Chinese 1 Gateway to Chinese Language & Culture
Keep up-to-date on the latest happening with Chinese 1
If you are ever absent, check this website and see what we have done in class. Download, print out and do the necessary worksheet(s) before returning back to class. If you want to contribute toward this News page, please notify Tseng Laoshi.
Seal of Service// Another Badge of Honor
There are 5 stages of Service Learning. Please check out the details and PDF files for this badge of honor on this site presented by Mr. Paul Knopf.
May 29, 2015
Chinese New Year// Traditions
Chinese New Year Information Websites to START your research:
1) Wikipedia (for REFERENCE ONLY)
Chinese New Year Traditions:
Your group may select from the following traditions!
1) Lunar Calendar vs. Gregorian Calendar (This is 曾老師的 example, so no one can take this!)
2) New Year's Eve Dinner
3) Fireworks
4) Lion Dance and Dragon Dance
5) Shou Sui
6) Red Envelopes or Red Packets
7) Spring Festival ending on Lantern Festival
8) New Year Superstitions
9) Small Year
10) New Year Market
11) Cleaning
12) New Year Decorations
Seal of Biliteracy// Badge of Honor
Requirements
1) Successful completion of all PUSD high school graduation requirements with an overall GPA of 2.5
2) Successful completion of all ENGLISH requirements
3) A score of 380 or aboe on CAHSEE test in English Language Arts
4) If you're an English Learners: score advanced or early advanced overall on the CELDT test
and one of the following:
-A score of "3" or better on the Advanced Placement (AP) Exam for a foreign language.
-Successful completion of the district approved 4-year coursework in a foreign language with a minimume overall GPA of 3.0
Welcome to Garey HS // Getting to Know You!
Agenda
1) Name Tag: Who are you?
2) KWL Chart for Chinese
3) Cornell Note: Why is Learning Chinese Important?
4) Cornell Note: Greetings
5) Cornell Note: Summary
6) Homework (HW): Go home, teach your parents and/or siblings the Chinese you learned in class today.
BONUS: Record and upload a video of you and your family practicing to Youtube, and send Tseng Laoshi the link.
February 11, 2015
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