４がつ２５にち さいごのクラス

What we learned today was

1)Review of test

If you have any questions about test, email to my gmail so I can answer your questions.

４がつ１８にち げつようび

What we learned today was

1)Review of Lesson 8 from Study sheet
2)Checking a grade so far.

Homework is
1)doing the study sheet.
2)Catch up your homework if you miss any.
3)Study for your final exam.

４がつ１５にち きんようび

What we learned today were
1) Lesson 8 Nouns quiz
2) listening your clasmmates' Photo story and answer the questions in Japanese and English.

homework is
1) finishing handouts
2)blog entry #11 title "なつ(summer)"
     you have to included the following grammar
                           ①　～とおもいます。Or/and　～といっていました。
②～のがすきです。
③～から。(because)

４がつ１３にち すいようび

What we learned today were
1)Review of 「が」
2)Rachel's Photo story
3)New grammar 「なにか。なにも」
4)textbook p.166 VII A in our class

homework is
1)textbook p.167 B.
2)workbook p.71
3)study for the quiz on textbook p.152 Nouns

４がつ１１にち げつようび

What we learned today were

1)Review ～のがすきです。
2)Textbook p.165 B
3) New usage of particle  が

Homework is workbook p. 70 and comment on Lien's photo story.

Feedback for your friend's Photo Story

Write down the following on friend's comment box in ENGLISH.

1)What do you understand?
2) What is good about your friend's Photo Story?
3)What should he/ she do to improve their Japanese more?
4)How does it help you with your Japanese?

Rhatt's photo story 2:my town

What we learned today were

1)Quiz on Lesson 8 verbs
2)Practice～ないでください。 Textbook p.65 V
3)New grammar べんきょうするのがすきです。

Homework is textbook p.168 B and workbook p.69.

４がつ６にち すいようび

What we learned today were

1) Review of short form 1
2)Review of short form 2

2) new grammar ～ないでください。

homework is workbook p.68 and textbook p.165 V.

４がつ４にち げつようび

what we learned today were
1)Review of short form 1: informal (causal) speech
2)Short form 2: I think/said    e.g.) やさいをたべるとおもいます。

homework is workbook page.67.

４がつ１にち きんようび

What we learned today were

1)Review of short form conjugation
2)practice of usage of short forms----causal conversation

Homework is workbook p.66 and blog entry #9-free topic but you have to use short forms(more than 5 sentences)

If you missed class today, write down answers textbook p.161 II informal speech A and B.

３がつ３０にち

What we learned today was

1)short forms

Homework is this handout and workbook p.65.

You will have a vocab quiz on Friday.

３がつ２８にち げつようび

What you learned today was

1) Lesson 8 Vocabulary

Homework is
1) remembering Lesson8 Vocabulary
2) Practice your self- introduction including in

•  greeting
• name
• age
• major
• favorite things e.g.) たべものがすきです。

3) The handout if you are absent today.

３がつ２３にち すいようび

What we learned today was

1)Review for Lesson 7 Test.

If you have a question, please Gmail me!

Due by March 28th

1)Photo story project→BLOG＃９
2)Vocab lists on Lesson 8
3)Vocab quiz on Lesson 8 from なadjectives,うverbs, るverbs→ON　FRIDAY

３がつ２１にち げつようび

What we learned today were

1)review of ～に+Verb stem+にいく
2)New counter for people　～にん

Homework is handout for projects.

わたしのまち

わたしのまちはひろしまです。
ひろしまにすんでいます。(progressive 2)
みやじまです。
みやじまは、とてもきれいで、おもしろいです。(2 adjectives)
わたしは、やきゅうがだいすきです。
やきゅうをいつもみています。(progressive 1)
これは、おこのみやきです。
おこのみやきをたべにいきます。(Verb stem+にいきます）
おいしいです。
これは、スライリーです。
スライリーはかみがあおいです。（かみがながいです）
おわり。

さんがつ じゅうはちにち きんようび

What we learned today were
1)Review of Te-form of adjectives
2)～に～にいく　e.g.)　がっこうにべんきょうしにいきます。

homework is
1)blog entry #9 title is はるやすみ(spring break)
   rule: more than 5 sentences
         use the following gramamr

• verb stem+にいく
• te-form adjectives
• かみがながいです。

2)Workbook p.62

さんがつ じゅうよっか げつようび

What we learn today were

1)かみがながいです。 textbook p.138
2)practice of this grammar

Homework is
1)Write 5 sentences total about your family member.
e.g.) おかあさんは、かみがながいです。

On Friday, we will have vocab quiz from nouns on p.134.

さんがつ よっか きんようび

Next week is spring break!!! I hope you will have a lot of fun but please don't forget Japanese!!!!

What we leaned today were

1)Review of te-form
2) Explanation of how to do spring break homework.
Please find an interesting video and you will use the Japanese culture later in our project

さんがつみっかーひなまつり

!

blog #7

これは、「How to speak fluent Japanese without saying a word」のビデオです。
このビデオをみて、わらいました。(connect verbs)
たなかさんは、にほんごをおしえています。(progressive 1)
れみさんは、にほんごをべんきょうしています(progressive 3)。そして、れみさんは、すわっています。(progressive 2)
にほんじんは、「ツゥゥゥゥゥゥゥゥ～ 」をよくつかいます。おもしろいですから。(Because)

このビデオのPart2をみてもいいです。(permission) Part3はみてはいけません。(deny permission)

さんがつ ふつか すいようび

What we learned today were
1)～ている2 　　e.g.）わたしは、ふとっています。　I'm fat.
2)～ている3　　e.g.)にほんごをべんきょうしています。 My major is Japanese.

Homework is workbook p. 59 and 60 (Due by after spring break).
Vocab quiz on Friday! Vocab list (Lesson 7) is due by Friday also.

にがつ にじゅうはちにち げつようび

What we learned today

1)Vocabulary sentences
2)～ている(action in progress)

Homework is workbook p.58 and vocabulary sheet-all adjective and verbs (due by Friday).
Vocabulary quiz from Lesson 7 ADJECTIVES ONLY is on Friday!

テストべんきょう

Lesson6 Test is included the following:

1)Lesson 5 adjectives (meaning, conjugation)
2)Lesson 6 all
mainly 5 usages of て-forms and ～から(because)

Study the workbook a lot and remember the vocabulary to answer the questions that I made changes a little.

べんきょうしてください！！！

にがつ にじゅうさんにち すいようび

What we learned today were

1)～てください。e.g.)　食べてください。
２）～てもいいです。e.g.)たばこをすってもいいです。
３）～てはいけません。e.g.) たばこをすってはいけません。

Homework is p.50 and 53.

BLOG TOPICS

Blog #1 introduction
Blog#2 daily life using verbs
Blog#3 your family
Blog#4 Photo Story 1
Blog#5 teaching experience in English
Blog#6 Te-form verbs about your daily life

にがつ にじゅういちにち げつようび

What we learned today were

1)～から

Homework is workbook p.55 and complete the handout that I gave to you.

Announcement

1) We will have a Lesson 6 test on Friday including adjective vocabulary from Lesson 5 .
2) If you haven't submit all homework, you will submit by Wednesday.
 if you don't know what you are missing, talk to me after class or email me.
3) I will give you mid term grade on Friday, 2/25.

にがつじゅうはちにち きんようび

What we learned today were

1) how to organize vocabulary
2)how to remember vocabulary

Homework is

1)blog entry #6 "what do you do in daily life" using Te-forms (connecting verbs/command) more than 5 sentences

2)Vocabulary organizer---You will finish u-verbs,ru-verbs and irregular verbs.

Quiz on Monday is all verbs (again) from textbook p.116 and 117.

blog entry #4 family with adjectives
blog entry #5 photo story

にがつ じゅうろくにち すいようび

What we learned today were
1)Adjective teaching
2)Review of Te-forms
3)2nd usage of Te-forms, which is Command

Homework is workbook p.54.

にがつじゅうよっか げつようび バレンタインデー

What we learned today were

1)the custom of Valentine's day in Japan
2)how to make heart by origami
3)how to conjugate Te-forms
4)how to use Te-form


しゅくだいは、ワークブックのｐ。４９です。
すいようびはクイズがあります。クイズはテキストのｐ。１１６と１１７のu-verbs,ru-verbs and irregular verbsです。

にがつじゅういちにち きんようび

What we learned today were

1)counter まい e.g.) いちまい、にまい、さんまい
２）Review of　Adjectives

homework is
1)handout　～ましょう。～ましょうか
2) blog entry #5 about "how do you think about teaching each other? For example, like activity we did today.
If you finish teaching, write your experience and how do you think this activity. Will it be advantage or disadvantage of your learning Japanese?  What is benefit of teaching each other? If you haven't, how do you think that you will become a teacher.Difficult? Easy? Why?"
3)If you cannot upload your Photo Story, email it to me.

にがつ ここのか すいようび

What we learned today were

1)～ましょう。～ましょうか。　Textbook p.103
2)how to reply to the invitation     e.g.) しぃぃぃ～ちょっと。。。。
3) Review of verbs conjugation

homework is workbook p.47. Bring your Photo Story(jump drive, blog, email yourself) ready to show to everyone.

にがつなのか げつようび

What we did today was

１）Chapter 5 test

As for photo story, make sure that you save the WMV file. NOT wp3 file.
So you can upload on your blog. Meanwhile, you can email your photo story to my gmail email.

にがつよっか きんようび

what you have to do over weekend:

1) Complete Photo story → You will upload your photo story in  your blog(This is blog entry#4).
2) Study for Chapter 5 test


What are you going to study are mainly Katakana and adjectives. Answer the following questions. If you can answer all yes, you will be ready for test.

1)Can you write all katakana perfectly?
2)Can you conjugate いadjective correctly?
3)Can you conjugate なadjective correctly?
4)Can you conjugate irregular adjective correctly?
5) Can you make a sentence with ～がすきです。
6) Can you make a sentence with ～がきらいです。
７）Can you describe your family member with more than 3 adjectives?

Please study with your workbook. The format of test will be similar to workbook.

いちがつさんじゅういちにち げつようび

what we learned today

1)～がすきです。　e.g.)いぬがすきです。　I like a dog.
2)how to make sentences for project on Wednesday.

Homework is workbook p,46 and practice your script for projects.

On Wednesday, we are in computer lab. Please come to this class because if you miss this class, it is hard to make up. You have to bring digital pictures of you and your family. 

On Friday, we will have a TEST 1. I will explain it in detail on Wednesday. 

いちがつにじゅうはちにち きんようび

What we learned today was
1)conjugation of い-adjectives

e.g) こわいーこわいです。こわくありません。こわかったです。こわくありませんでした。

homework is workbook p.42 and 43.
blog entry #3 about your family. Use my blog entr3 to complete this task.

blog3:わたしのかぞく

わたしのかぞくは、３にんいます。
おっとのなまえは、くまちゃんです。
くまちゃんは、やさしいです。そして、おおきいです。 きびしくありません。よくたべます。
こどものなまえは、そらです。
そらちゃんは、げんきです。いつもはしります。

Rule:
１）Use　～います。～あります。
２）Include　Names
３）Use　more than 2 Adjective. Present　Affirmatives
４）Use　 Adjective Present Negative
５）Use　More than　２Verbs

いちがつにじゅうろくにち すいようび

What we learned today was

1)adjective 2
e.g.) せんせいは、かわいいです。The teacher is cute.

2)な-adj. conjugation
e.g.)にぎやかなーにぎやかです。にぎやかじゃありません。にぎやかでした。にぎやかじゃありませんでした。

3)い-adj. conjugation

e.g.) こわいーこわいです。こわくありません。

homework is workbook page 41.

いちがつにじゅうよっか げつようび

Today we learned ADJECTIVE (modifying nouns)

e.g.) これは、おいしいコーヒーです。

Homework is workbook p.45.

Blog #2

いちがつじゅうごにち、どようびです。
モールにいきました。
くつとふくをかいました。
そして、ひるごはんをたべました。
モールはMentorにあります。
ごご８じに、いえにかえりました。

いちがつにじゅういちにち きんようび

What we learned today were

1) Katakana ヤユヨ　ラリルレロ　ワヲン
２）Quiz #1

Homework is
1)blog entry #2 about "What did you do on weekend?"
You have to write more than 5 sentences Using Past tense Verbs
See my example blog.
2)Workbook p.115 and 116

Quiz#2 on Monday is on Katakana マミムメモ　ヤユヨ　ラリルレロ　ワヲン

いちがつ じゅうくにち すいようび

What we learned today are

1)katakana タチツテト
2)katakana　ナニヌネノ
3)katakana　ハヒフヘホ
4)katakana　マミムメモ

homework is workbook page 113 and 114.
Quiz on Friday. アイウエオ　カキクケコ　サシスセソ　タチツテト　ナニヌネノ　ハヒフヘホ

＊＊＊Please upload a picture on your blog page and do blog #1.

いちがつじゅうよっか きんようび

What we learned today were

1)how to use blog
2)Katakana サシスセソ

homework is
1)blog entry #1 you have to include
1. はじめまして
2. name
3. age
4. Make a sentence with VERB
5. Make a sentence with ～があります。～がいます。
6. よろしくおねがいします。

2) Put your picture on your blog so I can see which one is your blog.

いちがつじゅうににち すいようび

Today what we learned were

1)katakana アイウエオ　カキクケコ
2)how to say 'How are you? ' in Japanese. げんきですか。　はい、げんきです。

homework is workbook page 112.

1/10 げつようび

What we did today were

1)introduction of Japanese 102
2)syllabus
3)introduction of classmates

On Wednesday, we will start learn katakana. If you want to head start, you can do workbook p.112.

はじめまして！

わたしは、シガラーゆきです。
みんなのせんせいです。
たんじょうびは、にがつついたちです。
テレビをよくみます。
しゅじんとむすめがいます。
よろしくおねがいします。