China and Globalization—In the 21st-century classroom,
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Learning Chinese, Thinking Globally

I teach Chinese 1, 2, 3, AP Chinese Language and Culture at:

Clovis West High School: 327-2198(AM)

Buchanan High School: 327-3253 (PM)

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

11/27/2017--12/01/2017 (Week 14)

Chinese 1:1. Lesson 6: Adjectives
                 2. Translation/Reading: P.63/64
                 3. Key Structures: P.61
                 4. Project: Compare v.s. Contrast
                 5. Vocabulary Test: P.59/60

Chinese 2:1. Lesson 5: Activities/Sports
                 2. Key Structures: P.52/53
                 3. Translation/Reading: P.55/56
                 4. Writing story: P.57
                 5. Vocabulary Test: P.50/51

Chinese 3:1. Lesson 6: Greetings
                 2. Reading:P.53/57
                 3. Key Structures:P. 54
                 4. Make your own greeting cards
                 5. Listening Test: P. 43/47

AP Chinese:1. New Textbook: Chao Yue
                    2. Speaking: Applying for Colleges

Sunday, November 12, 2017

11/13/2017--11/17/2017 (Week 13)

Thanksgiving Break: 11/20/2017--11/24/2017

Chinese 1: Lesson 6:1. Adjectives/Chinese Multiplication Table
                                  2. Compare and Contrast
                                  3. Flashcard: Lesson 6
                                  4. Picture Test: Lesson 6
                                  5. Thanksgiving Pot Luck Party

Chinese 2: Lesson 5:1. Sports/Activities
                                  2. Internet Research: Chinese Sports
                                  3. Speaking: Favorite Sports/Acitivities
                                  4. Picture Test: Lesson 5

Chinese 3: Lesson 5: 1. Chinese Valentine's Day
                                   2. Flashcard: Lesson 5
                                   3. Reading+Translation: P.43
                                   4. Story: Chinese Valentine's Day
                                   5. Vocabulary Test: P. 42

AP Chinese: Lesson 9


                     Cultural Unit: Chinese Valentine's Day

Sunday, November 5, 2017

11/06/2017--11/10/2017 (Week 12)
12th Week Grading Period Ends on Friday, 11/10/2017!

Chinese 1: Lesson 4:1. Reading+Translation: P. 43/44
                                  2. Internet Research: Confucius
                                  3. Flashcard: Lesson 4
                                  4. Speaking Test

Chinese 2: Lesson 4:1. Reading+Translation: P.43/44
                                  2. 4-panel Story: P.45
                                  3. Speaking: Weather in China
                                  4. Vocabulary Test: Lesson 4

Chinese 3: Lesson 4: 1. Key Structures: P.34--35
                                   2. Flashcard: Lesson 4
                                   3. Reading+Translation: P.33+37
                                   4. Internet Research: Dragon & Phoenix
                                   5. Vocabulary Test: P. 32

AP Chinese: Lesson 9
                     Cultural Unit: Talk about Yourself

Sunday, October 29, 2017

10/30/2017--11/03/2017 (Week 11)

Chinese 1:1. Lesson 4: Chinese Family
                 2. Handout: Translation
                 3. Project: family protrait
                 4. Picture Test: P.48
         
Chinese 2:1. Lesson 4: Weather
                 2. Handout: Weather Report
                 3. Picture Test: P. 37

Chinese 3:1. Lesson 4: Parent and Children
                 2. Reading:P.33+37
                 3. Handout: Translation (P.37)
                 4.  Vocabulary Test: P. 32
             
AP Chinese:1. Lesson 9: Packet #9
                    2. AP Practice

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

10/23/2017--10/27/2017 (Week 10)

Chinese 1:1. Lesson 4: Chinese Family
                 2. Handout: People
                 3. Project: wo/self
                 4. Word Test: P.38
         
Chinese 2:1. Lesson 4: Weather
                 2. Handout: Weather Report
                 3. Word Test: P. 37

Chinese 3:1. Lesson 4: Parent and Children
                 2. Reading:P.33
                 3. Typing Practice
                 4.  Word Test: P. 31(two notes)
             
AP Chinese:1. Lesson 9: Packet #9
                    2. Speaking: At the doctor's office

Sunday, October 15, 2017

10/16/2017--10/20/2017 (Week 9)

Chinese 1:1. Lesson 3: Chinese Names
                 2. Internet Research: Dragon and Phoenix
                 3. Project: wo/self
                 4. Speaking Test: wo/self
           
Chinese 2:1. Lesson 3: Daily Schedule
                 2. Writing: 4-panel story
                 3. Project: my daily schedule
                 4. Speaking Test: my daily schedule

Chinese 3:1. Lesson 3:Chinese Medicines
                 2. Reading:P.23/27
                 3. Translation: P.27 (bottom paragraph)
                 4. Writing: P.29/30
                 5. Listening Test: P.23+27 (top)

AP Chinese:1. Lesson 8: Packet #8
                    2. Speaking: My neighborhood

Monday, October 9, 2017

10/09/2017--10/13/2017 (Week 8)

Chinese 1:1. Lesson 3: Chinese Names
                 2. Translation/Reading: P.33/34
                 3. Key Structures: P.31/32
                 4. Vocabulary Test: P.29/30

Chinese 2:1. Lesson 3: Daily Schedule
                 2. Speaking: Daily Activities
                 3. Translation/Reading: P.31/32
                 4. Vocabulary Test: P. 26/27

Chinese 3:1. Lesson 3:Chinese Medicines
                 2. Reading:P.23/27
                 3. Writing: P.24/25/27
                 4. Vocabulary Test: P.22

AP Chinese:1. Lesson 7: Packet #7
                    2. Speaking: Talk About Youself

Sunday, October 1, 2017

10/02/2017--10/06/2017 (Week 7)

Chinese 1:1. Lesson 3: Chinese Names
                 2. Quizlet:Lesson 3
                 3. Building Blocks: P.29
                 4. Word/Picture Test: P.28

Chinese 2:1. Lesson 3: Daily Schedule
                 2. Telling Time
                 3. Quizlet
                 4. Reading:P.31/32
                 5. Word/Picture Test: P. 25

Chinese 3:1. Lesson 3:Chinese Medicines
                 2. Reading:P.23
                 3. Writing: P.21/22
                 4. Word/Picture Test: P.21

AP Chinese:1. Lesson 6: Packet #6
                    2. Speaking: Talk About Youself

Monday, September 25, 2017

09/25/2017--09/29/2017 (Week 6)

6th week grading period ends on 09/29/2017!

Chinese 1:1. Lesson 2: Chinese People
                 2. Culture Unit: Chinese Ethnic Groups
                 3. Reading: P. 23/24
                 4. HW#8: P.26+27
                 5. Movie: First Emperor of China

Chinese 2:1. Lesson 2: Ride School Bus to School
                 2. Translation: Vehicles
                 3. Culture Unit: Chinese Cities
                 4. Speaking Test:Compare Driving Systems in China vs. USA

Chinese 3:1. Translation: P.17
                 2. Reading:P.13/17
                 3. Writing: P.19/20
                 4. Listening Test: P.13+17

AP Chinese:1. Lesson 6: Packet #6
                    2. Culture Unit: Monkey King

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

09/18/2017--09/22/2017 (Week 5)

Back To School Night: 6--8pm, Monday, 09/18/2017

Chinese 1:1. Lesson 2: Chinese People
                 2. Translation: P.21--24
                 3. Reading: P. 23/24
                 4. Speaking: Exchange name, age, and nationality
                 5. Vocabulary Test: P. 19/20 (20 words)

Chinese 2:1. Lesson 2: Ride School Bus to School
                 2. Translation: Key Structures (P.16--17)
                 3. Reading: P.19/20
                 4. Project: Parking Lot Survey w/Oral Report
                 5. Vocabulary Test: P. 14/15 (20 words)

Chinese 3:1. Translation: Key structures (P.14--15)
                 2. Reading:P.13/17--top
                 3. Writing: 5 questions (P.18)
                 4. Speaking Test: 5 questions + 10 MW
                 5. Vocabulary Test: P. 12

AP Chinese: Lesson 5: Packet #5
09/11/2017--09/15/2017 (Week 4)

Chinese 1:1. Lesson 2: Chinese People
                 2. Flashcard Test: P. 18--20
                 3. Reading: P. 23/24
                 4. Quizlet Test
                 5. Vocabulary Test: P.18

Chinese 2:1. Lesson 2: Ride School Bus to School
                 2. Flashcard Test: Lesson 2
                 3. Quizlet Test
                 3. Vocabulary Test: P. 13

Chinese 3:1. Unit 2 (P. 11/12)
                 2. Research: Measure Words
                 3. Speaking: Identify Measure Words
                 4. Reading: P. 13
                 5. Quizlet Test

AP Chinese: Lesson 4: Packet #4
                     Cultural Unit: Moon Festival

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

09/04--09/08/2017  (Week 3)

Chinese 1: 1. Formation of Chines Characters
                  2. Radicals (p.17)
                  3. Test: Radicals
Chinese 2: 1. City of Beijing, Nanjing, Shanghai, Xian, Guangzhou
                  2. Internet Research: Where is China?
                  3. Speaking Test: Chinese cities
Chinese 3: 1. Sentence Practice (P.7)
                  2. Reading (top) (P.7)
                  3. Writing: answer 5 questions (P.8)
                  4. Translation: P.9-10
                  5. Key Structures (P.4)
AP Chinese: Lesson 3:Packet #3

Monday, February 20, 2017

6th Week Grading Period Ends on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017

Chinese 1: 1. Lesson 8: Calendar/Dates/Numbers
                  2. Study Guide: Dates/Numbers
                  3. Speaking Test: Dates/Numbers
                  4. Translation/Reading:P. 83/84
                  5. Flashcard: Lesson 8
Chinese 2: 1. Lesson 7: MW/Market/Money
                  2. Writing: P. 78/P. 81/P. 82
                  3. Translation/Reading: P. 79/80
                  4. Flashcard: Lesson 7
Chinese 3: 1. Lesson 8: Music/Singing
                  2. Translation #1: P. 77 (write Chinese and English)
                  3. Translation #2: P. 79 (write Chinese and English)
                  4. Research: Silk Road (P. 80)--10 sentences in Chinese
                  5. Flashcard: Lesson 8
AP Chinese: Lesson 10--Internet World
                     Packet: 10

Sunday, January 29, 2017

01/30/2017--02/03/2017 (Week 4)

Chinese 1:1. Translation/Reading
                 2. Speaking: 12 Zodiac animals
                 3. Movie: 12 Zodiac

Chinese 2:1. Writing: 4-panet story
                 2. Building Blocks
                 3. Translation/Reading

Chinese 3:1. Reading: P. 63
                 2. Writing: in Chinese character only: P. 64--#1,2,3,6
                                                                              P. 65--#8,10,11
                 3. Translation: P. 67 (in English) 
                 4. Listening Test: P. 63+67 (top)

AP Chinese: Lesson 8: Education System in China

Sunday, January 22, 2017

01/23/2017--01/27/2017 (Week 3)

Chinese 1:1. Reading: Chinese New Year
                 2. Speaking: 12 Zodiac animals
                 3. Movie: 12 Zodiac

Chinese 2:1. Writing: "Nian"
                 2. Project: Chinese Calligraphy
                 3. Translation/Reading

Chinese 3:1. Reading#1: Chinese New Year
                 2. Reading#2: P. 63
                 2. Writing: Traffic Signs (P. 69)
                 3. Translation: P. 67 
                 4. Listening Test: P. 63+67 (top)

AP Chinese: Lesson 8: Education System in China
 

Friday, January 20, 2017

雞年快樂!  鸡年快乐!
Year of the Rooster, Lunar Year 4715

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Chinese New Year: Saurday, January 28, 2017