MYP-五 UNIT 4

Lesson slides

Reading practice

Class jobs

Formative phrases

For the assigned section/s in the 文本, write all: 

• pinyin for every character and number (3 pts)

• tone marks on all pinyin you wrote (2 pts)

• an English will-use statement (3 pts) about how you plan to use the information from this text for your upcoming poster presentation and reflection essay. Show your understanding of the actual words and sentences assigned text in this 文本.

For the assigned section/s in the 文本, write all: 

• pinyin for every character and number (3 pts)

• tone marks on all pinyin you wrote (2 pts)

• an English will-use statement (3 pts) about how you plan to use the information from this text for your upcoming poster presentation and reflection essay. Show your understanding of the actual words and sentences assigned text in this 文本.

For the assigned section/s in the 文本, write all: 

• pinyin for every character and number (3 pts)

• tone marks on all pinyin you wrote (2 pts)

• an English will-use statement (3 pts) about how you plan to use the information from this text for your upcoming poster presentation and reflection essay. Show your understanding of the actual words and sentences assigned text in this 文本.

In a poster presentation, using our speech notes format:

☞ Explain a Chinese celebration.

Your presentation should explore the Factual Question plus one Conceptual or Debatable question at the top of this page.

Poster design must include:

• hand-created on poster paper, though print resources can be glued or taped onto poster paper

• horizontal orientation to maximize space on projector or TV screen

• centralized visual design--all visuals and text clearly connect to each other before you present

• your Inquiry questions placed prominently (large font, top or central spaces, linked to related content)

• at least one map, diagram, or numerical table (bar chart, histogram, scatterplot, etc.)

• text from two formative readings, to read aloud for Reading score (see more below)

• two bits of real information from our lesson slides that uses the words or phrases there

• at least one bit of original research

• commentary on language usage in at least formative article or lesson slide

Presentation must include:

• • use of opening, transitions, & closing from speech notes format (linked here)

  • roughly equal speaking from both presenters (if two people are presenting)

  • coherent information directly about the poster content and general unit topics

  • clear understanding of what you presented when answering teacher questions

"Tools and resources" policy for this assignment:

Using translation and AI tools to generate your own sentences should be checked with the teacher for appropriateness prior to inclusion in your presentation. Why?

We are learning how to use words:

• • • • how to say each word, 

      • how to write each word, 

      • what each word means, 

      • in what contexts to use each word. 

With this in mind, you need to demonstrate your learning of these words along with the inquiry concepts of this unit--holiday travel plans. 

Scoring is for: 

• • Speaking: present information and then answer questions about the content and inquiry tied to your poster and presentation (see rubrics below)

  • Reading: read aloud Chinese character sentences (40+ characters) from a text we read in our formative assessments in this unit. The information you read should support the inquiry of your overall presentation. Following your whole presentation, answer questions about the text, including information that you did not directly read aloud in your presentation, but were part of the text we discussed earlier in this unit. In other words, get to know the text we learned in class. Tones will not be emphasized.

• MYP formative rubrics for speaking and reading (linked here)

• MYP summative rubrics for speaking and reading (linked here)

Handwrite an essay in Chinese characters (155+ characters)

   IMPORTANT: The formative version will be completed in class using only a "cheat sheet" you create, which can only contain hand-copied quotes from our formative texts, slides, readings, and your poster speech notes. All must focus on real cultural information.

Includes the following:

• What did you learn about travel plans from this unit?

• What skills did you learn how to do in this unit?

• Cite materials we learned from to explain where you learned these things.

• What useful phrases did you use a lot in this unit?

• What next steps will you follow to research more about the topic in this unit?

Scoring follows:

• MYP formative rubric (linked here) out of 8. The assigned character count (above) is required for any score above 1 to be given. You are allowed to bring a "cheat sheet" for the summative version that contains only direct quotes and the citation title from your readings, in characters and pinyin. No characters or pinyin from outside the relevant readings can be on your cheat sheet.

  • 4 summative points based on formative read-aloud ( /2) and Q&A ( /2); feedback given

• Remaining MYP summative rubric (linked here) out of 4. The assigned character count (above) is required for any score above 1 to be given.

This final project will happen the week prior to final exams and will serve as practice for the final exams. Note: these also serve as practice to get you familiar with how to talk about your ideas when presenting and writing, as well as how to say the Chinese characters when reading.

Speaking (/8): Present to the class and teacher about your plan for your written final exam essay. 

• See Final Exam writing requirements below

• Use conventional opening, transitions, and closing following our normal speech notes format

• Your presentation should explain all items on the checklist for the final exam Writing (see below)

• Your slides should be mainly pictures

• You can use a card with individual words in Chinese characters but do not read from sentences or phrases

Listening (/8): Listen to questions from all texts from units 3 and 4. Study for this using explainer videos with each reading.

Reading (/8): Follow the instructions on each page for five out of six of the formative texts across units 3 and 4. Some pages will ask you to write pinyin with tone marks and English. Some pages will ask you to draw to show meaning, where some English labels in addition to drawings can be permitted. The holiday calendar of China will be the one calendar in the packet.

You can keep the reading packet to look at when writing.

Writing (/8): Handwrite an essay in Chinese characters (135+ characters) that showcases your learned of the information we explored in units 3 and 4. Include:

• What information (not just language) did you learn from units 3 and 4? Include:

  • all but one of the formative articles in units 3 and 4 (you choose)

  • two slides from each of the units

• What language skills did you learn how to do in units 3 and 4? For example, reading, listening, speaking, writing, quoting, introductions, public speaking, etc.

• What ATL skill/s did you improve upon this semester?

• Cite the formative texts where you learned these things.

• What next steps will you follow to research more about the topics in these units?

• Use essay conventions from our wall poster in class.

The formative readings from units 3 and 4 will be provided in one stapled packet while you write.