Blog Assignment #12 (Please post by 4/20M or 4/21T)

Please tell us how your day went. Pick a day and write what you did in detail (time, place, with whom, etc). As it is getting very close to the end of the semester, I would like you to use grammar and expressions we practiced this semester as much as possible! 

  Blog Assignment #11 (Please post by 4/13M or 4/14T)

I hope you enjoy the さくらまつり! Please write what you did at Sakura Matsuri in several sentences in Japanese, then add your reflection about the event in English. 

さくらまつりで、なにを しましたか。

 Blog Assignment #10 (Please post by 4/7T or 4/8W)

I hope you enjoy the Easter Break! Now we learned how to express someone's action in the past (past masu-form of verbs). Please tell us about your Easter Break. 

イースターの やすみは、なにを しましたか。

I happened to come across the packages of にほん の おかし for Easter time. Many katakana words! Enjoy reading them and finding out what they are ;) 

Blog Assignment #9 (Please post by 3/30M or 3/31T)

① Easter break starts on Friday, April 3 this academic year. What are your plans during the break? Please write about your plans with as much detail as possible, using それから、だから、でも and if applicable, まいにち、よく、ときどき、あまり、ぜんぜん. 

OR

② Watch a Japan-related video online (YouTube etc.), movie, drama, anime or listen to a Japanese song, and write your brief comment, thoughts, and/or opinion in English. 　

Don't forget to comment your classmates' blog posts as well!

 Blog Assignment #8 (Please post by 3/23M or 3/24T)

We have been practicing Katakana for a few weeks! Please gather various Katakana expressions from different websites. Write your blog post about your findings in English. Are they Loan words/Onomatopoeia/Animal names, or others? Why do you think they are written in Katakana? 

Please remember to include visual information on your blog and to leave comments on your classmates' posts.

    Blog Assignment #7 by 3/16 (M) or 3/17 (Tu)

How is/was your spring break? I hope you have/had a good time with your family or friends. 

Assignment: Please tell the class about activities you do often or rarely. Write 5 to 10 Japanese sentences using adverbs of frequency (まいにち、よく、ときどき、あまり、 and ぜんぜん). Use each adverb at least once. Refer to textbook p. 65 if needed.

Blog Assignment #6 by 3/2 (M) or 3/3 (Tu)

こんにちは！

Since we are learning sentences with action verbs in this chapter, please write at least 5 sentences about your daily life in Japanese (Hiragana). For example, getting up at 7 am, eating breakfast at 8 am in the cafeteria, and so on. 

Don't forget to comment on your classmates' blog posts!