanese-1-chapter-5-exam-review-flash-cards/

5/8 Japanese 3/AP B3

Lesson

Japanese 3 students worked on their final project
Japanese AP students practiced some AP exercises

No homework

5/8 Japanese 2 B1 & B4

Lesson

• Checked homework (reading exercises)
• Reading practice
• Corrected homework
• Reviewed grammar Base te
• Five minute talking きのう、なにをしましたか。(Use base te)
• Gave 24 hour speaking assignment
• Karuta game reviewing vocab

Homework: Finish Unit packet (review packet)

5/9 Japanese 1 A3 (Lehi)

Lesson

• Checked homework (Kanji exercises last page)
• We watched 15 minutes of One litter of tears and the students wrote 10 words they could understand from the movie. 
• Reviewed Kanji together
• Corrected homework
• Follow up on 24 hour speaking assignment
• Reviewed Kanji (dictation)

Homework: Vocab quiz. Go online and practice

• Japanese 1 Unit 5 vocab review Part 1
  http://www.quia.com/rr/889908.html 
• Japanese 1 Unit 5 Vocab review Part 2
  http://www.quia.com/rr/889897.html 
• Japanese 1 Unit 5 Vocab review Part 3
  http://www.quia.com/rr/889899.html 
• Japanese Vocab Review Part 4
  http://www.quia.com/rr/890485.html

Flashcards http://quizlet.com/5427697/adventures-in-japanese-1-chapter-5-exam-review-flash-cards/

5/7 Japanese 1 A3

Lesson

• Checked homework (Kanji 4th page)
• Vocab game using quia.com  http://www.quia.com/rr/889908.html
• Reviewed Kanji
• New Kanji (days of the week)
• Vocab game online

• Japanese 1 Unit 5 vocab review Part 1
  http://www.quia.com/rr/889908.html 
• Japanese 1 Unit 5 Vocab review Part 2
  http://www.quia.com/rr/889897.html 
• Japanese 1 Unit 5 Vocab review Part 3
  http://www.quia.com/rr/889899.html 
• Japanese Vocab Review Part 4
  http://www.quia.com/rr/890485.html

Homework:Kanji exercises (last page)

5/7 Japanese 1 A4

Lesson

• Checked homework (Kanji exercises last page)
• Reviewed Kanji 
• Corrected Kanji exercises
• Gave and explained about 24 hour speaking assignment
• Vocabulary game (white board)

Homework: No homework

5/7 Japanese 1 A1

Lesson

•  Checked homework (Kanji exercises 4th page)
• Reviewed Kanji and corrected homework
• Kanji game http://www.quia.com/quiz/3678289.html 
• Reviewed vocab worksheet Game
• Japanese 1 Unit 5 vocab review Part 1
  http://www.quia.com/rr/889908.html 
• Japanese 1 Unit 5 Vocab review Part 2
  http://www.quia.com/rr/889897.html 
• Japanese 1 Unit 5 Vocab review Part 3
  http://www.quia.com/rr/889899.html 
• Japanese Vocab Review Part 4
  http://www.quia.com/rr/890485.html

Homework: Kanji exercises and practice the websites above at home

5/4 Japanese 2 B4

Lesson

• Oral test
• Watched Final Fantasy

Homework: No homework

5/4 Japanese 3/AP B3

Lesson

• No homework
• Reviewed "to give" 母の日に何をプレゼントしますか？”
• Finished reading
• Reading comprehension exercises
• Writing a letter to a family member

Homework: Finish letter at home
http://www.quia.com/quiz/3678289.html

5/4 Japanese 2 B1

Lesson

• Oral test
• Watched Zettai kareshi

Homework: Reading comprehension exercises

5/3 Japanese 1 A4

Lesson

• Checked homework (Kanji exercises)
• Watched one litter of tears
• Reviewed Kanji
• New Kanji
• Corrected homework
• Reviewed days of the week and days of the month song

Homework: Kanji exercises

5/3 Japanese 1 A3

Lesson

• Checked homework (Vocab worksheet)
• Talked about 24 hour speaking assignment that is going to start next week (50 points)
• Since everyone did their homework, we watched one litter of tears (finished episode 2)
• Reviewed Kanji(reading)
• New Kanji (numbers from 6 to 10)
• Kanji game on quia.com http://www.quia.com/hm/195410.html
• Five minute talking (AFHS only)

Homework: Kanji exercises (4th page)

5/3 Japanese 1 A1

Lesson

• Checked homework (Kanji exercises)
• Since almost everyone did their homework, we watched Porco rosso
• Reviewed Kanji (reading)
• New Kanji (numbers 6 to 10)
• Corrected homework
• Reminded everyone about 4 sentences that needed to be translated to Japanese (tomorrow is the last day)

Homework: Finish Kanji exercises (forth page)

5/2 Japanese 2 B4

Watched Whisper of the heart

Homework: Oral test

5/1 Japanese 1 A4

Lesson

• Followed up on quiz online
• Finish vocab exercises
• Five minute talking using colors
• Kanji packet (numbers 1 to 10, month and day)
• Kanji math game

Homework: Kanji exercises (4th page of Kanji packet)

5/1 Japanese 1 A3

Lesson

• Told everyone at PGHS and LHS to send their translations by email.
• Reviewed colors
• Followed up on quiz online http://www.quia.com/quiz/3674110.html

• Checked homework (colors exercises)
• Kanji packet (Numbers 1-5, day and month Kanji)
• Exercises

Homework:  Finished vocab review sheet

5/1 Japanese 1 A1

Lesson

• Reminded everyone about the 20 facts to be sent to me by email mbellini@alpinedistrict.org
• Vocab review sheet
• Reviewed colors
• Five minute talking on colors
• New Kanji (Numbers 1-4, day and month)
• Kanji exercises
• Reviewed days of the month song and tsu counter song (sushi song)
• Listening practice (A, B and C)

Homework: Finish Kanji packet (P1 and 2) and send to me your 20 facts and 4 sentences translated to Japanese

5/2 Japanese 3/AP B3

Watched Samurai 7 & Dragon Ball Z

Homework: AP students have the vocab quiz and Japanese 3 no homework

5/2 Japanese 2 B1

Watched Totoro

Homework: Oral test

4/30 Japanese 2 B1

Lesson

• Checked homework (worsheet 4-3)
• Reviewed BTe wa ikemasen & B1 + naide kudasai
• Five minute talking using Bte wa ikemasen "tabako wo suttemo iidesu ka?"
• Reviewed for oral test

Homework: Oral test

4/30 Japanese 2 B4

Lesson

• Checked homework (worsheet 4-3)
• Reviewed BTe wa ikemasen & B1 + naide kudasai
• Five minute talking using Bte wa ikemasen "tabako wo suttemo iidesu ka?"
• Reviewed for oral test

Homework: Oral test

4/30 Japanese 3/AP B3

Lesson

• Reviewed Kanji together
• Kanji quiz
• Learned to give (kuremasu, sashiagemasu, agemasu and moraimasu)
• Translated some sentences from the board
• New grammar exercises
• Reading practice

Homework: Japanese AP Quiz P and Japanese 3 no homework

4/27 Japanese 1 A4

Lesson

• Checked homework (colors exercises)
• Reviewed colors
• Memorized colors together
• Corrected homework
• Vocab review sheet (first half)

Homework: Online quiz
http://www.quia.com/quiz/3674110.html

4/27 Japanese 1 A3

Lesson

• Collected homework (20 facts on your final project)
• Reviewed colors P. 110
• Exercises reviewing colors
• Colors exercises
• Five minute talking only in nihongo
• Started vocab review sheet

Homework: http://www.quia.com/quiz/3674110.html
                    Finish colors exercises we started in class

4/27 Japanese 1 A1

Lesson

• Collected homework
• Went to the math lab and the students worked on their final projected typing 20 facts about their topic and sent to me by email mbellini@alpinedistrict.org
• Went back to the classroom and watched Porco Rosso

Homework: Translate 4 sentences. Choose from the 20 facts you typed today in the computer lab. If you are presenting in a group, make sure each one in your group has 4 sentences each translated, NOT TOTAL.

4/26 Japanese 3/AP B3

Lesson

• Give everyone's script back
• Reviewed Kanji
• Since everyone did their homework we watched samurai 7
• AP kids took the vocab N quiz
• Japanese 3 students worked on exercises about enka, movies, etc.
• Corrected exercises

Homework: Kanji quiz

4/26 Japanese 2 B4

Lesson

• Reviewed for the quiz
• Vocab quiz Unit 4
• Exercises reviewing BI+naide kudasai (Please don't)
• Reviewed for the oral test together

Homework: Exercises reviewing BI+naide kudasai & Bte wa ikemasen

Japan Matsuri Extra Credit

If you want to have fun and at the same time get 50 points of extra credit, go to Japan's Festival this Saturday.

http://nihonmatsuri.com/

If you go, make sure you take pictures and write a report about the booths you went and the performances you saw during the event. Make sure you have the pictures you took on the report.

4/26 Japanese 2 B1

Lesson

• Reviewed for the quiz
• Collected everyone's scripts typed
• Vocab quiz Unit 4
• Made copies of scripts and gave to everyone to practice their skits
• Exercises reviewing B1+naide kudasai

Homework: Exercises using B1+naide kudasai and Bte wa ikemasen

4/25 Japanese 1 A4

Lesson

• Check homework
• Five minute talking
• Reviewed adverbs and adjectives
• Corrected homework
• New grammar (colors)
• Went to play jyaken and daruma san ga koronda outside

Homework: Worksheet 5-5 on colors

4/25 Japanese 1 A3

Lesson

• Check homework
• Since everyone did their homework, we watched one litter of tears
• Reviewed adverbs and adjectives
• Corrected homework
• New grammar (colors)

Homework: Please have 20 facts about your Final project's topic (You can include 4 sentences you translated to Japanese)

4/25 Japanese 1 A1

Lesson

• 
  
• Checked homework (worksheet 5-4)
• Reviewed adverbs
• Five minute talking using adjectives and adverbs (jyouzu, totemo, maa maa, amari, zenzen)
• Corrected homework
• New grammar (P.110 Colors)
• Gave exercises on colors

Homework: Finish exercises

4/24 Japanese 2 B4

Lesson

• Check homework (Flashcards and script typed)
• Reviewed oral test flashcards in pairs
• Went outside and did white board game reviewing vocabulary
• Played jyanken game
• Played daruma san ga koronda
  
• Reviewed for the oral test together

Homework: Vocabulary quiz (Study your flashcards)

4/24 Japanese 3/AP B3

Lesson

• Checked homework (15-20 sentences in English and Kanji exercises)
• Translated more sentences
• Reviewed Kanji
• Corrected Kanji exercises

Homework: Kanji flashcards and all sentences translated

4/24 Japanese 2 B1

Lesson

• Check homework (Flashcards and script typed)
• Reviewed oral test flashcards in pairs
• Went outside and did white board game reviewing vocabulary
• Played jyanken game
• Played daruma san ga koronda
  
• Reviewed for the oral test together

Homework: Vocabulary quiz (Study your flashcards) and type your Japanese script (I'll make copies and give to everyone in your group)

4/23 Japanese 1 A4

Lesson

• Checked homework (10 sentences in English about your Final project's topic)
• Reviewed Japanese sentence structure
  
• Translated sentences
  
• Reviewed totemo, maa maa, amari, zenzen (adverbs)
• Exercises

Homework: Finish exercises and those that didn't finish in class, bring your 4 sentences translated

4/23 Japanese 1 A3

Lesson

• Follow up on online quiz (by Thursday)
  
• Checked homework (10 sentences in English about your Final project's topic)
• Reviewed sentence structure in Japanese
  
• Reviewed totemo, maa maa, amari, zenzen (adverbs)
• Exercises

Homework: Finish exercises at home and bring your 4 sentences translated to Japanese

4/23 Japanese 1 A1

Lesson

• Follow up on online quiz
• 5 min talking どようび、なにをしましたか。（What did you do on Saturday?)
• Reviewed jyouzu, heta, nigate, tokui
• Finished exercises (reading part)
• White board game (Vocab review)
• New grammar zenzen, maa maa, totemo, amari
  

Homework: Exercises using new grammar

4/19 Japanese 1 A4

Lesson

• 5 minutes talking in Japanese きょう、あさごはんをたべましたか。なにをたべましたか。
• Reviewed jyouzu, heta, tokui and nigate
• Learned how to compare things using particle ga
• Exercises (Blue paper)
• Students got into groups to discuss about their final project

Homework: 10 sentences in English on your final project topic. 4 of them will be translated to Japanese during class.

4/19 Japanese 1 A3

Lesson

• Asked if everyone could finish the quiz and if they had any question about it.
• Reviewed jyouzu, tokui, heta and nigate asking questions to each other
• New grammar totemo, amari, zenzen, maa maa
• Translate some sentences practicing new grammar
• Everyone got to their computers researching about their final project and created the draft in English

Homework: Finish final project draft at home. Write at least 10 sentences in English about the topic you will present. Out of 10 sentences, we'll start translating 4 in class to Japanese.

4/19 Japanese 1 A1

Lesson

• 5 minutes speaking practice きょう、あさごはんをたべましたか。なにをたべましたか。
• Reviewed suki, kirai, sukuyanai, daisuki, daikirai
• Practiced those verbs asking and answering questions
• New grammar P.103 jyouzu, heta, tokui, nigate
• Practiced new vocab
• Exercises using new vocab

Homework: Go to the following website and finish the quiz. Make sure you type your full name. You can only take it once. Review the oral test flashcards before taking the quiz. It's worth 20 points.

http://www.quia.com/quiz/3657825.html

4/18 Japanese 2 B4

Lesson

Gave everyone's script back
Everyone translated their script

Homework: Bring your script typed in Japanese (romaji is fine) and bring your oral test flashcards done.

4/18 Japanese 3/AP B3

Lesson

• Checked homework (Sentences in English)
• Translated the sentences
• Added some more sentences
• New Kanji
• Kanji exercises

Homework: Bring 15-20 sentences total for your final project and the kanji exercises finished

4/18 Japanese 2 B1

Lesson

• Checked homework (English script)
• Translated part of the script
• Review vocab with karuta game
• Gave oral test flashcards
  

Homework: Oral test flashcards

4/17 Japanese 1 A4

Lesson

• Reviewed verbs
• Speaking activity only in Japanese スプリング・ブレークになにをしましたか。
• Hiragana writing practice
• The students wrote sentences about what they did during spring break using the days of the week
• Learned how to type in Japanese and typed the sentences about Spring break

Homework: Go to the following website and take the quiz. This is a review of the oral questions. I would recommend you go over your flashcards before taking the quiz. It's worth 20 points and it should only be taken once. Make sure you type your full name before taking the quiz. It says optional, but it's mandatory for this class.

http://www.quia.com/quiz/3657825.html

4/17 Japanese 1 A3

Lesson

• Taught everyone how to type in Japanese
• In pairs the students created sentences about their Spring break typing on the computer and sent it by email to me
• Reviewed previous grammar (jyouzu, tokui, heta and nigate)
• Reviewed the particle "ga" as emphasis and as but
• Corrected reading comprehension exercises 5-3
• Talked about how to contrast and compare in Japanese using "ga"
• Everyone wrote 3 sentences using particle ga

Homework: Go to the following website and take the quiz. This is a review of the oral questions. I would recommend you go over your flashcards before taking the quiz. It's worth 20 points and it should only be taken once. Make sure you type your full name before taking the quiz. It says optional, but it's mandatory for this class.

http://www.quia.com/quiz/3657825.html

4/17 Japanese 1 A1

Lesson

• Reviewed verbs since we had a long break
• Speaking activity スプリング・ブレークになにをしましたか？using the verbs we reviewed
• Hiragana writing practice
• Japanese calligraphy with brush and rice paper

Homework: No homework

4/16 Japanese 3/AP B3

Lesson

• Reviewed vocab for the quiz
• Vocab quiz
• Speaking activity 春休みに何か楽しいことをしましたか。
• Listening practice Hirai Ken (Hitomi wo tojite) http://pl.st/s/393415441
• Gave reading comprehension exercise

Homework: Write 5 sentences in English regarding your final project's topic (We'll be translating those sentences next class)

4/16 Japanese 2 B1 & B4

Lesson

• Checked homework (Vocab flashcards)
• Reviewed flashcards in pairs
• Listening practice (Utada Hikaru song)
• Everyone created their English script for the skit (Final project)

Homework: Finish English script

4/6 Japanese 1 A4

Lesson

Oral test

Watched drama

http://www.dramacrazy.net/japanese-drama/1-litre-of-tears-episode-2/

Talked about final project

Topics chosen:

1. Turner san: Dance
2. Lisle san: Geisha
3. Clark san: Origami
4. Cook san: Anime Eureka 7
5. Ellis san & Mackay san: Nintendo
6. Harrison san: Japanese baseball
7. Hirsch san & Parker san: Anime
8. Howard san & Narayan san: Mochi
9. Jackman san: Japanese drama
10. Isaacson san: ?
11. McMillan san: ?
12. Tischner san: ?
13. Ottesen san: ?
14. Reynolds san: ?

Have a good Spring Break, no homework!!!

4/6 Japanese 1 A3

Lesson

First half of the class was only with PGHS and LHS

They learned how to type in Japanese

Oral test

Watched the drama one litter of tears

http://www.dramacrazy.net/japanese-drama/1-litre-of-tears-episode-2/

Everyone chose their topics for Final presentation (In English with 4 sentences in Japanese)

Topics chosen

1. Busby san: Pro wrestling
2. Roth san: Japanese video games (Square Enix)
3. Crandall san: J-Pop music
4. Jensen san: Japanese food
5. Melamed san: Anime
6. Patten san: Japanese fashion
7. Seegmiller san: Japanese architecture
8. Proctor san: ?
9. Croxford san: ?
10. Alyn san: ?
11. Bown san & Haley san: Gozilla
12. Anderson san: Manga
13. Parratt san: Japanese temples
14. Boshard san: Music instruments
15. Liebelt san: Deserts
16. Arnerich san: Samurai
17. Edwards san: Japanese warriors
18. Hampton san: Ninja
19. Gibson san: Sushu
20. Stay san: Swords
21. Hunsaker san: Katana swords
22. Shular san: Japanese flag

Have a good Spring break, no homework!!!!

4/6 Japanese 1 A1

Lesson

Oral test

Watched movie (kiki's delivery service)

Have a good Spring break, no homework!!!!

Japanese 3/AP students Presentation topic

1. Billy: Dragon Ball Z
2. Miyo: Japanese music
3. Anne: Japanese food
4. Johnny, Peter, Chris: Japanese bathrooms
5. Alex: Japanese scary stories
6. Jessica: Japanese clothing
7. Jon, Colton, Nathan: Gozilla

4/5 Japanese 3/AP B3

Lesson

• AP students took Vocab Quiz K Part III
• Checked homework (Base tara exercises)
• Reviewed pink paper vocabulary writing one paragraph using 5 words
• Peer review
• Talked about some common mistakes
• Talked about final project (Powerpoint Presentation on a Japanese culture topic using only Nihongo)
• Researched using computers

Homework: Vocab Quiz (Study the pink paper)

4/5 Japanese 2 B1 & B4

Lesson

• Checked homework ( questions & answers from P.134)
• Corrected questions
• Talked about final project
• Gave 10 minutes to everyone to start brainstorming about their skit

Homework: Flashcards from vocab list

4/4 Japanese 1 A1

Class at computer lab

• Learned how to type in Japanese
• Typed 5 sentences in Japanese about hobbies
• Practiced Hiragana & Katakana online

1) genkienglish.net/genkijapan/hiragana1.htm
2)www.manythings.org/japanese/kana

• Researched topics for the Final presentation

The topics chosen are:

1. Technology - Easton
2. Japanese food- Riley
3. Karate - Leyba, Blakeley
4. Japanese candies - Eastwood, Kitchen, Versteeg
5. Okami game - Ingram
6. Cherry Blossom - Lytle
7. Kingdom of hearts game - Andersen
8. Japanese festivals - Anderson
9. Shiba inu - Banks
10. Mixed Martial arts - Mora, Madrigal
11. Origami - Jensen
12. Calligraphy - Ramos
13. The Legend of Zelda game - York
14. Japanese weapons - Newman, Shupe
15. Yakuza - Miller, Daly, Carson, Parry, Gurney
16. Kamikaze - Taylor
17. Samurai - Roberts
18. Ninja - Hunt
    

4/3 Japanese 2, 3 and AP

Watched movies with the sub.

Japanese 2 homework: Answer the oral test questions
Japanese 3 homework: Finish Base tara exercises
Japanese AP homework: Vocabulary Quiz k Part III

Japanese 2 oral questions scanned for those that does not Japanese characters in your PC

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