From among the displays of hate, terror, and despair that overrun the news these days, it's important to have a reminder of our shared humanity every so often. 

I'll see you all on Monday.

Thanks for a great class, sixth period. You gave me some amazing feedback for a report due in my own classes. We'll watch some more anime in the future, okay? Send me requests if you have any.

In other news, Toyota-sensei is working to get me into your class as a substitute for the week she is away in Japan in May. There's some paperwork to get through, but if it works out, I'll get to mess with your heads for a whole five days straight. >:3 *cue evil laughter* But seriously now, we're gonna have a great time. Five days won't be enough to hit all the topics and activities I'd like to cover, so I need your input. What kinds of games do you enjoy the most? What things that you've been learning still confuse you? What parts of Japanese culture do you want to know more about? Consider all the various aspects that the topic of "culture" really contains:

Music
Religion(s)
History
Toys and Games
Holidays
Clothing
Food
Design
Architecture
Geography
Media

...and a heck of a lot more. So yeah, anyway, think about it and get back to me. This is your big chance to get exactly what you want out of Japanese class. じゃまた！

In retrospect, a mochi-and-sushi lesson always takes precedence over a literacy lesson. I should probably have planned that better. Anyway, lesson plan is still loaded and ready to go, and the target is dialed in: it's all you, Sixth Period. We're going to watch anime and work on our listening comprehension. If we get done with that in short order, we can move on to manga. 

また明日！

...but I have got a lesson plan to deploy on you guys. With Toyota-sensei's blessing, either 6th, 7th, or 8th period gets it tomorrow, Friday, April 5th.

Like I said, don't panic. (It'll be fun.)