Chinese 1 lesson plan Oral quiz ： Recite the chant Culture: calligraphy Fish: paper art

Monday objectives teKS: 1B, 1C, 5A Review the new words Practice the chant Quiz over the chant

Xi ă oXi ă o hái ér xi ă o hái ér nĭ bié chán,háiérxi ă oháiérnĭbiéchán 小 孩 儿 小 孩 儿 你 别 馋， kids, do not get hungry for food. guòguò le là bā jiù shì niánlelàbājiùshìnián 过 了 腊 八 就 是 年。 New year is coming after Dec.8th èrèr shíSān táng guā zán,shíSāntángguāzán 二 十 三 糖 瓜 粘 Dec.23 rd, candy and nuts are ready èrèr shí sì xiĕ fú zì,shísìxiĕfúzì 二 十 四写 福 字 Dec.24 th, we are writing calligraphy of Happiness èrèr shí wŭ s ă o chén tŭshíwŭs ă ochéntŭ 二 十 五 扫 尘 土， Dec.25 th, we need to do cleaning èrèr Shí liù dùn niú ròu èr qī èr bā b ă miàn fā Shíliùdùnniúròuèrqīèrbāb ămiànfā 二十六 炖 牛 肉， 二七 二 八 把 面 发, Dec.26 th, stew the beef, Dec.27, 28 th, get dough for bread and dumplings. èrèr jiŭ duì lián ér tiē Mén kŏujiŭduìliánértiē Ménkŏu 二九对联 儿 贴门 口,Dec.29 th, we put on red couplets on the door. chúchú xī wàn jiā rén tuán yuán huān tiān xĭ dì guò dà niánxīwànjiāréntuányuánhuāntiānxĭdìguòdànián 除 夕 万 家人 团 圆，欢 天 喜 地 过 大 年！ Dec.30 th, family reunion. Have a joyful New year

Tuesday-Thursday Jan Chinese calligraphy TEKS: 2A, 5A, 1.history of Chinese calligraphy 2.Styles of Chinese calligraphy

About Chinese calligraphy 1) It is one of the highest forms of Chinese art, serving the purpose of conveying thoughts while also showcasing abstract beauty of lines. 2) It is one of the four basic skills and disciplines of the Chinese literati, together with painting ( 画 hua), stringed musical instruments ( 琴 qin) and board games ( 棋 qi).musical instruments 3) However, rhythm, lines, and structure are more perfectly embodied in calligraphy than in the other three skills.

The history of Chinese calligraphy The history of Chinese Calligraphy is estimated to be 4000 years old. When Qin Shi Huang united the Old China in 221 B.C.,( which dynasty was it?) Calligraphy was already an art and art works in this dynasty. It has always been high evaluated and respected throughout the history. Calligraphy started to bloom as an art during the Han dynasty (206 B.C A.D.) Calligraphy styles has changed through different period of time in history.

B. Some Styles of Chinese Calligraphy 书法的类型 1. Oracle Inscriptions 甲骨文 2. The Great Seal Style 大篆 3. The Small Seal Style 小篆 4. Clerical Style 隶属 5. Regular Style 楷书 6. running style 行书 Activity: study the styles of Chinese calligraphy and share the information 1 ） Find your partner and get handout from Ms. Wu. 2 ） Study the information you have for 5 minutes. 3 ） Students come to the front and present the information: Oral presentation, and pick up the right style on the board and show it to the class.

1. Oracle Inscriptions 甲骨文 The earliest known examples of Chinese writing are inscriptions on animal bones and tortoise shells dating from the 13th century B.C. during the Shang dynasty. These inscriptions were the records of divinations made by heating the bones or shells over a fire until cracks appeared on them. Predictions were read from the pattern of the cracks and recorded directly on the bone or shell. The figure below shows an oracle carved on the plastron of a tortoise. Note that the characters are composed of fairly straight lines with sharp endings. (Do you think these features might have something to do with the kind of materials used?)

2. The Great Seal Style 大篆 This term was used during the Chou dynasty ( B.C.). these characters are more rounded at the corners and show a mixture of thick and thin strokes. Many of the surviving examples of this style, such as the one below, come from inscriptions that were cast on bronze vessels. At the bottom of the first column is the pictograph (picture-word) for "horse." The first word in the second column is also a pictograph. It shows "carriage" from a bird's eye view — a compartment with two wheels on either side, joined by an axle.

3. The Small Seal Style 小篆 In 221 B.C. the first emperor of China ordered that the writing system be standardized and established the writing style of his native state, qin dynasty, as the model script of the empire. The round contours of this script, later known as the Small Seal Style, make it similar to the Great Seal Style. However, the lines are all of an even thickness and the characters are very elongated so that they might be imagined to fit neatly into a vertical rectangle.

4. Clerical Style 隶书 Time: the Han dynasty (207 B.C.-220 A.D ) This style became known as the Clerical Style because more of the samples of this script were found on official documents such as government records of taxes, census records, deeds, etc. Notice the upward tilt at the end of the horizontal strokes which gives each character a fluid quality. This style is the forerunner of the Regular Style.

5. Regular Style 楷 kǎi 书 The Regular Style preserves the Clerical script's precision and modulation of line width but is less formal and heavy in appearance. Note that the horizontal lines generally slope upwards but do not have the final tilt at the end of the stroke which the Clerical Style has. Note also that the vertical lines are kept strictly vertical and do not lean away from the center of the character as in the Clerical Style. As students of calligraphy have traditionally mastered this style before attempting the others, we will also use it as our model in learning to write Chinese.

6. Running Style 行书 As the name suggests, this style allows for more freedom and fluidity in movement. The strokes and dots that are written separately in the Regular Style are joined together in a single sweep of the brush, thus producing a feeling of speed and fluency.

Note Styles 1 through 4 are called "archaic" styles because they are no longer in use, except for special artistic purposes. Styles 5 and 6 are both in common use today and are called "modern" styles, although historically they have been practiced since the end of the 5th century A.D.

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Questions What is the earliest style? What style was used for official document? What style was requested by the first Chinese emperor to be used from 221 BC.? What style is the fundamental one ?

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