Japanese immersion, extra point ideas

Using internet resources (make sure to write down resources [website])

1. price comparison / shopping list (items & prices written in Japanese)

select things you want to buy in Japan and find out how much they cost.

Compare the price in America. Make a shopping list with the photos of items.

2. song lyrics (Japanese song written in Japanese)

like the homework given in first quarter (‘Ra ttan tan’ song), select Japanese song(s) you like and write down the lyrics

3. current event (report in English)

report news from Japan. Design the page like a newspaper (heading, sub heading, article, photos, caption, etc.)

4. anything ranking (report in English)

find out about any kind of ranking in Japan

examples: most popular sports, car sales, popular Sushi items, what weekend activities do they, and many more

5. Japanese history 101 (report in English)

choose a topic and make a mini history lesson

projects which do not require internet

1. family feud (game poster written in Japanese)

ask 20-30 friends of yours about their favorite things. Choose two questions such as favorite color, favorite musician, favorite food, etc. Report the result: make a list of top 5 answers. Write the questions & answers in Japanese

2. Jeopardy (game questions & answers written in Japanese)

make questions & answers for Jeopardy game. Choose categories. Topics can be anything related to Japanese (sentences & phrases, vocabulary, or cultural questions, etc.). Write the Q & A on each side of index card. (Cultural questions can be in English)

3. my dictionary

Make a list of vocabulary, organize into A-I-U-E-O order for Japanese – English dictionary (or alphabetical order if you make English –Japanese dictionary). Have more than 100 words and make a booklet.

4. my recipe

write your favorite recipe in Japanese. It doesn’t have to be Japanese food. (you can look up Japanese recipe and try to make it).

5. Karuta cards

make phrases or short sentences which start with each Hiragana. For example, “A” –ashita, kaimono ni ikimasu / “I” – ichiban ookii / “U” – umi de asobu, etc.

Make cards for each sentence with its drawing. We will use this set for card game.