August 17/18 - Unit 1

Unit #: Title

Unit 1 Starting a New Semester (IC 3 Lesson 1) 

Unit Learning Outcomes

  • Students will be able to explain the meaning of their Chinese names
  • Students will be able to say where they were born and grew up

  • Students will be able to discuss the pros and cons of living on and off campus in college

  • Students will be able to understand the characters' meaning of their name and make their own Chinese name cards with drawing.  
  • Students will be able to show & tell "seven things about me" to know their classmate better.

  • Students will be able to write their preference about the pros and cons of living on and off campus in college and give the reason by using sentence drills from the text 

  • Students will be able to express politely a dissenting opinion

Unit Biblical Integration Goal

  • Student will be able to welcome the new school year and leave behind the old 

  • Activity: Have students reflect on leaving behind past mistakes, academic struggles, or old habits from previous school years. Ask them to write down one thing they wish to leave behind on a strip of paper, drop it into a "fresh start" box, and then list two spiritual or academic goals for the new year on a bookmark to keep in their binder. 

  • Memorize Bible verse: 若有人在基督里， 他就是新造的人， 旧事已过， 都变成新的了。 （哥林多后书5：17）Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! (2 Corinthians 5:17 )

         若有人在基督裡，他就是新造的人，舊事已過，都變成新的了。(Traditional characters)

Unit Standards

  • NSFLI: 1.1  1.2   1.3  2.1   2.2   4.1  4.2      ACSI BI. WL.  1  2  3  4  5  6  8  10   ISTE: 1.a   1.b   4.c   5.b   6.a     

Objectives

  • Students will be able to...
  • Explain how to write your Chinese name and meaning
  • Say where you were born and grew up
  • Discuss the pros and cons of living on and off campus
  • Express a dissenting opinion politely

Classroom Activities

  1. Devotional/Prayer...
  2. Daily routine
  3. Daily star assigned
  4. Syllabus 
  5. Class expectation and reward system
  6. Da Zhong Xiao exercise
  7. L1 text pre Q & A group discussion. write down answer
  8. Assign Text Q& A on paper (due next class)

Homework

  • Complete...

1. L1 text Q& A (on Google Classroom) write on "line paper" or type #13 double spaced. Questions included. due next class

2. Submit your summer work if you have them (class time / this Wednesday /Friday office hour)

3. Course Syllabus return slip (parent & student sign) due August 26. 

4. "Seven Things about Me" letter size paper poster show & tell ( August 24 present, send to Google Classroom and bring your hard copy to be submitted)

5. L1 Quizlet due 8/28(4 tasks)