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5/12-5/16 Test - point out cultural aspects etc. in your Reflection (due 5/19) 5/9 Self-study 5/8 Quick feedback HW 9 (due 5/9) 5/7 AP Chinese exam 5/6 Self-study 5/5 AP exam week starts 5/2 Read more signs 5/1 Read signs 4/30 Picture narration 4/29 Test 4/28 U9.3 4/27 U9.2 4/25 Etymology of Chinese characters, U9.1 4/24 Quiz 4/22 Interpersonal Speaking continues 4/21 Interpersonal Speaking 4/17 Story Narration 4/16 Story Narration 4/15 Story Narration HW 8.4: "Describe one of four Chinese great inventions and explain its significance (due 4/17)" 4/14 Finish U8.3 4/11 Describe Han Dynasty 4/10 Why going to the college 4/9 Start U8.3 4/8 Start U8.3 HW 8.3: "Describe changes in China and explain the significance (due 4/10)" Click here for a list of changes. 4/7 Look up public signs 4/4 Finish U8.2 4/5 check on themes that are yet to be covered 4/3 continue U8.2 4/2 gather thoughts on changes in PRC 4/1 HW 8.2: "Describe ONE Chinese historical site and explain its significance (due 4/3)" 3/31 Start U8.2 3/21 Quarter 3 test 3/20 Continue U8.1 3/19 Continue U8.1 3/18 Chinese festivals HW 8.1: "Describe ONE Chinese festival and explain its significance (due 3/20)" 3/17 Continue U8.1 3/14 Start Unit U8.1 3/13 Quiz on sentence structures 3/12 Summary of 4 Great Novels 3/11 Finish U7.3 HW 7.5: "Brief introduction of (in Chinese) 1 of 4 Great Classical Novels: 西游记,水浒传,三国演义,红楼梦 (due 3/13)" 3/10 Continue U7.3 3/7 Continue U7.3 3/6 Speaking test RE: Chinese celebrity 3/5 HW 7.4: "Presenting (in English) 1 of 4 Great Classical Novels: 西游记,水浒传,三国演义,红楼梦 (due 3/10)" 3/4 Continue U7.3 3/3 Sample presentation on celebrity 2/28 Quick demo on what the AP exam screens look like 2/27 Continue U7.3 2/26 Speaking test continued RE: A City in China 2/25 vocab about a trip; Speaking test; HW 7.3: "Describe one Chinese celebrity and explain his/her significance (due 2/27)" 2/24 Reading practice 2/21 Listening continued (Test on 2/25 - Oral presentation on Chinese City) 2/20 Listening practice 2/19 Go over sample answers to Describing a Chinese city and its significance 2/18 Start U7.3 HW 7.2: "Describe one Chinese musical instrument and explain its significance (due 2/20)" 2/14 Finish U7.2 2/13 Continue U7.2 2/12 Start U7.2 2/11 Finish U7.1 HW 7.1: "Describe one Chinese city and explain its significance (due 2/13)" 2/10 Speaking Quiz on Chinese Cuisine 2/7 Continue U7.1 2/6 ACTFL standards revisit 2/5 Start U7.1 2/4 Speaking prep on Regional Cuisine. HW 6.3: "Write the response you would give to these prompts" 2/3 Finish U6.2 1/31 Happy New Year! HW 6.2: "Describe one Chinese regional cuisine" Resources: textbook p.81, 四大菜系, 八大菜系 1/30 U6.2 continued 1/29 start U6.2 1/27 & 1/28 no school - inclement weather 1/24 Finished U6.1 1/23 Chinese Dance HW 6.1: "Describe a Chinese Dance and its significance 1/22 Start U6.1 1/15-1/17 Semester 1 Final exam 1/13 & 1/14 Self study or read articles posted here. 1/10 Go over eating a meal 1/9 Chinese songs HW 5.2: "Describe a Chinese song and its significance in writing - Sample Lyrics" 1/8 Finish U5-2 HW 5.1: "Translate a portion of this new item to Chinese" 1/6 & 1/7 no school - inclement weather 12/20 last day before winter break 12/19 continued 12/18 expressions 12/17 vocab 12/16 Start U5-2 12/13 create your own word bank (pdf) 12/12 question categories (pdf) 12/11 Start U5-1 12/10 Scoring rubrics revisit, HW 4.2: "Describe a Chinese movie and its significance in writing (for later voice recording)." 12/9 Finish U4-2 12/6 U4-2 reading practice 12/5 U4-2 listening practice 12/4 Start U4-2 12/3 Went over sample on Chinese historical figure and posted it next to the homework assignment 4.1 12/2 Finish U4-1 11/27 Continued U4-1 HW: Watch a Chinese Movie -Click here 11/26 Continue Chinese History HW 4.1: Describe a Chinese historical figure and his/her significance Sample 11/25 Continue U4-1, Start introduction to Chinese history 11/22 Start U4-1, HW 3.5: Cultural Week conversation B - Prompt 11/21 See video clips of Cultural Performance HW 3.4: Cultural Week conversation A - Prompt 11/20 Chinese Lion Dance & Dragon Dance 11/19 Quiz on Technology - persuasion email response Prompt 11/18 Finish U3-3 11/15 Continue U3-3 11/14 Start U3-3. HW 3.3: "Describe a Chinese leisure activity and its significance in writing (for later voice recording)." Sample 11/13 Look at sample answers and gather thoughts on leisure activities 11/12 HW 3.2: "Describe a Chinese Art Form and its significance in writing (for later voice recording)." Sample 11/8 Start gathering thought for presenting "a Chinese Art Form" 11/7 Finish U3-2 11/6 Start U3-2 11/5 Finish U3-1 11/4 Start U3-1 11/1 Go over sample poem HW 3.1: "Describe a Chinese poem and state its significance in writing (for later voice recording)." Sample 10/31 Finish reading portion of the test 10/30 Go over reading test continued 10/29 Go over listening and reading portion = = = end of Quarter 1 = = = 10/25 Go over listening portion 10/24 Do retired 2007 AP Chinese - reading portion 10/23 Do retired 2007 AP Chinese - writing portion 10/22 Do retired 2007 AP Chinese - listening portion. click here for audio clips. 10/21 finish U2-3 10/18 conversation with visitors 10/17 practice skits and questions for the visitors from PRC. Click here for the list of questions. 10/16 continue U2-3; HW 2.7: Write notes for 2 min Cultural presentation "Describe a Chinese idiom and its significance." 10/15 express questions to visitors in Chinese 10/11 create topics to ask visitors from China 10/10 non-travel day; practice your skit; prepare Q/A for Oct. 18 when you all are hosting visiting teachers from PRC 10/9 go over sentence patterns HW 2.6: Speak your homework 2-4 by first calling 1-847-718-5928 and then record (or x5928 if using a phone in the building). 10/8 start vocab on the topic of education 10/7 work cohesive devices into the persuasion paragraph 10/4 work in pair to come up with valid expressions using cohesive devices HW 2.5: email response - your penpal wrote "请你介绍一下你的学校" 10/3 quiz on cohesive devices 10/2 practice responding to the prompts about interviewing for a part-time job HW 2.4: Click here for homework. 10/1 practice skits until fluent (i.e. not relying on notes) 9/30 Go over the vocab of working part-time 9/27 Continue with academic related listening 9/26 Continue with academic related listening HW 2.3: email - Persuade someone to major in a certain field. 10 sentences, include 3 supporting points and 2 cohesive devices 9/25 Listening to academic related conversation 9/24 Oral test on Unit 0 & 1 9/23 Unit 2-2 for PHS 9/20 Start Unit 2-2 for RMHS 9/19 practice fable story skits for Nov. 8 stage show at South Middle School 9/18 cover 2nd half of Unit 2-1 HW2.2: Persuade someone to take a certain course (你应该选...课) 9/17 test on Unit 0 and 1 (use of cohesive devices required). Click here for the test. 9/16 prepare the act of assigned idiom for stage show 9/13 Start Unit 2-1, the topic is Academic; HW2.1: Describe the courses that you'll be taking next semester and why 9/12 Create a story based on 4 pictures showing hot summer night, a student couldn't fall asleep because roommates were chatting ... 9/11 prepare for stage show - acting out the Chinese idioms - 自相矛盾,狐假虎威. 9/10 Go over sample answers on weather HW1.2: Describe how long you have lived here and how the weather is in 20 seconds (你在这里住了多久了? 这儿的天气怎么样?) 9/9 Finish Unit 1 expressions. 9/6 Started Unit 1 expressions. 9/4 Quiz on conversation; go over sample answers to "recommendations to how to study Chinese well"; HW:1.1 discuss advantage and disadvantage of doing something (请你谈谈 ... 的好处和坏处. e.g. prepare Chinese food vs. American food or take Mandarin vs Spanish) in 6 sentences 9/3 Go over College Board's sample answers to "the difference between Chinese & English" 8/30 In class, prepare a 20 sec. response that explains "The difference between English & Chinese" or "How Chinese characters are constructed" (apply some expressions recently learned) 8/29 Go over Set 0-3 Expressions HW0.2: describe a friend of yours and things that you do together (请你介绍一下你的一个好朋友.还有你们平常都做些什么?) Work some expressions into your paragraph. 8/28 overview of our AP course units. Go over Set 0-1 and 0-2 Expressions 8/27 - rubrics for scoring HW0.1: describe your summer activities (你平常在暑假的时候都做些什么?) in 6 sentences 8/23, 8/26 - get to know the type of questions in previous AP exam 8/21, 8/22 distant learning environment setup