Authentic Cultural Activities in the Chinese Language Classroom Grace Wang K497, School for International Studies Brooklyn, New York

Why authentic? We use language everyday to communicate Should create meaningful conversations

Market Unit 6 weeks Project- based

Unit Planner DateSubtheme Functional ObjectiveLanguage Expectations Cultural, Interpersonal, PresentationalHomeworkNotes Day 1The Marketplace Identify things that can be bought in a market 市場，小商品，禮物，燈籠，扇子，草帽，鞭炮，東西， 歡迎光臨， place+ 有 … Culture- Discuss: What do you think you would find in a Chinese market vs an American one? 2 items you've seen in Chinese markets that you don't normally see Day 2Currency Identify the currency for different countries 錢，美元，台幣，人民幣，塊，元，毛，角，分 Culture - What are currency rates? How much do things cost? converting currency for items Day 3Selling Determine how much things cost 一到十，二十， 百，千，買賣，你想買什麽，幾個， 找你。。。錢 Presentational - how much is this item? (U.S. dollars)- Price is right Day 4Buying Inquire how much things cost 多少錢，貴，便宜，夠，我想買。。，把，頂，件 (m.w.) ，去 +place, 送給。。 Interpersonal - Ask how much things cost (u.s. $, then convert) Day 5Clothes Identify pieces of clothing 衣服，襯衫，汗衫，大衣，外套，夾克，褲子，長褲， 短褲，牛仔褲，裙子，條， 。。穿。。，。。比較。。 旗袍 Culture - What are traditional Chinese clothes? Day 6 (Continuation) Clothes Identify pieces of clothing (preferences) Day 7Accessories Identify accessories 帽子，寫字，外資，雙，戴 Interpersonal - What are your favorite accessories? Day 8Clothes (weather) Identify appropriate clothing (weather) 颳風，下雨，很熱，下雪，晴天，。。因爲。。。 Interpersonal - How would you dress someone for NYC in today's weather? Day 9Size & Fit Compare/identify clothes that are too big/small 舒服，幾號，大好，正好，試，名牌，時髦，雖然。。 可是。。， 不但，而且。。。 Interpersonal- How to tell someone big/small

Day 10Bargaining Recognize that different cultures have various styles of shopping 太貴，走吧，。。吧。。， 打折 Culture- Bargaining, when do you walk away? (pg 80) Write a convo between a shopper and a store worker Day 11 Market Conversations Incorporate/initiate a conversation 去 +place, 。。送給。。， 多少錢 Presentational - Act out conversation with partner DateSubthemeFunctional ObjectiveLanguage Expectations Cultural, Interpersonal, PresentationalHomeworkNotes Day 12Night markets Distinguish the differences between American markets and Chinese markets 夜市，市場，小吃， Culture- Nightmarkets & what do they sell? Write down store ideas- minimum 2 Day 13Prices Identify how much clothing items cost 買一送一，打折，減價，價錢，上當 Culture - 70% off versus 打三 折 Day 14ProjectBegin project How can we incorporate the vocabulary used/challenge ourselves? Day 15ProjectContinue project How can we better use the vocabulary? Is it accurate? Day 16ProjectFinalize project Day 17Display projects1/2 class presentsListening & speaking skills for shoppers/sellers Day 18Display projectsSecond 1/2 presentsListening & speaking skills for shoppers/sellers

Day 19Review Review unit Jeopardy game - incorporate cultural aspects, interpersonal (skits), presentational skills when they answer Day 20Test

Activities Do-nows, discussions, formatives, mini project, summative

Do-Nows Should be used to your advantage!! Give them 2 choices to answer

Currency USD -> RMB -> NTD conversions

Mini-Project: Clothes Middle school – dress a classmate High school – create an outfit Presentation on outfit Project to be typed on a computer

Market Conversation Rearranging Different colored sheets Label for buyer/seller Differentiated for Ss who are reading characters/those who are still struggling (use pinyin as a scaffold) Heterogeneous pairing Project the conversation to read together after completion Partners must read sentences together

Final project Pick an item to sell Something they are interested in/like Given limited money to spend Who is able to get the most out of their money? Who is happy with their purchase?

Incentive Trip Trip to Chinatown

Common Core State Standards CCSS. ELA-Literacy. L Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening. CCSS. ELA-Literacy.L9-10.4a Use context (e.g. the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or text; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. CCSS. ELA-Literacy.L9-10.4c Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g. dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine its precise meaning, its part of speech, or its etymology.

How can this be used to show your effectiveness? EdTPA Formal observations Student choice Differentiation

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