Etowah High School Curriculum Night – Chinese 欢迎 ! Welcome!

Who is the Teacher Dr. Xiaoqing (Christine) Yang World Language Department and Special Ed Department Google Voice Mail: My website:

EHS Mission Statement Graduating Life-Long Learners and Productive Community and Global Citizens.

Why Study World Language? There is a correlation between language learning and… Development of cognitive abilities Ability to hypothesize in science Higher scores on standardized tests Higher academic performance at the college level Increased linguistic awareness Attention control on cognitive tasks Development of reading skills Improvement of verbal and spatial skills Problem solving ability

Parents Without you, teachers would not have a job. Thank you for the opportunity to serve you and your child. Please get involved with your child’s EHS experience. Research has proven that when parents and teachers work together, everyone benefits: students tend to earn higher grades, perform better on tests, attend school more regularly, have better behavior, and show more positive attitudes toward themselves and toward school.

Materials Textbook: Materials: Composition notebook, Notebook: A 3-ring binder, plenty of paper and dividers, pens or pencils, USB is helpful, markers or colored pencils, highlighters, sticky notes Welcomed Donation: Paper towels, Disinfecting wipes, Facial Tissues,

Standards Level One: rds/Modern%20Languages%20Level%20I.pdf rds/Modern%20Languages%20Level%20I.pdf Level Two: rds/Modern%20Languages%20Level%20II.pdf rds/Modern%20Languages%20Level%20II.pdf Level Three: rds/Modern%20Languages%20Level%20III.pdf rds/Modern%20Languages%20Level%20III.pdf

This Year at a Glance

How Can Students Prepare Themselves? Go to for vocabulary practice. Go to for grammar practice and drills. If student misses a day, they can go to my calendar to see what we have done in class. Students can keep up with their practice and handwriting practice packets. Grade recovery is a process.

Is There Going to be HOMEWORK? YES! YES! YES! ALWAYS AND FOREVER! Choice Board

Grading Weekly choice boards Weekly spelling tests: Pinyin, tones, characters Quiz after each lesson on listening, speaking, reading and writing. Unit assessment after each theme: project based or a unit test. Lab activities: writing skids, conversational Chinese and projects Vocab Skills 15% Gramm Skills 15% CompSkills 15% Prod Skills 20% Integ Skills 35%

Grading Acronyms HW-homework Class Part-class participation Form Asses-formative assessment Sum Asses-summative assessment IW-in work NHI-not handed in Newby-new student

Classroom Rules 1. Be on time every day. School policy on attendance and tardiness will be enforced. 2. Come to class prepared: homework, writing utensil, notebook, etc. 3. Participate. 4. Sit in the assigned seat daily. 5. Request extra help –DON’T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE! 6. Treat others with respect and consideration. Students have to be responsible for their own behavior and actions. 7. Make up work: guidelines provided in the Students handbook

Important Info ASPEN: Parents PortalParents Portal Class Resources: se%201.aspx se%201.aspx What was covered? Calendar

How Can I Help My Child? Give them a practice test on Thursday. Remind them of their choice board every week. Learn some Chinese with them. Encourage them to keep up with the learning. Send me an with questions.

Want to Go to China? Not a EHS sponsored activity or field trip. Kennesaw State University – Confucius Institute Fees: plane ticket, insurance, visa application fee and application fee, around $2000 All expenses in China is free: hotels, food, transportation, boarding, sightseeing, Chinese lessons, etc.

谢谢 ! Thank you!