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Misaki's Journal

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Misaki's Journal is a Graded Reader for the Novice High/Intermediate Low range of Japanese learners. The Journal follows Misaki Kondo, a high schooler from Tokyo. There are eight entries in total, each has pictures and interactive materials. Please view the Authentic-Like Interactive Materials subfolder for links to those items. The Teacher's Notebook subfolder also includes the guide on how to use the reader for classroom use.

Material Type: Homework/Assignment, Reading

Authors: Theadora Callahan, Deana Nassans, Grace McGrorty

Authentic-Like Interactive Materials

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Misaki's Journal is an interactive Japanese Graded Reader. This means that each journal entry has printable materials and well as digital and intractable resources available for students to use alongside their reading experience. Please also check out the Teacher's Notebook and Misaki's Journal in the OER Japanese Grader Reader (Misaki's Journal).

Material Type: Homework/Assignment, Interactive

Authors: Theadora Callahan, Deana Nassans, Grace McGrorty

Japanese 101 - Lab 02 (日本語101ラボ第二)

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Description:Students will be introduced to appropriate greetings based on the time of day. They will practice using the correct phrases and greetings they learn. Students will then practice recognizing and reading hiragana through the hangman game.Relevant Can-Do statements(該当のできることステートメント):I can identify single hiragana and simple words.I can address someone using formal/informal greetings.I can use appropriate greetings based on the time of day. 簡単な言葉と単一の平仮名が’わかりますI can identify my own and other student’s majors in school.自分と他の学生の専攻がわかります

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Authors: Blake Simmerman, Amber Hoye

Japanese 101 - Lab 03

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Description:Students will practice using the appropriate greeting based on the time of the day and who they are speaking to. NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:I can greet and say goodbye to someone:In the morningIn the afternoonIn the eveningBased on who I am speaking with, I can use a culturally appropriate greeting. 

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Authors: Blake Simmerman, Amber Hoye

Japanese 101 - Lab 04

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Description:Students will do simple self-introductions using their name, nationality, and year in school.They will practice introducing themselves and others. Proficiency Level: Novice LowNCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do StatementsI can introduce myself with:My nameMy nationalityMy year in schoolI can identify:Where other people are fromWhat other people’s majors areWhat year in school somebody is inStudents Can Identify and read Hiragana

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Authors: Blake Simmerman, Amber Hoye

Japanese 101 - Lab 05 (クラスメートに自己紹介 Introducing Yourself to Classmates)

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Description:Students will review basic introductory phrases. The students will then take turns introducing themselves to their classmates, discussing their names, years in school, majors, and nationalities. They will review all of the information they learned with a challenge round at the end.Proficiency Level: Novice LowNCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:I can ask and respond to questions about myself, such as my name, my major, where I’m from, etc.I can politely introduce someone else with their information.  

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Authors: Blake Simmerman, Amber Hoye

Japanese 101 - Lab 07 (カタカナゲーム | Katakana Games)

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Description:The students will have a selection of bingo rounds to practice katakana with. Start with bingo 1 to practice the basic characters and prepare the students for a more difficult game. Then go to bingo 2 which will be a more exciting game where students will practice full katakana words. If time permits, you can continue into a third round and circle different items.Proficiency LevelNovice LowNCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:I can recognize individual katakana.I can understand loan words written in katakana. 

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Authors: Blake Simmerman, Amber Hoye

Japanese 101 - Lab 08 (When do you...?)

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Description:In this activity, students will practice talking about their likes and dislikes. They will also practice asking each other about what they enjoy. Students will also describe what they do on a daily basis. Proficiency LevelNovice LowNCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:I can ask and answer questions related to my daily life.I can ask and answer questions about my likes and dislikes.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Authors: Blake Simmerman, Amber Hoye

何をしますか/What Do You Do? Novice Low, Japanese 101, Lab 10

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The students will review the verbs they have learned so far, as well as the days of the week, the time of day, and the hours of the day. Then, they will ask and answer questions in pairs about simple daily schedules. Finally, as a group, they will describe what they do on the weekends.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Authors: Amber Hoye, Theadora Callahan, Deana Nassans, Ethan Hoggan, Camille Daw, Mimi Fahnstrom

Japanese 102 - Lab 01 (アイスブレーカーする)

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In this lab, students will learn the rules of conversation labs at Boise State’s World Languages Resource Center (WLRC). They will then play an icebreaker game to introduce themselves to the rest of the lab. This game will cover things like their name and age, what they did over winter break, and what they often do on certain days. NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:I can introduce myself with my name and other relevant information. I can understand questions about myself and give one-word answers.I can give one-word answers to questions about my surroundings.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Authors: Blake Simmerman, Amber Hoye

Japanese 102 - Lab 02 (物について話す/Talking about objects)

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In this lab, students will use a word bank on the whiteboard to describe people, places, and things in the presentation slides. Students will first be asked to provide adjectives for color, positive adjectives, and negative adjectives. Students will then flip two coins to determine the sentence they will construct.NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:I can use simple descriptions to describe people, places, and things.I can say whether an object is fast or slow, clean or dirty, etc.I can say whether an object is NOT fast or slow, clean or dirty, etc. 

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Authors: Blake Simmerman, Amber Hoye

Japanese 102 - Lab 03 (日本語/English)

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In this lab, students will practice connecting sentences with te-form by describing a handful of pictures. Pairs of students will then conduct a mock tour, with one student acting as a tour guide and the other acting like a famous historical figure. Once the tour guide has learned enough about the “famous person,” the students will then schedule a tour together, keeping in mind the information gathered from the interview. NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:I can schedule a day’s worth of activities for another person.I can ask about someone’s preferences, including their likes and dislikes.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Authors: Blake Simmerman, Amber Hoye