http://talesfromjapan.com/2009/11/08/the-pears/ Stories of our travails in Tokyo Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:27:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://talesfromjapan.com/2009/11/08/the-pears/comment-page-1/#comment-327 Brian Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:22:11 +0000 http://talesfromjapan.com/?p=883#comment-327 Learning Japanese? Wow, that sounds like something I should try! A quick search on Google should pull up some options. About.com has some respectable starting points. If you seventh grade student is inquiring because of an interest in manga, I should point out that Japanese manga are like graphic novels originally written in English, which to say, full of slang. So you are aren't going to find traditional lessons that deal with that manner of language. Again, a Google search will give you some starting points to understanding manga. Hope this helps, Learning Japanese? Wow, that sounds like something I should try! A quick search on Google should pull up some options. About.com has some respectable starting points. If you seventh grade student is inquiring because of an interest in manga, I should point out that Japanese manga are like graphic novels originally written in English, which to say, full of slang. So you are aren’t going to find traditional lessons that deal with that manner of language. Again, a Google search will give you some starting points to understanding manga.
Hope this helps,

]]> http://talesfromjapan.com/2009/11/08/the-pears/comment-page-1/#comment-326 margaret Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:15:51 +0000 http://talesfromjapan.com/?p=883#comment-326 Dear Brian and Samantha- a student who was passing by in my classroom started talking about his fascination with Japan. I immediately thought of you two and pulled up this blog. He was impressed with this particular page Samantha. Just wanted you to know that kids everywhere are observing your daily activities! He is also interested in discovering a great website that would enable him to learn Japanese. Do either of you know of a site that might be helpful to this seventh-grader? Happy Tuesday/Wednesday Margaret Dear Brian and Samantha- a student who was passing by in my classroom started talking about his fascination with Japan. I immediately thought of you two and pulled up this blog. He was impressed with this particular page Samantha. Just wanted you to know that kids everywhere are observing your daily activities! He is also interested in discovering a great website that would enable him to learn Japanese. Do either of you know of a site that might be helpful to this seventh-grader?
Happy Tuesday/Wednesday
Margaret

]]> http://talesfromjapan.com/2009/11/08/the-pears/comment-page-1/#comment-312 Cindy Rivenbark Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:43:50 +0000 http://talesfromjapan.com/?p=883#comment-312 What a delightful story. Show Samantha undertands many of our human emotions - from the not so kind to the very compassionate. She is remarkably mature for age 8. She has her father's writing talent and therefore needs to be encouraged to continue to develop her skill and her wonderful imagination. Aunt Cindy What a delightful story. Show Samantha undertands many of our human emotions – from the not so kind to the very compassionate. She is remarkably mature for age 8. She has her father’s writing talent and therefore needs to be encouraged to continue to develop her skill and her wonderful imagination.
Aunt Cindy

]]> http://talesfromjapan.com/2009/11/08/the-pears/comment-page-1/#comment-309 Madge Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:17:30 +0000 http://talesfromjapan.com/?p=883#comment-309 Enjoyed Samantha's storyand I'm pleased that she has the talent and imagination to write.Hope she will continue to do so! Enjoyed Samantha’s storyand I’m pleased that she has the talent and imagination to write.Hope she will continue to do so!

]]> http://talesfromjapan.com/2009/11/08/the-pears/comment-page-1/#comment-308 Brian Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:36:21 +0000 http://talesfromjapan.com/?p=883#comment-308 It is my understanding that they had complete freedom to come up with and write whatever they wanted. I did pack pears in her lunch box that day as her snack. They weren't talking when I cut them up and put them in the container. But apparently they were good enough to inspire her story. It is my understanding that they had complete freedom to come up with and write whatever they wanted. I did pack pears in her lunch box that day as her snack. They weren’t talking when I cut them up and put them in the container. But apparently they were good enough to inspire her story.

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