A1 & A2 Japanese 1 2/14

Lesson

• Watched the best movies from A1, A2, B1 and B2.
• Reviewed some words that would be useful to know for Scavenger Hunt that will be next class.
• Learned colors

No homework

The power of perseverance

I have shared some posts from the blog below before. I don't read blogs very often, but this one always makes me feel I am powerful and I can do whatever I want. This post is about the power of perseverance. It is worth to read it! Enjoy!

By the way, this blog's writer is one of my zumba instructors at Gold's Gym.

http://tightbodybootcamp.blogspot.com/2011/02/power-of-perseverance.html

B2 Japanese 3/AP

Watched everyone's movies and chose the best two.

The movies that are going on are:
1) Waldo (Jose, Melinda, Jessica, Jyai, Courtney)
2) Dragons are forever (Graham, Donatello, Trevor, Alex, Michael)

We also watched A1, A2 and B1 movies finalists.

No homework

B1 Japanese 1 2/11

Watched everyone's movies and chose the best two.

The movies that are going on are:
1) Momotaro, the peach boy (Hall, Clayton, Christensen, Jolley)
2) Awesome adventures (Stewart, Weekes, Miyo, Hayward, Baum)

We also watched A1 and A2 movies finalists.

No homework

A2 Japanese 1 2/10

1. Watched everyone's movies project
2. Decided the best two to go on to the Semi-Finals.

Happy Neko (Kaplan, Dorsey and Hampton)
The preventers (Magleby, Bates, Pozgan, Warren)

3. Presentation by Wandvik san


No homework

A1 Japanese 1 2/10

1. Watched everyone's movies project
2. Decided the best two to go on to the Semi-Finals.

• I need a girl (Chen, Wilkinson, Garrison, Childs, Nebeker, Walker)
• Super heroes (Carmona, Baum, Vannarath, Vasquez, Martinez)

Finished watching Spirited Away as a reward

No homework

B2 Japanese 3/AP 2/9

Lesson

Helper for extra credit: Trevor kun

• Watched Nihongo Dekimasu about Japanese High School students
• Fill out a listening practice sheet
• Discussion about the differences between Japan and US schools

Homework: Movie project

B1 Japanese 2 2/9

Lesson

Helper for extra credit: Stewart san

• Reviewed clothing vocabulary
• Reviewed the 5 verbs for wear in Japanese
• Writing practice describing 2 classmates
• Guessing game
• New grammar Base te+ mo ii desu ka?

Base te + wa + dame desu.
Base te + mo + kamaimasen.

Homework: Finish your movie project.

A2 Japanese 1 2/8

Lesson

Helper for extra credit: Dorsey san

• Explained about World Language Week that is going to start next week on Tuesday
• Presentation by Davis san
  
• Reviewed all katakana learned (A-ho)
• New Katakana ma-mo
• Katakana Packet
• Verbs Packet (Learned Godan conjugation)
  

Homework: Movie is due next class + Katakana Packet ma-mo exercises (2 pages)

A1 Japanese 1 2/8

Lesson

Helper for extra credit: Alexander san

• Explained about World Language Week that is going to start next week on Tuesday
• Presentations by Tripp san and Wilkinson san
• Reviewed all katakana learned (A-ho)
• New Katakana ma-mo
• Katakana Packet
• Verbs Packet (Reviewed godan & Ichidan)
• Irregular verbs

Homework: Movie is due next class + Katakana Packet ma-mo exercises (2 pages)

B2 Japanese 3/AP 2/7 Minimal Day

Lesson

Japanese 3

• Checked homework (Exercises using school events, daruma)
• Corrected homework
• Reviewed Kanji

Japanese AP

• Checked homework (Writing about celebrity)
• Peer review

Together
Watched Nihongo Dekimasu about Japanese festivals, Culture festivals and School events


Homework for both classes: Work on your movie project

B1 Japanese 2 2/7 Minimal Day

Lesson

• Check homework (Exercises using the verb to wear in Japanese)
• Reviewed the verbs
• Oral practice using the verbs

Homework: Work on your movie project

Extra credit opportunities

This term I am giving again some extra credit opportunities. Please make sure you take advantage of them now so that you don't struggle at the end of the term.

1) I'll be giving 10 points to the "Helper of the day". In order to get this extra credit points, the helper will have to do our aisatsu promptly and in a loud voice. Also, the helper will have to write the month, day of the month and day of the week in Hiragana without anyone's help on the board. As you know, usually my quizzes are worth 10 points, so this will make up a quiz that you didn't do well.

2) Attend World Language Week Culture Night
Feb 24th (Thursday) from 7 to 9:30 p.m.
We are going to announce the best movies and give all the cash prizes
Yummy deserts will be provided

Those are the only big extra credit opportunities for this term. So, don't forget!!!!

A2 Japanese 1 2/4

Lesson

• Reviewed Katakana together
• Katakana Quiz ta-ho
• Presentations by Bugden san & Argyle san
• Due to renaissance assembly we had some student gone and the students met in their groups to discuss about the movie
  

Homework: Work on your movie project
Next class presentations: Davis san, Wandvik san, Hampton san

A1 Japanese 1 2/4

Lesson

• Reviewed Katakana together
• Katakana Quiz ta-ho
• Presentations by Childs san, Nebeker san, Haley san, Yocom san
• Reviewed verbs types and ending
• Reviewed Godan conjugation
• Learned ichidan conjugation

Homework: Work on your movie project
Next class presentations: Vasquez san, Wilkinson san, Tripp san, Giles san, Walker san

B2 Japanese 3/AP 2/3

Lesson

Japanese 3

• Checked homework (Writing about yourself informal form)
• Peer review
• Collected homework
• New chapter culture facts (Daruma, school events and new proverb)
• Gave exercise using the things learned today in class

Homework: Finish exercises given in class

Japanese AP

• Checked homework (Ch 2 Kanji flashcards & exercises)
• Reviewed Kanji together (meaning and reading)
• Corrected Misora Hibari reading
• Mini discussion about Misora Hibari reading
• Writing practice about someone you respect (Informal form)

Homework: Finish writing at home

B1 Japanese 2 2/3

Lesson

• Reviewed the questions we translated from last class (textbook P. 60)
• New questions up to 15 (Translated and answered)
• Kanji Karuta game (Reviewed Kanji from Chapters 1 to 3)
• New grammar (To wear verbs)
• Gave exercises using the new verbs (Finish only the first exercises of your handout)

Homework: To wear handout

A1 & A2 Japanese 1 2/2

A1

Watched a movie



A2

Watched Azumanga Daioh


Homework: Katakana Quiz from ta to ho
Presentations A1 --> Wilkinson san, Childs san, Nebeker san, Haley san, Vasquez san and Yocom san

Presentations A2 --> Bugden san, Hamblin san, Argyle san and Wandvik san

B2 Japanese 3/AP 2/1

Lesson

Japanese 3

• Reviewed Kanji with flashcards in pairs
• Kanji Quiz CH1
• Reading comprehension exercises (Yellow paper)
• Writing about yourself in informal form

HW: Finish the writing assignment at home


Japanese AP

• Reviewed for the honorific test
• Test
• New Kanji CH 2 and gave flashcards
• Reading about Misora Hibari
• Reading comprehension exercises

HW: Flashcards and finish Kanji exercises

B1 Japanese 2 2/1

Lesson

Reviewed for the Quiz

• Practice Kanji in pairs using flashcards
• P. 60- 61 (Chapter review)
• Translated the questions and talked about the answers

HW: Nothing