DP二 UNIT 4

Lesson slides

IA practice doc (class of '25)

Text formats

Class jobs

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

文本 (text documents): 《秦始皇》 + 《贝币》

Day 1

Listening:

( /30): "Listen-look-underline-number": For the text,《》, the teacher will ask a series of questions in Mandarin. Understand the question, find the information in the text, underline it and write the number of the prompt onto your copy of the text. Here are the study videos: 一，二，三。Here are question videos to prepare: 一，二。

Reading: 

( /24): Choose three lines from the assigned text sections to write out in pinyin with tone marks and English.

( /6): From the TOK questions document, choose one TOK language question to write a reflection in English (100+ words) about usage of words within the assigned text sections.

Day 2

Writing: 

( /20分 fēn "points", scored on criteria A, B, C, format: guide here, body = 312 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 (text documents): 《秦始皇》 + 《贝币》 + 《方言地图》

Day 1

Listening:

( /30): "Listen-look-underline-number": For two texts,《》, the teacher will ask a series of questions in Mandarin. Understand the question, find the information in the text, underline it and write the number of the prompt onto your copy of the text.

Reading: 

( /24): You will receive copies of both texts (see two texts in Listening, above), with many words and phrases underlined and numbered. Choose four of the provided underlined words or phrases from each text (total = 8). Draw a simple sketch to represent the underlined concepts you chose, ensuring the numbers match between each sketch and underlined concept. Keep your sketches simple and fast, but accurate enough for the teacher to verify that you know what each chosen underlined concept in the text means.

( /6): From the TOK questions document, choose one TOK content question to write a reflection in English (100+ words) about info in one of the two assigned texts of your choosing.

(if time allows, prep for writing and speaking)

Day 2

Writing: 

( /30分 fēn "points", scored on criteria A, B, C, format: guide here, body = 336 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)

1. 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.

文本 (text documents): 《国际文凭组织(乙)》 + 《搜救犬》 

Day 1

Listening:

( /30): "Listen-look-underline-number": For the text,《TBA》, the teacher will ask a series of questions in Mandarin. Understand the question, find the information in the text, underline it and write the number of the prompt onto your copy of the text. Here are the study videos: (TBA)

Reading: 

( /24): Choose three lines from the assigned text sections to write out in pinyin with tone marks and English.

( /6): From the TOK questions document, choose one TOK language question to write a reflection in English (100+ words) about usage of words within the assigned text sections.

Day 2 

Writing: 

( /20分 fēn "points", scored on criteria A, B, C, format: formal letter here, body = 360 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 (text documents): 《国际文凭组织(乙)》 + 《搜救犬》  +  (coming soon x2)

Day 1

Listening:

( /30): "Listen-look-underline-number": For two texts, 《搜救犬》 + 《秦始皇》, the teacher will ask a series of questions in Mandarin. Understand the question, find the information in the text, underline it and write the number of the prompt onto your copy of the text. Here are videos explaining the. Here is 《秦始皇》 explained:  第一段，第二段，第三段。

Reading: 

( /24): You will receive copies of both texts (see two texts in Listening, above), with many words and phrases underlined and numbered. Choose four of the provided underlined words or phrases from each text (total = 8). Draw a simple sketch to represent the underlined concepts you chose, ensuring the numbers match between each sketch and underlined concept. Keep your sketches simple and fast, but accurate enough for the teacher to verify that you know what each chosen underlined concept in the text means.

( /6): From the TOK questions document, choose one TOK content question to write a reflection in English (100+ words) about info in one of the two assigned texts of your choosing.

(if time allows, prep for writing and speaking)

Day 2

Writing: 

( /30分 fēn "points", scored on criteria A, B, C, format: formal letter here, body = 384 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)

1. 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.