Culture Points

Important Things to remember about Culture Points

bulletYou are required to earn 50 culture points per quarter.
bulletJapanese 1 students turn in a culture points log form.
bulletJapanese 2 students turn in electronic portfolio of all culture points.
bulletCulture points are always due one week before the end of the quarter.

Here are some ideas to get you started on culture points.  Pick something you are interested in, and have fun! 

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The point totals are suggestions for max. points possible.  

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Projects cannot be repeated during a quarter.

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See Sensei to have projects not listed below approved.

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Projects presented to the class earn more points.

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You cannot use something you have done in the past.   (Example, if you went to a restaurant last year, it does not count.  You must use activities you do during the school year.)

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The Japanese department has a digital camera you can check out.

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If you work together on a project, you divide the points.

Project Ideas

  1. Teach your classmates: Learn something new--a song, an origami, a dance—and teach it to the class.  25 pts. (Classmates earn 5 pts for participating.)
  2. Write to a Japanese Pen-Pal or ePal:  Go to epals.com or a similar site and find a person in Japan to write to.  5 pts. per letter. 
  3. Teach another classroom outside MHS Japanese (i.e. elementary school). 10 pts. per visit
  4. Memorize and learn to write all the katakana.  Take the test.  (Must be completed two weeks before the end of the quarter.)  45-50 pts.
  5. Attend a Japanese event or class:  Check the web, newspapers, and classroom bulletin boards for announcements of events.  10-25 pts.
  6. Research a Japanese holiday and celebrate it in class.  10-25 pts.
  7. Participate in the forum.  Answer the essay question from the forum; fill out the forum eval form. 20 pts.
  8. Prepare an annotated bibliography about a single topic related to Japan.  The following website gives a good lesson on how to make an annotated bibliography.  http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill28.htm#what
  9. Make a useful chart for the classroom.  25 pts.
  10. Show and tell:  Bring items related to Japan and show them to the class.  1 pt. per item
  11. Do some extra work on something you have difficulty with:  Make an extra hiragana book; get tutoring, tutor another student.  variable points--arrange with Sensei
  12. Make a Japanese meal:  Look up a recipe and make it for your family or the class (arrange ahead of time).  Take photos; write a review.  20-45 pts. 
  13. Wear a traditional Japanese outfit to school.  (Check with Sensei first.)  10 pts.
  14. Read a Japanese novel for Outside Reading:  Get the book approved first.  After your conference, for Japanese I, ask your English teacher to sign your form.  For Japanese II, have a picture taken of you and your English teacher doing the book talk.   Or ask your English teacher if you can do the book conference with Sensei.  25 pts.
  15. Go to a Japanese restaurant:  Order in Japanese.  Eat with chopsticks.  Take photos to show the class.  Bring back the receipt.  10 pts.
  16. Attend/organize a Japanese club cultural event.  5-25 pts.
  17. Watch an appropriate Japanese movie and write a film reflection.  Have movies and anime approved to assure they are appropriate.  5-25 pts.  (Use this form for help on the film reflection.)    Click here for instructions on how to get culture points for an ANIME EPISODE
  18. Make a webpage or blog in Japanese or about Japanese Culture.  5-25 pts.
  19. Wear a Japanese hairstyle to school.  (Check with Sensei first.) 20 pts.
  20. Other ideas:  Check with Sensei for approval and possible points.

“Culture Projects might seem difficult, but they can further enhance your knowledge about Japanese culture and language and it can be fun because you can be as creative as you want with it.”

                                                                                                      -quote from a successful Japanese student

 

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