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
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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