HS Japanese

YEAR AT A GLANCE Japanese Level 1

GRADE 9-12

Unit 1-4

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 4

This unit is intended to be used across all units

5-6 weeks

5-6 weeks

5-6 weeks

Suggested Pacing

2-3 weeks

as students learn different written symbols

Hiragana/Romaji Basic Procedural Classroom Phrases Family, School, and Jobs

Family, School, and Jobs

Katakana and Hiragana

Nationalities, Food and Verbs

Colors Skills, adjectives and Adverbs

Unit

● Greetings ● Introductions ● Goodbyes ● Procedures ● Essential phrases

● Engage in

● Nationalities ● Likes and Dislikes ● Food and Drink ● Past, Present and negatives tenses.

● Daily routines ● Activities ● Everyday items ● Likes and Dislikes ● Good and bad

● Katakana characters ● Hiragana Characters

conversations about family

Essential Vocabulary & Structure

members, including their relationship to me.

● Occupations ● Introductions

Pre: Beg of Aug

Mid: End of Dec - Beg of Jan

Final: End of May

Testing Window

WORLD LANGUAGE STANDARD(S) - NOVICE LOW (NL) INTERPRETIVE INTERPERSONAL

PRESENTATIONAL

● Listening NL-IL 1-2

● Reading NL-IR 1-2

● Listening, Speaking,

● Speaking NL-PS 1-4

● Writing NL-PW 1-3

Reading, Writing NL-IC 1-3

I can recognize a few memorized words and phrases when I hear them spoken.

I can recognize a few characters. I can identify a few memorized words and phrases.

I can communicate on some very familiar topics using single words and phrases that I have practiced and memorized.

I can present information about myself and some other very familiar topics using single words or memorized phrases.

I can copy some familiar words or phrases using the correct stroke order.

INTERCULTURAL

Cultural Products & Practices N.CPP

Cultural Perspectives N.CP

Cultural Interactions N.CIA

I can identify some products and practices of cultures

I can identify some basic cultural beliefs and values.

I can function at a survival level in an authentic cultural context.