Tuesday, May 17, 2011

B1 Japanese 2 5/17

Lesson

  • Reviewed Kanji
  • Kanji Quiz
  • Talked about how to write in a genkoyoushi
  • Reviewed some vocabulary about school rules


Homework: Finish your writing composition about your school rules. Try to use the vocabulary and grammar learned so far.

A1 & A2 Japanese 1 5/16

Lesson

  • Reviewed Kanji numbers
  • Kanji Quiz
  • Reading comprehension exercises
  • Reviewed vocabulary from green sheet

Homework: Vocabulary Quiz

Friday, May 13, 2011

B2 Japanese 3/AP

Lesson

  • Checked homework (flashcards)
  • Reviewed Kanji, okurigana
  • Free talk 「なつやすみになにをしますか。」
  • Since everyone did the homework, we watched one litter of tears

Homework: Kanji Quiz

B1 Japanese 2 5/13

Lesson

  • Checked homework (flashcards)
  • Reviewed Kanji, okurigana
  • Reviewed the sentences from kanji exercises
  • Since everyone did the homework, we watched one litter of tears

Homework: Kanji Quiz

A1 & A2 Japanese 1 5/12

Lesson

  • Checked homework (vocabulary list - green paper)
  • Corrected homework
  • Reviewed Kanji
  • Corrected Kanji exercises (numbers)
  • Speaking activity reviewing the whole chapter
  • Listening practice using CD

Homework: Kanji numbers Quiz

B1, B2 and B3 5/11

All classes watched one litter of tears with the sub.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

A1 & A2 Japanese 1 5/10

Lesson

  • Collected homework (All sentences translated)
  • Reviewed vocabulary from the whole chapter
  • Speaking activity
  • Numbers Kanji
  • Kanji exercises

Homework: Vocabulary list (green paper)

Monday, May 9, 2011

Japanese Club tomorrow

Our Japanese Club activity will be tomorrow. We will be carpooling to go to the Oriental Market in Orem together.

Make sure you come to our classroom by 2:30 pm. As soon as everyone comes, we'll be leaving to the store. If you want to buy something, please bring your own money to buy stuff. You will find Japanese candies, sodas, chopsticks, ramen, snacks, etc.

B2 Japanese 3/AP 5/9

Lesson

  • Collected homework (25 sentences translated for your final project)
  • Kanji exercises
  • Kanji review
  • Time and minutes packet

Homework: Kanji flashcards

B1 Japanese 2 5/9

Lesson

  • Announcements: Japanese Club tomorrow & Presentations will start in 2 weeks
  • Checked homework (Project sentences translated)
  • Collect homework
  • Finish Kanji exercises
  • Kanji review
  • Corrected Kanji exercises

Homework: Kanji flashcards

Friday, May 6, 2011

A2 Japanese 1 5/6

Lesson

  • Reviewed for the quiz
  • Vocab Quiz
  • Exercises (last part of the chapter)
  • Corrected exercises
  • Reviewed verbs & particles
  • Speaking practice sheet reviewing the whole chapter

Homework: Finish all the translation of your final project

A1 Japanese 1 5/6

Lesson

  • Reviewed for the quiz
  • Vocab Quiz
  • Exercises (last part of the chapter)
  • Corrected exercises
  • Reviewed verbs & particles

Homework: Finish all the translation of your final project

Thursday, May 5, 2011

B2 Japanese 3/AP 5/5

Lesson

  • Checked homework (Final project 2 sentences)
  • Translated some sentences
  • Gave some time in groups to see if they had around 25 sentences for the project
  • Watched one episode of one litter of tears
  • New Kanji exercises
  • Reviewed Kanji together

Homework: Finish all the translation

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

A2 Japanese 1 5/4

Lesson

  • Checked homework (one sentence translation)
  • Watched One litter of tears
  • Reviewed vocab together from P. 86, 87, 90 & 91
  • Practiced verbs
  • Reviewed particle de with oral practice forming sentences

Homework: Vocabulary Quiz (Study vocabulary from P. 86, 87, 90 & 91)

A1 Japanese 1 5/4

Lesson

  • Checked homework (one sentence translation)
  • Translated some sentences together
  • Talked about some cultural differences between US & Japan
  • Watched One litter of tears

Homework: Vocabulary Quiz (Study vocabulary from P. 86, 87, 90 & 91)

B1 Japanese 1 5/5

Lesson

  • Checked homework (Final project 2 sentences)
  • Collected 24 hour speaking assignment
  • Stewart san showed us 2 videos from youtube
  • Watched one episode of one litter of tears
  • New Kanji exercises

Homework: Finish all the translation

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

B2 Japanese 3/AP 5/3

Lesson

  • Checked homework
  • Translated everyone's sentences
  • Gave time for everyone to create 10 more sentences in English
  • Watched 15 minutes of one litter of tears

Homework: Translate 2 more sentences

B1 Japanese 2 5/3

Lesson

  • Checked homework
  • Translated everyone's sentences
  • Watched 15 minutes of one litter of tears
  • Reading practice

Homework: Translate 2 more sentences

Monday, May 2, 2011

Turn in your 24 hour assignment!

In order to get full points (50) for this assignment, please turn your red sheet in ASAP.

Also, the extra credit assignments are due this week.

I will not accept any of those assignments after this Friday.

Remember that if you don't turn those in, it will affect your final grades extensively!

A2 Japanese 1 5/2

Lesson

  • Checked homework (Sentences translation)
  • Translated one sentence from each group together
  • Reviewed verbs (meaning + Base II)
  • New grammar (particle de as a tool) P. 90
  • New vocabulary from textbook P. 90 and 91
  • Reviewed particle to as with/and
  • Exercises using new vocabulary and grammar

Homework: Translate one more sentence again. If you have more than one person in your group, make sure each one of you guys translate different sentences. Points will not be given if you don't bring the meaning of the words in your sentence.

A1 Japanese 1 5/2

Lesson

  • Checked homework (Sentences translation)
  • Since everyone did their homework, we watched 15 minutes of one litter of tears
  • Translated one sentence from each group together
  • Reviewed verbs (meaning + Base II)
  • New grammar (particle de as a tool) P. 90
  • New vocabulary from textbook P. 90 and 91
  • Reviewed particle to as with/and
  • Exercises using new vocabulary and grammar

Homework: Translate one more sentence again. If you have more than one person in your group, make sure each one of you guys translate different sentences. Points will not be given if you don't bring the meaning of the words in your sentence.

Friday, April 29, 2011

B2 Japanese 3/AP 4/29

Lesson
  • Talked about some similarities and differences between US and America.
  • Watched 2 more episodes of one litter of tears

Homework: Translate one sentence for your final project. (If you have more than 1 person in your group, make sure that each person has to translate a different sentence)

Also, I will be collecting the 24 hour assignment packet next class (Tuesday), so if for somereason you couldn't do it this week, you still have Monday to finish it.

B1 Japanese 2 4/29

Lesson
  • Collected homework (10 words from the movie watched last class and write half a page about the cultural differences you recognized from the movie)
  • Watched 2 more episodes of one litter of tears

Homework: Translate one sentence for your final project. (If you have more than 1 person in your group, make sure that each person has to translate a different sentence)

Also, I will be collecting the 24 hour assignment packet next class (Tuesday), so if for somereason you couldn't do it this week, you still have Monday to finish it.

A1 & A2 Japanese 1 4/28

Lesson

  • Checked homework (One sentence translation)
  • Asked the students to write their English sentences on the board
  • Translated the sentences together
  • Watched Drama "one litter of tears"

Homework: Translate sentences for your final project

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

B2 Japanese 3/AP 4/27

Lesson

  • While JAP AP students were taking the quiz, JAP 3 students worked on sentences translations.
  • Watched the 4th episode of one litter of tears
  • Talked about the drama
  • Gave 24 hour speaking assignment that should be done by Friday of next week.

No Homework

B1 Japanese 2 4/27

Lesson

  • Checked homework (Ch 3 dialogue reading comprehensions)
  • Since everyone did the homework, we watched one litter of tears
  • Write 10 words from the movie
  • Talked about the differences between Japan and US
Homework: Write about the drama you watched today in class. Mention about the cultural differences and also some insteresting things you saw in the drama today about the Japanese Language, people or culture.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

A2 Japanese 1 4/26

Lesson

  • Checked homework
  • Since everyone did their homework, we watched 2 episodes of 1 litter of tears
  • Reviewed vocabulary (newspaper, magazine, anything, etc)
  • Reviewed verbs (Dictionary form and polite form) with pictures
  • Corrected homework
  • Signed papers for 24 hour speaking assignment

Homework: Bring one sentence translated from your project

A1 Japanese 1 4/26

Lesson

  • Checked homework
  • Reviewed vocabulary (newspaper, magazine, anything, etc)
  • Reviewed verbs (Dictionary form and polite form) with pictures
  • Corrected homework
  • One sentence translation from your project
  • Signed papers for 24 hour speaking assignment

Homework: Bring one sentence translated from your project

B1 & B2 Japanese 2, 3 and AP

You watched a Japanese movie with the sub and handed in 10 words you could understand from the movie. It was worth 10 points.

Homework
Japanese 2: First exercise on the handout given in class
Japanese 3: Write half page about the drama
Japanese AP: Vocab Quiz

A1 & A2 Japanese 1 4/22

Lesson

  • Vocabulary Quiz (food and frequency)
  • Gave grammar exercises
  • Watched the drama called one litter of tears

Homework: Finish the grammar exercises

Thursday, April 21, 2011

B2 Japanese 3/AP 4/21

Lesson

  • Checked homework (Translate one sentence)
  • Checked everyone's translations translating together on the board
  • Watched 1 litter of tears episode 2

Homework
JAP 3 Write half page of some cultural simmilarities and differences that you saw on the drama watched in class

JAP AP S QUIZ PART III

B1 Japanese 2 4/21

Lesson

  • Checked homework (Sentence translation)
  • Translated the sentences together on the board
  • Reading practice using the book (Dialogue of Chapter 3)
  • Gave reading comprehension exercises
  • Gave 24 hour speaking assignment

Homework: First exercise on the handout given in class

Extra Credit for this term due next week

Just a reminder that your big extra credit opportunities are due next week!

1)You can do an extra day of your 24 hour speaking Japanese assignment 40 points

2)Attend Japan's matsuri in SLC (4/30). You will have to write a one page report in English including pictures that you took from that event. Describe the activities you saw and interesting things that you learned. 50 points

A2 Japanese 1 4/20

Lesson

  • Checked homework (One translation from English to Japanese)
  • Checked if everyone brought the copy of your final project research
  • Checked everyone's translation together on the board
  • Reviewed how to change the verbs to base II
  • Reviewed foods vocab (P. 80 and 83)
  • Reviewed meals vocab and particle ni わたしはあさごはんにトーストをたべました。
  • Telephone game using the concepts reviewed in class today

Homework: Vocab Quiz (Study pages 74、75、79、80)

A1 Japanese 1 4/20

Lesson

  • Checked homework (English sentences using the information got in the library for your final project)
  • Checked if everyone brought the copy of your final project research
  • Translated one sentence from English to Japanese
  • Reviewed how to change the verbs to base II
  • Reviewed foods vocab (P. 80 and 83)
  • Reviewed meals vocab and particle ni わたしはあさごはんにトーストをたべました。
  • Telephone game using the concepts reviewed in class today
  • New particle と(With)

Homework: Vocab Quiz (Study pages 74、75、79、80)

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

B2 Japanese 3/AP 3/19

Lesson

  • Oral practice 春休みに何をしましたか。
  • Collected journals (3 entries)
  • Watched one episode of TV drama 1 litter of tears
  • Reading practice
  • Reading comprehension questions


Homework: Bring one sentence from your final project translated

B1 Japanese 2 4/19

Lesson

  • Review Kanji
  • Game on the board in groups
  • Review Ch 3 vocab
  • Karuta game using verbs from chapter 3
  • Work on the first sentence translation for the final project

Homework: Bring one sentence translated. Baum san and Jolley san will have to bring me the final project research paper done.

A2 Japanese 1 4/18

Lesson

  • Oral practice スプリング・ブレークになにをしましたか。
  • Reviewed verbs (meaning and base II)
  • Translated the sentences written on the board
  • Reviewed particles and vocab learned in chapter 4
Homework: Translate one sentence from English to Japanese from your final project

A1 Japanese 1 4/18

Lesson

  • Oral practice スプリング・ブレークになにをしましたか。
  • Reviewed verbs (meaning and base II)
  • Translated the sentences written on the board
  • Reviewed particles and vocab learned in chapter 4


Homework: Create 10 sentences in English using the info you got from your research.

Friday, April 8, 2011

B1 & B2 Japanese 2 , 3 and AP

Japanese 2, 3 and AP

Worked on the research of your Final project (Presentation about one aspect of the Japanese Culture). Filled out the handout below about your project and turned in it today. It was worth 10 points.

Worked on creating sentences in English about their own topics to be used for the project.

Japanese 2 created 10 sentences.

Japanese 3 and AP will be presenting entirely in Japanese, so they created their script according to the research they have done in the computer today.

If you were absent today, fill out the information below and give it to me after the Spring Break. We'll be working on your presentation for 10 minutes every single class from now on. This presentation is worth 100 points and has to be presented during the last week of this term.

Japanese 3 & AP: Your homework is to write 3 entries in your journal (One about this week and two about your spring break). Each entry is worth 10 points.

Japanese Final Project

This handout will be kept by your teacher as a reference of your final project. If you do any changes before the presentation, let your teacher know and update the information in this paper as well.

Name(s) of the student(s): __________________________________________________

Class period: ________________

Today’s date: ________________

Project’s topic: _______________________________________

Answer the following questions.

1) Why did you choose this topic?

2) How did you conduct your research? Books, internet, etc.

3) If you conducted the research using the internet, list at least 3 sources (websites) that you gathered the information.

4) List here at least 5 interesting facts that you found through the research.

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5) What are some pictures that you are going to use for your poster? List the names and also the websites you found those.

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5.

B2 Project topics

1) Alex, Michael and Daniel: Karate

2) Melinda, Courtney and Jessica: Japanese anime

3) Josh and Chase: Pokemon

4) Jyai & Jose: Purikura (Japanese print pictures)

5) Trevor, Graham, Donatelo: Tokyo

I still need the topic and the Final project handout from Garik.

B1 Project topics

1) Gau san & Kirkham san: Japanese motorcycles

2) Weekes san and Stewart san: Yakisoba (Japanese noodles)

3) Donohue san: Manga

4) Smith san and Corinne san: Anime

5) Hall san and Clayton san: Bonsai trees and Akita dog

6) Hayter san: Japanese architecture

7) Bown san: Karate

8) Hatch san, Garrison san & Gustafson san: Sukiyaki (Japanese food)

9) Nathan san: Jiu Jitsu

10) Robb san: Atomic Bombing

11) Miyo san: Japanese fashion

12) Hayward san: Sushi

I haven't got the topics from Christensen san & Jones san.

Thursday, April 7, 2011

A2 project topics

1) Hunt san & Hamblin san: Samurai

2) Davis san & Dorsey san: Nintendo games

3) Hampton san: Yakuza

4) Magleby san, Warren san & Pozgan san:

5) Orchard san & Smith san: Ninja warriors

6) Wandvik san, Robb san and Argyle san: Senday before and after

7) Kaplan san: Lolita

8) Hodgson san: Manga & Mangaka (Japanese comics)

A1 project topics

1) Carmona san & Vasquez san: Tokyo

2) Tripp san: Katana (Japanese swords)

3) Furner san: Japanese music

4) Vannarath san, Martinez san & Baum san: Kimono

5) Haley san: Godzilla

6) Walker san & Alexander san: Japanese engineering

7) Bates san, Garrison san & Chen san: Japanese Bboy (Break dance)

8) Yocom san: Musashi (Samurai)

9) Childs san, Nebeker san & Wilkinson san: Sushi

If you change your topic, make sure you choose something that none of the groups above are doing and let me know to what you have changed.

A1 & A2 Japanese 1 4/7

Lesson

Went to the library again to do some research for our Final project. This is the handout you had to turn in today. It was worth 10 points. I will keep the original and I'll give you guys a copy of your research so that you know what websites to look for, which pictures to put on your poster and which information you want to translate to Japanese. Remember that you'll need to write 10 sentences in Japanese and SHOULD be presented in a poster and NOT power point.

Japanese Final Project

This handout will be kept by your teacher as a reference of your final project. If you do any changes before the presentation, let your teacher know and update the information in this paper as well.

Name(s) of the student(s): __________________________________________________

Class period: ________________

Today’s date: ________________

Project’s topic: _______________________________________

Answer the following questions.

1) Why did you choose this topic?

2) How did you conduct your research? Books, internet, etc.

3) If you conducted the research using the internet, list at least 3 sources (websites) that you gathered the information.

4) List here at least 5 interesting facts that you found through the research.

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2.

3.

4.

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5) What are some pictures that you are going to use for your poster? List the names and also the websites you found those.

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2.

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Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Japanese Club tomorrow

Japanese Club will be tomorrow after school.

We'll be doing Japanese calligraphy. Invite your friends!!! It is an unique opportunity to write Japanese characters using a brush on a rice paper.

If you were absent during this week

This week we are having our classes in the library in order to do some research for your final project. If you were absent this week, ask your parents to excuse your absences and also, you'll have to do some research at home.

There's no formal homework during Spring Break, but everyone needs to bring all the research you have done to the first class after the break.

We are going to start writing sentences in Japanese using the info you got from your research, so if you don't bring what you have researched you will not be able to write.

B2 Japanese 3/AP 4/6

Curry Party!!!!

Collected journals.

Homework: Write in your journal

B1 Japanese 2 4/6

Lesson

  • Went to the library and everyone learned how to type in Japanese.
  • Typed some sentences in Japanese and sent it by email.
  • Translated the sentences and turned those in.

No homework

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

A1 & A2 Japanese 1 4/5

Went to the library and learned how to type in Japanese.

The assignment done in the library was worth 20 points.

Next class you will be doing some research for your project.

Monday, April 4, 2011

B2 Japanese 3/AP 4/4

Lesson

Explained about journal assignment (Include date, weather, things you did on the previous day and feelings)
Sad: 悲しい(かなしい)
Happy: 嬉しい(うれしい)
Scared: 怖い(こわい)
Confused:混乱している(こんらんしている)
Angry:怒っている(おこっている)
Stressed: ストレスを溜まっている〔ストレスをたまっている〕
Busy:忙しい(いそがしい)
Lost:どうしようもない気持ち(きもち)です
Tired:疲れている(つかれている)
Disappointed: 絶望している(ぜつぼうしている)
Exausted: しんどいです

Reviewed with AP students for the quiz
AP took Vocab Quiz S Part II

Watched nihongo dekimasu (Palin form + kamoshiremasen)


Homework: Write in your journal

B1 Japanese 2 4/4

Lesson

  • Reviewed for the test (Kanji, clothing vocab, grammar and verbs)
  • Chapter 3 test

No homework. Remember that we'll be meeting at the library.

Friday, April 1, 2011

Extra credit!

Don't forget to look at the extra credit post I have posted a couple of days ago. Both of them are due this month!!!!! No big extra credit for May, so don't leave everything for the last minute!

With both extra credits, you will be able to learn a lot about the Japanese culture and how to try to express yourself using only in Japanese even though you feel your vocabulary is still limited. The purpose of the speaking one is for you guys to try to use and recall what you have learned throughout the year. This is a great opportunity for all you to go back to what we have learned and review vocabulary, grammar and verbs.

Good luck!!!

Next week's class schedule

Tuesday (A day)
  • A1 and A2 classes --> go to the computer lab. You will learn how to type using hiragana and katakana.

Wednesday (B day)
  • B1 --> Go to the computer lab. You will learn how to type using hiragana, katakana and kanji.
  • B2 --> Curry party (They won the donation competition)

Thursday (A day)
  • A1 and A2 classes --> go to the computer lab. You will start doing some research about your Final project (Culture presentation)
  • Japanese Club (Japanese calligraphy) after school
Friday (B Day)
  • B1 and B2 classes --> go to the computer lab. You will start doing some research about your Final project (Culture presentation)

All students should bring to each single class (after Spring Break) all the information you could get from your research. We are going to spend 10 minutes of each class working on creating sentences for your presentation.

A2 Japanese 1 4/1

Lesson

  • Reviewed Katakana
  • Katakana writing game in small white board
  • Reviewed previous vocabulary (Frequency words, food and verbs)
  • New grammar (Particle ni)
  • New vocabulary (Today, yesterday and tomorrow)
  • Gave their writing practice back
  • Writing practice using new grammar (6 sentences)

No homework

A1 Japanese 1 4/1

Lesson

  • Reviewed Katakana
  • Katakana writing game in small white board
  • Reviewed previous vocabulary (Frequency words, food and verbs)
  • Explained the difference between masu (polite form of action verbs) and desu (polite form of verb to be)
  • New grammar (Particle ni)
  • New vocabulary (Today, yesterday and tomorrow)
  • Exercises using new grammar
  • Writing practice using new grammar (3 sentences)

No homework

Thursday, March 31, 2011

B2 Japanese 3/AP 3/31

Since all the seniors had to attend the senior's assembly, we watched a Japanese drama called "One little of tears" 一リットルの涙(なみだ)

Talked about some cultural differences and some vocabulary that they heard a lot.

Homework: AP --> Vocab Quiz S Part II

B1 Japanese 2 3/31

Lesson

  • Checked homework
  • Since everyone did the homework, we watched fruits basket
  • Corrected homework
  • Reviewed verbs and clothing vocabulary
  • Reviewed all the grammar for Chapter 3

Homework: Chapter 3 test

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

A2 Japanese 1 3/30

Lesson

  • Checked homework (yellow exercises)
  • Finished correcting yellow exercises
  • Reviewed frequency words
  • Reviewed particles wa, no, de, o
  • Reviewed verbs
  • Gave time to the students to get in groups and talk about their final project (Culture presentation)
  • New vocabulary about food from the book
  • Writing practice using the grammar learned (verbs and particles)

No Homework

Extra Credit for term 4

This term I am willing to give 2 extra credit opportunities, so think ahead and see if you want to do it.

1) Do an extra day on the "24 hour speaking only in Japanese" assignment 40 points

2) Attend Nihon Matsuri (Japan's Festival) in Salt Lake on April 30th (Sat) 40 points. You'll have also to write a 1 page report attaching some pictures you took from the event.

Check the following website to get more information.
http://www.nihonmatsuri.com/

A1 Japanese 1 3/30

Lesson

  • Reviewed for the quiz
  • Verbs quiz
  • Finished yellow exercises
  • Reviewed frequency words
  • Reviewed particles wa, no, de, o
  • Gave time to the students to get in groups and talk about their final project (Culture presentation)

No Homework

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

B2 Japanese 3/AP 3/29

Lesson

  • Reviewed for the quiz
  • Weather/climate quiz
  • New grammar Plain form + kamo shiremasen
  • Exercises using weather and new grammar
  • Nihongo dekimasu

No homework

B1 Japanese 2 3/29

Lesson

  • Talked about this term's projects. (Speaking for 24 hour assignment and culture presentation)
  • Talked about the Unit learned
  • Reviewed the whole Unit (verbs to wear and grammar) using the review packet

Homework: Verbs list from the review packet

Monday, March 28, 2011

Fundraiser total amount

This is the total amount you guys raised last week!!! You guys were amazing!!!

$903,64

Japanese 1 (A2) $41,35
Japanese 2 $233,35
Japanese 3/AP $628,91

Thank you again for everyone that asked your friends and family members for donation. I'll be donating all the money this week to American Red Cross.

If you forgot to donate, it's okay!!! Just remember you can donate through any government or Church associations. Let's try to do our part so that we can help people in Japan.

A2 Japanese 1 3/28

Lesson

  • Talked about Term 4 projects (Speak Japanese for 24 hours & Culture presentation)
  • Reviewed verbs
  • Verbs Quiz
  • Reviewed frequency terms in Japanese
  • Exercises using frequency terms

Homework: Finish the worksheet was given in class

A1 Japanese 1 3/28

Lesson

  • Talked about Term 4 projects (Speak Japanese for 24 hours & Culture presentation)
  • Reviewed frequency terms in Japanese
  • Reviewed verbs
  • Exercises using frequency terms

Homework: Verbs Quiz

B2 Japanese 3/AP 3/25

Lesson

  • Reviewed weather terms
  • Oral practice using weather terms
  • Went through all the weather, season and climate terms
  • Karuta game using new terms

Homework: weather, season and climate terms Quiz

B1 Japanese 2 3/25

Lesson

  • Reviewed for the quiz
  • Verbs Quiz
  • Talked about grades
  • Exercises using previous grammar (Negative questions)

No homework

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Continue asking your friends, neighbors and families for donation

Tomorrow is the last day you can ask for donations at school. You can still ask in your neighborhood, friends and family and please give everything you collect to your class leader.

A1 Cheng san
A2 Argyle san
B1 Robb san
B2 O'Reilly san

The class that collects more will get a party that you choose from me. Pizza party, curry party, movie party, whatever you guys choose, I will give that to you!

Let's help the victims in Japan!!! Any dollar will count!

Another way to help with donation

Kira Robb found out that there's a person that is willing to donate $600 for every 1,000,000 views he gets on his youtube video. So, please check his video!!!

Here's the link for the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cciUXpITsu0

A1 A2 Japanese 1 3/24

Lesson

  • Checked homework
  • A1 finished watching totoro
  • A2 finished watching Spirited away
  • Corrected homework
  • Reviewed particles and previous grammar (Yoku, sukoshi, demo)
  • New grammar (Frequency terms) from book P. 78
  • Reviewed verbs for the quiz we are having next class (Study the last page of your katakana packet)

Homework: Verbs Quiz

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

A2 Japanese 1 3/22

Lesson

  • Reviewed Katakana with exercises
  • Reviewed verbs type and bases conjugation
  • Talked about masu box and how we combine with Base II
  • Exercises using BII + Masu box

Homework: Finish exercises (front and back)

A1 Japanese 1 3/22

Lesson

  • Reviewed Katakana with exercises
  • Reviewed verbs type and bases conjugation
  • Talked about masu box and how we combine with Base II
  • Exercises using BII + Masu box
  • Watched Totoro

Homework: Finish exercises (front and back)

Monday, March 21, 2011

B2 Japanese 3/AP 3/21

Announcements
  • Japanese Club tomorrow after school (Japanese calligraphy)
  • Fundraising to help Japanese victims (Our class reader is Jared Hall)
  • Last day of this term is this Friday the 25th
Lesson

Japanese 3
Reviewed previous weather terms
Checked homework
Corrected homework (Exercises writing about Utah's season using weather terms)

Japanese AP
Reviewed for the quiz
Quiz Part S I

No homework for both classes

B1 Japanese 2 3/21

Lesson

Announcements
  • Japanese Club tomorrow after school (Japanese calligraphy)
  • Fundraising to help Japanese victims (Our class reader is Jared Hall)
  • Last day of this term is this Friday the 25th
Lesson
  • Checked homework (Exercises using Place ni BII ni ikimasu)
  • Reviewed previous grammar
  • Corrected homework
  • Since everyone did the homework, we watched a movie brought by Garik Glenn
Homework: Verbs Quiz ( Study the handout I gave to you some classes ago)

Friday, March 18, 2011

Fund Raising Competition!!!

Dear Japanese students,

In order to help the people in Japan, I am planning on doing a fund raiser. I know that everyone is busy this week because it's the last week of the term, but I know that if everyone contributes a little, we can make a difference in lots of people's lives. Thousands of people lost everything they had including their loved ones. I've heard that many of them only have now the clothes they were wearing on the day of this terrible incident. I was fortunate that my parents and my brother don't live in the affected area of the tsunami, but I can imagine how hard it would be if my family would be one of them.

I am asking for everyone's help! If you have friends, family members, neighbours that would like to help, please reach all of them!

I am going to do a class competition between all the five classes I teach. The class that brings the largest amount of donation will get a pizza party.

The last day to collect donations will be next Friday and I will announce the winner class on Monday, the 28th. I am planning on donating everything to American Red Cross.

If everyone we know donates $1, imagine how much money we will be able to donate!

Yoroshiku onegaishimasu!!!!!

Bellini sensei

Japanese Club next Tuesday

Don't forget that our Japanese Club activity will be next Tuesday (March 22) after school in our classroom. Bring your friends if you want, it will be a fun activity where we'll be practicing how to write Japanese words with brush and special ink from Japan.

I'm looking forward to seeing you guys there!!!

Japanese 2 next year

As all you may know, we are going to have two classes of Japanese 2 next year (B1 and B4).

In order to help you guys to decide which period you should take, I decided to have B1 Japanese 2 as a more accelerated course where we don't have to review too much and we can go ahead and learn more and more things. Those who decide to take Japanese 2 as B1, make sure you do your homework!!!! Otherwise B4 will be better for you.

B4 will be the regular Japanese 2.

Both courses will be covering the same Japanese 2 book, however I will go extra mile with B1 teaching more grammar and Kanji.

A1 & A2 Japanese 1 3/18

One on one Oral test about family
Everyone did pretty well!!! I am very proud of you guys!!!

A1
Watched Totoro

A2
Watched Spirited Away

No homework

Thursday, March 17, 2011

B2 Japanese 3/AP 3/17

Lesson

  • Watched Laputa
  • Weather, seasons and climate of Japan
  • Watched a weather forecast news in Japanese
  • Practice exercises explaining about weather

Homework: Japanese 3 --> Weather Packet P.41
Japanese AP --> Vocab Quiz S Part I

B1 Japanese 2 3/17

Lesson

  • Checked homework (Blue exercises practicing "not allowed to do")
  • Since everyone did their homework, we watched Azumanga Daioh (Sports festival)
  • Reviewed previous grammar Base te mo ii desu ka? Base te mo kamaimasen & Base te wa ikemasen
  • Reviewed Place ni BII ni ikimasu
  • New vocabulary about places to go P. 80 - 81 (Movie theather, library, I.D., driver;s license, etc.)

Homework: Blue exercises practicing Place ni BII ni ikimasu

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

A1 A2 Japanese1 3/16

Lesson

  • Announcements (End of the term is next Friday and Japanese Club is next Tuesday)
  • Reviewed Katakana
  • Katakana Quiz everything
  • Katakana Karuta game
  • Reviewed for oral test

Homework: Oral test (study the paper given in class)

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Japanese Club March activity

This month, our Japanese club will be March 22 (Tue). We are going to practice 書道(しょどう)Japanese calligraphy.

Bring your friends, if you want. It will be lots of fun!!!

B2 Japanese 3/AP 3/15

Lesson

Japanese 3
Checked homework (Clauses/modifying sentences)
Reviewed + corrected homework

Japanese AP
Typing practice using the laptops

Together
Using the new grammar (clauses) we played "Do you love your neighbour?" in Japanese.
Example: となりの人を愛していますか。
       いいえ、でもジーンズをはいている人を愛しています。

No homework for both classes

B1 Japanese 2 3/15

Lesson

  • Checked homework (verbs list exercises)
  • Corrected homework
  • Reviewed previous grammar Base te mo kamaimasen & Base te wa ikemasen
  • Oral practice reviewing previous grammar
  • New vocabulary about school rules
  • New grammar Topic wa+ Place ni + BII ni+ ikimasu.
Example: I will go to school to study Japanese.
私は がっこうに べんきょうしに いきます。

Homework: Exercises using new vocabulary + writing sentences about what you are not allowed to in your Japanese class and in the library (Blue exercises)

Friday, March 11, 2011

A2 Japanese 1 3/11

Lesson

  • Reviewed for the quiz
  • Verbs (Conjugation + verb types) Quiz
  • Reviewed for oral test (3/18) translating the questions and answering the questions together
  • Reviewed base II
  • Reviewed masu box

Homework: Hiragana everything Quiz

A1 Japanese 1 3/11

Lesson

  • Reviewed for the quiz
  • Verbs (Conjugation + verb types) Quiz
  • Reviewed for oral test (3/18) translating the questions and answering the questions together
  • Reviewed base II
  • Reviewed masu box
  • New grammar Particle de, o and demo

Homework: Hiragana everything Quiz

Thursday, March 10, 2011

B 2 Japanese 3/AP 3/10

Lesson

Japanese 3
Checked homework
Corrected homework
New grammar "toshite"

Japanese AP
Exercises reviewing Vocabulary N, O, P & R
Started practicing typing in Japanese


Homework: Japanese 3 --> Modifying sentences exercises
Japanese AP --> No homework

B1 Japanese 2 3/10

Lesson

  • Reviewed "to wear" verbs and clothing quiz
  • Quiz
  • Review Base te for new grammar
  • New grammar Base te wa ikemasen & Base te mo kamaimasen
  • Exercises using new grammar

Homework: Verbs exercises given in class (white paper)

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

A2 Japanese 1 3/9

Lesson

  • Checked homework (verbs exercises) and flashcards (10 points each)
  • Reviewed verbs
  • Corrected homework
  • Reviewed Katakana together
  • Reviewed Katakana in pairs
  • Karuta game

Homework: Verbs Quiz (verb type + ichidan, godan, irregular bases conjugation)

A1 Japanese 1 3/9

Lesson

  • Checked homework (verbs exercises) and flashcards (10 points each)
  • Reviewed verbs
  • Corrected homework
  • Reviewed Katakana together
  • Reviewed Katakana in pairs
  • Karuta game
  • New grammar from the book

Homework: Verbs Quiz (verb type + ichidan, godan, irregular bases conjugation)

B1, B2, B3 Japanese 2, 3, AP 3/8

Japanese 2 watched Mononoke Hime

Japanese 3/AP watched a movie

Homework: Japanese 2 --> Clothing vocab + "to wear" verbs Quiz
Jap 3 --> Finish exercises 3 & 4
AP --> Finish reading comprehension exercises

Monday, March 7, 2011

A2 Japanese 1 3/7

Lesson

  • Collected Katakana Packet. It was worth 450 points (10 points pet page). If you bring by next class, I will take off 20% of the total grade and after Wednesday you will only get half of the credit.
  • Reviewed Katakana for the quiz
  • Katakana Quiz ma-n
  • Reviewed verb types
  • Reviewed Godan conjugation
  • Learned ichidan and irregular conjugation
  • Memorized irregular conjugation

Homework: Finish pink paper given in class (Verbs exercises) and bring your set of Katakana flashcards. We are going to practice in pairs next class.

A1 Japanese 1 3/7

Lesson

  • Collected Katakana Packet that was worth 450 points. If you forgot today, make sure you bring to me next class. I will take only 20% off the total grade. If you turn in later than Wednesday, you will only get 225 points.
  • Reviewed all Katakana for the Quiz
  • Katakana Quiz ma-n
  • Reviewed verb types
  • Reviewed bases conjugation and stem
  • Memorizes together irregular verbs conjugation

Homework: Finish the pink verbs exercises and bring your Katakana flashcards to practice in pairs next class

Friday, March 4, 2011

B3 Japanese 3/AP 3/4

Lesson

AP
Vocabulary review exercises for A, B and C parts
Corrected exercises
Reading comprehension exercises from AP test


Japanese 3
New grammar BII + kaemasu
Modifying sentences using verbs and adjectives
Exercises using new grammar + Corrected Ex. 1 & 2


Homework: Jap 3 --> Finish exercises 3 & 4
AP --> Finish reading comprehension exercises

B1 Japanese 2 3/4

We had an early morning assembly.

Culture discussion about the differences between Japan, Brazil and US.

Homework: To wear verbs + Clothing Vocab Quiz (Study P. 69 and 70 of your book)

Thursday, March 3, 2011

A1 & A2 Japanese 1 3/3

Lesson

  • Reviewed Katakana everything
  • Reviewed restaurant dialogue
  • Role-play

Homework: Katakana Quiz ma-n

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

B2 Japanese 3/AP 3/2

Lesson

Japanese 3
Checked homework from Japanese 3 (Finish pink exercises)
Reviewed toiu and toka
Corrected homework

Japanese AP
Reviewed for Quiz
Vocab Quiz P & R

No homework for both classes

B1 Japanese 2 3/2

Lesson



  • Finished oral tests
  • Watched part of Mononoke Hime
  • Reviewed important phrases to know tomorrow for the field trip
  • Restaurant role-play

No homework

A1 & A2 Japanese 1 3/1

Due to ACT test we didn't have classes.