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Language Resident/Assistant Name:
Kozue Matsumoto
Day and Date:
Tuesday November 24, 2020
Language and Level (intermediate or advanced class):
Advanced
Class theme/topics discussed:
Goal of the class:
How did you structure the class?
What technology, media or props did you use? (internet resources, playmobiles, handouts, etc.)
Class agreement, breakup rooms
Zoom, white board
What worked well in this class? What did not work?
How could this class be improved/ modified?
If you have a more detailed lesson plan, please attach it below (OK to use target language for that). Please attach any handouts as well.
Below are what we did with whiteboard
Fruits
Vegetables
Things in the water
Rare and strange family names
Complicated kanji
Taito たいと – a family name (not officially recorded in anywhere but there is a story around this kanji)
Biang – From Chinese kanji
Jin ジン – dust
Language Resident/Assistant Name:
Kozue Matsumoto
Day and Date:
Monday October 5, 2020
Language and Level (intermediate or advanced class):
Intermediate / Advanced
Class theme/topics discussed:
Goal of the class:
How did you structure the class?
What technology, media or props did you use? (internet resources, playmobiles, handouts, etc.)
Class agreement, breakup rooms
Zoom, Breakout room, emails, YouTube and internet resources.
What worked well in this class? What did not work?
How could this class be improved/ modified?
If you have a more detailed lesson plan, please attach it below (OK to use target language for that). Please attach any handouts as well.
Some concepts:
俳句、季語、字余り、字足らず、倒置法
Student works (with my quick translation):
天の川(あまのがわ)
今晩月は(こんばんつきは)
珍しい(めずらしい)
With Milky way, tonight’s moon is rare.
紅葉狩り
カリフォルニアで
火事がある
While enjoying the colorful fall tree leaves while it’s on fire in California
コーン畑
踊って来てる
骸骨は
At Corn field, a skeleton is coming while dancing
花枯れる (はなかれる)
BTS が来る (ビティエスがくる)
うれしいな
The season the flowers die, it’s also a season BTS comes here. Feels happy.
タコ火曜
感謝祭と
食べすぎる
Taco Tuesday, also Thanksgiving, I’m eating too much
秋のくれ(あき)
カボチャをほって
光入れ(ひかりいれ)
At dusk, I curve a pumpkin and light inside.
秋の時間
色々な色
思い出す
Fall time, I remember lots of colors.
秋に来る
外を見る時
しあわせな
Coming in the fall, I feel happy looking outside
春寒のころ
電車を待ち中
あの子見た
In early spring, while waiting for a train, I saw the girl.
宿題が
飛んで行ってる
貝寄風のおかげ
My homework is all blown away, thanks to a strong spring wind!
蝉の音
種を吐き出せ
ネバネバな手
Cicada sounds, let’s spit out seeds with my sticky hands
最初の雨
上に雪が降る
山眠る
The first rain, and then snow falls, the mountain sleeps
大雨で 峰
白くなり
山眠る
A huge rain fall, the peak of mountains become white as mountains sleeps
雨の後
雲吹き飛ばし
白い山
After the rain, the clounds are blown away and I see a white mountain.
Language Resident/Assistant Name:
Kozue Matsumoto
Day and Date:
Wednesday October 14, 2020
Language and Level (intermediate or advanced class):
Intermediate
Class theme/topics discussed:
Goal of the class:
How did you structure the class?
What technology, media or props did you use? (internet resources, playmobiles, handouts, etc.)
Class agreement, breakup rooms
Zoom, Breakout room.
What worked well in this class? What did not work?
How could this class be improved/ modified?
Language Resident/Assistant Name:
Kozue Matsumoto
Day and Date:
Wednesday November 4, 2020
Language and Level (intermediate or advanced class):
Intermediate / Advanced
Class theme/topics discussed:
Goal of the class:
How did you structure the class?
What technology, media or props did you use? (internet resources, playmobiles, handouts, etc.)
Class agreement, breakup rooms
Zoom, breakout rooms online resource
What worked well in this class? What did not work?
Advanced:
How could this class be improved/ modified?
If you have a more detailed lesson plan, please attach it below (OK to use target language for that). Please attach any handouts as well.
https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/japanese-onomatopoeia/
Student works: Each group created a story.
サクサク = stepping in dirt
タタタタ = running
ガミガミ = being lectured/nagged by someone above you
ひひいん = sound of a horse
うっとり = being fascinated by something beautiful
Language Resident/Assistant Name:
Kozue Matsumoto
Day and Date:
Monday November 9, 2020
Language and Level (intermediate or advanced class):
Intermediate / Advanced
Class theme/topics discussed:
Goal of the class:
How did you structure the class?
What technology, media or props did you use? (internet resources, playmobiles, handouts, etc.)
Class agreement, breakup rooms
Zoom, breakout rooms, youtube videos
What worked well in this class? What did not work?
Advanced:
How could this class be improved/ modified?
If you have a more detailed lesson plan, please attach it below (OK to use target language for that). Please attach any handouts as well.
Videos Shared:
Vocabulary that we learned:
袴:はかま
ばち
伝統的:でんとうてき:traditional
楽器:がっき:musical instrument
稲荷:いなり
畳:たたみ
和室:わしつ
襖:ふすま
和紙:わし
障子:しょうじ
きつね
竹:たけ
竹林:ちくりん
帯:おび
頭巾:ずきん
お経:おきょう
般若心経:はんにゃしんきょう
袈裟:けさ
邪道:じゃどう
Students’ comments on chat for each video
https://youtu.be/KHna8ngTaOg
17:06:41 From Lena She-Her : This lit
17:06:50 From Mason Cai : ^^
17:06:54 From Marina Aina : ^^^
17:07:00 From Ruby Hoffman : ^^
17:07:10 From Ashley Cheng : ^^^^^
17:07:32 From Marina Aina : The mv visuals are so nice too 😮
17:07:48 From Alyssa Zhang : those masks damnnnnn
17:08:06 From Mason Cai : :OOOoOOO:
https://youtu.be/cbObLy5MjWU
17:10:24 From Marina Aina : Ive never felt more untalented in my life LMAO they’re so good 😮
17:10:32 From Kate McHale : this really slaps
17:10:34 From Ashley Cheng : It really do be one of those days
https://youtu.be/nvIGCMhjkvw?t=120
17:12:03 From Kano Cheng : I want to be this man when I grow up
17:12:29 From Ruby Hoffman : yes oh my god
17:12:37 From Marina Aina : i think you can accomplish that dream :,)
17:12:40 From Kate McHale : immaculate vibes
17:12:42 From Ashley Cheng : I wonder if my buddhist grandma would appreciate this
17:13:07 From Alyssa Zhang : i want to know what hes saying
Language Resident/Assistant Name:
Kozue Matsumoto
Day and Date:
Wednesday September 16, 2020
Language and Level (intermediate or advanced class):
Intermediate / Advanced
Class theme/topics discussed:
Goal of the class:
How did you structure the class?
What technology, media or props did you use? (internet resources, playmobiles, handouts, etc.)
Class agreement, breakup rooms
Zoom, Breakout room, chat section, news web site
What worked well in this class? What did not work?
Advanced:
How could this class be improved/ modified?
Language Resident/Assistant Name:
Kozue Matsumoto
Day and Date:
Wednesday September 2nd, 2020
Language and Level (intermediate or advanced class):
Intermediate
Class theme/topics discussed:
Goal of the class:
How did you structure the class?
What technology, media or props did you use? (internet resources, playmobiles, handouts, etc.) Class agreement, breakup rooms
Zoom, Beakout room, google maps, share screens.
What worked well in this class? What did not work?
How could this class be improved/ modified?
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