AP Japanese Unit 4 Essay Prompts
1 min readโขnovember 15, 2020
Katelyn Lien
Katelyn Lien
Possible Prompts
Its important to practice the FRQ portion, here are some sample prompts!
For more detailed information about the different FRQ's of the exam, read the AP Japanese Exam Format guide (coming soon).
Write an article in which you compare and contrast Japanese cars and cars from your own community.
Present your own view or perspective on Japanese inventions. Discuss at least FIVE aspects or examples of Japanese inventions.
Present your own view or perspective on Japanese technology. Discuss at least FIVE aspects or examples of Japanese technology. (Sample answer below)
*On the exam, this would be a spoken response.
Introduction:
ๅใใพใใฆ็งใฏ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟใจ็ณใใพใใใใใใๆฅๆฌใฎๆ่กใซใคใใฆ่ฉฑใใพใใ
Five aspects/examples:
ใพใใฏๆฐๅนน็ทใงใใๆฅๆฌใฎๆฐๅนน็ทใฏไปใฎ้ป่ปใใ้ใใฎใ็นๅพดใงใใๆฐๅนน็ทใฏๆฅๆฌไธญใ้ซ้ใง่ตฐใฃใฆใใพใใใ้ ใๅ ดๆใงใ็ญใๆ้ใง่กใใพใใ
ๆฌกใฏใขใใฌใผใซใงใใใขใใฌใผใซใฏๆฐๅนน็ทใจ้ใฃใฆไธใใใถใไธใใฃใฆ่ตฐใใพใใใขใใฌใผใซใฏๆฐๅนน็ทใใ้ ใใงใใ
ไธใค็ฎใฏๆฅๆฌใฎ่ชๅ่ปใงใใๆฅๆฌใฎๆๅใช่ชๅ่ปไผ็คพใฏ่ฑ็ฐใๆฅ็ฃใงใใๆฅๆฌใฎ่ปใฏไธๅคซใงๅฎใใฎใงไปใฎๅฝใงใไบบๆฐใใใใพใใ
ไธๅนดใซไฝๅฐใใฎ่ชๅ่ปใไปใฎๅฝใซ่ผธๅ ฅใใพใใๆฅๆฌใฎ่ปใฎใใคใใชใใๆ่กใฏไปใฎๅฝใซๆฏในใฆๅชใใฆใใพใใ
ๆๅพใฏๆฅๆฌใฎ็้ฃฏๅจใงใใๆฅๆฌไบบใฏใ็ฑณใไธป้ฃใจใใฆใใใฎใง็้ฃฏๅจใฏ้ฃไบใไฝใใใใซๆฌ ใใใชใ้ๅ ทใงใใๆ่ฟใฏใ็ฑณใ ใใงใชใใใฑใผใญใใใใใฑใผใญใไฝใใไบใใใใฃใฆใใพใใใ
My own perspective:
็งใฏๆฅๆฌใฎๆ่ก็บๅฑใฏใใใใจๆใใพใใๆฅๆฌไบบใฏๅธธใซๆ่ก้ฉๆฐใ็ฎๆใใฆ็ ็ฉถใใฆใใใใจใใใไผใใฃใฆใใพใใๆฅๆฌใซ่กใไบใใใใฐๆฐๅนน็ทใซไนใใใใจๆใใพใใ
Conclusion:
ใพใจใใซใๆฅๆฌใฎๆ่กใฏใใชใ็บ้ใใฆใใพใใๆฐๅนน็ทใฎๆ่กใฏไธ็ใใใใฌใใซใงใใใคใใชใใใฎ่ปใฏๆฅๆฌใไธ็ชใซไฝใๅงใใพใใใๅฐๆฅๆฅๆฌใใฉใฎใใใชๅชใใๆ่กใไฝฟใฃใฆๆฐใใใใฎใไฝใใฎใๆฅฝใใฟใงใใใๆธ ่ดใใใใจใใใใใพใใใ
*Remember this is only an example and answers can vary!
Key Terms to Review (4)
ใใคใใชใใๆ่ก (ใฏใใถใใฃใฉใใใ ใค)
: ใใคใใชใใๆ่ก refers to hybrid technology, which combines two or more power sources, typically an internal combustion engine with an electric motor, to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions.ๆฐๅนน็ท (ใใใใใใ)
: ๆฐๅนน็ท refers to the high-speed bullet train system in Japan.ๆฅ็ฃ (ใซใฃใใ)
: ๆฅ็ฃ refers to Nissan, a Japanese automobile manufacturer known for producing a wide range of vehicles.็้ฃฏๅจ (ใใใฏใใ)
: ็้ฃฏๅจ refers to a rice cooker, an electrical appliance used for cooking rice.AP Japanese Unit 4 Essay Prompts
1 min readโขnovember 15, 2020
Katelyn Lien
Katelyn Lien
Possible Prompts
Its important to practice the FRQ portion, here are some sample prompts!
For more detailed information about the different FRQ's of the exam, read the AP Japanese Exam Format guide (coming soon).
Write an article in which you compare and contrast Japanese cars and cars from your own community.
Present your own view or perspective on Japanese inventions. Discuss at least FIVE aspects or examples of Japanese inventions.
Present your own view or perspective on Japanese technology. Discuss at least FIVE aspects or examples of Japanese technology. (Sample answer below)
*On the exam, this would be a spoken response.
Introduction:
ๅใใพใใฆ็งใฏ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟใจ็ณใใพใใใใใใๆฅๆฌใฎๆ่กใซใคใใฆ่ฉฑใใพใใ
Five aspects/examples:
ใพใใฏๆฐๅนน็ทใงใใๆฅๆฌใฎๆฐๅนน็ทใฏไปใฎ้ป่ปใใ้ใใฎใ็นๅพดใงใใๆฐๅนน็ทใฏๆฅๆฌไธญใ้ซ้ใง่ตฐใฃใฆใใพใใใ้ ใๅ ดๆใงใ็ญใๆ้ใง่กใใพใใ
ๆฌกใฏใขใใฌใผใซใงใใใขใใฌใผใซใฏๆฐๅนน็ทใจ้ใฃใฆไธใใใถใไธใใฃใฆ่ตฐใใพใใใขใใฌใผใซใฏๆฐๅนน็ทใใ้ ใใงใใ
ไธใค็ฎใฏๆฅๆฌใฎ่ชๅ่ปใงใใๆฅๆฌใฎๆๅใช่ชๅ่ปไผ็คพใฏ่ฑ็ฐใๆฅ็ฃใงใใๆฅๆฌใฎ่ปใฏไธๅคซใงๅฎใใฎใงไปใฎๅฝใงใไบบๆฐใใใใพใใ
ไธๅนดใซไฝๅฐใใฎ่ชๅ่ปใไปใฎๅฝใซ่ผธๅ ฅใใพใใๆฅๆฌใฎ่ปใฎใใคใใชใใๆ่กใฏไปใฎๅฝใซๆฏในใฆๅชใใฆใใพใใ
ๆๅพใฏๆฅๆฌใฎ็้ฃฏๅจใงใใๆฅๆฌไบบใฏใ็ฑณใไธป้ฃใจใใฆใใใฎใง็้ฃฏๅจใฏ้ฃไบใไฝใใใใซๆฌ ใใใชใ้ๅ ทใงใใๆ่ฟใฏใ็ฑณใ ใใงใชใใใฑใผใญใใใใใฑใผใญใไฝใใไบใใใใฃใฆใใพใใใ
My own perspective:
็งใฏๆฅๆฌใฎๆ่ก็บๅฑใฏใใใใจๆใใพใใๆฅๆฌไบบใฏๅธธใซๆ่ก้ฉๆฐใ็ฎๆใใฆ็ ็ฉถใใฆใใใใจใใใไผใใฃใฆใใพใใๆฅๆฌใซ่กใไบใใใใฐๆฐๅนน็ทใซไนใใใใจๆใใพใใ
Conclusion:
ใพใจใใซใๆฅๆฌใฎๆ่กใฏใใชใ็บ้ใใฆใใพใใๆฐๅนน็ทใฎๆ่กใฏไธ็ใใใใฌใใซใงใใใคใใชใใใฎ่ปใฏๆฅๆฌใไธ็ชใซไฝใๅงใใพใใใๅฐๆฅๆฅๆฌใใฉใฎใใใชๅชใใๆ่กใไฝฟใฃใฆๆฐใใใใฎใไฝใใฎใๆฅฝใใฟใงใใใๆธ ่ดใใใใจใใใใใพใใใ
*Remember this is only an example and answers can vary!
Key Terms to Review (4)
ใใคใใชใใๆ่ก (ใฏใใถใใฃใฉใใใ ใค)
: ใใคใใชใใๆ่ก refers to hybrid technology, which combines two or more power sources, typically an internal combustion engine with an electric motor, to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions.ๆฐๅนน็ท (ใใใใใใ)
: ๆฐๅนน็ท refers to the high-speed bullet train system in Japan.ๆฅ็ฃ (ใซใฃใใ)
: ๆฅ็ฃ refers to Nissan, a Japanese automobile manufacturer known for producing a wide range of vehicles.็้ฃฏๅจ (ใใใฏใใ)
: ็้ฃฏๅจ refers to a rice cooker, an electrical appliance used for cooking rice.
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