chineseaplevelericadieselman-startalk.doc

Middlebury College Thematic Unit Chinese: AP Level Erica DieselmanUnit 1: 爱情是什么？ 教学环境：High School Chinese 4 class. 10 students, all native or native-like English speakers. Each class lasts 57 minutes. (Yes, I know my minutes dont add up that way – but I find that planning around 45 minutes ends up taking me around 55). Class meets 6 times out of every 7 days. Objectives: Students will know: ( how ideas of love and marriage differ in different areas of the world ( Lesson 6: Discussion – comparing different ideas of love (Interpersonal) ( How the Chinese celebrate Valentines Day . Presentation: Cultural Comparisons (Presentational) ( How Buddhism has impacted the Chinese world ( Lesson 5: Buddhism Presentations (Presentational) Students will be able to: ( use Chinese to express abstract ideas (What is love?) ( Essay: What is love? (Presentational) ( correctly use (speaking/writing) the “Words for Production” ( Lesson 1: Can students retell the story of Mr. Wu? (Interpersonal/Presentational) ( Lesson 2:“Dear Abby” letter and response (Presentational) ( Lesson 2: What is love? Written response (sentence) (Presentational) ( Lesson 8: One sentence description of today’s story (Presentational) ( Lesson 7: Class Discussion (Interpersonal) ( recognize (listening/writing) the “Words for Comprehension” ( Reading Comprehension Questions, non-participatory listening exercises (Interpretive ( use Chinese to compare ideas about love in different cultures ( Correctly use the grammatical structures in the text ( Lesson 3: The person I love must have…(sentences) (Presentational) ( Lesson 10: Skit Presentation (Presentational)Homework:(to be completed before the first class) Preview of Reading/Skimming/Scanning Lesson 1 Time Strategies Materials/ Standards/ Modes 10 min Warm up: Distribute copies of the lyrics to “Ai Wo Haishi Ta” by David Tao. (/songs/song/178/aiwohaishita.html). Play the song. Students should follow along with the lyrics. After listening to the song, ask