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Note: 
First-time students please read!! This is the course-flow of my “Let’s Learn Japanese” series:
1.0---> So You Want to Learn Japanese? (optional)
1.1---> Let’s Learn Japanese: Hiragana
1.2---> Let’s Learn Japanese: Introducing Yourself
1.3---> Let’s Learn Japanese: Katakana
1.4---> Let’s Learn Japanese: Everyday Activities
1.5---> Let's Learn Japanese: Likes and Dislikes
1.6---> Let's Learn Japanese: Friends and Family
1.7---> Let's Learn Japanese: Shopping
1.8---> Let's Learn Japanese: Places and Directions
1.9--->Let's Learn Japanese: Making Plans
2.0--->Let's Learn Japanese: School Life
2.1--->Let's Learn Japanese: Folktales
2.2--->Let's Learn Japanese: Thoughts and Predictions
2.3--->Let's Learn Japanese: At Home

This is course 2.1 in the “Let’s Learn Japanese” series. This course assumes that students have already learned the Hiragana and Katakana writing systems along with a fair amount of Kanji characters. It also builds upon Japanese grammar and phrases learned from previous classes. For new students that have already spent a little time learning Japanese, please contact me beforehand so I can give you a recommendation on where to start. For absolute beginners, I recommend taking my “Let’s Learn Japanese 1.1: Hiragana” course first. Please see the link below for more information:
https://outschool.com/classes/lets-learn-japanese-hiragana-VBROYw56?usid=qS2CkSiB&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link

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Over the course of 8 lessons, students will learn about some of the most common Japanese folktales and how they influence Japanese culture today. We will learn new words, kanji characters, and grammar through reading the folktale of Momotaro as a class. We will learn how to speak and write sentences in past tense. 15 new 漢字 (Kanji) characters will be introduced and several older characters will be reviewed.

Lesson 1:
-Introduction to Japanese folklore
-Kanji (昔、持、川*、行*、大*)
-Introduce Momotaro chapter 1 vocabulary
-Grammar (past tense verbs)
-Momotaro chapter 1

Lesson 2:
-Worksheet review
-Kanji (切、元、気)
-Introduce Momotaro chapter 2 vocabulary
-Grammar (review past tense verbs and Japanese quotation marks)
-Momotaro chapter 2

Lesson 3:
-Worksheet review
-Kanji (村、作、住)
-Introduce Momotaro chapter 3 vocabulary
-Grammar (〜のために)
-Momotaro chapter 3
-Culture (Kibidango)

Lesson 4:
-Worksheet review
-Kanji (島、僕、言)
-Introduce Momotaro chapter 4 vocabulary
-Momotaro chapter 4
-Culture (Japanese demons in mythology)

Lesson 5:
-Worksheet review
-Kanji (代、度)
-Introduce Momotaro chapter 5 vocabulary
-Momotaro chapter 5
-Culture (Onigashima influences in pop culture)

Lesson 6:
-Worksheet review
-Kanji (緒、下*、分*)
-Introduce Momotaro chapter 6 vocabulary
-Grammar (〜たち)
-Momotaro chapter 6

Lesson 7:
-Worksheet review
-Kanji (緒、下*、分*)
-Introduce Momotaro chapter 7 vocabulary
-Grammar (〜だ,〜ぞ)
-Momotaro chapter 7

L8:
-Worksheet review
-Review activities through exploring other folktales


This course will primarily be presented in PowerPoint format. The beginning of each class is usually spent reviewing characters and worksheets.  Next, we learn new kanji characters, vocabulary words, and sentence patterns. When necessary, time is also spent on grammar to help students understand the structure of new sentence patterns. Learning will be supplemented with activities such as conversation practice, role-playing scenarios, listening exercises, and information-gap/ memory games.