DP一 UNIT 3 (part 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 '27)

DP Scoring Rubrics: speaking, writing

文本 wénběn "texts"：《新四大奇迹(1)》 + 《北京地铁》

Day 1

1. Listening:

( /30分 fēn "points"): Listen to audio-only clips from the 《新四大奇迹(1)》 video. Transcribe into standard Mandarin pinyin (15pts) with tone marks (5pts) and general meaning in 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 《北京地铁》 , transcribe the pinyin (10分) tone marks (10分) and English for every line (10分).

(if time allows, begin preparing for writing)

Day 2

3. Writing:

( /20分 fēn "points", scored on criteria A, B, C, format: flyer here, body = 216 多字 zì "characters")

Choose one unit question above. Answer your unit 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.

(there will no speaking formative)

文本 wénběn "texts"：《新四大奇迹(1&2)》 + 《北京地铁》

                                      + 《超级大乔》

Day 1

1. Listening:

( /30分 fēn "points"): Listen to audio-only clips from the 《新四大奇迹(1+2)》 video. Transcribe into standard Mandarin pinyin (15pts) with tone marks (5pts) and general meaning in 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 random video clips from《超级大乔》, transcribe the pinyin (10分) tone marks (10分) and English (10分) for every line. The clips will have the Chinese character subtitles.

(if time allows, begin preparing for writing)

Day 2

3. Writing:

( /30分 fēn "points", scored on criteria A, B, C, format: flyer here, body = 240 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.

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

4. Speaking: 

( /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. 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.