Year7 Japanese Hiragana Assessment Task (25 marks) Class: Name

Marking criteria　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Full mark: 25

	Excellent 5	Very good 4	Good 3	Satisfactory 2	Need improvement 1
Creativity
Presentation
Hiragana Accuracy
Time management
Team work

You will be given 5 lessons to complete your project. Remember, if your group needs more time than a given time limit in class, you must complete any unfinished tasks at lunchtime or Homework Club (Wednesday nights).
Due date:

Task instructions/Work Check list (Tick the circle when you complete each task.) - Task1

Lesson 1 PLAN (Day1)		Write out the lyrics using the following pattern: Hiragana is for English word that starts with the same hiragana sound. e.g.) is for Amazing. Include all of the 46 hiragana characters in the right order(あ➡ん). is for _____________ is for _____________ is for _____________ is for ______________ is for ______________ is for _____________ is for ______________ is for ______________ is for ______________ is for ______________ is for _____________ is for ______________ is for ______________ is for ______________ is for ______________ is for _____________ is for ______________ is for ______________ is for ______________ is for ______________ is for _____________ is for ______________ is for ______________ is for ______________ is for ______________ is for _____________ is for ______________ is for ______________ is for ______________ is for ______________ is for _____________ is for ______________ is for ______________ is for ______________ is for ______________ is for _____________ is for ______________ is for ______________ is for ______________ is for ______________ is for _____________
Lesson 2 PREPARE& CREATE (Day2-3)	Create the melody (the basic line of music). *You can use the existing song for your music if your team does not have a good idea of melody. Put your lyrics in the melody line. Practise the song several times till your team can confidently sing. Using the internal video recorder on your phone, record your music performance. Save your performance clip on your phone. *If your team does not have a phone with a video recorder, you can use Sensei’s digital camera.
Lesson 3 (Day4) ARRANGE	Open your saved movie using Windows Movie Maker on a school laptop. Use the text tool to insert captions (lyrics & images) to your clip.
Lesson 4 (Day5-6) EDIT	Arrange your clip on the storyboard in Movie Maker. Add titles, transitions, and effects, as you wish.
Lesson 5 (Day7) TOUCH-UP & SUBMIT	Fine-tune your project using the time-line (instead of the storyboard) by editing the different clips. Publish your final production Submit it (save in your student folder/memory stick) for assessment.

Task instructions/Work Check list (Tick the circle when you complete each task.) – Task 2

Lesson 1 PLAN (Day1)	Draw pictures of human hiragana onto the attached chart (p.5&6) to show how your group is going to form each character. Include all of the 46 hiragana characters in the right order (あ➡ん). Try shaping several characters to see if your plan really works.
Lesson 2 PREPARE (Day2-4)	Using the internal camera on your phone, take a picture of your body hiragana. Save your pictures on your phone. *If your team does not have a phone with a camera, you can use Sensei’s digital camera.
Lesson 3 CREATE (Day5-6)		Import your saved pictures to a school laptop and save them in your student folder/USB stick. Open Microsoft Publisher on your computer and create a new A4 blank (Landscape) template. Insert a table with 12 columns x 6 rows as below. Type the 5 vowel sounds in the right column, and then 10 consonant sounds in the top row. り/ Ri Vowel sounds Consonant sounds N W R Y M H N T S K A I U E O Insert your saved pictures to the right boxes of the table.
Lesson 4 ARRANGE (Day7)	Open your saved project using Microsoft Publisher. Insert the heading of your hiragana chart. Insert all group members’ names. Save your project in your student folder or memory stick.
Lesson 5 SUBMIT (Day7)	Print out your project in A3 Colour (Landscape). Laminate it using a laminator. Submit the laminated hiragana chart for assessment.

は	な	た	さ	か	あ
ひ	に	ち	し	き	い
ふ	ぬ	つ	す	く	う
へ	ね	て	せ	け	え
ほ	の	と	そ	こ	お

ん	わ	ら	や	ま
		り		み
		る	ゆ	む
		れ		め
	を	ろ	よ	も