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Last Updated: Tuesday, August 30,

2016 by Tao Zhang

Zhang, Tao

Stage 1: Desired Results

Standards
ACTFL: Proficiency Guidelines (2012)
ACTFL: Intermediate High

Speaking

Proficiency Guidelines:

Writing

Proficiency Guidelines:

Listening

Proficiency Guidelines:

Reading

Proficiency Guidelines:

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Proficiency Guidelines, Performance Descriptors 2012 by American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
(ACTFL)
National Council of State Supervisors for Languages (NCSSSFL) and the American Council on the Teaching of
Foreign Languages (ACTFL). (2013). NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements. Retrieved from:
http://www.actfl.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/Can-Do_Statements.pdf

Application of Goals

This thematic unit is the continuation of unit four. Students focus on life style and health is related to each other, and
people started to focus on health wellness. Students continue to practice their Chinese skill through the three modes
of communication.

Enduring Understandings
1. Siheyuan is the traditional housing in Beijing
2. Smoking in China is still a major problem causes
people's concern.

Essential Questions

how does housing effect people's way of living?

what is your thought on Chinese traditional medicine?
why?

3. Chinese herbal medicine is well-accepted in

China

4. Chinese Tai-Chi
Content

Skills

Students will know...

Students are able to know the suggested vocabularies
on the topic of urban and rural communities, social
issues in current China.
Siheyuan and its history

Students will be able to...

develop the interpreting skills of reading, listening related
topic materials;
hold a debate/discussion on the topic of Siheyuan,
Chinese traditional medicine, etc.

Stage 2: Assessment Evidence

Assessments

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Stage 3: Learning Plan
Learning Activities

IBO unit 1 -p163-175

Resources
1. ACTFL proficiency standards
2. Standards for foreign language learning 5C
3. Barron AP Chinese
4. Harvest (all marked with TB)
5. Strive for a 5
6. www.slowchinese.com
7.
8. Hanban teaching materials data base-16, common sense of Chinese Culture.
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