Japanese I & II

Teacher: Lea Murphy

About Me

8th Year at Amador Valley High SchoolCredentials

B.A. MathematicsCA Single Subject-Japanese and MathC.L.A.D.Educated through high school in Japan

Course Description

Japanese I we learn…How to speak, listen, read, and write

Japanese at a very basic levelJapanese culture

Japanese II we learn…More advanced level of JapaneseKanji characters

Course objectives

Develop four linguistic skills in Japanese: Speaking, Listening, Reading, and Writing.

Write in Japanese and to talk about yourself, your family, your school environment, sport, leisure, food and drink.

Communicate and interact with one another on a daily basis.

Textbooks

Adventures in Japanese I

Adventures in Japanese II

Supplemental materials

Genki I, Kimono I and other materials

Workbooks

Adventures in Japanese I Workbook

Adventures in Japanese II workbook

Class Materials1. Pencils2. College ruled notebook3. Red pen4. Index cards5. Japanese-English/

English-Japanese Dictionary

Rights and Responsibilities

You have a right to a safe orderly classroom.Respect yourself, your peers, and teacher.Respect the property of others.Sit in your assigned seat when you come into

your classroom.No food & drinks in class except a bottled

water.Keep your hands to yourself.Go to bathroom before coming to class.

Homework

Homework will be given credit each day.

You will receive stamps on your calendar.

One stamp will be worth 5 pointsTurn in your calendar every two weeksHomework Web: Zangle

Consequences

Warning. Points will be taken.Second warnings, teacher conferenceParent contactReferral or referral to the officeSuspension

Grading

Assignments: Class work and Homework

15%

Quiz and Test 50%

Oral language skill 20%

Project, Essays, Video viewing, and Audio series

10%

Participation/class conduct 5%

100%. Total percentage will be

90%-92% A- 93%-96% A 97%-100% A+80%-82% B- 83%-86% B 87%- 89% B+70%-72% C- 73%-76% C 77%-79% C+60%-62% D- 63%-66% D 67%-69% D+59%-below F

Bonus points will be given.

•Sharing Japanese Current Events.•Share authentic Japanese reading materials in class.•Introduce Japanese movies, TV shows, Anime, music, and culture. •Having an excellent attitude and by answering challenge questions.•Helping to organize the classroom.

Cheating and plagiarism

is not be tolerated.

You will get “F” and suspended from class.

Make-up Test/Quiz Day

Thursdays and Fridays during lunchtime

Trip to Japan

July, 2009For 9 daysTokyo, Hakone (Fuji-san), Kyoto,

Osaka, and HiroshimaVisit two high schools

Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto

Kinkakuji in Kyoto

Nara

Shinkansen

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Mt. Fuji

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At the Hotel in Hakone

Making Okonomiyaki with students in Osaka

Meiji Shrine in Tokyo

Miyajima deer in Hiroshima

Sakurazuka High School

Tokyo Tower

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Shibuya Tokyo

Rokugatsu Junior High School in Tokyo

Students in Kimono

Ways to Contact Me

Email:

rmurphy@pleasanton.k12.ca.us

Phone:461-6100 Ext. 5153#