1st+Hour+Assignments+2014-15

__ ** Practice for Writing Final ** __ __My Ideal Vacation__ __Part 1__ In 5 full Japanese sentences, write about your ideal vacation. 1. Where will you go? The place can be in English (unless it is Japan.) 2. What will the date be? (Include year, month, date and day of the week in kanji). 3. Write 2 weather-related sentences. 4. What will the temperature be? (Write the number in kanji.)
 * sunny, rainy, cloudy or snowy
 * hot, warm, cool or cold

__Part 2__ Using PhotoPeach, create a slide show display of your writing. 1. Create an account at PhotoPeach. 2. Find images that represent your sentences. (One image for each sentence.) 3. Upload your images into PhotoPeach. 4. Type the appropriate sentence on the slide. Put text at the top of the page. 5. Embed your completed PhotoPeach on your Wikispaces page.

__ ** 二千十五年四月二十七日日月曜日 ** __
 * 1) Find 5 historical events that interest you in some way
 * 3 of the 5 events have to take place before the year 2000
 * 1) On your Wikispaces page:
 * Write the name of the event (in English)
 * Write the date of the event (in English)
 * Include a photo of the event
 * Saving the photo (your last name_your first name_title of event)
 * 1) Using Audacity, record yourself saying the date in Japanese
 * Saving your recording (your last name_your first name_title of event_audio)

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__ ** 二千十五年四月二十四日日金曜日 ** __ Bombing of the Twin Towers Tuesday, September 11, 2001

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Assassination of John F. Kennedy Friday, November 22, 1963

First Day of Woodstock Friday, August 15, 1969

Launch of Facebook Wednesday, February 4, 2004

Election of 1st Black President in the United States Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Your project is to do research on Japan on the comparison between the Japanese Imperial Calendar and the Gregorian Calendar.

For the following eras: Research information about each of the eras above. **I**nclude such information as:
 * Meiji
 * Taisho
 * Showa
 * Heisei
 * the name of each era in:
 * English
 * kanji
 * the date in which each era began and ended in:
 * English
 * kanji
 * the name of the emperor at the time of each era in:
 * hiragana
 * romaji
 * a picture of the emperor
 * __two__ important facts about each era in:
 * in English
 * in your own words (do not copy and paste from a website)
 * if you use words that other students do not know, you must explain them
 * __one__ important fact about what was happening in the United State at the time (in English)
 * an illustration for each era
 * write a description of the image you choose

__ ** 12月17日(水) ** __ Follow the steps below to learn about Japanese New Year Cards. 1. Read the information on this blog.
 * On a piece of notebook paper, divide your paper into 2 columns.
 * Label the columns "//In Japan//" & "//In America//"
 * While reading, write down details that you learn about Japanese New Year Cards and compare them to things that we do in America.

Example: 2. Repeat the steps above using this link. You must have a minimum of 5 comparisons, not including my example.
 * __In Japan__ ||  || __In America__ ||
 * Japanese send out cards for New Year ||  || Many Americans send cards for Christmas ||

3. Go to Google Japan and search ねんがじょう. Find designs that you like for 2015, the Year of the Sheep. Use these for inspiration of creating your own design.

4. Below, find more information regarding your ねんがじょう



5. Below is the grading rubric.



__ ** 12月12日(金) ** __ 1. Learn how to create an おりがみの　えんぴつ. See link below. 2. Create the おりがみの　えんぴつ in various colors to make a visual of colors - be sure to write your colors in Japanese (no English)
 * Origami Colored Pencils

__ ** 12月9日(火) ** __ Practice the colors in Japanese using the following links.
 * Quizlet Colors Practice (easy)
 * Quizlet Colors Practice (medium)

__ ** 12月8日(月) ** __

Try to make sense of the graph below. Write down any thoughts that you have that you think help you better understand it.

__ ** 11月20日(木) ** __ Watch the video below. Take notes on the paper provided to you by your teacher. media type="custom" key="26884256"

Using the information that you learned by watching the video and the information below, create a Venn diagram that shows how you make sense of the data.

__** Teens in 1st Year Japanese Classes at Everett **__



__** 11月19日(水) **__


 * 1) Calculate your height in centimeters
 * 2) Calculate your weight in kilograms
 * 3) Take the survey found at this link.