2 min readโขfebruary 16, 2023
Katelyn Lien
Katelyn Lien
One of the FRQ's that is part of the AP Japanese exam is a compare and contrast article. You will type your response on a computer so make sure you are comfortable typing in Japanese. You will have 20 minutes to prepare and write your article.
Describe at least three aspects of each of the topics
Highlight similarities and/or differences
State your preference and provide reasons
Article should be 300-400 characters or more
Write an article in which you compare and contrast a Japanese urban lifestyle and a Japanese rural lifestyle. (ๆฅๆฌใฎ้ฝไผใฎๆฎใใใจ็ฐ่ใฎๆฎใใใๆฏในใฆไธใใใ)
Write an article in which you compare and contrast the role of parents and the role of grandparents in a Japanese family.
Another FRQ will assess presentational speaking skills in which you will have to make an oral cultural presentation about a certain Japanese topic. You will have 4 minutes to prepare and 2 minutes to record your presentation.
Discuss at least 5 aspects or examples about your topic
Begin with appropriate introduction
Explain personal view or perspective
End with a concluding remark
Present your own view or perspective on Japanese families. Discuss at least FIVE aspects or examples of Japanese families. (ๆฅๆฌใฎๅฎถๆใซใคใใฆ่ฉฑใใฆไธใใใ๏ผ
Present your own view or perspective on Japanese celebrations. Discuss at least FIVE aspects or examples of Japanese celebrations. (Sample Answer below)
*On the exam, this would be a spoken response.
Introduction:
ใใใซใกใฏใ็งใฎๅๅใฏ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟใงใใใใใใๆฅๆฌใฎใ็ฅใใซใคใใฆ่ฉฑใใพใใใใใ
Five aspects/examples:
ใพใใฏไธไบไธใงใใใใฎใ็ฅใใฏๅฅณใฎๅญใ็ทใฎๅญใใใใพใใๅฅณใฎๅญใฏไธๆญณใจไธๆญณใ็ทใฎๅญใฏไบๆญณใฎๆใซใ็ฅใใใพใใ
ไธไบไธใฏๅไธๆใซใใใๅฎถๆๅ จๅกใง็็ฉใ็ใฆ็ฅ็คพใซใๅใใซ่กใใพใใไธ็ชๅญไพใๆฅฝใใฟใซใใใฎใๅๆญณใใใงใใ
ๆฌกใฎใ็ฅใใฏๆไบบๅผใงใใใใใฏไบๅๆญณใซใชใๆใซ่กใใใพใใใใฎใ็ฅใใ็็ฉใ็ใฆใๅไบบๅๅฃซใใพใใฏๅฎถๆใๅไผดใงๅธๅฝนๆใ้ๅฌใใๆไบบๅผใฎใคใใณใใซๅบๅธญใใพใใ
ใใฎใคใใณใใ็ตใใใจใๅไบบใจ่ฒทใ็ฉใใใๅ็ใๆฎใฃใใใใฆๆฅฝใใๆ้ใ้ใใใพใใๅคงไบบใจใใฆ็คพไผใซๅบใฆ่กใๅใฎๆๅพใฎ้่ฆใชใ็ฅใใงใใ
ๆๅพใซใ้ๆฆใ็ดนไปใใพใใ้ๆฆใฏๅ ญๅๆญณใฎไบบใใ็ฅใใใพใใ
My own perspective:
็งใฏๆฅๆฌใฎใ็ฅใใฏๅฅฝใใงใใๅญไพใฎๆใๅคงไบบใซใชใฃใๆใใ็ฅใใใใใใใงใใใขใกใชใซใจๆฏในใฆใใฃใจไบบ็ใใใใใใ็ใใใใจใๅญฆใถไบใๅบๆฅใใจๆใใพใใ
Conclusion:
ใพใจใใซใๆฅๆฌไบบใฏไฝๅใใ็ฅใใใใพใใไธไบไธใฎๆใๆไบบๅผใฎๆใๅฎถๆใๅไบบใจๆฅฝใใๆ้ใ้ใใใใฎใงๆฅๆฌใฎใ็ฅใใฏใจใฆใ่ฏใไบใ ใจๆใใพใใใๆธ ่ดใใใใจใใใใใพใใใ
*Remember this is only an example and answers can vary!
ไธไบไธ (Shichi-Go-San)
: Shichi-Go-San is a traditional Japanese festival that celebrates the growth and well-being of children. It is held on November 15th and is specifically for children who are three, five, or seven years old.ๆไบบๅผ (Seijinshiki)
: Seijinshiki is a coming-of-age ceremony held annually in Japan on the second Monday of January. It celebrates young people who have turned twenty years old, marking their transition into adulthood.้ๆฆ (Kanreki)
: Kanreki refers to one's 60th birthday in Japan. It is considered a significant milestone as it marks the completion of one full cycle of the Chinese zodiac and symbolizes rebirth and new beginnings.2 min readโขfebruary 16, 2023
Katelyn Lien
Katelyn Lien
One of the FRQ's that is part of the AP Japanese exam is a compare and contrast article. You will type your response on a computer so make sure you are comfortable typing in Japanese. You will have 20 minutes to prepare and write your article.
Describe at least three aspects of each of the topics
Highlight similarities and/or differences
State your preference and provide reasons
Article should be 300-400 characters or more
Write an article in which you compare and contrast a Japanese urban lifestyle and a Japanese rural lifestyle. (ๆฅๆฌใฎ้ฝไผใฎๆฎใใใจ็ฐ่ใฎๆฎใใใๆฏในใฆไธใใใ)
Write an article in which you compare and contrast the role of parents and the role of grandparents in a Japanese family.
Another FRQ will assess presentational speaking skills in which you will have to make an oral cultural presentation about a certain Japanese topic. You will have 4 minutes to prepare and 2 minutes to record your presentation.
Discuss at least 5 aspects or examples about your topic
Begin with appropriate introduction
Explain personal view or perspective
End with a concluding remark
Present your own view or perspective on Japanese families. Discuss at least FIVE aspects or examples of Japanese families. (ๆฅๆฌใฎๅฎถๆใซใคใใฆ่ฉฑใใฆไธใใใ๏ผ
Present your own view or perspective on Japanese celebrations. Discuss at least FIVE aspects or examples of Japanese celebrations. (Sample Answer below)
*On the exam, this would be a spoken response.
Introduction:
ใใใซใกใฏใ็งใฎๅๅใฏ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟใงใใใใใใๆฅๆฌใฎใ็ฅใใซใคใใฆ่ฉฑใใพใใใใใ
Five aspects/examples:
ใพใใฏไธไบไธใงใใใใฎใ็ฅใใฏๅฅณใฎๅญใ็ทใฎๅญใใใใพใใๅฅณใฎๅญใฏไธๆญณใจไธๆญณใ็ทใฎๅญใฏไบๆญณใฎๆใซใ็ฅใใใพใใ
ไธไบไธใฏๅไธๆใซใใใๅฎถๆๅ จๅกใง็็ฉใ็ใฆ็ฅ็คพใซใๅใใซ่กใใพใใไธ็ชๅญไพใๆฅฝใใฟใซใใใฎใๅๆญณใใใงใใ
ๆฌกใฎใ็ฅใใฏๆไบบๅผใงใใใใใฏไบๅๆญณใซใชใๆใซ่กใใใพใใใใฎใ็ฅใใ็็ฉใ็ใฆใๅไบบๅๅฃซใใพใใฏๅฎถๆใๅไผดใงๅธๅฝนๆใ้ๅฌใใๆไบบๅผใฎใคใใณใใซๅบๅธญใใพใใ
ใใฎใคใใณใใ็ตใใใจใๅไบบใจ่ฒทใ็ฉใใใๅ็ใๆฎใฃใใใใฆๆฅฝใใๆ้ใ้ใใใพใใๅคงไบบใจใใฆ็คพไผใซๅบใฆ่กใๅใฎๆๅพใฎ้่ฆใชใ็ฅใใงใใ
ๆๅพใซใ้ๆฆใ็ดนไปใใพใใ้ๆฆใฏๅ ญๅๆญณใฎไบบใใ็ฅใใใพใใ
My own perspective:
็งใฏๆฅๆฌใฎใ็ฅใใฏๅฅฝใใงใใๅญไพใฎๆใๅคงไบบใซใชใฃใๆใใ็ฅใใใใใใใงใใใขใกใชใซใจๆฏในใฆใใฃใจไบบ็ใใใใใใ็ใใใใจใๅญฆใถไบใๅบๆฅใใจๆใใพใใ
Conclusion:
ใพใจใใซใๆฅๆฌไบบใฏไฝๅใใ็ฅใใใใพใใไธไบไธใฎๆใๆไบบๅผใฎๆใๅฎถๆใๅไบบใจๆฅฝใใๆ้ใ้ใใใใฎใงๆฅๆฌใฎใ็ฅใใฏใจใฆใ่ฏใไบใ ใจๆใใพใใใๆธ ่ดใใใใจใใใใใพใใใ
*Remember this is only an example and answers can vary!
ไธไบไธ (Shichi-Go-San)
: Shichi-Go-San is a traditional Japanese festival that celebrates the growth and well-being of children. It is held on November 15th and is specifically for children who are three, five, or seven years old.ๆไบบๅผ (Seijinshiki)
: Seijinshiki is a coming-of-age ceremony held annually in Japan on the second Monday of January. It celebrates young people who have turned twenty years old, marking their transition into adulthood.้ๆฆ (Kanreki)
: Kanreki refers to one's 60th birthday in Japan. It is considered a significant milestone as it marks the completion of one full cycle of the Chinese zodiac and symbolizes rebirth and new beginnings.ยฉ 2024 Fiveable Inc. All rights reserved.
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