Japanese teaching ideas for
Writing
General writing ideas
Japanese writing including essays, sakubun, Japanese fonts, genkouyoushi, etc.
Booklets
Booklet - Sakubun
Reading and writing essays in Japanese. Topics covered include: self introduction,holidays, daily routines, family, describing where I live, etc. (15 pages) Donated by M Okamura
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Fonts and font recognition
Font recognition game |
How to install tracing or dot fonts
A step by step guide on how to install tracing or dot fonts for use in Microsoft Word. (Nazori moji なぞりもじ, kakijyun moji かきじゅんもじ, fukuro ふくろもじ) Created by I Foley Link for font download: http://www15.ocn.ne.jp/~zounokai/00koptiindex/106nazori/nazorinew.htm
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Japanese handwriting style fonts
Free to download, 12 different hand writing fonts. http://www.jay-han.com/2008/08/01/12-japanese-handwriting-style-fonts/ |
Games in class - General WRITING activities
Fold a piece of paper into 4, then in half (creating 8 squares). Tear along the middle of the second and third square (creating a hole). Fold the paper into a star shape. Now fold up into a book form. (This book can be used for practicing writing: eg. days of the week, daily routine, family members, likes and dislikes, a short story etc.)
Guess what A Suzuki
Fold a piece of paper in four. Write a sentence about something on each section of paper. Eg. Fold one – I am tall and skinny. Eg. Fold two – I like hamburgers. Eg. Fold three – I like wearing red and yellow. Eg. Fold four – I work in a restaurant. Eg. (The answer is Ronald McDonald). Ss read each section while the other Ss listen and try to guess what the object is. The final fold should reviel what was being described. (This could be used to describe animals, places, famous people, careers etc.)
Mystery object L Brandis
Fold a piece of paper into ½ vertically then fold into 4. Unfold the paper keeping the paper folded in ½ vertically. At the third crease cut a circle shape. Unfold the paper completely. Then fold it in half horizontally. One side of the paper will have a hole in the middle of it. The other side will not. Ss open the folded paper and draw an object underneath where the hole is. Then fold the paper up again and write four sentences around the hole. The Ss exchange their papers. By reading the description and seeing only the small portion of the object under the hole the Ss has to guess what the object is.
True false genkouyoushi
After presenting the rules for Genkouyoushi, students review what they learnt with this True False game. Students write from 1 to 10 in their notebooks. The teacher reads each statement. The students write a maru if the statement is true or a batsu if the statement is false. At the end students swap their answers with a partner and the teacher checks the answers. The student with the most correct wins a small prize. (If there are more than one winners, they can jankenpon to see who wins.) Created by I Foley.
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Genkouyoushi 原稿用紙 げんこうようし
Genkouyoushi
Download for free Japanese square writing paper (genkouyoushi). http://drj11.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/kanagrid.pdf |
Genkouyoushi generator |
Genkouyoushi rules |
Genkouyoushi rules and PDF
A list of basic genkouyoushi writing rules and PDFs of paper. http://www.halley.cc/nihon/patterns.html |
How to use genkouyoushi
List of basic rules for writing on genkouyoushi. http://www.blanford.com/Japanese/Assets/GenkooYooshi/HowToUseWritingPads.pdf |
MsWord Genkouyoushi template
Type onto Genkouyoushi with this MsWord template. http://office.microsoft.com/ja-jp/templates/TC001057125.aspx |
Squared paper (with anchor)
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Posters
Japanese writing system poster
Four posters explaining the Japanese writing system. Donated by M Miller.
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PowerPoints
Font recognition
PowerPoint where students guess if the Japanese script is hiragana, katakana or kanji. Donated by S Mason
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How to use Genkouyoushi
PowerPoint outlining the origins, common uses and rules for writing essays and letters on genkouyoushi paper. Created by I Foley
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Essay Writing rules
PowerPoint outlining the rules for writing essays including title writing, how to write one's name, paragraphing, punctuation, writing katakana correctly. Includes clear examples. Donated by A Yamaura
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Japanese writing system
PowerPoint introducing the Japanese writing system including hiragana and katakana. Includes pronunciation guides for each character.
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Websites
Comic strips |
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Worksheets
Glogster online poster assignment
Ss create an online poster using Glogster (www.glogster.com) on a Japanese topic then present it to the class. (Example assignment task - cultural topic.) Donated by H Yuan.
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How to structure a written task
Information sheet with tips on how to structure a writing task using conjunctions includes examples and outlines the various Japanese writing genres. Donated by M Lodge
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