Katakana Project

Objectives of the Project

1. Explore various uses of katakana.
2. Practice using various katakana expressions.
3. Observe how Japanese textbooks explain katakana and think about why those textbooks explain katakana in such manners.

Outline of the Project

1. Understand the manners in which Japanese textbooks explain katakana.
2. Gather various katakana expressions from sources such as books and magazines.
3. Think of the ways in which the various katakana expressions could be categorized. Consider what kinds of effects and purposes there are in writing in katakana.
4. Think about why the textbooks explain katakana in such manners.
5. Prior to producing literary works (such as senryu, manga, or stories) using katakana, discuss how you can make your literary works interesting. Based on this discussion, the class will create the criteria by which the literary works should be evaluated.
   
6. Produce literary works using katakana.
7. Based on the evaluation criteria decided in step 5, write comments on the literary works of the classmates.
8. According to the comments from the classmates, revise and/or re-produce the literary works.
9. Appreciate the classmates’ literary works once again, and based on the evaluation criteria decided in step 5, choose the top 3 literary works in class.
10. Write comments on the project itself.