Japanese IV Syllabus
Miss J. Okada
2005 / Fall
Welcome back to Japanese class! I am excited to have BLAH in my class this year! It is bound to be an exhilarating new year! We’ll be doing more fun projects and learning more about the Japanese language and culture! The students will be expected to work individually and with a partner since there is only two students taking Japanese IV. The class will be structured so that the students will need to primarily work on their own. I am looking forward to a successful new year!
Course
Description:
The students will read, write, speak, and translate
Japanese at the fourth year level.
Students will use hiragana, katakana, and kanji at the fourth year
level. Approximately 75% of the
students’ conversation will be required in the Japanese language.
Materials:
Textbook Various
sources of Japanese literature Worksheets
Videos Computer
Strategies:
Individual Cooperative Lectures Demonstrations Visual Projects Presentations Journals
Assessments:
Class Participation Class,
homework, quizzes, and tests that cover the lessons
Quizzes/Tests every Thursday that cover the
vocabulary/kanji units
Writing Assignments (including essays and journals)
Homework:
Work will be
assigned for each lesson. Most
assignments will be due the following day.
If not, the teacher will provide the due date for the assignment when it
is given.
If a student
is absent, it is THEIR responsibility to get their missed assignments from the
teacher the day that they come back.
Then, the student MUST schedule a due date for the assignment with the
teacher THAT DAY.
Late work
will only be counted for HALF CREDIT.
Absences:
Only
excused-absences (according to the school policy) work will be accepted later
than the due date.
Missed tests
MUST be made up WITHIN TWO WEEKS of the absence. If not, you will receive a zero for that test.
Grading scale:
100%
-
90% = A
89% -
80% = B
79% -
70% = C
69% -
60% = D
Extra Credit:
There is
opportunity to earn extra credit if you are willing to participate. However, you MUST pay attention in class in
order to receive the extra credit assignments.
Parent Communication:
Please
feel free to contact me through the school voice mail system or email me. I am more than happy to discuss the
student’s progress in my class!
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993 – 5350 x 7211
Student Responsibilities:
1. Bring
supplies daily:
a) red pencil or red pen
b) pencil
c) textbook (when necessary)
d) paper, notebook, and 3 x 5 index cards
e) a section in binder solely for Japanese
class
f) Japanese / English dictionary (MANDATORY)
Failure
to be prepared with necessary materials will result in deducted points.
2.
There is no eating or
drinking in the classroom. Only water
is ok.
3.
Be courteous and polite
to others by not talking excessively during lessons.
4.
Be excited about the
assignments and projects (even if you’re unsure about it)
5.
Listen with eyes and
ears instead of with mouths (Raise hands with questions or answers)
6.
Stay in your seat until
the bell rings, unless otherwise directed by the teacher.
7.
Be respectful of other
students because there is a good chance they are trying to learn and get an A
in the class!
8.
Get to class on time!: a detention
will be given for each offense after the 3rd tardy.
9.
Get help whenever
necessary before school or after school.
Ask the teacher for availability! (There’s also tutoring in the
library!)
10. Bring smiles and a thirst for Japanese to class every
day!
Discipline Plan:
1st
Offense: Warning
2nd
Offense: See teacher after class
(detention may be given for 1 hour)
3rd
Offense: Sent outside the classroom for
disruption, see teacher after class, receive a detention for 1 hour)
4th
Offense: All of the above plus a phone
call home and a 2 hour detention
5th
Offense: All of the above plus a
referral to the counselor
6th + Offense: All of the above plus suspension from class