kr_self1a04b Family Activity 4: Why You Like Somebody Date: Country: Author(copyright): Themes: 2002/3 US Takahashi Megumi, Kiyozuka Chiho, Kubota Ryuko Self, Family, Friends Overview: The students will tell and write how they like their family members and others. Using conjunctions dakara and demo, the students will exchange information about personalities of different people and give reasons why they do or do not like them (to explain why they like them). Presumed class profile Level of Japanese-language Japanese 1 Grades and Ages Grade 9-12, Age 14-18, Secondary Optimal number of students 25 Text book used Kisetsu 1: Haruichiban Required language skills Novice-low in ACTFL Proficiency Guideline (finished 90 hours of instruction) / Asking and answering about their profiles / Asking and answering likes and dislikes / Asking and answering subject names they take Others n/a Points to be studied Language objectives Function Structure Vocabulary words/phrases - The students, given the two conjunctions demo and dakara, will choose appropriate one in contexts with 90% accuracy. - The students, given the conjunctions, will describe how they like their families etc. orally and in writing with 85% accuracy. - Describe how the students like some people. - (sentence) だから/でも (sentence) - i-adjectives: うるさい、かわいい、おもしろい、やさしい、きびしい、いそがしい - na-adjectives: げんき、きれい、まじめ、こせいてき、しょうじき、クール(learned in the previous day) - でも/だから - すきです/きらいです (already learned) - しんゆう Cultural objectives Target Process Aim n/a n/a n/a Activity type Activity type Mode Oral/written Who Teacher demonstration, structure practice, narrative and description, role play and dialogue practice Interpersonal, Interpretive Oral, Written Individual, Pair, Whole Class Materials From the Deai photo sheets From the Deai text booklet Other materials SM-P08 n/a - Warm-up Sheet C: Personalities, - Worksheet #4: Mirror Image Activities (Warm-up and Main Application), - Worksheet #5: Demo and Dakara Duration Duration 60 minutes (4th day of the unit)