Japanese Level 2, Activity #10: “Guessing Game” / “当てっこ” (Online)
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Description:
In this lab students will first practice describing a picture. Then, students will review vocab and continue to practice describing things by playing a guessing game where they have to guess the word another student is thinking of. Then students will be asked to describe they’re room for additional practice.
Semantic Topics:
Review, Game, Adjectives, Short form, 練習、ゲーム、形容詞、カジュアル話
Products: Vocabulary
Practices: How to describe objects and actions.
Perspectives: Japanese Descriptions
NCSSFL-ACTFL World-Readiness Standards:
- Standard 1.1 Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
- Standard 1.2 Students understand and interpret spoken and written Japanese on a variety of topics.
- Standard 4.1 Students demonstrate an understanding of the nature of language through comparisons between Japanese and English.
Idaho Content Standards for World Languages:
- COMM 1.1: Interact and negotiate meaning (spoken, signed, written conversation) to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions
- COMM 2.1: Understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed on a variety of topics.
- COMP 1.1: Observe formal and informal forms of language.
- COMP 1.2: Identify patterns and explain discrepancies the sounds and the writing system in the target language.
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
- I can talk about my activities and ask my classmates about their activities.
- I can use descriptive language to explain a certain verb, noun, etc.
- I can use descriptive language to describe people.
Materials Needed:
Warm-Up
Show students the picture on the warm-up slide, and ask them to describe the picture!
ウォームアップ スライドの写真を生徒に見せて、その写真について説明してもらいます。
Main Activity
Now the students will play a guessing game.
これから生徒たちは当てっこをします。
Use this wheel of words, and have the students take turns describing the words in Japanese, and having their peers guess the word.
この言葉の輪を使って、生徒たちに順番にその言葉を日本語で説明させ、他の生徒にその言葉を当ててもらいます。
Send the word in a private chat to the student who’s turn it is, so that only they know the word.
自分の番の生徒にプライベート チャットでその単語を送信し、その単語をその生徒だけが知っているようにします。
Wrap-Up
Ask Students: あなたの部屋（へや）を説明（せつめい）してください。
End of Activity
- Read Can-Do statements once more and have students evaluate
their confidence.
(Use thumbs up/thumbs down or download our student cards.) - Encourage students to be honest in their self-evaluation.
- Pay attention, and try to use feedback for future activities!
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
- I can use descriptive language to explain a certain verb, noun, etc.
- I can use descriptive language to describe people.
