7th Grade:
7th grade 3D Greeting Project:
Please create a 3D poster with a partner. Requests:
1. Marker 10 Chinese sentences of a greeting conversation. scores: 50%
2. Writing 3 Chinese greeting common manners compare to American greeting manners. scores: 30%
3. Design: scores: 20%
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8th Grade (Week 6&Week 7) Greeting Story Poster Project:
Please create a FOUR scenes Chinese Greeting story project with a partner. Requests:
1. Choose 20 new Chinese vocabulary from the beginning week o Week 6 and Week 7 to create a STORY of a Chinese greeting conversation. The conversation has to be all in Chinese (both characters and Pinyin.) Scores: 40%
2. The story written can be in English and has to be logical and appropriate (e.g. One day, ….) scores: 20%
3. Design and Decoration: scores: 20%
4. Presentation: 20%
Week 11 Hobbies project:
Title: jia ren de yun dong he ai hao
家 人 的 运 动 和 爱 好
Family Member’s Hobbies
1. Part one: make 3 Chinese sentences of my favorite sports and hobby:
我 +(最喜欢zui xi huan, 会hui, 不喜欢 bu xi huan)
Example: 我最喜欢打网球。 我会打羽毛球。 我不喜欢画画。
2. Write every family members 3 sentences by using (最喜欢zui xi huan, 会hui, 不喜欢 bu xi huan):
我的爸爸baba(妈妈mama,哥哥ge ge, 姐姐jie jie, 弟弟di di, 妹妹mei mei, 奶奶nai nai, 爷爷ye ye) +(最喜欢zui xi huan, 会hui, 不喜欢 bu xi huan)
Example: 我的妈妈最喜欢看电视。她会游泳。她不喜欢玩游戏。
3. At least have four people's favorite sports and hobbies with appropriate pictures on the poster.
America Sports VS. Chinese Sports
7th Grade Moon Festival Poster Project:
Please make a poster include: "Who were in the story? What happens in the story? Why did people make this story? " of the three Moon Festival stories (Moon lady, Wu Gang and The Jade Rabbit).
1. Chinese Writing (Chinese Characters) 30%
(中秋节Moon Festival; 月饼Moon Cake;月亮Moon; 嫦娥 Chang E; 吴刚Wu Gang; 玉兔Yu Tu)
2. Three Stories (English) 40%
3. Your opinion of the stories (English) 20%
4. Decorations: 10%
7th Grade "Who is she/he?" Poster project:
7th grade 我的家人的衣服 Clothes Booklet Project
1. Booklet Title"我的家人的衣服 Yi Fu" and cover design: 10%
2. Draw pictures or 3D cut/past picture: 20%
3. Label: the family clothing (at least 10 vocabulary) in Chinese characters and Pinyin on the booklet pictures. 35%
4. Label: the family member accessories (at least 6 vocabulary) and use 3 verbs in Chinese characters and Pinyin on/by the booklet pictures. 35%
8th Grade:
Google Classroom Code: d1sw2kc
Chinese Porcelain Plate Design Project
1. You and your partner will each design a Chinaware (pottery and porcelain) paper Plate. 40%
a. Please only use White and blue.
b. Please write one good wish in Chinese characters on your plates.
c. Stick the two plates on a poster paper and write your names by them.
2. Write a Title in Chinese of your poster paper.
Write China中国zhong guo, America美国mei guo,pottery /porcelain瓷器ci qi,white
and Blue pottery青花瓷qing hua ci in Chinese on your poster. 20%
3. Answer the FOUR questions below (write them on the poster): 40%
a. What do Chinese people call the white and blue pottery and porcelain? Why do people
only use white and blue for their design? Do they use other colors?
b. Was the Chinese porcelain popular in Europe? Were the Chinese porcelain expensive
at that time? How did the people transfer the heavy pottery and porcelain Chinaware
from China to Europe?
c. Have you seen any white and blue pottery and porcelain in your life (include photos)?
Where? How do you like it?
d. Write one question or one opinion of you from the video after you learn below.
References Video (start watch from 25 minutes):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YZLSU2gn50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTJFXvUon_Q&t=13s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIPVeEdS1PU
Addressing People In Chinese Project
In China, addressing people appropriately is an important part of social interactions. That is, who you are and your position in relation to others determine to a large extent how you address them. This is why, in China, that individuals will always exchange business cards when first meet so they know how to address each other.
Terms of address, or how you address someone, also depend on your level of familiarity with the person and the formality of the occasion. You need to create a Google Slide presentation including the following main information outlined in the rubrics.
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Title: Addressing People In China 中国称呼 Zhong Guo Cheng Hu. Pinyin and Characters: The Use of 先生 (xiān sheng, Mr.), 女士 (nǚ shì, Ms.), 太太 (tài tai, Mrs.), and 小姐 (xiǎojiě, Miss)
What are the two meanings of 先生 (xiān sheng, Mr.)?
When do people use 先生 (xiān sheng, Mr.), 女士 (nǚ shì, Ms.), 太太 (tài tai, Mrs.), and 小姐 (xiǎojiě, Miss)? Examples in Chinese.
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Make a 10 sentences conversation between two people when they first meet. You have to use X先生 (xiān sheng, Mr.), X 女士 (nǚ shì, Ms.) in the sentences.
Chinese family name goes first and given name after. Do people address others with their Full name (姓xìng family name, 名 míng/ given name)?
Is it a polite way to addressing people? When do people call other people’s full name?
When do people address others in Surname (= America family name, last name) + title? Is it very polite and safe way to address people? Examples in Chinese.
Is it polite way to address people with their given name (= America first name, 名字 míngzi)? Why?
How do people use nickname in China? Examples?
Related pictures and decorations.
Please submit your Google Slides file project to your Chinese Google Classroom.
8th grade Moon Festival PPT project:
The Mid-Autumn Festival Project
The Mid-Autumn Festival (zhong qiu jie) is also known as the Moon Festival. You are expected to do research online and find out information about this Chinese
festival. You need to create a Google Slides presentation including the following main information outlined in the rubrics. When you search information online, focus on the following questions or other interesting things.
Who celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival?
When do people celebrate the festival?
What do people do in the festival?
What do people eat in the festival?
What are moon cakes? What are the different kinds of moon cakes? How do people make it? Find one recipe for it.
What are the stories related to the moon cake?
What are the stories related to the festival?
Find out the Chinese characters of ‘ moon’, ‘moon cakes’ and ‘the mid-Autumn
Festival’.
Rubric:
You will be graded on the following elements:
A suggestion for the project: Start working on the project as soon as you can. Please do not wait till the last minute to do it.
Please submit your project to your Chinese Google Class by this Weekend.
Title: 家人的生日jia ren de shen ri – Poster Project:
1. wo de shen ri shi yi yue yi ri/hao
我 的 生 日 是 一 月 一 日/号。Post the sentence in Chinese and say it during the presentation. (20%)
2. Draw each of your family member an appropriate picture (or use a photos) (10%) and write each family member's birthday in Chinese on a poster paper and say it in Chinese in the presentation:
Example: 我妈妈mama的生日是三月二十五日/号。
我爸爸baba的生日是九月十七日/号.
At least you have to make four people's (哥哥gege, 姐姐jiejie, 弟弟didi, 妹妹meimei, 爷爷yeye, 奶奶nainai, 叔叔shushu, 阿姨a yi, 朋友pengyou) birthday sentences. (40%)
3. Presentation: You have to take a video send to Google classroom or present your poster in Chinese in front of the class. (30%).
Mu :an's Family Project:
Google Slides Title:
Chinese New Year
中zhong国guo新xin年nian (or 春节Chun Jie, 过年Guo Nian)
1. Write the answers on each slides (10 pages) in complete sentences: scores 80%
1. When is Chinese New Year (Chun Jie, Guo Nian)?Which Calendar do they use for Chun Jie?
2. Before Chun Jie/Guo Nian: Preparations? (clean the house? decoration? prepare new clothes? prepare food?)
3. During the Chinese New Year Eve (Chu Xi): What do they do? (big meal? who? red envelops or gifts? fire crackers? stay up late? TV show: Spring Festival Gala Evening?)
4. During the new year(Xin Nian): What do they do? (wear new clothes? pay a new year call to each other? visit families, relatives and friends? dragon/lion dancing?)
5. How long does the Chinese New Year (Guo Nian or Chun Jie) celebration last? How many days? What do the name the last day (15th day)? What do people eat at the last day?
6. Legends? Stories? Which three things the Chinese people must have during the new year? (the story of Nian? the God Of Kitchen?)
7. Special food during Chun Jie/Guo Nian? Meaning? (fish=have more than needed? dumpling=Chinese ancient money? orange=gold? etc)
8. Family reunion: How important in China at that time? Why is the transportation very busy at Chun Jie/Guo Nian?
9. What does the word "FU" mean? What the connection is with "Bat"? Why do people put the "FU" upside down?
10. Taboos (people should NOT do)? Examples? (Words with negative meaning? colors? turn over the fish? clean the room? use knives or scissors, )Why?
https://www.travelchinaguide.com/essential/holidays/new-year/taboos.htm
2. Write the characters on the slides: scores 10%
过 年(guo nian, passing the Nian=Chinese New Year), 春节(Chun Jie, Spring Festival=Chinese New Year), 福(fu, good fortune, good luck), 红包(hong bao, red bag, red envelope), 新年好(xi nian hao, New Year Good), 新年快乐(xin nian kuai le, New Year happy)
恭喜发财(gong xi fa cai, wish you prosperous = wish you be rich)
3. Decorations: each page should the relevant pictures. scores 10%
Mei Guo Yun Dong VS. Zhong Guo Yun Dong
美国运动 VS 中国运动
1. List at lest 5 popular sports in both countries and 5 same sports in Chinese characters on the Van Diagram. 50%
2. Write one Chinese sentences (use "like" / "don't like" / "be able to do" / "not able to do") of each sport you listed. 20%
3. Write the 4 facts of each sport you listed in English: 20%
(1) Sports field (outside/indoor/big/small)?
(2) Group games or individual practices?
(3) Why this sport is popular in this country (fun/excises/competition/traditions)?
(4) What does this sport represent (pride/corporation/sportsmanship/talent/competitiveness)?
4. Decorations and arrangment 10%
8th Grade Moon Festival Story Poster:
8th Grade 衣服Clothes Poster Project