Westside High School Lesson Plan
Monday
Teacher Name:
Sheridan, Yoshimi
Unit Name and #:
Story (Essay) Writing
Course:
Japanese III, AP
Dates:
Week of 2-16-2015
Objective: Students will be able to write a story in Japanese with 起承転結(introduction/quick getaway, development/ build up, turn/ climax, conclusion/ending) format, using cultural knowledge and
correct grammar rules. Students will gain an understanding of Japanese cultural perspectives through their
study of the writing and performing the story. SW add more vocab and 漢字。
Learning Activities:
Kahoot review on vocab test 5-6
Japanese-III creating an original Japanese story, ウェストサイド桜物語 - Rubric on Hub
AP will help Japanese III on GoogleDoc
TextChat AP practice on TodaysMeet online; Strive for 5
Tuesday
Assessment Methods: Class participation, GoogleDoc, TodaysMeet,
Checks for Understanding: Demo. Asking Questions
Materials: PC, Laptop, Projector, Kahoot, GoogleDoc, notes, TodaysMeet, Strive for 5, Hub Rubric
Follow Up/HW: Dress-rehearsal on 2/20, Permission slips; Vocab test on Wednesday 2-18
Objective: Students will be able to write a story in Japanese with 起承転結(introduction/quick getaway, development/ build up, turn/ climax, conclusion/ending) format, using cultural knowledge and
correct grammar rules. Students will gain an understanding of Japanese cultural perspectives through their study of
the writing and performing the story. SW add more vocab and 漢字。
Learning Activities:
 Kahoot review on vocab test 5-6.
 Japanese-III creating an original Japanese story, ウェストサイド桜物語 - Rubric on Hub
TextChat AP practice on TodaysMeet online; Strive for 5
Wednesday /Thursday
Assessment Methods: Class participation, and Rubric, TodaysMeet
Checks for Understanding: Demo. Asking Questions
Materials: PC, Laptop, Projector, Kahoot, GoogleDoc, notes, TodaysMeet, Strive for 5, Hub Rubric
Follow Up/HW: Dress-rehearsal on 2/20, Permission slips; Vocab test on Wednesday 2-18
Objective: Students will be able to write a story in Japanese with 起承転結(introduction/quick getaway, development/ build up, turn/ climax, conclusion/ending) format, using cultural knowledge and
correct grammar rules. Students will gain an understanding of Japanese cultural perspectives through their study of
the writing and performing the story. SW add more vocab and 漢字。
Learning Activities:
 Kahoot review on vocab test 5-6.
 Test 5-6 on HUB
Japanese-III creating an original Japanese story, ウェストサイド桜物語 - Rubric on Hub
 AP writing Essay 7 on Hub and TextChat AP practice on TodaysMeet online
Assessment Methods: Class participation, Assignment and Test on Hub.
Checks for Understanding: Demo. Asking Questions, Test, Assignments
Materials: : PC, Laptop, Projector, Kahoot, GoogleDoc,TodaysMeet, Strive for 5, Hub Rubric,Test
Follow Up/HW: Dress-rehearsal on 2/20, Permission slips; Vocab test on Wednesday 2-18
Objective: Students will be able to write a story in Japanese with 起承転結(introduction/quick get-away,
Friday
development/ build up, turn/ climax, conclusion/ending) format, using cultural knowledge and correct grammar
rules. Students will gain an understanding of Japanese cultural perspectives through their study of the writing and
performing the story. SW add more vocab and 漢字。
Learning Activities:
Practice saying, reading, and writing sentences using technology - Rubric on Hub
Begin making video clips to create a video background for the story performance
N5 Vocab.7-8 review
Assessment Methods: Class participation, Hub Assignment
Checks for Understanding: Demo. Asking Questions, Assignment
Materials: : PC, Laptop, Projector, Kahoot, GoogleDoc, Hub Rubric, Vocab 7-8
Follow Up/HW: Performance on 2/24; Permission slips
*Plans are subject to modifications at the teacher’s discretion.