DP二 UNIT 3

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IA practice doc (class of '25)

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Class jobs

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

文本 wénběn "texts"：《李子柒》 + 《喜欢汉服(1)》

Day 1

1. Listening:

( /20分 fēn "points"): Listen to audio-only clips from the 《李子柒》video, transcribe the pinyin (7分) tone marks (7分) and English (6分) for all assigned sections in the document. Listen to this in different ways--with English subs, with only Character subs (move the window off screen or resize the window to block English subs, and audio only (minimize the window, turn your computer around, etc.)

2. Reading: 

( /20): In the text 《喜欢汉服(1)》, transcribe into standard Mandarin pinyin (7分) tone marks (7分) and English (6分) for all assigned sections (see document).

(if time allows, begin preparing for writing)

Day 2

3. Writing:

( /20分 fēn "points", scored on criteria A, B, C, format: article here, total = 264 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"：《李子柒》 + 《喜欢汉服(1&2)》+ 《乾隆早期》

Day 1

1. Listening:

( /30): "Listen-look-underline-number": From the 《喜欢汉服(1&2)》 text:

• 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): In 《卫星宝宝》 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)

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.

Day 2

3. Writing: 

( /30分 fēn "points", scored on criteria A, B, C, format: article here, body = 288 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)

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. 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.