1. Curriculum Night 4th Grade Chinese Team 2017-2018
Yu Miao
Lixin Yu-Cronin

2. Prerequisites for the 4th grade
Prerequisites for the 4th grade? On the First Day, the 4th Graders Are Expected To
Recognize the Chinese words from the 3rd Grade Chinese Word Bank
Mastered Pinyin and 4 tones for all the words from the 3rd Grade Chinese Word Bank
Read basic sight words fluently
Read Zhong Wen Vol. 3 fluently..
Produce about 300 Chinese words

3. Prerequisites for the 4th Grade
Prerequisites for the 4th Grade? In the First Day, the 4th Graders Are Expected To
Be proficient in all the Pinyin forms and its rules.
Be able to decode Chinese into the Pinyin form.
Be able to decode the Pinyin.
Be able to use the four tones and a neutral tone appropriately.

4. What Will They Learn? The 4th Grade Will
Align with objectives of Common Core State Standards/Pacing guide regarding Language Arts
Produce 20 new words weekly
Produce words with correct stroke orders
Can dissect the Chinese characters into radicals
Can make phrases with the new words
Can make sentences with the new words
Can do free writing/reading journal/book report/lab report/descriptive story/making arguments/essay
Expand their vocabularies with Glossary/Chinese dictionary
Recognize 1070 words and produce 300 words in the school year

5. How Will They Learn The 4th Grade Will
Learn Chinese in an authentic setting and role playing.
Learn Chinese through picture walk.
Learn Chinese through culture immersion.
Learn Chinese through teaching content areas in Chinese.
Learn Chinese through listening, speaking, reading and writing.

6. How Will They Learn The 4th Grade Will
Learn Chinese through daily reading.
Learn Chinese through speech contest.
Learn Chinese through reaching Chinese online game.

7. How to Instruct? The 4th Grade Team Will
Focus media of instruction, for example using music, visual image, etc.
Presents both academic and social languages
Model high order questions/answers stems.

8. How To Assess The 4th Grade Team Will
Assess the 4th graders using the benchmarks.
Assess the 4th graders with their language proficiency outcomes: Content, functions, fluency, and accuracy
Assess the 4th graders with their interpersonal skills, presentation skills, and interpretation skills.

9. What To Expect? The 4th Grade Will
Be able to answer high order questions in Chinese.
Be able to perform informational writing
Be able to write an argumentative writing.

10. What To Expect? The 4th Grade Will
Be able to give formal speech (the Speech Festival Evaluation Rubric will be provided).
Get Familiar with other types of writing.

11. 4th Grade Pacing for Chinese Quarter 1
Zhongwen Book IV
Lesson 1: 第一课 给爷爷的信
Lesson 2: 第二课 颐和园
Lesson 3: 第三课 凡尔赛宫
Langlang Zhongwen
Unit 1/Unit 2 介绍他人/自然风光
Chinese character writing strokes
Grammar: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, measuring word
Using dictionary
Retell stories
Free writing

12. 4th Grade Pacing for Chinese Quarter 2
Zhongwen Book IV
Lesson 4: 第四课 晒太阳
Lesson 5: 第五课 小马过河
esson 6: 第六课 猴子捞月亮
Langlang Zhongwen
Unit 3/Unit 4 户外活动/日常生活
Grammar: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, measuring word
Reading techniques
Writing contest

13. 4th Grade Pacing for Chinese Quarter 3
Zhongwen Book IV
Lesson 7: 第七课 古诗两首
Lesson 8: 第八课 司马光
Lesson 9 :第九课 数星星的孩子
Langlang Zhongwen
Unit 5/Unit 6 谈论饮食/传统节日
Grammar: basic concept of nouns, verbs, adjectives
Writing
Speech
Short play

14. 4th Grade Pacing For Chinese Quarter 4
Zhongwen Book IV
Lesson 10:第十课 问答
Lesson 11:第十一课 大自然的语言
Lesson 12:第十二课 月亮上有什么
Review lesson and Langlang Zhongwen Unit 1-6
Grammar: sentence structures
Speech
Speech Contest

15. Chinese Cultural Instructions
Chinese holiday celebration
Moon Festival
Chinese New Year

16. 2017-18 Quizzes/Quarterly Assessments Schedule
Quarter 1 (There are four quizzes in this quarter) Quiz Date
Quiz 1 Place Value /13/2017
Quiz 2 Add and Subtract Multi-digit Whole Numbers /27
Quiz 3 Multiply by 1-Digit Numbers /13
Quiz 4 Multiply by 2-Digit Numbers /7
October 16-17/2017 Quarter 1 Assessment
Quarter 2 (There are four quizzes in this quarter) Quiz Date
Quiz 1 Use Strategies & Properties to Divide by 1-Digit Numbers /29/2017
​Quiz 2 Use Operations with Whole Numbers to Solve Problems /8
Quiz 3 Factors and Multiples /19
Quiz 4 Extend Understanding of Fraction Equivalence & Ordering /17/2018
January /2018 Quarter 2 Assessment

17. 2017-18 Quizzes/Quarterly Assessments Schedule
Quarter 3 (There are five quizzes in this quarter) Quiz Date
Quiz 1 Topic 9 Understand Addition and Subtraction of Fractions /8 /2018
Quiz 2 Topic 10: Extend Multiplication Concepts to Fractions /21
Quiz 3 Topic 11: Represent and Interpret Data on Line Plots /1
Quiz 4 Topic 12: Understand and Compare Decimals /13
Quiz 5 Topic 13: Measurement: Find Equivalence in Units of Measure /26
March , Quarter 3 Assessment
Quarter 4 (There are three quizzes in this quarter)
Quiz 1 Topic 14: Understand Addition and Subtraction of Fractions /16/2018
Quiz 2 Topic 15: Geometric Measurement: Understand Concepts of Angles and Angle Measurement 5/1
Quiz 3 Topic 16: Lines, Angles, and Shapes /11/2018
4/ /2018 Mock EOG

18. Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Major Work of the Grade
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Use the four operations with whole numbers to solve problems.
Gain familiarity with factors and multiples.
Generate and analyze patterns.

19. Number and Operations in Base Ten
Major Work of the Grade
Number and Operations in Base Ten
Generalize place value understanding for multi-digit whole numbers.
Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi- digit arithmetic.

20. Number and Operations—Fractions
Major Work of the Grade
Number and Operations—Fractions
Extend understanding of fraction equivalence and ordering.
Build fractions from unit fractions by applying and extending previous understandings of operations on whole numbers.
Understand decimal notation for fractions, and compare decimal fractions.

21. Major Work of the Grade Measurement and Data
Solve problems involving measurement and conversion of measurements from a larger unit to a smaller unit.
Represent and interpret data (Line plot).
Geometric measurement: understand concepts of angle and measure angles.

22. Major Work of the Grade Geometry
Draw and identify lines and angles, and classify shapes by properties of their lines and angles.

23. A New Way of Thinking…
Students are being asked to “explain their thinking” in words and/or pictures.
We want students to be able to think about how they arrived at an answer not just getting the answer.
Students respond in math notebooks and verbally with their classmates.

24. 4TH GRADE PACING GUIDEFOR SCIENCE
Quarter 1: Force and Motion (5-6 weeks); Matter—Properties and Change (5-6 weeks)
Quarter 2: Energy—Conservation and Transfer (5-6 weeks); Earth in the Universe (2-3 Weeks)
Quarter 3: Earth History (3-4 weeks); Ecosystems (5-6 weeks)
Quarter 4: Nutrition and Healthy Living

25. 4TH GRADE PACING GUIDEFOR SOCIAL STUDIES
Quarter 1: North Carolina Government and Geography (RFS: Generalizing & Sequencing)
Quarter 2: North Carolina Economy and History (RFS: Categorizing and Classifying & Main Idea and Details)
Quarter 3: North Carolina Statehood and People (RFS: Cause and Effect & Compare and Contrast)
Quarter 4: Culture and Technology in North Carolina (RFS: Summarize & Draw conclusion).
Note: RFS: Reading Focus Skill

26. Learning Websites We Will Be Using
Quizlet
Compass Learning
Dreambox
Raz Kids
Discovery Education

27. New CMS Grading Policy CMS Grading Policy: A: 90-100 B: 80-89 C: 70-79
F: Below 59

28. Powerschool Parent Portal
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