9/7 Japanese 1 A1

Lesson

• Checked homework (become a follower on the blog)
• Reviewed desu box
• Reviewed hai, sou desu/iie chigaimasu
• Reviewed useful expressions
• New expressions (slowly please, one more time please, etc)
• Introduced Hiragana
• Hiragana a, i, u, e and o
• Practice exercises using white and yellow packets

Homework: Useful expression matching exercises

9/6 Japanese 2 B4

Lesson

• Reviewed Hiragana together
• Hiragana Quiz ha-n
• Reviewed Kanji for numbers and days of the week
• Reviewed day of the week song
• Reviewed months song
• Reviewed months
• Reviewed family vocabulary (in-group)
• Reviewed age & people counters
  
• Reviewed useful expressions from white packet (I feel sick, I am tired, etc.)
  

Homework: Writing about your own family (include people counters, names and ages)

9/6 Japanese 3/AP B3

Lesson

• Free talk 「昨日の祝日、何をしましたか。」
• Finished writing exercises (Hiragana & Katakana review)
• Students wrote on the white board and we corrected together
  
• Reviewed Kanji from Japanese 2
• Kanji exercises + gave flashcards
• Reviewed verbs + new verbs としをとる、やせる、ふとる
  

Homework: Kanji flashcards

9/6 Japanese 2 B1

Lesson

• Reviewed Hiragana together
• Hiragana Quiz a-no
• Hiragana flashcards in pairs reviewing questions & answers

Kore wa nan desu ka?
Kore wa _____ desu ka?
Hai, sou desu.
Iie chigaimasu, ____ desu.

• Useful expressions review matching exercises (yellow)
• Corrected exercises
• Reviewed family vocabulary (out-group and in-group)
• Writing practice about your own family in the notebook
• Reviewed sentences connectors

soshite, demo and de

Homework: Hiragana Quiz ha-n

9/2 Japanese 1 A4

Lesson

• Checked if everyone became a follower on this blog
• Talked about Japanese club and elected the representative for this class (Ellis san)
  
• Reviewed self-introduction
• Practiced how to say where you are from _______ kara kimashita.
  
• Finished watching nihongo dekimasu
• Talked about World language week
• Watched some Japanese movies from previous years
  

Homework: No homework

9/2 Japanese 1 A3

Lesson

• Checked homework (desu exercises)
• Corrected homework
• Talked about Japanese club
• Introduced the blog
  
• Reviewed desu box + particles
• New particle no
• New exercises + corrected together
• Reviewed self-introduction
• Finished watching nihongo dekimasu
• Meishi (business card) exchange activity

Homework: become a blog follower

9/2 Japanese 1 A1

Lesson

• Went to the book depository to get our textbooks
• Checked homework (desu exercises)
• Corrected homework
• Reviewed desu box + particles
• New particle no
• New exercises + corrected together
• Reviewed self-introduction
• Finished watching nihongo dekimasu
• Meishi (business card) exchange activity

Homework: become a blog follower

Japanese Club representatives

Club President Kayli Anderson (Miyo)
VP Tyler Donohue

Japanese 2 class representatives: Monica Carmona (B1) & Brylee Argyle (B4)
Japanese 3 class representative: Asia Furner

Treasure: Minerva Martinez and Angela Vannarath

We are going to choose tomorrow during A3 & A4, the representatives for Japanese 1 classes!!!

9/1 Japanese 2 B4

Lesson

• Reviewed Hiragana a-no
  
• Hiragana Quiz
  
• Talked about Japanese club and elected the new class representative
  
• Reviewed useful expressions with matching exercises
  
• Reviewed tsu counter + kudasai
  
• Finished DVD Nihongo dekimasu about counters

Homework: Hiragana Quiz ha-n

Japanese Club announcement

Our first Japanese club meeting will be on 9/15 (Thu). Please pay your club fees at the financial office by 9/13. It's $10 for the whole year.

Japanese Club presidency and class representatives will be meeting on 9/12 (Mon) to discuss about the activities will be fun to do throughout the year. Anyone can come, so if you have any good ideas for our Japanese club, please feel free to come!

9/1 Japanese 3/AP B3

Lesson

• Reviewed all Katakana
• Katakana Quiz everything
• Hiragana & Katakana writing review
• Returned writing about family and discussed about common mistakes
  
• Elected Japanese club VP & class representative
• Reviewed verbs
• New verbs いう、みえる、きこえる、はじめる、おわる、しる
• Reviewed BII + tai (want + verb)
• Free talk

1. 今、何を一番食べたいですか。
2. 外国はどこに行きたいですか。
3. 大学で何を勉強したいですか。
4. どこでお仕事を’したいですか。

しゅくだい：ありません

9/1 Japanese 2 B1

Lesson

• Checked homework (Hiragana flashcards)
• Reviewed Hiragana using flashcards in pairs
• Reviewed verbs
• New verbs はじめる、おわる、しる、みえる、きこえる
• Reviewed tsu counter
• Finished DVD Nihongo dekimasu about counters
• Reviewed Numbers and days of the week Kanji with worksheet
  

Homework: Hiragana Quiz a-no

8/31 Japanese 1 A4

Lesson

• Checked homework (desu box exercises)
• Reviewed Japanese sentence structure + desu box
  
• Reviewed useful expressions
• New useful expressions (P. 18 and 19)
  
• Reviewed self-introduction
• Practiced in pairs
• Reviewed particles wa (topic marker) and ka (question marker)
• New particle no (possessive marker)
  
• Exercises using new grammar
• Watched nihongo dekimasu
  

Homework: Become a follower in this blog (Please look at the right side of the blog. Make sure you sign in with your real name so that I can give you points for that)

8/31 Japanese 1 A3

Lesson

• Numbers review
• Numbers quiz
  
• Reviewed useful expressions
• Reviewed self-introduction
• Practiced in pairs
• New grammar from white packet (desu box)
• Exercises using new grammar
• Finished watching nihongo dekimasu
  

Homework: Last page of the white packet (Exercises translation)

8/31 Japanese 1 A1

Lesson

• Reviewed useful expressions
• Reviewed self-introduction
• Practiced in pairs
• New grammar from white packet (desu box)
• Exercises using new grammar

Homework: Last page of the white packet (Exercises translation)

8/30 Japanese 2 B4

Lesson

• Checked homework (Hiragana flahscards)
• Collected disclosure document
  
• Reviewed Hiragana together with flashcards
• Writing practice using Hiragana (Words from Japanese 1 vocabulary)
• Reviewed verbs
• Unscramble exercises using verbs in masu form
• Reviewed counters and helped everyone to memorize the "tsu" counter

Homework: Hiragana Quiz from a-ho

8/30 Japanese 3/AP

Lesson

• Reviewed Hiragana
• Hiragana Quiz
• Reading comprehension exercises (yellow handout)
• Reviewed family, ages, grades and some occupation vocabulary
• Writing practice in your notebook about your family
• Learned how to write longer sentences using で、ですが、そして、でも
• Katakana chart writing in your notebook

Homework: Katakana quiz everything

8/30 Japanese 2 B1

Lesson

• Checked homework (Hiragana writing chart in your notebook)
• Reviewed Hiragana together with flashcards
• Writing practice using Hiragana (Words from Japanese 1 vocabulary)
• Reviewed verbs
• Unscramble exercises using verbs in masu form
• Reviewed counters and helped everyone to memorize the "tsu" counter
• Watched the first skit of Nihongo Dekimasu on counters

Homework: Hiragana flashcards (If you have the set from last year, you don't need to make it again, just bring the one from last year)

8/29 Japanese 1 A4

Lesson

• Reviewed numbers
• Numbers Quiz
• New grammar (Desu box and sentence structure)
  
• Translation exercises using new grammar
  
• Learned self-introduction

Hajimemashite
Watashi wa _____desu.
Douzo yoroshiku.

Homework: Sentences (last page) from the white packet using new grammar

8/29 Japanese 1 A1 & A3

Lesson for A1

• Reviewed numbers
• Numbers Quiz
• Gave grammar packet
• Reviewed useful expressions
• Learned self-introduction

Hajimemashite
Watashi wa _____desu.
Douzo yoroshiku.

• Watched first skit and how Japanese people use hajimemashite from Nihongo dekimasu

Homework: Practice with your parents/siblings introducing yourself in Japanese. Come everything memorized by next class


Lesson for A3

• Reviewed alphabet
• Reviewed numbers
• Numbers writing practice
• Reviewed self-introduction
• Practiced introducing themselves to each other
• Watched Nihongo dekimasu

Homework: Numbers Quiz