2015-2016, MS 4- 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Grade -Term 4 Chinese MS 4－家谱 （The Family Tree)

Interest Packet

Outcome: This course is to help Advanced Chinese learners develop more academic listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. In order to reinforce and consolidate the knowledge of the textbook, survey, and rhymes help to create a fun-learning environment. Through well-designed activities such as sing song, reciting Chinese poems, role-playing, and culture projects aid Chinese acquisition.

Term IntroductionIn term 3, Chinese Made Easy Book 4-unit 3 will be covered. There are 3 lessons in this unit, including approximately 120 new characters, 100+ new words, 12 idioms, and 10+ sentence patterns. Moreover, there are three pieces of simple texts introducing China, its culture, and customs. Chinese advanced learners will keep improving Chinese skills in the areas of speaking, listening, reading, and writing. The acquisition of vocabulary, idiom, and grammar will be focused. In order to be promoted to the next level of Chinese class, daily practice and class participation should be required.

Topic review

1. Lesson 7: 家谱 The Family Tree

2. Lesson 8 : 养宠物 Keeping Pets

3. Lesson 9: 我的奶奶 My Grandmother

Skills List

Skills should be developed day by day. As the role of being a young scholar, you should be able to respect others and be punctual for your attendance in order to complete all assignments and earn a better grade. Chinese advanced learners are required to bring the textbook and Chinese notebook for all classes.

Speaking Skills

1. Demonstrate competencies previously introduced. (4.1a )

2. Demonstrate an increased awareness of the various ways of expressing ideas, such as understanding the role of dialect and differentiated speech to indicate age, social status or gender.(4.1b)

3. Report similarities and differences between the sound system of target and native language. (4.1c)

4. Analyze the relationship between cultural perspective and products from the target culture and their won. (4.2b)

Reading Skills

1. Demonstrate competencies previously introduced (4.1 a)

2. Demonstrate and awareness that the students themselves have a culture, based on comparisons of simple daily activities in the target culture and their own. (4.2d)

3. Analyze the relationship between cultural perspectives and products form the target culture and their own. (4.2b)

4. Recommended Reading:

http://chinesereadingpractice.com/2015/03/05/the-beautiful-rabbit/

http://readchinese.nflc.org

http://www.learnchineseok.com/2012/05/learn-chinese-reading-practice-improve.html

Writing Skills

1. Demonstrate competencies previously introduced. (4.1a)

2. Report similarities and differences between the sound and writing system of target and native language, including time and tense (4.1c)

3. Analyze the relationship between cultural perspectives and products form the target culture and their own. (4.2b)

Materials:

1. Chinese Made Easy Textbook 4(Simplified Characters Version) /Chinese Easy Workbook 4

2. Chinese Notebook

3. Chinese Character book

Day by Day

Class Format:

There are 100 minutes of class each week. Usually, each lesson will take 7-8 hours to finish. The first 2-3 hours will concentrate on the explanation of vocabulary, grammar points & the text; the 3rd-7th hours will be pattern practice, drill, mini-dialogue, role-playing, and project presentation; reading and listening comprehensions will be given. There will be two to three quizzes per lesson. After Finishing one lesson, a listening, reading, writing and an oral test will be given and lesson project.

Daily Schedule

Day 1-2/26Lesson 7: 家谱 The Family Tree

Goal: Being able to adapt the new vocabularies and syntax into making new dialogue，reading, and listening

1. Explaining the meaning of new words and make meaning sentences. (p.52)(4.1 b, 4.2b)

2. Learning syntax and reading comprehension (P.51-52)(4.1a, 4.1b) 3.Reading- WB p.90

Homework: 1.Recite the new vocabularies (p.52) 2. Memories the new vocabularies and idiom (p.52) 3. Write Chinese New Vocabularies 10 times and Make 5 sentence (p.52)

Day 2-3/2Lesson 7: 家谱 The Family Tree

Goal: Being able to read, listening, and speaking the Chinese food in the Chinese restaurant 1. Translation and make a dialogues (p.53) (4.1a, 4.1b, 4.1c) 2. Singing Chinese song and reciting Chinese poem (4.2b, 3.2b)3. Oral and listening drills (p.53-55)4. Translation drill WB (p. 91,92) (4.1b)Quiz -Dictation, new vocabularies, oral

Homework1. Make a dialogue (WB p.86-91) (4.2 b) 2. Oral practice (WB p.57)

Day 3- 3/9Lesson 7: 家谱 The Family Tree

Goal: Being able to read the Chinese idiom story and develop the reading skills

1. Explaining the meaning of new words and make meaning sentences. (p.56-57)(4.1 b, 4.2b)

2. Reading comprehension (p.57, WBp.94-95)3. Quiz -Dictation, new vocabularies, oral

Homework

1. Write the new words 5 times and make 5 sentences （p.57)2. Workbook (p.94-95)

Day 4- 3/16

Test: Lesson 7-listening, writing, reading, and oral testProject: My Family Tree (4.1b, 4.1c, 4.2a) Day 5-3/23 Lesson 8 : 养宠物 Keeping Pets

Goal: Learning the Chinese adjective words to describe the Chinese food and applying to speaking and writing

1. Explanation of new vocabulary, pronunciation, syntax, the constructions of characters, and reading comprehension. (p.59)(4.1a, 4.1b, 4.2a)2. Matching drill (p.60)(4.2a, 4.1b)3.Listening drill (p.51) (4.1a, 4.1b, 4.2a)4. Speaking drill (p.61), WB (p.96-98) (4.1a, 4.1b, 4.2b)5. Reading drill WB (p.101)

Homework1. Write Chinese New Vocabularies (p.59) 2. Make a sentence for each new word. (p.59)

3. Quiz -Dictation, new vocabularies, oral

Day 6- 3/25 Lesson 8 : 养宠物 Keeping Pets

Goal: Develop the reading comprehension, translation, and essay writing-Chinese Letter

1. Reading drill, WB (p.100-106)(4.1a, 4.2b, 4.2a)2. Practice translations (p.61)(4.1a, 4.1b)

3. Writing an Essay- WB (p.104)4. Quiz -Dictation, new vocabularies, oral

Homework1. Writing an Essay (WB p.104)2. Preparing project- Comparison between Chinese and Korean Keeping Pets

in 1900 (4.2a, 4,1b, 4,1c)

Day 7-4/61. Project Representation: Comparison between Chinese and Korean Keeping

Pets in 1900 (4.2a, 4,1b, 4,1c)

Day 8- 4/8

Lesson 8 test: Listening, reading, writing, and speaking

Day 9- 4/13 Lesson 9: 我的奶奶 My Grandmother

Goal: Being able to apply the new vocabularies and syntax into making new dialogue, reading, and speaking

1. Explaining the meaning of new words and make meaning sentences. (p.67)WB (p.109)(4.1 b, 4.2b)

2. Learning syntax and reading comprehension (P.66)(4.1a, 4.1b) 3.Reading- WB p.110

Homework: 1.Recite the new vocabularies (p.67) 2. Memories the new vocabularies and idiom (p.67) 3. Write Chinese New Vocabularies 10 times and Make 5 sentence (p.67)

Day 4/15 Lesson 9: 我的奶奶 My Grandmother

Goal: Develop the listening and reading comprehension, writing, and speaking skills

1. Oral and listening drill (p.68-70 WB p.82) (4.1a, 4.2a) 2. Make new dialogues with partner (p.71) (4.2b)3. Interview (p.72, WB p.116) (4.2b)4. Reading Drill: WB (p. 111,115,117,119)5. Reading: Idiom story (p.73,WB p.120) (4.2b)

Homework1. Make a interview with partner 2. Translation (WB p.121)

3. Reading comprehension (WB p.110,115)Quiz -Dictation, new vocabularies, oral

Day 11- 4/20 Lesson 9 Test- Oral, Listening, Reading, Writing

Project- Compare Chinese Grandmother and Korean Grand Living Style

Final Exam

Assessment

The final grade will be determined in the following way:

Citizenship 20% Homework 30% Quiz /Test 30 % Project 20%

Citizenship: Attendance on time and active participation are required in the class. It is the responsibility for the student to follow up what materials have to cover when he/she misses a class. Please contact the teacher or classmate if you have questions. Besides, daily review, well prepared for class, speaking Chinese, show good and positive attitude in class will get full credit and accelerate to be a successful Chinese learner. The faithful participation is very crucial to obtain full grade of 20%.

Homework: It is very important for the Chinese learner to complete all homework, which has assigned by the instructor on the weekly schedule. In order to be a successful Chinese learner, all assignment and workbook exercises have to hand in

on time. Incomplete and late homework will not receive full credit. The reducing grade of 10% will be accounted due to the tardiness of submission of homework. Students should check regularly the Chinese class’ website to find their assigned homeworkdwangchinese@weebly.comEmail : dwang@daltonschool.kr

Quiz /Test: In order to make solid foundation and accelerate Chinese writing, listening, speaking, and reading, dictations will be given per class for training listening, writing, and making dialogue conversation. This makes up 20% of Chinese grade.

Final Project: Every student has to represent his/her final project by the end of each term, including oral presentation, research paper, and handmade work. It will weight 20 % of the final grade.

Project Rubric: Explanation of ideas & information 30% Organization 20% Body 20% Voice 20% Presentation Aids 10%

★ Day-by-Day daily plan is adjustable and flexible based on content of textbook and assessment standards as well as depending on actual student progress and class interaction.

Grading Rubrics

Attendance and participation, behavior in class, homework completion, project preparation and presentation, and performance in quizzes

Grading RubricsSPEAKING TEST/QUIZ - RUBRIC TABLE

SKILLS 0-4 points 5-7 points 8-10 points

Listening:I understand the question/s

I have lots of difficulties understanding the question/s

I can understandQuestion/s

I can understand right away what I am being asked

Creativity:I answer the question/s

I am not able to answer the question/s

I am able to answer most of the question/s

I am able to answer all the question/s

Speaking:I speak clearly and fluently

I am not able to pronounce with clarity

I can speak with clear pronunciation

I can speak with a native-like fluency

Language Awareness:I use correct grammar

I am not aware of how I use grammar

I choose the right grammar for most sentences in my speech

I am able to use grammatically correct sentences for each of the question/s