kr_self1a02b
Family
Activity 2: Describe Your Own Family
Date: Country: Author(copyright): Themes:
2002/3 US Takahashi Megumi, Kiyozuka Chiho, Kubota Ryuko Self, Family, Friends
Overview:
The students will tell the composition of their families (what members their families consist of).
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
Others n/a

Points to be studied
Language objectives
Function Structure Vocabulary words/phrases
-The students, given six family terms to describe their own families (generic terms), will be able to identify them with 90% accuracy.
-The students, given generic family terms, will exchange information about their families with 85% accuracy.
- The students, given honorific-polite and generic family terms, will differentiate the usage in dialogue with 85% accuracy.
-- The students, given the obtained information through interview about their classmates' families, will take notes in Japanese with 85% accuracy.
-The students, given generic family terms, will label their own family pictures with 90% accuracy.
-The students will exchange information about their own family members.
- これは だれ ですか。(Looking at a picture.)
(わたし/ぼく)の はは です。
- これは おねえさん ですか。(Looking at a picture.)
はい、あね です。/いいえ、ちがいます。いもうと です。
- おとうと(さん)は なんにん いますか。
〜にんです。
- なんにんかぞく ですか。
〜と、〜と、〜と、わたし/ぼくの 4にんかぞく です。
ちち、はは、あに、あね、おとうと、いもうと
Cultural objectives
Target Process Aim
Different ways of calling family members (Products) Exposure The students, given the different ways of calling family members, will demonstrate the understanding of the concept of honorific-polite and generic by differentiating the use of the terms.

Activity type
Activity type Mode Oral/written Who
Teacher demonstration, structure practice, narrative and description, role play and dialogue practice, interview and survey, discussion Interpersonal, Presentational Oral, Written Individual, Pair, Whole Class

Materials
From the Deai photo sheets From the Deai text booklet Other materials
MY-P05, OK-P07, SM-P08, TS-P07, YK-P05, YT-P09, YT-P11, YY-P07 n/a - Warm-up Sheet A: Family (generic), - Worksheet #2: Information-Gap Sheet (filled out on Day 1), - Worksheet #3: Interview Sheet

Duration
Duration 60 minutes (2nd day of the unit)