DP一 ab initio UNIT 1

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Writing paper (544 squares, 下载 xiàzǎi “download”)

Theory of Knowledge (TOK) questions document；cite as 《TOK 文本》

IA practice document (class of '26) (class of '27)

DP Scoring Rubrics: speaking, writing

文本 wénběn "texts"：

《YouTube stories,1》 + 《招聘》

《YouTube stories,1b》

Day 1 Formative Tasks

1. Listening:

( /20分 fēn "points"): Listen to audio-only clips from the 《YouTube stories》（Part 1) videos, and transcribe the pinyin (7分) tone marks (7分) and English (6分) for all assigned sections in the document. You should watch the original videos many times until you find you can understand what you hear, and write the pinyin and English you see on the slides in the videos.

2. Reading:

( /20分): In《招聘》, transcribe the pinyin (10分) tone marks (10分) and English for every line.

(if time allows, begin preparing for writing)

Day 2 Formative Task

3. Writing:

( /20分 fēn "points", scored on criteria A, B, C, format: speech notes here, body = 10|20 多字 zì "characters")

     Write two simple sentences with information from the assigned 文本 wénběn "texts", above.

(there will no speaking formative)

文本 wénběn "texts"：

《YouTube stories,1&1b》 + 《招聘》 + 《华人姓氏1》

《YouTube stories,1b&2》

Day 1

1. Listening:

( /30): "Listen-look-underline-number": From the 《YouTube stories》videos assigned to you:

• • the teacher will ask a question about the text in Mandarin

  • find the answer to the question in the text

  • underline the information in the text that answers the teacher's question

  • write the number of the prompt

You should watch the explainer videos at the top of the document, linked above, as well as read through the pinyin by pasting the text into Google Translate, where you can also hear a different voice read to train your ears for this text.

2. Reading: 

( /30分): In either 《YouTube stories》 or 《华人姓氏1》, choose eight underlined phrases. 

• Draw a sketch to show accurate understanding of the meaning of each underlined phrase you chose, and 

• write a number to indicate which phrase you chose from the reading (the numbers need to match).

(if time allows, begin preparing for writing and speaking presentations)

Day 2

3. Writing:

( /30分 fēn "points", scored on criteria A, B, C, format: email/电邮 here, body = 12|30 多字 zì "characters")

Choose any TOK question (in Unit Resources, above). Answer your TOK question using information from all 文本 listed above.

You will not have any of the 文本 at the time of writing, but you can bring a single sheet of paper with your own hand-copied sentences from the 文本, on one side only. Your single sheet of paper cannot have anything outside from the title and direct quotes from the main 文本 listed above. Adding pinyin with tones and English is recommended to maximize learning. The goal of making this "cheat sheet" is to promote learning through practicing reading, understanding, and thinking about the sentences in the texts you intend to use in your writing.

4. Speaking: 

Lunch mock IA time (sign up on Classroom > Resources > Mandarin Calendar > Office Hours Doc)

( /30, scored on criteria A, B1, B2, C): Bring a printout containing pictures from all assigned texts for this summative. To practice for the IA individual oral exam (final exam week, Fall 2025): 

1. 1. explain all text info in the images for 4 minutes, 

   2. then discuss for 5 minutes (answer and expand on teacher's questions), and 

   3. then discuss the same texts and images on a different DP theme for 6 minutes.

Day 1

1. Listening:

( /30分 fēn "points"): Listen to audio-only readings from the 《YouTube stories》(Part 3) sign. Transcribe into standard Mandarin pinyin (10pts) with tone marks (10pts) and English (10pts) for all assigned sections (see document). You should watch the explainer videos at the top of the document, linked above, as well as read through the pinyin by pasting the text into Google Translate, where you can also hear a different voice read to train your ears for this text.

2. Reading: 

( /30分): In either 《YouTube stories》(Parts 1b through 3) or《35岁以上》, transcribe the pinyin (10分) tone marks (10分) and English for a random selection from every line (study every line).

(if time allows, begin preparing for writing and speaking presentations)

Day 2

3. Writing:

( /30分 fēn "points", scored on criteria A, B, C, format: email/电邮 here, body = 20|72 多字 zì "characters")

Choose any TOK question (in Unit Resources, above). Answer your TOK question using information from all 文本 listed above.

You will not have any of the 文本 at the time of writing, but you can bring a single sheet of paper with your own hand-copied sentences from the 文本, on one side only. Your single sheet of paper cannot have anything outside from the title and direct quotes from the main 文本 listed above. Adding pinyin with tones and English is recommended to maximize learning. The goal of making this "cheat sheet" is to promote learning through practicing reading, understanding, and thinking about the sentences in the texts you intend to use in your writing.

4. Speaking: 

Lunch mock IA time (sign up on Classroom > Resources > Mandarin Calendar > Office Hours Doc)

( /30, scored on criteria A, B1, B2, C): Bring a printout containing pictures from all assigned texts for this summative. To practice for the IA individual oral exam (final exam week, Fall 2025): 

1. 1. explain all text info in the images for 4 minutes, 

   2. then discuss for 5 minutes (answer and expand on teacher's questions), and 

   3. then discuss the same texts and images on a different DP theme for 6 minutes.