# Japanese/Practical Lessons

## Lesson Plan

A Syllabus exists for
this lesson plan.

### Lesson Structure

Each lesson *should* have the following sections specified:

1.  **Lesson:** Lesson name.
    1.  **Function:** One or more functions, appropriate to the stage of
        learning, chosen from the
        Syllabus.
    2.  **Topic:** A topic, appropriate to the stage of learning, chosen
        from the
        Syllabus.
    3.  **Vocabulary:** Number of new words covered in the lesson,
        chosen from the
        Syllabus.
    4.  **Kanji:** Number of new Kanji covered in the lesson, chosen
        from the
        Syllabus.
    5.  **Grammar:** One or more grammar topics covered in lesson,
        chosen from the
        Syllabus.

### Stage I Lessons

#### Reading and Writing Hiragana

1.  **Lesson:** Hiragana
    overview
    1.  Voiced Consonants
    2.  Long vowel sounds
    3.  Consonant doubling: small つ
    4.  small や、ゆ、よ
2.  **Lesson:** Hiragana
    vowels
    1.  あいうえお
    2.  Long vowel sounds
3.  **Lesson:** Hiragana k
    row
    1.  かきくけこ
    2.  Voiced Consonants
    3.  がぎぐげご
4.  **Lesson:** Hiragana s
    row
    1.  さしすせそ
    2.  ざじずぜぞ
5.  **Lesson:** Hiragana t
    row
    1.  たちつてと
    2.  だぢづでど
    3.  Consonant doubling: small つ
6.  **Lesson:** Hiragana n
    row
    1.  なにぬねの
7.  **Lesson:** Hiragana h
    row
    1.  はひふへほ
    2.  ばびぶべぼ
    3.  ぱぴぷぺぽ
8.  **Lesson:** Hiragana m
    row
    1.  まみむめも
9.  **Lesson:** Hiragana y
    row
    1.  や、ゆ、よ
    2.  small や、ゆ、よ
10. **Lesson:** Hiragana r
    row
    1.  らりるれろ
11. **Lesson:** Hiragana wa, wo,
    n
    1.  わをん
12. **Lesson:** Historical
    Hiragana
    1.  ゐゑ

#### Reading and Writing Katakana

1.  **Lesson:** Katakana
    overview
    1.  Voiced Consonants
    2.  Long vowel sounds
    3.  Consonant doubling: small つ
    4.  small ヤユヨ
2.  **Lesson:** Katakana
    vowels
    1.  アイウエオ
    2.  Long vowel sounds
    3.  small アイウエオ
3.  **Lesson:** Katakana k
    row
    1.  カキクケコ
    2.  ガギグゲゴ
4.  **Lesson:** Katakana s
    row
    1.  サシスセソ
    2.  ザジズゼゾ
5.  **Lesson:** Katakana t
    row
    1.  タチツテト
    2.  ダヂヅデド
6.  **Lesson:** Katakana n
    row
    1.  ナニヌネノ
7.  **Lesson:** Katakana h
    row
    1.  ハヒフヘホ
    2.  バビブベボ
    3.  パピプペポ
8.  **Lesson:** Katakana m
    row
    1.  マミムメモ
9.  **Lesson:** Katakana y
    row
    1.  ヤユヨ
    2.  small ヤユヨ
10. **Lesson:** Katakana r
    row
    1.  ラリルレロ
11. **Lesson:** Katakana wa, wo,
    n
    1.  ワヲン
12. **Lesson:** Historical
    Katakana
    1.  ヰヱ
13. **Lesson:** Differences between Katakana and English

#### Dialogue Lessons

1.  **Lesson:** Will you be my
    friend?
    1.  **Topic:** Friends
    2.  **Function:** Greet and respond to greetings
        1.  \"Good morning/afternoon/evening.\" (Goodstuff:
            Unnecessary?)
        2.  \"How are you?\" (Goodstuff: Unnecessary?)
    3.  **Function:** Introduce and respond to introductions
        1.  \"Nice to meet you.\" (Goodstuff: Unnecessary?)
    4.  **Vocabulary:** 20 Words
    5.  **Kanji:** 10 Kanji
    6.  **Grammar:** (Goodstuff: grammar topic chosen from syllabus,
        need help here!)
        1.  The declarative 「だ」
        2.  The copula 「です」
            1.  Negative Tense
        3.  The question marker 「か」
        4.  Introduction to particles
            1.  Topic Particle 「は」
            2.  Inclusive Topic Particle 「は」
2.  **Lesson:** Hobbies
    1.  **Topic:** Hobbies
    2.  **Function:** Express like and dislike
        1.  \"What are your hobbies?\"
        2.  \"What kind of \[noun\] do you like?\"
    3.  **Vocabulary:** 25 Words
    4.  **Kanji:** 10 Kanji
    5.  **Grammar:** (Goodstuff: grammar topic chosen from syllabus,
        need help here!)
        1.  Na-adjectives and i-adjectives
            1.  Negative Tense
        2.  Identifier Particle 「が」
3.  **Lesson:** Sports
    1.  **Topic:** sport
    2.  **Function:** expressing action
    3.  **Vocabulary:** 20 Words
    4.  **Kanji:** 10 Kanji
        1.  音読み and 訓読み
        2.  Stroke Orders
    5.  **Grammar**
        1.  Ru-verbs（一段動詞）/u-verbs（五段動詞）/exception verbs
            1.  Negative Verbs Tenses
            2.  Polite conjugations （～ます）
        2.  Object Particle 「を」
        3.  Target Particle 「に」
        4.  Directional Particle 「へ」
        5.  Context Particle 「で」
        6.  Specifying Time and Date
            1.  Numbers and Counters
        7.  Using 「から」 and 「まで」
4.  **Lesson:** I\'m a Cat
    Person
    1.  **Topic:** Pets and Animals
    2.  **Function:** Expressing Ownership
        1.  \"Whose cat is this?\"
        2.  \"This is my cat\"
    3.  **Grammar**
        1.  The 「の」 particle
            1.  Nominalizing subordinate clauses （のが／のは）
            2.  Numbers and Counters
5.  **Lesson:** Not
    Today
    1.  **Topic:** health
    2.  **Function:** obtain information, begin to provide information
        1.  \"What did you do yesterday?\"
        2.  \"I didn\'t feel good last night.\"
    3.  **Grammar**
        1.  Past tense conjugations
            1.  Nouns/Adjectives
            2.  Verbs

