A2 Japanese 1 1/31

Lesson

• Family Presentations by Hodgson san
  
• Reviewed Katakana in pairs (a - ho)
• Reviewed Katakana together
• Verbs Packet (Verb types and brief explanation on bases)
  

Homework: Katakana Quiz (Ta-ho). Study Katakana packet P. 47-60
Next class' presentations: Smith san, Orchard san, Bugden san, Hamblin san, York san

A1 Japanese 1 1/31

Lesson

• Family Presentations Carmona san, Furner san, Martinez san, Alexander san
• Reviewed Katakana in pairs (a - ho)
• Reviewed Katakana together
• Verbs Packet (Godan conjugation)

Homework: Katakana Quiz (Ta-ho). Study Katakana packet P. 47-60
Next class' presentations: Wilkinson san, Childs san and Nebeker san

B2 Japanese 3/AP 1/28

Lesson

Japanese 3
Checked Homework (Flashcards)
Review Ch 2 Kanji
Reading exercises (1-5)


Japanese AP
Reviewed for the quiz
Vocab Quiz N
Reviewed for Honorific Chapter test


Together
Watched Laputa movie together


Homework: AP --> Honorific Chapter test
JAP 3 --> Ch 2 Kanji Quiz

B1 Japanese 2 1/28

Lesson

Checked homework (Kanji Ch3 exercises)
Gave Ch 3 flashcards
Reviewed Kanji
Corrected exercises
Watched How's Moving Castle

Homework: Flashcards and Kanji Ch 3 quiz

A2 Japanese 1 1/27

Lesson

• Checked Homework
• Family Presentations by Bates san and Dorsey san.
• Taught everyone how to install Japanese characters in the PC
• Practiced how to write in Hiragana/Katakana using the computer
• Watched Spirited away as a reward (Everyone brought their homework done)

Homework: No formal homework, just bring your Katakana flashcards
Next class' presentations Orchard san, Hodson san and Smith san

A1 Japanese 1 1/27

Lesson

Checked Homework
Family Presentations by Torrejon san, Vannarath san, Garrison san and Cheng san.
Reviewed Katakana
Corrected Homework

Homework: No formal homework, just bring your Katakana flashcards
Next class' presentations by Carmona san, Furner san, Alexander san and Martinez san

B2 Japanese3/AP

Lesson

• Checked homework
• Watched Spirited Away (Juniors attended the assembly the whole period)
• Kanji Review Ch 2
• Gave flashcards to Japanese 3 students
• Listening Practice Ch 6

Homework: Japanese 3--> Flashcards
Japanese AP --> Vocab Quiz N

B1 Japanese 2 1/26

Lesson

• Test review
• Chapter 2 test
• Reading comprehension exercise

Homework: Kanji exercises Ch 3

A2 Japanese 1 1/25

Lesson

• Checked homework (Katakana packet na, ni, nu, ne, no exercises)
• Family presentations by Magleby san, Hunt san and Kaplan san
• Reviewed Katakana ta, chi, tsu, te, to, na, ni, nu, ne, no
• Corrected homework
• New Katakana ha, hi, hu, he, ho
• Exercises using new Katakana

Homework: Katakana Packet p. 55-60

Next class' presentations are Smith san, Bates san, Dorsey san

Announcements

• Japanese Club activity on Thursday just after school. We'll be watching funny Japanese videos from youtube and eat some snacks.
  

• If you are in Japanese 1, check your presentation's date. I have everyone's names below.

http://bellinisensei.blogspot.com/2011/01/japanese-1-family-presentation-schedule.html

If you don't present at all, you'll get zero. This is a project that it is worth 100 points.

• Another big project is your movie!!! It is worth 100 points and you'll be competing at our World Language Movie Competition.

Japanese 1 is due Feb 10th (THU)
Japanese 2, 3 and AP are due Feb 11th (FRI)

A1 Japanese 1 2/25

Lesson

• Checked Homework (Katakana Packet na, ni, nu, ne, no)
• Family presentation by Baum san
• Reviewed Katakana ta, chi, tsu, te, to, na, ni, nu, ne, no
• Corrected homework
• New grammar (Verbs packet)

Homework: Katakana Packet exercises P. 55 - 60 and also bring your katakana flashcards to practice in pairs next class.

Next class' presentation are: Torrejon san, Vannarath san, Carmona san, Chen san and Garrison san

B2 Japanese 3/AP 1/24

Japanese 3

• Reviewed for Ch 1 test
• Ch 1 test
• Ch 2 Kanji exercises

Japanese AP

• Reviewed for Vocab M Quiz
• Vocab M quiz
• New grammar Humble form O+BII+itashimasu
• New proverbs
• New onomatopoeic expressions
  
• CH 1 review packet

Homework: Japanese 3 --> Kanji exercises
Japanese AP --> Review packet exercises

B1 Japanese 2 1/24

Lesson

• Reviewed reading in pairs
• Reading test P. 32
• Listening Practice Chapter 2
• Ch 2 review packet

Homework: CH 2 test

Japanese 1 Family Presentation Schedule

A1

1/25
Torrejon san, Vannarath san, Baum san

1/27
Garrison san, Chen san, Carmona san

1/31
Furner san, Alexander san, Martinez san

2/2
Wilkinson san, Childs san, Nebeker san

2/4
Haley san, Vasquez san, Yocom san

2/8
Walker san, Tripp san, Giles san


A2

1/25
Kaplan san, Warren san, Magleby san, Hunt san

1/27
Smith san, Bates san, Dorsey san

1/31
Orchard san, Hodgson san

2/2
Bugden san, Hamblin san

2/4
Argyle san, Wandvik san

2/8
Davis san, Morehead san

A2 Japanese 1 1/21

Lesson

• Went to Assembly for 30 minutes
• Reviewed for the test
• Ch 3 test
• Presentation by Robb san
• Reviewed Katakana
• New Katakana

Next class presentations: Warren san, Kaplan san, Magleby san and Hunt san

Homework: Katakana packet P. 53 & 54

A1 Japanese 1 1/21

Lesson

• Reviewed for Ch 3 test
• Ch 3 test
• Katakana Review
• New Katakana
• Watched just a little of Spirited Away because of the Triple Assembly
  

Next class presentations: Torrejon san, Vannarath san & Baum san (If you don't present on the day you are supposed to, 50 points will be taken out)

Homework: New Katakana exercises P. 53 & 54

B2 Japanese 3/ AP 1/20

Lesson

Since Japanese AP students did their homework, we watched 20 minutes of Spirited away

Japanese 3
Chapter 1 review packet
Corrected exercises together

Japanese AP
Reviewed honorific and Humble forms
Corrected exercises
New grammar お＋ＢＩＩ＋ください

Homework: Japanese 3 --> Chapter 1 test
Japanese AP --> Vocab M Quiz

B1 Japanese 2 1/20

Lesson

• Reviewed how to say your hobby in Japanese.
• Reviewed noga suki desu & nowa tanoshii desu.
• Learned Dictionary form + koto desu.
• Exercises using koto desu, noga suki desu and nowa tanoshii desu.
• Read Chapter 2 text in order to prepare for the reading test
• Gave 10 minutes for everyone to talk about their movie project

Homework: Reading test

A1 & A2 Japanese 1 1/19

Lesson

• Chapter 3 review with exercises packet
• Corrected review exercises
  
• Reviewed Counters with ball game
• Gave time to everyone to talk about their movie projectt
  

Homework: Chapter 3 test (Study the review packet)

B1 & B2 Japanese 2, 3 and AP 1/18

Lesson

Japanese 2
Watched Porco Rosso

Japanese 3 & AP
Watched Spirited Away