DP一 UNIT 3 (part 1)
主题 zhǔtí theme: Human Ingenuity
人类发明创造 rénlèi fāmíng chuàngzào
主题 zhǔtí theme: Human Ingenuity
人类发明创造 rénlèi fāmíng chuàngzào
('25) Unit 3 dates: 2024年4月25日到5月16日, 2024年8月13日到9月13日 (10个星期)
('26) Unit 3 dates: 2025年3月12日到5月7日, 2025年8月13日到9月3日 (10个星期)
Guiding principle 指导原则 zhǐdǎo yuánzé:
Explore the ways in which human creativity and innovation affect our world.
探索人类发明创造与创新影响我们世界的各种方式。
Component topics 话题 huàtí:
Entertainment 娱乐
Artistic expressions 各种艺术表现形式
Communication and media 交流与媒体
Technology 技术
Scientific innovation 科学创新
Unit questions 单元问题 dānyuán wèntí:
How do developments in science and technology influence our lives?
科技的发展如何影响我们的生活?
How do the media change the way we relate to each other?
媒体如何改变我们与其他人联系的方式?
Theory of Knowledge (TOK) questions document;cite as 《TOK 文本》
文本 wénběn "texts":《新四大奇迹(1)》 + 《北京地铁》
Day 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.
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
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 other than direct quotes from the main 文本 listed above. 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
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.
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
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 other than direct quotes from the main 文本 listed above. 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)
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):
explain all text info in the images for 4 minutes,
then discuss for 5 minutes (answer and expand on teacher's questions), and
then discuss the same texts and images on a different DP theme for 6 minutes.
Paper 1, Writing
This is a real "Paper 1" writing exam. It counts only toward your final exam score.
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