Chinese Language Arts Middle School - 8 th Grade

Teachers Bo Liu Liu Laoshi Lu Yang Yang Laoshi Ying Li Li Laoshi

8 th Grade Language Goal Advance – Mid  Narrate and describe in the major time frames in connected, paragraph-length discourse.  Handle complicated language situations on a variety of concrete topics.

In Middle School, not all the courses are taught in Chinese. So how can we achieve the language goal?

Learn in classroom Practice outside classroom Perform in real world

Some Features About Curriculum Use ACTFL Language Proficiency Standards and Core Knowledge as the guidelines Use Singapore Chinese textbooks; adopt texts from China’s middle school Chinese textbooks; develop own texts for our Yinghua students. One level higher than the language goal

Assessment In Class Assessments: Informal: answering questions, dictations Formal: unit test, term test Beyond Class Assessments: Speech Contest Dictionary Contest Chinese New Year Performance Academic Performance

Proficiency level based classes Difference pace, same goal Apply different teaching methods to meet different learning styles and needs There is no ceiling for the advanced students Will be adjusted base on students’ learning progress

CLA Class Rules and Expectations Bring learning materials to class (Chinese notebook, unit packet, planner, pencil box, water bottle) Participate in class actively and positively Be respectful and responsible Be on time: get to class & homework (Homework is expected to be finished within minutes every day.)

Communication Phone call: Classroom page (twenty1516) Parent – teacher Conference School Newsletter

You can help with… Checking your child’s planner, homework, and projects Clarify the reason and goal of learning Chinese Be your child’s cheerleader!

After 8th Grade? Online Immersion! Advanced Chinese 1 Advanced Chinese 2 Subject area Chinese AP Chinese Language Skills High Level Thinking Skills

Questions?