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Procedure for HS 1P Chinese III (5/23/13)

目标: 1) I can create a photo story to describe my travel to China.  2) I can ask and answer simple conversation questions.

功课: 1) Practice conversation questions.  2) Study for your chapter test on Friday, 5/24.  3) Photostory / Movie project due tomorrow.  3) All oral exam due by the end of this week.  4) Turn in your Lesson Seven character worksheet.

程序:

1. 1) Make audio files for each picture frame.  Insert your audio file into project.  Type your final detailed itinerary.  2) Volunteer to take semester oral exam.
2. Submit your file to Ms. Chang’s folder under O drive, e-mail Ms. Chang with your file as an attachment, or Google Docs share with Ms. Chang.  Turn in your checklist + typed itinerary at the end of the class period.

Procedure for MS 7P Chinese I (5/23/13)

Objectives: 1) I can ask and answer simple conversation questions.  2) I can study for my chapter test.

Homework: 1) Study for your chapter test.  2) Practice reading Lesson Eleven text passages.  3) Lesson Eleven character worksheet.

Procedure:

1.   Turn in your PPT print out w/checklist.  E-mail Ms. Chang your PPT file or give Ms. Chang your flash drive.

Procedure for MS 5P Exploratory Chinese (5/23/13)

Objectives: 1) I can acquire cultural knowledge about Chinese martial arts.  2) I can name colors in Chinese.  3) I can talk about myself in Chinese.

Homework: 1) Review learned colors.  2) Quiz #2: tomorrow.

Procedure:

1. 1) Return draft #1.  Makeup work (5P: Elizabeth).  2) Write / Read sentences #6 + #7.
2. 1) Pass out / go over colors flashcard.  Teach (hong se, huang se, hei se, bai se).  2) Introduce nger guessing game.

Procedure for HS 1P Chinese III (5/22/13)

目标: 1) I can create a photo story to describe my travel to China.  2) I can ask and answer simple conversation questions.

功课: 1) Practice conversation questions.  2) Study for your chapter test on Friday, 5/24.  3) Photostory / Movie project due tomorrow.  3) All oral exam due by the end of this week.

程序:

1.   1) With a revised schedule at MS on Thursday, Ms. Chang will be able to stay at HS from 2P to 10 am and back to HS at 2pm on Thursday.  Please utilize these special time to complete your round robin reading and oral exam.  All round robin + oral exam have to be done by the end of Friday.  No exception.  We will focus on Photostory presentation & chapter test retake next week.  2) Please make short audio file for each picture frame for easy update.  Insert your audio file into project.  Type your final detailed itinerary.  3) Volunteer to take semester oral exam.

Procedure for MS 2P/7P Chinese I (5/22/13)

Objectives: 1) I can ask and answer simple conversation questions.  2) I can study for my chapter test.

Homework: 1) Study for your chapter test.  2) Practice reading Lesson Eleven text passages.

Procedure:

1.   1) (2P) Revised schedule at MS tomorrow (field test + concert assembly).  No Chinese class tomorrow.  Please complete your oral exam today.  Get an E/I pass for round robin reading tomorrow.   2) Go over text passages on pages 102/103.  3) Oral exam ó Class work (study, practice reading text passages, oral questions).

Procedure for MS 3P/5P Exploratory Chinese (5/22/13)

Objectives: 1) I can talk about myself in Chinese.  2) I can acquire cultural knowledge about Chinese lucky and unlucky numbers.

Homework: 1) Review counting principle.  2) Quiz #2: Friday, 5/24/13.

Procedure:

1. 1) Quick review (counting).  2) Teach new terms (sheng ri, nian) + Chinese date format.  3) Write sentence #5.  4) Read sentences #1-#5.  Collect draft #1.
2. 1) Showcase more art project samples (PPT).  2) Culture reading: Chinese lucky + unlucky numbers.

Procedure for HS 1P Chinese III (5/21/13)

目标: 1) I can prepare and review for my chapter test.  2) I can ask and answer simple conversation questions.

功课: 1) Study for your Lesson Seven chapter test.  2) Finalize your travel project.  3) Practice conversation questions.  4) Final oral exam and round robin readings due on/before this Friday, 5/24/13.

程序:

1.   1) Work in Red Labe tomorrow and Thursday.  Take order exam in class or after school.  2) Final exam schedule: Weds – 5^th, 3^rd, 7^th; Thurs-9^th, 8^th, 4^th; Friday-2^nd, 1^st, 6^th.  3) Captains check WB pages 78 / 80.  Go over answer key.  4) Writing practice.  5) Class work / practice conversation questions ó Oral exam + round robin reading.

Procedure for MS 2P/7P Chinese I (5/21/13)

Objectives: 1) I can ask and answer simple conversation questions.  2) I can prepare and review for my semester exam.  3) I can read text passages fluently.  4) I can comprehend audio file and acquire cultural knowledge about Chinese food.

Homework: Read text pages 96-97.

Procedure:

1. 1) Captains check WB page 77.  Go over the answer key to WB page 69/73/77.  2) (7P) Pass out / go over Lesson Eleven study guide.  3) (2P) Read text pages 101.  4) (7P) Listening activity: WB page 70.  Go over answer key.  5) Read text passages.
2. Writing practice.

Procedure for MS 3P/5P Exploratory Chinese (5/21/13)

Objectives: 1) I can talk about myself in Chinese.  2) I can count from zero to one hundred in Chinese.  3) I can brainstorm ideas for my art project.

Homework: 1) Practice reading sentences #1-#4.  2) Finalize your decision about art project.

Procedure:

1. 1) Counting from zero to one hundred.  2) (5P) Complete origami.  Check for participation grade.
2. 1) Teach terms (baba, mama, gege, didi, jiejie, meimei, he, liang).  2) Write / read sentence #4.
3. Showcase art project samples (Drawings, pictures, movies, etc).

Procedure for HS 1P Chinese III (5/20/13)

目标: 1) I can prepare and review for my chapter test.  2) I can ask and answer simple conversation questions.  3) I can review my itinerary.

功课: 1) WB pages 78 / 80.  2) Study for Friday’s chapter test.  3) Practice conversation questions.

程序:

1. 1) Makeup work (甘博力,乐芝蕾,柏丽雅,史玖丹,史尊凯,越野,史科礼).  Return your itinerary draft.  Go over common mistakes.  2) Captains check WB pages 76-77.  Go over answer key.  3) Pass out / go over Lesson Seven study guide.
2. Conversation questions Q/A.

Procedure for MS 2P/7P Chinese I (5/20/13)

Objectives: 1) I can ask and answer simple conversation questions.  2) I can create a PowerPoint project to talk about myself.

Homework: 1) PPT due this Thursday.  2) WB page 77.

Procedure:

1.      1) Ms. Chang checks your WB page 69/73.  2) Complete your final PPT slide and check your completion.

2.      Semester oral exam: volunteer or random drawing for participants.

Procedure for MS 3P/5P Exploratory Chinese (5/20/13)

Objectives: 1) I can explore origami.  2) I can review for my quiz #2.  3) I can talk about myself in Chinese.

Homework: 1) Art project due: Monday, 6/3/12.  Oral presentation due: Tuesday + Wednesday, 6/4-6/5/13.  Quiz #3: Friday, 5/31/13.  2) Review counting principle.  3) Brainstorm ideas for your art project.

Procedure:

1. 1) Return quiz #1 papers.  2) Quick review (20 Chinese characters).
2. 1) Teach terms (jia, you, ge).  2) Write sentence #3.  3) Read sentences #1-#3.
3. 1) Finish up 2^nd origami.  2) (3P) Showcase art project samples (drawing).

Procedure for HS 1P Chinese III (5/17/13)

目标: 1) I can read text passages fluently.  2) I can comprehend text passages and audio file about traveling.

功课: 1) WB pages 76-77.  2) Review session: Monday + Tuesday, 5/20-5/21.  Work in Red Lab / oral exam: Wednesday / Thursday, 5/21-5/22.  Chapter test: Friday, 5/24/13.  Travel project due: Thursday, 5/23.

程序:

1. 1) Captains check WB page 73.  Go over answer key to WB page 73.  2) Ms. Chang collects your itinerary draft.  3) Go over text passages on pages 82-83.  4) Listening activity: WB page 79.  Go over answer key.
2. 1) Video clip: Three Gorges.  2) Round robin reading (pages 76 / 78) ó Conversation questions practice + text passages reading + WB homework.

Procedure for MS 2P/7P Chinese I (5/17/13)

Objectives: 1) I can talk about my skills of holding chopstick and cooking Chinese dishes.  2) I can comprehend audio file about food/drink preferences.  3) I can talk about my food preferences.  4) I can comprehend text passages.

Homework: 1) Chinese character writing assignment.  2) WB pages 69 / 73.  3) Practice reading text passages and conversation questions.  4) Write sentences about your preferences of food and drinks.

Procedure:

1. 1) Work in Media Center next Monday.  2) Teach new characters (做, 做饭, 做菜, 肉, 牛肉, 鸡, 鸡肉, 鱼肉, 春, 春天, 卷, 春卷, 龙卷风, 片, 鸡片, 生鱼片, 炸鱼/魚片, 虾, 龙虾, 炸, 炸虾片, 柠檬汁, 柠檬水, 古老肉).  3) Read text passages on page 94.
2. 1) (2P) Listening activity: WB page 75.  Go over the answer key.  2) Sample / Enjoy Chinese breakfast items.

Procedure for MS 3P/5P Exploratory Chinese (5/17/13)

Objectives: 1) I can showcase my mastery of Chinese greeting terms and classroom expressions.  2) I can understand Chinese counting principle and I can count numbers from zero to one hundred in Chinese.  3) I can talk about myself in Chinese.

Homework: 1) Review counting principle.  2) Review 20 Chinese characters.  Quiz #2: Friday, 5/24/13.

Procedure:

1. 1) Makeup work (3P: Omar, Sneh).  2) Quiz #1.  3) Pass out / go over number table.  4) Count from zero to one hundred.
2. 1) Pass out oral presentation supplementary handout.  2) Teach term (sui).  3) Make sentences #1-#2.
3. Work on 2^nd origami product.  Collect as participation grade.

Procedure for HS 1P Chinese III (5/16/13)

目标: I can make a detailed itinerary for my travel plan.

功课: 1) WB pages 76-77.  Due next Monday.  2) Round robin reading (pages 76 / 78) tomorrow.  3) Itinerary due tomorrow.

程序:

1. 1) Ms. Chang checks WB page 73.  2) Type your itinerary.

Procedure for MS 2P/7P Chinese I (5/16/13)

Objectives: 1) I can read text passages fluently.  2) I can review for final exam.

Homework: Practice conversation questions.  Complete your final oral exam / round robin reading between Monday, 5/20, and Friday, 5/24/13.  Make arrangements with Ms. Chang, please.

Procedure:

1. 1) Quick review (看, 看书, 到 = (去 ó 来), 饭, 吃饭, 太, 太太, 别 = 不, 菜, 拿, 全, 都, 筷子, 想, 果汁, 水果, 冰淇淋, 冰水, 冰棒, 三明治, 汉堡包 / 汉堡, 热狗, 牛奶, 饿, 渴, 喝, 吃, 东西).  2) Read text passages on pages 93 / 95.  3) Class activity: WB page 74.  Share results.
2. Review activities (sentence matching, dictation, etc).

Procedure for MS 3P/5P Exploratory Chinese (5/16/13)

Objectives: 1) I can explore origami art.  2) I can understand the requirements of art project.

Homework: Quiz #1 tomorrow.

Procedure:

1. 1) Makeup work (3P: Omar, Sneh; 5P: Shaan).  2) Quick review (12 number characters + 8 picture characters + 25 greeting terms).
2. 1) Pass out / go over art project requirements.  2) Make an origami product: pinwheel.

Procedure for HS 1P Chinese III (5/15/13)

目标: 1) I can pack appropriate clothing and necessities for my travel.  2) I can ask and answer simple conversation questions.

功课: 1) Chinese character writing assignment.  2) WB page 73.

程序:

1. 1) Work in Media Center Classroom tomorrow to type your itinerary.  2) Quick review (签字, 学生证, 证明, 签证, 照, 护照, 照片, 拍照, 笑, 开玩笑, 俊, 英俊, 相机, 照相机, 照相馆, 带).  3) Captains check WB pages 71-72 & 75.  Go over answer key.  4)  Teach new characters (已经, 不过 = 可是 = 但是, 凉快, 用, 不用, 当然, 担心, 迷路, 出去 ó 回来) + V起来 sentence pattern.
2. 1) Read text passages on pages 76 & 78.  2) Class work: Conversation questions Q/A + your itinearary + WB homework.

Procedure for MS 2P/7P Chinese I (5/15/13)

Objectives: 1) I can talk about my skills of holding chopsticks and cooking Chinese dishes.  2) I can read text passages fluently.  3) I can ask and answer simple conversation question.

Homework: 1) Chinese character writing assignment.  2) Practice conversation questions / reading text passages.

Procedure:

1. 1) Captains check WB page 76.  Go over the answer key.  2) Quick review (菜, 拿, 全, 都, 筷子, 想, 果汁, 水果, 冰淇淋, 冰水, 冰棒, 三明治, 汉堡包 / 汉堡, 热狗, 牛奶, 饿, 渴, 喝, 吃, 东西).  3) Teach characters (到 = (去 ó 来), 饭, 吃饭, 太, 太太, 别 = 不, 炒, 炒饭).  4) Read text passages on pages 93 / 95.
2. Conversation questions Q/A.

Procedure for MS 3P/5P Exploratory Chinese (5/15/13)

Objectives: 1) I can say and write Chinese number characters. 2) I can explore origami.  Homework: 1) Review learned Chinese number characters.  2) Chinese character writing assignment.  Due tomorrow.

Procedure:

1. 1) Quick review (8 number characters + 8 picture characters + 25 terms).  2) Teach new terms (nine, ten, zero, hundred).  3) Audio file.
2. Pass out 2 colored papers.  Make pin wheel / gift box.

Procedure for HS 1P Chinese III (5/14/13)

目标: 1) I can ask and answer simple conversation questions.  2) I can read text passages fluently.  3) I can make detailed itinerary for my travel plan.

功课: 1) WB pages 71-72.  2) Practice reading text passages on pages 76 / 78.  3) Draft your itinerary.  Due Friday.  4) Read text pages 79-80.

程序:

1.      1) Ms. Chang is not available after school today due to a district-wide strategic meeting.  2) Read text passages in pages 76 / 78.

2.      1) Go over key points in pages with sentence patterns: 79-80.  2) Class activity: WB page 69.  Share result.  3) Conversation  Q/A.  4) Class work: round robin reading + do WB homework + draft your itinerary.

Procedure for MS 2P/7P Chinese I (5/14/13)

Objectives: 1) I can name various Chinese breakfast items.  2) I can ask and answer simple Chinese questions.  3) I can review for my final exam.  4) I can read text passages fluently.

Homework: 1) Practice reading text passages.  2) Practice conversation questions.  3) WB page 76.

Procedure:

1.      1) Quick review (菜, 拿, 全, 都, 筷子, 想, 果汁, 水果, 冰淇淋, 冰水, 冰棒, 三明治, 汉堡包 / 汉堡, 热狗, 牛奶, 饿, 渴, 喝, 吃, 东西).  2) Read text passages on page 73, 75.  3) Pass out / go over Chinese breakfast items handout.

2.      1) Pair activity: Dictation / Assemble characters into paragraph.  2) Conversation questions Q/A.

Procedure for MS 3P/5P Exploratory Chinese (5/14/13)

Objectives: 1) I can say and write numbers in Chinese.  2) I can say simple Chinese greetings terms and classroom expressions.  3) I can acquire cultural knowledge about Chinese tea.

Homework: 1) Chinese character writing assignment.  2) Review learned 8 number characters.  3) Quiz #2: Friday, 5/24/13.

Procedure:

1.      1) Quick review (4 number characters + 8 picture characters + 25 terms).  2) Teach new characters (five, six, seven, eight).

2.      1) DVD: Chinese tea.  2) Show and tell: tea set / tea leaves. 3) Sample tea.

Procedure for HS 1P Chinese III (5/13/13)

目标: 1) I can talk about preparation for my travel plan.  2) I can ask and answer simple conversation questions.

功课: 1) WB page 73.  2) Chinese character writing assignment.  3) Draft your itinerary.  Collect at the end of class period on Friday.  4) Practice reading text passages.  Round robin reading (pages 76 / 78): Friday, 5/17/13.

程序:

1. 1) The Cleveland Asian Festival is this Saturday and Sunday (5/18-5/19) at Chinatown area.  Please grab a card if you are interested in attending.  2) Ms. Chang is not available after school tomorrow due to a district-wide strategic meeting at MS.  3) Captains check WB page 70.  Go over answer key.  4) Teach new characters (电子邮件, 签字, 学生证, 证明, 签证, 办, 照, 护照, 照片, 拍照 = 照相, 拍手, 拍球, 笑, 开玩笑, 俊, 英俊, 相机, 照相机, 照相馆, 照相师, 带).
2. 1) Conversation questions Q/A.  2) Go over text page 76.

Procedure for MS 2P/7P Chinese I (5/13/13)

Objectives: 1) I can talk about my food and drink preferences.  2) I can read text passages fluently.  3) I can ask and answer simple conversation questions.

Homework: 1) Chinese character writing assignment.  2) Read text passages on pages 93, 95.  3) WB page 75.  4) Lesson Eleven chapter test: Friday, 5/24/13.  Final exam oral part due by Friday, 5/24/13.  PowerPoint due: Thursday, 5/23/13.

Procedure:

1. 1) The Cleveland Asian Festival is this Saturday and Sunday (5/18-5/19) in  Chinatown area.  2) Teach new characters (菜, 拿, 全, 都, 筷, 筷子).  3) (2P) Read text passages on pages 93-95.
2. 1) Pass out / go over study guide for final exam.  2) Conversation questions practice.

Procedure for MS 3P/5P Exploratory Chinese (5/13/13)

Objectives: 1) I can say simple greeting terms / classroom expressions.   2) I can say and write numbers in Chinese.  3) I can use chopsticks to pick up Cheerios.

Homework: 1) Review 25 learned terms.  Quiz #1: Friday, 5/17/13.  2) Chinese character writing assignment.

Procedure:

1. 1) Quick review (8 characters + 23 terms).  2) Makeup work (8^th graders).  3) Teach new terms (dui bu qi, mei guan xi).
2. 1) Pass out handout / Teach Chinese characters (one, two three, four).  2) Pass out chopsticks.  3) Practice picking up Cheerios.

Procedure for HS 1P Chinese III (5/10/13)

目标: 1) I can read a travel itinerary.  2) I can ask and answer simple conversation questions.  3) I can read text passages fluently.

功课: 1) WB page70 .  2) Chinese character writing assignment.  3) Read text page 78 + supplementary itinerary handout.  Draft your own itinerary w/packing/weather condition terms.

程序:

1. 1) Work on / type your itinerary in Media Center Classroom next Thursday, 5/16/13.  2)  Quick review (上海, 住, 桂林, 玩, 好玩, 地方, 旅行, 行李, 旅客, 旅馆, 打算, 中暑, 假人, 暑假, 春假, 寒假, 参加, 这些, 那些, 哪些, 西安, 平安).  3) Go over answer key to WB page 67-68.  4) Teach new characters (程, 行程, 飞, 飞机, 过, 夜, 从, 从…到…, 机场, 沙发, 出发, 回).
2. 1) Go over text page 78.  2) Round robin reading ó Conversation questions practice.

Procedure for HS Chinese I (5/10/13)

Objectives: I can complete my PPT project.

Homework: 1) Practice reading your PPT project.  2) Practice conversation questions.

Procedure:

1.   1) Create a slide about your preferences of food and drinks.  2) Use your check list to make sure you cover all requirements for this project.

Procedure for MS 3P/5P Exploratory Chinese (5/10/13)

Objectives: 1) I can say simple Chinese greeting terms.  2) I can acquire cultural knowledge about Chinese folk art of cutting papers + Daily routines in Chinese Schools.  3) I can practice holding chopsticks and picking up Cheerios.

Homework: Review 23 learned terms.

Procedure:

1. 1) Quick review (19 terms + 8 characters).  2) Teach new terms (tong xue men hao, dong le ma, dong le, bu dong).  3) Complete paper cut patterns.  Check completion for participation grade.
2. 1) DVD / Video clips: Daily routines in Chinese Schools / (3P) Chopsticks / Dumplings.  2) (5P) Culture reading: pages 3, 5, 6.