ベリーニ先生のクラス: November 2011

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

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

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

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

Monday, November 28, 2011

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

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

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

Monday, November 21, 2011

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

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

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.

11/16 Japanese 1 A4

Lesson

Reviewed Katakana a-so and vowels combination
Katakana Quiz
Reviewed ingroup and outgroup
Reading practice
Writing practice about family

Homework: Outgroup exercises and family writing

11/16 Japanese 1 A3 at PGHS

Lesson

Reviewed Katakana a-so and vowels combination
Katakana Quiz
Reviewed ingroup and outgroup
Reading practice
Writing practice about family

Homework: Outgroup exercises and family writing

11/16 Japanese 1 A1

Lesson

Reviewed Katakana a-so and vowels combination
Katakana Quiz
Gave outgroup family exercises (green paper)
Reviewed outgroup exercises and people/age counters
Reading practice about family and translation
Worked on their family presentation (writing practice)

Homework: Finish green worksheet given in class and the family writing
Remember that next class I will be in Denver attending a language conference and you'll be watching Ponyo with Mr. Morrey. Show me your shukudai on Tuesday.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

11/15 Japanese 2 B4

Lesson

Reviewed Base+ TEimasu
New grammar (directions)
Directions game
Watched one episode of the Japanese drama https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rjCnJzIL60&feature=related
Directions exercises (blue) and corrected

Homework: No homework

11/15 Japanese 3/AP B3

Lesson

Gave previous homework back
Corrected review sheet
Reviewed transitive and intransitive verbs
Exercises using transitive and intransitive verbs
New grammar and new verbs P.292
Exercises translation using new verbs

No homework

11/15 Japanese 2 B1

Lesson

Checked homework (directions exercises, white sheet)
Reviewed directions
Played directions game
Reviewed Kanji
Gave Kanji exercises

No homework

Monday, November 14, 2011

11/14 Japanese 1 A4

Lesson

Reviewed Katakana a-so
Katakana pop quiz
Reviewed family vocabulary in-group and out-group
Family packet (blue) sentences translation

Homework: Katakana Quiz a-so + Katakana packet up to P. 51

11/14 Japanese 1 A3

Lesson

Reviewed Katakana a-so
Katakana pop quiz
Reviewed family vocabulary in-group and out-group
Family packet (blue) sentences translation
Group work asking and answering in Japanese

Homework: Katakana Quiz a-so + Katakana packet up to P. 51

11/14 Japanese 1 A1

Lesson

Reviewed Katakana a-so
Katakana writing practice
Reviewed family terms and counters
Speaking practice using family vocab

Homework: Katakana quiz a-so

11/11 Japanese 3, AP and 2 B3 and B4

Watched a movie with the sub

The sub collected their homework

11/11 Japanese 2 B1

Lesson

Reviewed Base+imasu
Reviewed new verbs
White board game using new verbs
New grammar (directions)

Homework: Exercises using directions

Thursday, November 10, 2011

11/10 Japanese 1 A4

Lesson

Checked homework (family exercises)
Reviewed in-group family vocab
Reviewed counters for age and people
Corrected homework
Talked about conversation fillers such as sou desu ka? and hontou desu ka?
New vocab (Out-group family)
Katakana review a-ko
New Katakana ta-to
Katakana chart writing

Homework: Katakana packet P. 47-51

11/10 Japanese 1 A3

Lesson

Checked homework (family exercises)
Reviewed in-group family vocab
Reviewed counters for age and people
Corrected homework
New vocab (Out-group family)
Gave time to everyone to talk with their groups about the movie assignment
Katakana review a-ko
New Katakana ta-to
Katakana chart writing

Homework: Katakana packet P. 47-51

11/10 Japanese 1 A1

Lesson

Checked homework (Katakana packet)
Corrected part of the homework
Reviewed Katakana a-ko
Introduced new vocabulary (in-group family)
New counters nin and sai
Practiced new vocab and counters orally

Homework: Family exercises (yellow)

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Monday is minimal day!!!

Just a reminder that Monday is minimal day!!!

11/9 Japanese 2 B4

Lesson

Reviewed reading in pairs
Reading test
Reviewed base te +imasu
Group activity [Nani o shiteimasu ka]
Exercises using Base te + imasu
New verbs
Speaking activity using new verbs

Homework: Yellow worksheet using the new verbs learned in class

11/9 Japanese 3/AP B3

Lesson

Quick review for the quiz
Body parts & people description quiz
Term 1 review Packet
Kanji game

Homework: Finish review packet

11/9 Japanese 2 B1

Lesson

Reviewed reading in pairs
Reading test
Reviewed base te +imasu
Group activity [Nani o shiteimasu ka]
New verbs
Speaking activity using new verbs

Homework: Yellow worksheet using the new verbs learned in class

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

11/8 Japanese 1 A4

Lesson

Checked homework (katakana apcket P.33-45)
Reviewed Katakana a-so
Corrected homework
Introduced new vocabulary (in-group family terms P. 52)
Learned new counters (age and people)
Practiced how to ask and answer questions using new vocab and counters

Homework: Family exercises

11/8 Japanese 1 A3 at Lehi

Lesson taught from Lehi High School

Checked homework (Katakana packet P.33-45)
Reviewed all the Katakana learned a-so
Corrected homework
Talked about how to combine katakana characters forming different sounds such as ye, kwa, kwo, etc.
Reviewed in-group family vocabulary
Reviewed counters for people and age
Worked on family packet (questions 1 and 2)

Homework: Workbook exercises on in-group family vocabulary

11/8 Japanese 1 A1

Lesson

Reviewed for the quiz
Vocab and counters quiz
Corrected Unit 1 and 2 review packet
Reviewed Katakana a-0
New Katakana ka-so
Started some exercises on the writing packet

Homework: Katakana packet P.33-45

Japanese Club T-shirts (last call)

Minasan konnichiwa,

As for today all the mediums are gone, so we have 5 more L sizes and 1 XL t-shirt. If you want to purchase them, pay as soon as possible $10 at the financial office. We want to take our Japanese club picture in our T-shirts. If you don't have one, but you are in the club, don't worry, just wear a black T-shirt for the picture day.

Monday, November 7, 2011

11/7 Japanese 2 B4

Lesson

Reading practice
Reading practice in pairs
Reviewed base te
New grammar Base te + imasu
Charades game using new grammar

Homework: Reading test

11/7 Japanese 3/AP B3

Lesson

Reviewed body parts
Reviewed people's description using ______ ga adjective desu.
Adjectives description game
Reading practice about Chuuko and Chuukichi

Homework: Body parts and description quiz

11/7 Japanese 2 B1

Lesson

Reading practice
Reading practice in pairs
Reviewed base te
New grammar Base te + imasu
Charades game using new grammar
New grammar exercises

Homework: Reading test

Friday, November 4, 2011

Japanese Club T-shirt

For those that missed the deadline to buy the Japanese club T-shirts, we have only 11 more in. So, hurry and pay it in the financial office. First come first served. And since some of you missed the deadline, instead of $5, it will be $10. Make sure you bring me the receipt otherwise I will not be able to give you the shirt.

Japanese Club November activity

We had a Japanese club presidency meeting this week and we decided to have a potluck party and afterwards we are going to do some origami.

Since November is the month for Thanksgiving, we just want everyone to be thankful for your ancestors that came to America, so for the potluck we want you to bring a dish that reflects your heritage or something that is traditional in your home.

I will be bring fried rice, some students are bringing spring rolls, deserts, etc.

Please let us know if you are coming so that we know how much food we should prepare. You don't need to bring a lot of food, it is just a sample kind of thing, so if everyone brings something we will have tons of food to sample.

We want to get to know everyone better through this activity, so bringing a dish that is different will also give us the opportunity to know a little bit more about everyone.