Chinese Level I we worked on the poem 靜夜思 written by one of the best poets in Chinese literature 李白. We first recited the poem a couple of times and imitated how to recite the poem as ancient Chinese poets did. Later we used small whiteboards to practice each phrase and then line. Next we recited the poem that was emitted a couple of words off the poem each time until all the words were gone and students were able to memorize it. At the end we did speedy reading. Some students were able to memorize the poem without pinyin and reminders while some needed a couple of reminders.
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For Chinese Level II and III, we learned the poem 金縷衣 by 杜秋娘. Similar to Chinese Level I activity, we recited the poem first and then had a couple of Chinese Level II students and a couple of Level III students recited it individually. And then we took out a word from each line, and recited the poem again, and had a couple of volunteer Chinese Level II students and a couple of volunteer Level III students recited it individually. After that we took out another word from each line and recited the poem again; a couple of students from each level recited the poem. We repeated these steps until only two words from each line left.
At the end of the class, we did speedy writing; students worked as pairs and read the poem up to 1 minute and then up to 30 second, 15 seconds, and 8 seconds. At the end, the teacher performed how fast she read the poem in 30 seconds; it came out she read the poem around 5-6 times in 30 seconds.
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