に Essay writing rules for Japanese!! 日ほ本んご語さ作く文ぶんのルール＊First ・There are two directions you can write. ・よこがき/横書き(same as we write English) ・たてがき/縦書き(from right to left) ・When you use count in たてがき, you have to use kanji numbers. たてがき→ ↓よこがき１２３４５６７８９ 10 わたしの名わ六一た七二し八三の九四名十五＊TITLE • When you write the title, in たてがき you need to leave two empty cells. わたしの＊Name/名前 • Leave a line! • See next slide for where you write your name! • Let’s write down your name in カタカナ！ • Your last name comes first and your given name comes after the last name. In English Anna Yamaura In Japanese ヤマウラアンナ＊Name/名前 2 • On the second line, you need to write your name. • It needs to be written at the bottom of the line and you have to leave an empty cell at the end of the line. • And also you have a empty cell between surname and given name. ヤマウラわたしの学校ヤマアンナウラアンナ＊sentences • For each new paragraph, you need a new line and to leave an empty cell (see right). • Remember each new idea is a new paragraph. の × 年さ × しいです。学校はとてもた生です。いわでたすし。は、高校十一五＊sentences その2 • When you finish a sentence, you need a “。” • The “。” comes at right upper of the next cell. • And also small letters like“っ” ”ゃ” ”ゅ” ”ょ” are written in the same position as “。” いですびじゅつ＊sentencesその３ • When you write in カタカナ and using ー, you have to change the direction. オーストラリアプールプール＊sentencesその３ • “、”and”。” cannot start a line in an essay. • Look at the example to the right. • You need to move the “、”and”。” to the line before. 、。きと広そいていしでもでてす大ひそきとろしいてくてでもて、す大。、