Essentially, this selection of activities exists for the sole purpose of keeping the in-coming Japanese 3 students focused on Japanese and on good work habits for the summer.  Mr. Hurley and I spoke about the difficulities faced by the previous year's Japanese 3 students who came in rusty or lacking adequate fundamental skills.  In particular, I want to accomplish two things:  I want the Japansese students to review Japanese 2 matieral so they can hit the ground running in Japanese 3.   I also want to see how well I can run a quasi-independent summer study program via the Internet.  This could be the perfect opportunity to try out some new activities and new types of assessment.

Each assignment would be e-mailed to the student on the Monday of the week and be due by Friday of the same week.  By that reckoning, there will be nine (9) nine assignments.  Each assignment will incoporate plain form review, an Internet-based reading/research portion, and some writing component.  The summer assignment (SA) dates are as follows:

SA 1       June  25 (due 6/29)
SA 2       July  2 (due 7/6)
SA 3       July  9 (due 7/13)
SA 4       July 16 (due 7/20)
SA 5       July  23 (due 7/27)
SA 6       July  30 (due 8/3)
SA 7       August  6 (due 8/10)
SA 8       August  13 (8/17)
SA 9       August  20 (8/24)

Before the first assignment is due, I will send out an e-mail message to each student to confirm that you are ready to begin the project.  Upon receipt of your response, I will send them the first assignment.  I will send the due dates for all assignments, but I will not send you all the assignments for fear you would do all the work in a week, turn it in, and then not think about Japanese for the rest of the summer.  That result goes against what you need to do--use and study Japanese for the entire summer.   Points will be assigned on an assignment by assignment basis.  All assignments will be worth five (5) points.  Leaving any part of any assignment blank constitutes a zero for that assignment.  Failure to turn in ALL assignments ON TIME will require you to meet me at Silver Creek to take another Japanese 2 final, which you must pass in order to be considered for Japanese 3.  Bottom line:  just turn in the assignments and you'll be fine.  Of course, if you have any trouble at all viewing the sites that I have listed for the assignments, then you have several options:  You can try to view it using a computer at a friend's house or at the library.  You can schedule a time with me when you may use the computers in D-7.  Or, you can attempt to download the software or plug-ins that would enable you complete the work at home on your own computer. You can always contact me at (650) 964-2675 or at juggle_sensei@hotmail.com

SA 1  Due Friday, June 29;  5 points

Part 1:  Write the plain form break-down each for five (5) Japanese 2 Group 1 verbs, five (5) Japanese 2 Group 2 verbs,  five (5) Japanese 2 i-adjectives,  and five (5) Japanese 2 na-adjectives or nouns.  This portion of the assignments will be mandatory for all nine assignments.  Please use different words for each  assignment.  Please take this part of the homework seriously as you will have a plain form test on the first day of class.  If you mindlessly do this portion of the work, I will know it by your score.  An example of how I would like this part done is provided below.

English,  plain,   te-form,   plain past,   plain neg.,   plain neg,   past volitional (verbs)
to choose, erabu (gp1), erande, eranda, erabanai, erabanakatta, eraboo
to gather, atsumeru (gp2), atsumete, atsumeta, atsumenai, atsumenakatta, atsumeyoo
dark, kurai, kurakute, kurakatta, kurakunai, kurakunakatta
ring, yubiwa da, yubiwa de, yubiwa datta, yubiwa ja nai, yubiwa ja nakatta

Part 2:  English to Japanese sentences.  Please copy the following sentences and then provide a Japanese translation for them.

1.)  My grandfather is in between my grandmother and my nephew.
2.)  Please play outside.
3.)  I buy drinks at the convenience store three times a day.
4.)  I don't think he is bald.
5.)  There are three dogs behind the laundry.

Part 3:  Particle Review.  Japanese 1 Vocabulary 15 has a list of all primary particles.  15 different usages are outlined.  Please write fifteen Japanese sentences--one for each usage listed.   For 10 of the sentences, use only Japanese 2 vocabulary.
 

SA 2  Due Friday, July 6;  5 points

Part 1:  Plain form review.  Write the plain form break-down each for five (5) Japanese 2 Group 1 verbs, five (5) Japanese 2 Group 2 verbs,  five (5) Japanese 2 i-adjectives,  and five (5) Japanese 2 na-adjectives or nouns.

Part 2:  Write five (5) sentences about what you did yesterday,  five (5) sentences about what you are doing or will do today, and write five (5) sentences about what you will do tomorrow.  Use only Japanese 2 grammar.

Part 3:  Find one other student with whom you can chat by way of Instant Messaging (IM) or by way of a chat room.  Chat with that student online, in Japanese, for 15 minutes.  After you are finished, copy the text of your entire discussion and send it to me as an e-mail or as an e-mail attachment.  Be sure to specify exactly who the two people are in the discussion so both students get credit.
 

SA 3  Due Friday, July 13;  5 points

Part 1:  Plain form review.  Write the plain form break-down each for five (5) Japanese 2 Group 1 verbs, five (5) Japanese 2 Group 2 verbs,  five (5) Japanese 2 i-adjectives,  and five (5) Japanese 2 na-adjectives or nouns.

Part 2:  Translate from Japanese to English.  John and Yamashita are talking to each other.

John:  Osoku natte shimaimashita.  Sumimasen.
Yamashita:  Soo desu ka.  Watashi wa moo osoi to omoimashita.
John:  Suzuki-san wa kimasen.  Kesa, denwa ga arimashita.
Yamashita:  Dame desu ka.  Zannen desu ne.
J:  Hai.  Zannen da to itte imashita.
Y:  Matsumoto-san wa kuru deshoo ka.
J:  Kuru to omoimasu yo.
Y:  Ja, moo sukoshi machimashoo ka.
J:  Senshuumatsu, Tanaka-san to iu hito ni aimashita.  Yamashita-san wo shitte iru to itte imashita.
Y:  Tanaka-san?  Donna hito desu ka.
J:  Se ga takakute, yasete iru hito desu.
Y:  Wakarimashita!  Daigaku no toki, itsumo Tanaka-san to issho ni doko ka e ryokoo shimashita.
J:  Matsumoto-san ga kimashita!
Y:  Soo desu ka?  Doko desu ka?
J:  Asoko desu.  Baiten de nanika wo katte iru hito desu ne?
Y:  Matsumoto-san ja nai to omoimasu ga....Matasumoto-san wa megane wo kakete inai n desu.

Part 3:  Go to http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/v/j/    Scroll down the page and find the colors quiz.  Take it and let me know your score (how many you got right out of the total) on your final attempt.   Look around the site and take one more quiz for fun.  Lastly, write down your thoughts and impressions of this site.
 

SA 4 Due Friday, July 20;  5 points

Part 1:  Plain form review.  Write the plain form break-down each for five (5) Japanese 2 Group 1 verbs, five (5) Japanese 2 Group 2 verbs,  five (5) Japanese 2 i-adjectives,  and five (5) Japanese 2 na-adjectives or nouns.

Part 2:  Write one (1) original sentence for each of the eight (8) grammar patterns in Japanese 2 Grammar Summary 2 and use both Japanese 1 and Japanese 2 vocabulary.  Remember that the goal is not simply to get some Japanese written, but rather to think hard about the pattern, how it works, and when you can use it.

Part 3:  Check out these two on-line dictionaries:
http://www.es.dis.titech.ac.jp/~hiroshi/pani_ejdic/welcome.html
http://enterprise.dsi.crc.ca/cgi-bin/j-e/dict
Type in the word "pain" into each one.  Compare the answers of both sites.  Tell me which site you like better and why.  You might want to bookmark these sites for future use (hint, hint, wink, wink).
 

SA 5 Due Friday, July 27;  5 points

Part 1:  Plain form review.  Write the plain form break-down each for five (5) Japanese 2 Group 1 verbs, five (5) Japanese 2 Group 2 verbs,  five (5) Japanese 2 i-adjectives,  and five (5) Japanese 2 na-adjectives or nouns.

Part 2:  Write one (1) original sentence for each of the seven (7) grammar patterns in Japanese 2 Grammar Summary 3 and use both Japanese 1 and Japanese 2 vocabulary.  Remember that the goal is not simply to get some Japanese written, but rather to think hard about the pattern, how it works, and when you can use it.

Part 3:  Check out this site that offers animations to help your remember kanji.
http://www.sabah.edu.my/meiko/
The kanji are divided by the years in which Japanese students learn them.  Pick out twenty (20) kanji that you have already learned and try to write down the memory devices that the site has for them.  It's all in Japanese, so hold onto your hat.
 

SA 6 Due Friday, August 3;  5 points

Part 1:  Plain form review.  Write the plain form break-down each for five (5) Japanese 2 Group 1 verbs, five (5) Japanese 2 Group 2 verbs,  five (5) Japanese 2 i-adjectives,  and five (5) Japanese 2 na-adjectives or nouns.

Part 2:  Write one (1) original sentence for each of the ten (10) grammar patterns in Japanese 2 Grammar Summary 4 and use both Japanese 1 and Japanese 2 vocabulary.  Remember that the goal is not simply to get some Japanese written, but rather to think hard about the pattern, how it works, and when you can use it.

Part 3:  This site has a ton of cultural hints and advice.  Tell me five specific things you like or did not like about this site.  Be specific please.  I will know whether or not you truly took a look around or not.  http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~japanese/japanpicturegallery/index.html#lessons
 

SA 7 Due Friday, August 10;  5 points

Part 1:  Plain form review.  Write the plain form break-down each for five (5) Japanese 2 Group 1 verbs, five (5) Japanese 2 Group 2 verbs,  five (5) Japanese 2 i-adjectives,  and five (5) Japanese 2 na-adjectives or nouns.

Part 2:  Write one (1) original sentence for each of the nine (9) grammar patterns in Japanese 2 Grammar Summary 5 and use both Japanese 1 and Japanese 2 vocabulary.  Remember that the goal is not simply to get some Japanese written, but rather to think hard about the pattern, how it works, and when you can use it.

Part 3:  I will be assigning you a specific time in which you will meet with me online to do more IM chat in Japanese.  Be prepared to spend at  least 5 and up to 10 minutes online with me.  Dozo yoroshiku!!!  =)
 

SA 8 Due Friday, August 17;  5 points

Part 1:  Plain form review.  Write the plain form break-down each for five (5) Japanese 2 Group 1 verbs, five (5) Japanese 2 Group 2 verbs,  five (5) Japanese 2 i-adjectives,  and five (5) Japanese 2 na-adjectives or nouns.

Part 2:  Situation Review.  Answer in Japanese.  What do you say if...

1.)  You want to get to the post office.
2.)  You want to know how long it takes to get there by foot.
3.)  You ask a friend which season she likes best.
4.)  You answer the phone and it's for your mom, who is in the next room.
5.)  You are complimented on your Japanese.
6.)  You introduce your friend Yoshi.
7.)  Yoshi introduces you to his mom.
8.)  You are about to leave home.
9.)  You have just returned home.
10.)  One of your family members is about to leave home.
11.)  One of your family members has returned home.
12.)  You offer a gift to a friend.
13.)  You would like to order at a restaurant.
14.)  You tell the waiter that you'll have the pork and some wheat tea.
15.)  You ask a store clerk how much for everthing (that you've bought).

Part 3:  Access the news media of Japan and pick one article or news story to read.  Then tell me about it in English.  For sites I recommend either www.japantimes.com or http://nikkeiview.com/
 

SA 9  Due Friday, August 24;  5 points

Part 1:  Plain form review.  Write the plain form break-down each for five (5) Japanese 2 Group 1 verbs, five (5) Japanese 2 Group 2 verbs,  five (5) Japanese 2 i-adjectives,  and five (5) Japanese 2 na-adjectives or nouns.

Part 2:  Write one (1) paragraph in Japanese on the topic of your choice.  Use only Japanese 2 grammar, but feel free to use both Japanese 1 and 2 vocabulary.

Part 3:  Go to the following site and choose one story to read and translate in your own words in English.  Include with your translation the URL of the story that you chose.  Don't stress about it being perfect, just see if you can get the gist of the story.  The vocabulary on the side should help you.
http://contest.thinkquest.gr.jp/tqj1999/20190/eng/index.html