August 17/18 -Unit 1

Unit #1: School & Family : Chinese is Fun!

Unit Learning Outcomes

  • Students will be able to read " I Love Studying Chinese" and answer the preview questions, discuss with peers. 
  • Students will be able to answer and write down the text questions with complete sentences after their reading.   
  • Students will be able to using "firstly, secondly, in addition" grammar usage and new vocabularies to write their own experience/story about studying Chinese language 200 words. 

Unit Biblical Integration Goals

Student will be able to

  • Honor Family and Godly Relationships (Exodus 20:12 & Ephesians 6:1–3)

  • Connect traditional Chinese family values (filial piety/尊老爱幼) and personal interests with the Biblical command to honor parents and use individual gifts to bless the family.

  • 1 Minute – Warm-up & Scripture Focus: Display Exodus 20:12 in Chinese ("当孝敬父母，使你的日子在耶和华你神所赐你的地上得以长久。"). Briefly connect traditional Chinese family values to God's commandment to love and honor our families.

  • 3 Minutes – Pair-Share (Target Language Practice): Have students turn to a partner and use key unit expressions to share one thing they love doing that blesses or helps their family.

Sentence Frame: "我爱 [活动]，是因为 [原因]。在你看来，这怎样表达对父母的爱和孝敬？"

  • 1 Minute – Wrap-up Prayer: Conclude with a short prayer asking God for wisdom to demonstrate His love and honor through daily actions at home and school.

  • Memorize Exodus 20:12 Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.

 

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...

Understand course syllabus & class expectation

know their classmates better though "seven things about me" picture talk presentation

Talk about what you like and give reasons why you like it

Ask follow-up questions to obtain details answers

Classroom Activities
  1. Devotional/Prayer...
  2. Daily routine
  3. Daily Star talk show from next class
  4. Syllabus 
  5. Class expectation and reward system
  6. Da Zhong Xiao exercise
  7. L1 text 1 Q & A & group discussion (Google Classroom)

Homework
  • Complete...

1. Submit your summer work if you have them ( this Wednesday / Friday office hour) due Friday

2. Class work L1 text 1 Q & A due today (check in Google Classroom)

3. Course Syllabus return slip (parent & student sign) due August 27

4. "Seven Things about Me" show & tell due August 21

5. Lesson 1 making 7 sentences on paper, underline the phrases, at lease 10 characters for each sentence. Handwriting or typing (#14 font) must skip one line for teacher grading. Submit your paper due 8/25

https://classroom.google.com/c/ODc0NTE1NjU2OTQ0?cjc=3nrwthg2    （2A）