DP二 UNIT 4

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Writing Paper

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

IA practice document (class of '26)

DP Scoring Rubrics: speaking, writing

文本 (texts): 《贝币》 + 《汉语拼音方案1》

Day 1

Listening:

( /20分 fēn "points"): For the 《汉语拼音方案1》 video, create handwritten subtitles, to include: 

• pinyin with tones (12分), and 

• English (8分)--stay as close as possible to the original Chinese words, but should be "good English."

Reading: 

( /20分): For the 《贝币》 text, write a video script, to include: 

• pinyin with tones (12分), and 

• English (8分)--stay as close as possible to the original Chinese words, but should be "good English."

Day 2

Writing: 

( /20分 fēn "points", scored on criteria A, B, C, format: essay 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 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 (texts): 《贝币》 + 《汉语拼音方案1&2》

《秦始皇》

Day 1

Listening:

( /30分 fēn "points"): For pre-selected video clips including character-only subtitles from 《汉语拼音方案1&2》, create handwritten notes, to include: 

• pinyin with tones (15分), and 

• English (15分)--stay as close as possible to the original Chinese words, but should be "good English."

Reading: 

( /30分): For pre-selected sections in the 《贝币》and 《秦始皇》 texts: 

• answer provided Chinese questions by underlining specific answers (max 5 characters next to each other) (15分), and

• write the pinyin with tone marks and meaning in English (15分) of just your underlined answers.

(if time allows, prep for writing and speaking)

Day 2

Writing: 

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

Using information from all 文本 listed above, answer the TOK language question, above, or choose and answer a different TOK question from the TOK question document, here.

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)

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): 《假期与节日x1》

Day 1

  (no listening)

Reading: 

( /20分): For pre-selected sections in the calendar of your choice in 《假期与节日x1》: 

• write the pinyin with tone marks and meaning in English.

(if time allows, prep for writing and speaking)

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 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 (texts): 《假期与节日x2》

Day 1

Reading: 

( /30分): For pre-selected underlined sections in two calendars of your choice in 《假期与节日x2》: 

• write pinyin with tones (15分),

• draw a picture to illustrate meaning (15分)

(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")

Using information from all 文本 listed above, answer the TOK language question, above, or choose and answer a different TOK question from the TOK question document, here.

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 summative here)