Tuesday: November 3, 2009 A Block One Day
Japan Exchange is happening this week! Eighteen students, English teacher Ms. Maruoka, and Vice Principal Mr. Ohnishi, are visiting our school
JAPANESE 3 -- First period
Bi-lingual communicative activity:
All Payton students and their guests first lined themselves up in 五十音（ごじゅうおん）order, that is, hiragana/katakana order, by the first syllable of their last names.
After that, they did the same thing in alphabetical order, by the first letters of their last names.
After that, groups of Payton students interviewed each guest about activites experienced on the exchange, so far. Sentences were handed in by the Americans.
Then, each group wrote a chain story, with Japanese and Americans participating in writing each story. The story had to be in Japanese.
Postponed quiz on verbs―――たい and adjectives ---そう、Plus kanji above.
REMINDER:
Sentence-ending conjugations for い adjectives：
――い です、――よくない です、――かった です、 ――くなかった です。
Sentence ending conjugations for な adjectives ：
――です、――じゃない です ｛Or で は ありません｝、――でした、 ――じゃなかった です ｛Or で は ありませんでした｝
｛Explanation for talking about kanji:
｛Kanji compound example –人口
｛えい語 で いみ は Population という こと です。
｛かんじ は 「ひと」 の じん と くち の 「こう」 です。｝
JAPANESE 1 – Fifth period
Payton students and their Japanese guests lined themselves up in order by birthdays, January being first and December being last.
After that, they worked on writing chain stories in groups, in English.
Don’t forget kanji:
日、月、木、本
本 As “tree” plus mark indicating root or origin
Japan as “sun’s source” – 日本
にほん 日本
にほんご 日本語
Study!
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JAPANESE 2 -- Sixth period
Payton and Osaka students reported their ages and their astrological years. Then they lined up by birthdays, January to December.
A phrase was written on the board:
隣（となり）の ねこ はーーー
In mixed groups, students had to explain about this cat, in 日本語 writing, with physical descriptions and adjectives. Resulting group papers were handed in at the end of the class..
Postpone collecting homework: ワークブックの十六ページ：B
Remember these kanji:
目 め Eye
耳 みみ Ear
大きい Big おおきい
手 て Hand
口 くち Mouth
足 あし Feet/legs
New song: “Head and shoulders knees and toes”
あたま、かた、ひざ、足、ひざ、あし
あたま、かた、ひざ、足、ひざ、あし
目 と 耳 と 口 と はな、
あたま、かた、ひざ、足、ひざ、足
Hiragana and kanji writing practice – welcome signs for incoming Osaka group.
Reminder: We all must be polite in the Japanese language classroom. Not only is it important in our lives in general – it is an essential part of Japanese culture. ください、おねがい します、ありがとう、すみません Are the most important words and phrases in Japanese.
JAPANESE 4 and AP – Seventh period
This class does not meet on Block One days.
