1. Welcome to Groves Level 2 Japanese Class
Harumi Cooper
address:

2. Resources:
Moodle:
Quizlet:
Google Classroom
Course packs
Routines:
The teacher speaks Japanese as often as possible. Do not ask other classmates for the translation. Try to figure out what the teacher is saying.

3. At the end of this year you are expected to perform the followings:
Trimester 1:
Katakana & Kanji
Self-introduction: Hobbies, School subjects
Ability & Humility
Potential
Nominalizer
What kind of ~?
If only ~, I could ~
Culture: Proverb 十人十色, Japanese sports
Where are they?
To exist
Counter & Position
Math
Culture: Food ordering, shopping
Free time & Holidays
Shall we ~?: Invitation, accepting/declining
Interrogatives + か、も、でも
Days vocabulary: today, tomorrow, next week, etc
Culture: Holidays
Fashion & Describing people
Verb To wear: Te form, ~ing form
Adjectives
Culture: Japanese traditional & pop fashion, Cute culture
Final Exam
New Year Card Contest

4. Trimester 3:
Katakana & Kanji
What is the matter
Speech style: casual
Body parts with pain：～が痛いんです。
Because ~, want to ~.：～ので、～たいです。
It is because ~：～からです。
May I ~?：てもいいですか。
Potential：ことができません。
Must/need：なければなりません。
Frequency words：～に～回・度
Intend to ~：つもりです。
Should：はずです。
Already/still：もう・まだ
Cannot help：仕方がないです。
Culture: Japanese medical
School rules　おねがい
Verb dictionary negative form
You may ~/may not ~
Which is more adjective
Please do for sure/please do not do for sure
Already/Yet
Culture: Japanese school system: entrance exam, public & private school, escalator system
Driving
Adjective to adverb
Go to do ~ しに行きます
Try to do ~ てみます
Logical expectation ～と、～
Decide on the noun名詞にします
Final Exam

5. Extra Help Assessments
Due to my traveling schedule between Berkshire
and Groves, please make arrangements for help
outside classroom.
Assessments
It is important to have an updated address in the Power School.
I will use the address in the Power School to communicate about the class.
ACTFL World Language Standard
Japanese classes at both Berkshire and Groves follow the National Standard set
by ACTFL. I will communicate more details in the future in the Japanese E-News.
Mind set:
We will have the mind set of "How can I?" instead of "Can I?"
I expect students (and parent/guardian) to discuss
how to improve the performance instead of just talking about the letter grade.

6. Formative Assessment & Formative Feedback:
<Class work & Homework>
Most of the class work and Homework will not be graded or included in the final grade.
Different students might receive different homework.
Summative Assessment: This will be the grade students receive.
This can be a test, project, performances and some other ways that students show their achievement in the standard.
Target standard and rubric will be communicated with students and parent/guardian.
<Late work>
There is no penalty for late work. Final deadline will be set so that we can move on to the next unit
<Formative Assessments/Summative Assessments/Quiz/Tests & Re-do>
This is not the simple re-take of the same assessment. Guidelines and some requirements will be given before Re-do.
<Accountability/Attribute/Competency>

7. Parent(s)/Guadian(s)/Student Agreement Sheet
Please carefully read throughout this “Course Syllabus (20016 – 2017)” with your child. If you understand and agree with what is expected from your child in this class, please sign below and return it to the teacher by September 12. If you have any concerns or questions, please contact me at
Thank you very much.
*Please print the names.
My child (First and Last name) __________________________ and
I ____________________________ understand and agree with the class expectations and procedure.
Student’s signature: __________________________Date________
Parent/guardian’s signature: ________________________Date________
Parent’s address: Please check your in Power School. If Power School does not have your correct address, please contact school to correct it. I will use the address from Power School to communicate.
Other information:
If there is anything I should know about your child, especially medical conditions, please indicate it here.