Tuesday, August 31, 2010

B2 Japanese3/AP 8/30

Lesson

  • Collected disclosure and checked binder/notebook/textbook
  • Free speaking. (Everyone talked about what they did over the Summer)
夏休みに何をしましたか。
  • Meishi activity (Business card)
 はじめまして。______です。_____から来ました。どうぞよろしく。

  • Circle activity (Memory game reviewing like, particle and nouns)
何がすきですか。
____と____と______です。


Homework: KatakanaQuiz

B1 Japanese 2 8/30

Lesson

  • Collected Disclosure and checked binder/notebook/textbook
  • Finished scramble exercises (Spent most of the class reviewing verbs, MASU BOX and Base II)
  • Hiragana Writing Practice (Dictation)

No Homework

A2 Japanese 1 8/31

Lesson

  • Give Sounds Packet (White)
  • Reviewed sounds and words
  • Reviewed numbers and sentences
Question: Nan desu ka. (What is it?)
Answer: ________ desu. (it is __________)

Question: Kore wa _______desu ka. (Is this __________?)
Answer: Hai, soo desu. (Yes, it is)
Answer: Iie, chigaimasu. __________desu.
(No, it's incorrect. It is ________)

  • Reviewed useful expressions and matching exercises ( Orange)
  • New Grammar (White)
Homework: Finish the sentences using DESU BOX from the white paper given in class. It is worth 10 points

A1 Japanese 1 8/31

Lesson

  • Give Sounds Packet (White)
  • Reviewed sounds and words
  • Reviewed numbers and sentences
Question: Nan desu ka. (What is it?)
Answer: ________ desu. (it is __________)

Question: Kore wa _______desu ka. (Is this __________?)
Answer: Hai, soo desu. (Yes, it is)
Answer: Iie, chigaimasu. __________desu.
(No, it's incorrect. It is ________)

  • Reviewed useful expressions and matching exercises ( Orange)
  • New Grammar (White)
  • Went through p.6 of the textbook (How to say your name)
Homework: Finish the sentences using DESU BOX from the white paper given in class. It is worth 10 points

Friday, August 27, 2010

A1/A2 Japanese 1 8/27

Lesson
  • Collected homework= 10 points (Disclosure signed) and checked if everyone brought a notebook, textbook and folder/binder (10 points)
  • Reviewed Numbers with flashcards
  • Reviewed 46 sounds (Alphabet)
  • Bingo game using numbers
  • Useful expressions from pages 16, 17 & 18
  • Introduction of how to ask simple questions in Japanese
Question: Nan desu ka. (What is it?)
Answer: ________ desu. (it is __________)

Question: Kore wa _______desu ka. (Is this __________?)
Answer: Hai, soo desu. (Yes, it is)
Answer: Iie, chigaimasu. __________desu. (No, it's incorrect. It is ________)

We practiced this questions using numbers we learned last class.

  • Pair work using numbers and the questions above

No homework!!!! Have a nice weekend!!! Just keep practicing the numbers

Thursday, August 26, 2010

B2 Japanese 3/AP 8/26

Lesson

  • Reviewed class rules and disclosure
  • Filled out goals and reflection sheet
  • Reviewed Katakana
  • Reviewed Kanji for numbers, month and days of the week
  • Kanji game (Writing on the board)
Homework
  • Bring disclosure signed by a parent
  • Bring your textbook, a binder and a notebook just for Japanese class.
Announcements

  • We are going to have a Katakana Quiz next week, so please start reviewing it using flashcards

B1 Japanese 2 8/26

Lesson

  • Reviewed the class rules and disclosure document
  • Filled a reflection and goals sheet
  • Reviewed Hiragana + Bingo
  • Reviewed Particles, verbs and MASU Box
  • Unscramble exercises (We are going to finish next class, so please don't forget to bring it)

Homework
  • Bring disclosure signed by a parent
  • Bring your textbook, a binder and a notebook just for Japanese class.

A2 Japanese 1 8/25

Lesson

  • Learned Japanese Aisatsu (Greetings)

1) Kiritsu= Stand up
2) Ki o tsuke= Attention
3) Rei= Bow
4) Chakuseki= Sit down

  • Disclosure Document + filled out a questionnaire about this class
  • Introduced Japanese 46 sounds (Alphabet)
  • Learned and memorized numbers 1-10

Homework
  • Bring disclosure signed by a parent
  • Bring your textbook, a binder and a notebook just for Japanese class.

A1 Japanese 1 8/25

Lesson

  • Learned Japanese Aisatsu (Greetings)

1) Kiritsu= Stand up
2) Ki o tsuke= Attention
3) Rei= Bow
4) Chakuseki= Sit down

  • Disclosure Document
  • Introduced Japanese 46 sounds (Alphabet)
  • Learned and memorized numbers 1-10

Homework
  • Bring disclosure signed by a parent
  • Bring your textbook, a binder and a notebook just for Japanese class.

Welcome back to school!!!!!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Summer. Last year I used Facebook to announce some assignments for our classes, but this year I will be only using the blog. I will have to delete my Facebook account, so if you have ANY question about the assignments, please comment here that I will get back to you as soon as I can. I receive all the comments for my blog on my cell, so don't be afraid to ask questions!!!!

I am very excited for this new school year. Please be aware that my schedule changed this year.

A1: Japanese 1
A2: Japanese 1
A3: No class
A4: No class

B1: Japanese 2
B2: Japanese 3/AP
B3: Japanese 1 at American Fork Junior High
B4: No class

I go home after B3, so if you want to catch me at school, please come during advisory time at the end of any class or in the morning from 7 a.m.

Thanks for making my job exciting and fun everyday!!!