100 Kanji You Should Know (JLPT N5 Prep and Beginner Japanese Students ) - FLEX

In this course, learners will be exposed to 100 of the kanji useful to know for success on the JLPT N5 exam.  Learners will develop an understanding of the meanings of the characters, as well as how to write them in the appropriate stroke order.  The class will be broken up into 10 kanji per week, with assessment of understanding and proficiency throughout.  My teaching style involves a high amount of connection to relevant learner interests and memorization tools to help learners really understand and take an interest in what they are learning. *Students taking this class should be able to read hiragana*

A breakdown of the weekly schedule for students:
~Monday: weekly lesson materials will be released, to include a video lecture and demo of drawing the characters, as well as a practice sheet to use for independent practice drawing the characters
~Tuesday: students have this day to continue independent study and practice
~Wednesday: interactive activities will be released such as games, Jamboard access, discussion board posts, review activities, or creative projects like arts and crafts
~Thursday: learners will continue to interact with the class materials and can utilize this time to finish up any assignments or activities
~Friday-Sunday: learners can expect to receive feedback on submitted materials during this time frame

Students are expected to interact with each other in multiple ways each week. Interaction will include:
-Class discussions about the characters of the week
-Q&A discussion boards for instructor-to-learner and learner-to-learner education
-Personalized assignment feedback from instructor
-Creative project presentations 
-Peer evaluation of creative projects
-Games and review materials like Kahoot, Jamboard, and Nearpod

Class schedule:
Week 1: Numbers 1-10
Week 2: Hundred, thousand, ten thousand, yen, day, week, month, year, hour, span of time
Week 3: Minute, noon, before, after, now, future, to come, each, half, what
Week 4: Person, man, woman, child, mother, father, friend, fire, water, tree
Week 5: Earth, money, book, river, mountain, flower, spirit, life, fish, heaven
Week 6: Sky, rain, electricity, car, language, ear, hand, foot, eye, mouth
Week 7: Name, I/me, shop, station, street, society, country, outside, school/learning, school
Week 8: Above, below, middle, north, south, east, west, right, left, many
Week 9: Few, old, new, big, small, cheap, expensive, long, white, to see
Week 10: to hear, to read, to talk, to buy, to go, to leave, to enter, to take vacation, to eat, to drink