Japanese I, Semester 2, School and Routine
Sections:

Introduction  |  Section 1  |  Section 2  |  Section 3  |  Dictionaries

Introduction

Welcome to Unit 10 学校と　まいにちの　せいかつ, School and Routine
classroom

Japanese high schools are different in several ways. One of the differences is that students belong to a homeroom and they have a homeroom teacher. Interestingly and in direct contrast to American schools, in primary school up to high school the students stay in their same homeroom groups every year, meaning they are interacting with the same students in their homerooms for their entire formative year. Teamwork and pride in their school is taught by the homerooms and the curriculum. The photo above shows a classroom door. The sign says: the third year class number nine.

Unit Ten
Congratulations again! You have now almost finished the course. It is a wonderful thing to learn another language and learn about another culture. It opens your eyes so much and it is important that you learn about the world that you are living in and part of. You must keep in mind that fluency in Japanese (or any foreign language) does not happen over night. It may seem to be a very slow process to you but it is one that is achieved the more you practice and seek ways to use your new skills.

In 学校と　まいにちの　せいかつ you will:

  1. talk about schools and school activities in Japan
  2. learn to talk about your school day in more detail
  3. learn to talk about your house
  4. learn to talk about chores and responsibilities you have at home
  5. learn to talk about your plans
  6. review verb structures we have had in this year of Japanese

As you work, keep in mind the symbols that will help you to remember what it is you are going to be doing throughout the course. If you have forgotten those, you can look back at them to keep them in mind.

Unit Activities
Below is a list of the various activities in the unit. Though no activities should be skipped, the activities that are listed here are for a grade in the course and the point values are in red.

  1. Section 1, Part B, Discussion Assignment: 12 points
  2. Section 1, Part C, TPR Quiz: 10 points
  3. Section 1, Part C, Project: 5 points
  4. Section 1, Part D, Discussion Assignment: 12 points
  5. Section 1, Part E, Kanji Assignment: 16 points
  6. Section 1, Part F, Listening Assignment: 16 points
  7. Section 1, Part G, Writing Assignment: 16 points
  8. Section 1, Part G, Speaking Assignment: 8 points
  9. Section 1, Part H, Kanji Assignment: 5 points
  10. Section 1, Part H, Discussion Assignment: 12 points
  11. Section 1 Quiz: 51 points
  12. Section 2, Part A, Speaking Assignment: 16 points
  13. Section 2, Part B, Project: 5 points
  14. Section 2, Part C, Writing Assignment: 12 points
  15. Section 2, Part D, Speaking Assignment: 12 points
  16. Section 2, Part E, Writing Assignment: 12 points
  17. Section 2, Part F, Discussion Assignment: 12 points
  18. Section 2 Quiz: 46 points
  19. Section 3, Part A, Writing Assignment: 16 points
  20. Section 3, Part B, Project: 5 points
  21. Section 3, Part B, Discussion Assignment: 16 points
  22. Section 3, Part D, Writing Assignment: 12 points
  23. Section 3, Part D, Project: 25 points
  24. Section 3 Quiz: 38 points
  25. Unit Exam: 95 points

You should keep in mind that during the course of this unit, 学校と　まいにちの　せいかつ, you should spend time doing the following daily:

  1. Vocabulary activities, drilling vocabulary (flashcards), at least 15 minutes daily.
  2. At this point you should have developed some tools to help yourself learn the Japanese language when you are not online working. You should either take notes to study later or make lists of vocabulary that you can study or even teach someone else.

Let's get going...
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