Thursday, August 30, 2012

Time Line assignment: 1. Cut a piece of paper in half lengthwise. 2. On the back of one of them write “past accomplishments”, on the other write “future goals”. List anything you can think of. You must have A MINIMUM of 3 past accomplishments. You must have a MINIMUM of 6 future goals. You must have at least 1 of each (mental, physical, and social). 3. Tape the two ends together on the back side. On the front number the lines 1 through 70. FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT YOU CANNOT DIE BEFORE YOU ARE 70! Make 2 lines, label one “personal” and the other “educational/career”. 4. Now fill in your timeline with the items you wrote down. You can also add any others you may think of as you go. (e.g. kids, moving, etc…). Use colored pencils for things that last years, and make an individual mark for a single accomplishment.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Goal Line assignment: 1. Cut a piece of paper in half lengthwise. 2. On the back of one of them write “past accomplishments”, on the other write “future goals”. List anything you can think of. You must have A MINIMUM of 3 past accomplishments. You must have a MINIMUM of 6 future goals. You must have at least 1 of each (mental, physical, and social). 3. Tape the two ends together on the back side. On the front number the lines 1 through 70. FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT YOU CANNOT DIE BEFORE YOU ARE 70! Make 2 lines, label one “personal” and the other “educational/career”. 4. Now fill in your timeline with the items you wrote down. You can also add any others you may think of as you go. (e.g. kids, moving, etc…). Use colored pencils for things that last years, and make an individual mark for a single accomplishment.

Friday, August 24, 2012

Welcome back (Japanese 2/3 students!) and welcome Japanese 1 students. There are 38 kids in Japanese 1 and I look forward to a great year with all of you. Here is what we have done for Japanese 1: self intro, the "A" and "K" column. Make sure to have the "K" column done before class on Tuesday. No homework this weekend! Japanese 2: we covered chapter 1 review today and we will continue reviewing chapter 2 on Tuesday. Please come ready to speak nihongo dake the first 30 minutes of class. Study HIRAGANA!