Unit Planner: Chinese Culture and History

HS AP Mandarin
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30, 2016 by Tao Zhang

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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

Focus on Chinese history/dynasties, Chinese traditional and modern liternature, historical and modern influntial
people in this unit. Students continue to practice their Chinese skills through the three modes of communication.

Enduring Understandings

Essential Questions

Content

Skills

China is a country with long history and influential people

generation after generation.

Students will know...

Students are able to know the suggested vocabularies
on the topic of Chinese art and literature and history.
main knowledge about Chinese dynasties and historical
famous poeple, etc.

what does history teach us?

Students will be able to...

Research, summarize, and present in person
or in groups about the related topic;
develop presentation skills in the related topic

Stage 2: Assessment Evidence

Assessments

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Stage 3: Learning Plan
Learning Activities

Kongzi, kongzi Jeopardy, TB 140 kongzi, TB p190 paper cutting,

TB p167 Silk road, TB p155 Chinese Dynasty, quotes

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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