Leve 3/3H Goals/Objectives
By the end of each lesson, students will be able to...
Fall Semester (August - December)
Preliminary Lesson
Lesson 1: Self-Introduction
Lesson 2: School Rules
Lesson 3: Driving
Lesson 4: At a Restaurant
Lesson 5: Wellness
Lesson 6: New Year's
Spring Semester (January - May)
Lesson 7: Part-time Job
Lesson 8: Going to a Game
Lesson 9: Japanese Folktale
Lesson 10: Giving Directions
Lesson 11: Japanese Cooking
Lesson 12: Mother's Day
Preliminary Lesson
- Introduce themselves
- Identify key vocabulary, grammar, and culture topics from Adventures in Japanese 1 textbook (Lesson 9-15)
Lesson 1: Self-Introduction
- Identify the main islands and cities of Japan
- Say where you live, where you were born, and where your family members are employed
- Describe the locations of people and objects
- Share your own hobbies, likes/dislikes, strengths/weaknesses, and those of others using action verbs
Lesson 2: School Rules
- Describe how you and others are dressed
- Grant and ask for permission
- Tell others what they may or may not do
- State reasons for going somewhere
- Answer negative yes/no questions
Lesson 3: Driving
- Recognize some informal speech styles
- Politely tell others to not do a certain action
- Communicate how an action is done
- Talk about driving and commuting
Lesson 4: At a Restaurant
- Order food at a Japanese restaurant
- Describe how things appear to you
- Say what you have to do or do not have to do
- Express your desire to try and do something
- Use chopsticks properly
Lesson 5: Wellness
- Talk about illness you may have experienced
- Discuss what you are or are not able to do
- Communicate your intentions and plans
- Talk about what you and others are expected to do
Lesson 6: New Year's
- Discuss year-end festivities
- Share experiences that you or others have had in the past
- Communicate taking and bringing things or people to certain destinations
- Talk about the giving and receiving of gifts
Spring Semester (January - May)
Lesson 7: Part-time Job
- Shop for clothing
- Ask and respond to questions about what you prefer
- Compare two or more items
Lesson 8: Going to a Game
- Discuss sporting events
- Explain that you will pick up someone or something at a certain location
- Relate what you can and cannot do
- Express what you can or cannot do
Lesson 9: Japanese Folktale
- Read and perform a Japanese folktale
- Quote other's statements
- Express your opinions
- Talk about elements of traditional Japanese folktales
Lesson 10: Giving Directions
- Give and follow street directions
- Identify common places of interest
- Ask for distances and lengths of travel time
Lesson 11: Japanese Cooking
- Explain how to cook a simple dish
- Communicate about things or actions done in excess
- Describe a change of state
Lesson 12: Mother's Day
- List a sample of actions and descriptors
- Use a conditional "if" statement
- Communicate how you or another person does a favor for others