January 31st 2012 二零一二年一月三十一日星期二 - A

January 31st 2012

Periods 1, 2 & 3 are writing their Chinese New Year Culture project. The following are the requirements of the project. Chinese II & III need to have their slides in pin yin. They will present in class using mostly Chinese.

Choose one of the following topics for your personal project:
· Chinese New Year Legend
· Chinese New Year Food
· Chinese New Year Culture/Celebration
· Chinese New Year Superstition

Research at least 3 websites about your topic on Chinese New Year and write down the information you need for your project.

Design a powerpoint file with 25 slides (including title page and the resources page) and present what you’ve learned in class. Chinese Level I students may create the powerpoint in English.

January 30th 2012 二零一二年一月三十日星期一 - B

January 28th 2012


Period 8 is writing their Chinese New Year Culture project. The following are the requirements of the project. Chinese II & III need to have their slides in pin yin. They will present in class using mostly Chinese.

Choose one of the following topics for your personal project:

· Chinese New Year Legend
· Chinese New Year Food
· Chinese New Year Culture/Celebration
· Chinese New Year Superstition

Research at least 3 websites about your topic on Chinese New Year and write down the information you need for your project.


Design a powerpoint file with 25 slides (including title page and the resources page) and present what you’ve learned in class. Chinese Level I students may create the powerpoint in English.

January 27th 2012 二零一二年一月二十七日星期五 - A

January 27th 2012 二零一二年一月二十七日星期五 - A

Periods 1 - 3:

Chinese New Years continues! We took a pretest on cultural symbols and common myths of Chinese New Year.

Vocabulary words:

吃(chī)

過(guò) 新(xīn) 年(nián)

大(dà)

放(fàng) 鞭(biān) 炮(páo)

我(wǒ)

春(chūn) 聯(lián)

餃(jiǎo) 子(zǐ)

回(huí) 家(jiā)

去(qù) 舊(jiù)

慶(qìng) 祝(zhù)

快(kuài) 樂(lè)

舞(wǔ)

We then filled in the blanks in our New Years Books and started preparing to read these books to the Chinese students at Syracuse Elem.

January 26th 2012 二零一二年一月二十六日星期四 - B

January 26th 2012 二零一二年一月二十六日星期四 - B

8th Period:

Chinese New Years continues! We took a pretest on cultural symbols and common myths of Chinese New Year.

We also reviewed radicals. Radicals help us understand the meanings of and origins Chinese characters.

Students had to identify the radicals in texts as well as match characters with the correct radical group.

Students (in groups) were asked to speculate about the origins of Chinese characters in relation with radicals. For example ( the tin man is missing a 心 "heart" so his life carries no 意思 "meaning" noticing that the radicals on the bottom of the characters are the heart radical, good job group one)

Radicals used:

grass

tree

metal

hand

heart

mouth

water

meat

people

soil

animal

speaking

January 25th 2012 二零一二年一月二十五日星期三 - A

January 25th 2012 二零一二年一月二十五日星期三 - A

1st-2nd periods:

This week we are celebrating Chinese New Years. We made dragons while watching a Chinese movie: 功夫之王 gong fu zhi wang. After being graded, we will put the dragons on the classroom wall.

3rd Period: Field Trip!! We were actually able to talk to the chef and the servers in Chinese!! The food was great and all you can eat!

January 24rd 2012 二零一二年一月二十四日星期二 - B

January 24rd 2012 二零一二年一月二十四日星期二 - B

8th period:

This week we are celebrating Chinese New Years. We made dragons while watching a Chinese movie: 功夫之王 gong fu zhi wang. After being graded, we will put the dragons on the classroom wall.

January 23rd 2012 二零一二年一月二十三日星期一 - A- B

January 23rd 2012 二零一二年一月二十三日星期一 - A

Today's topic was radicals. Radicals help us understand the meanings of and origins Chinese characters.

This lesson was used for periods 1-3. Students had to identify the radicals in texts as well as match characters with the correct radical group.

Students (in groups) were asked to speculate about the origins of Chinese characters in relation with radicals. For example ( the tin man is missing a 心 "heart" so his life carries no 意思 "meaning" noticing that the radicals on the bottom of the characters are the heart radical, good job group one)

Radicals used:

grass

tree

metal

hand

heart

mouth

water

meat

people

soil

animal

speaking

January 19th 二零一二年一月十九日星期四 - A

January 19th 二零一二年一月十九日星期四 - A


1st and 2nd period:

Vocab:


把(bǎ) 。。。那(nà) 起(qǐ) 來(lái)

把(bǎ) 。。。切(qiē) 成(chéng) 片(piàn)

然(rán) 後(hòu)

把(bǎ) 。。。倒(dào) 在(zài) 。。。 上(shàng) 面(miàn)

勺(sháo) 子(zǐ)

。。。的(de) 時(shí) 候(hòu)


Story: Students worked in groups to create pieces of the story to make a overall story as a class. Students filled in the blanks with their own ideas.

一yī 天tiān ， ______一yī 個gè 人rén 在zài 家jiā 裏li 。 他tā 走zǒu 進jìn 廚chú 房fáng ，從cóng ________ 裏li 拿ná 出chū 冰__________ 。然rán 後hòu ， 他tā 又yòu 從cóng ______ 拿ná 出chū 巧qiǎo 克kè 力lì ­­­­­________ 。 ______ 走zǒu 到dào 桌zhuō 子zǐ 那nà 裏li 。桌zhuō 子zǐ 長cháng 長cháng 的de ，是shì ________ 的de ，桌zhuō 子zǐ 上shàng 面miàn 有yǒu 香xiāng 蕉jiāo ， 還hái 有yǒu ___________ 和hé 一yī 把bǎ 刀dāo 。
______把bǎ 刀dāo 拿ná 起qǐ 来，用yòng 刀dāo 把bǎ _________ 切qiē 成chéng 片piàn ， 把bǎ ______ 片piàn 放fàng 在zài 碗wǎn 里lǐ ，然rán 后hòu ，把bǎ _____________放fàng 在zài _______ 片piàn 上shàng 面miàn ， 再zài 把bǎ _______ 牛niú 奶nǎi 倒dào 在zài 冰bīng 淇qí 淋lín 上shàng 面miàn 。

Students filled in blanks to the song: "Gong xi ni"



3rd period:

For the first ten minutes of class the students will copy down the vocabulary words and date.
Addressing the class as a whole the teacher will go over the date and the vocabulary words. The teacher will use Q & A to help the students remember the words covered.
Activity: The students will use personal whiteboards to draw the characters and pronunciation (pinyin) and pictures as the teacher directs.
Activity: Students will work in groups to “decode the story.”
We will regroup as a class and discuss the story

The last couple minutes of class we will work on the “Chinese New Year’s Song.”


Vocab:
猴hóu子zǐ
胖pàng
瘦shòu
一yī 瓶píng 水shuǐ
打dǎ 呼hū 嚕lū
倒dào
醒xǐng了 le

Story:
兩liǎng 只zhī 猴hóu 子zǐ 在zài 一yī 張zhāng 床chuáng 上shàng 睡shuì 覺jiào 。 一yī 只zhī 猴hóu 子zǐ 胖pàng ，一yī 只zhī 猴hóu 子zǐ 瘦shòu 。胖pàng 猴hóu 子zǐ 睡shuì 覺jiào 抓zhuā 了le 一yī 瓶píng 水shuǐ ，倒dào 在zài 胖pàng 猴hóu 子zǐ 身shēn 上shàng 。 胖pàng 猴hóu 子zǐ 醒xǐng 了le ， 很hěn 生shēng 氣qì ，因yīn 為wèi 它tā 身shēn 上shàng 都dōu 是shì 水shuǐ 。 胖pàng 猴hóu 子zǐ 也yě 抓zhuā 了le 一yī 瓶píng 水shuǐ ，倒dào 在zài 瘦shòu 猴hóu 子zǐ 身shēn 上shàng 。 現xiàn 在zài ，兩liǎng 只zhī 猴hóu 子zǐ 身shēn 上shàng 都dōu 是shì 水shuǐ 。

Januray 18th 2012 二零一二年一月十八日星期三 - B

We reviewed the story from January 11th. We learned the following vocabulary words:

可(kě) 是(shì)
身(shēn) 上(shàng)
都(dōu) 是
(shì)身(shēn) 上(shàng) 都(dōu) 是(shì) 。。
房(fáng) 子(zǐ)
睡(shuì) 覺(jiào)
裏(li) 面(miàn)
快(kuài)快(kuài) 地(dì)

We constructed sentences with our vocabulary words, then we played a game with our sentences. We drew pictures of our sentences and had our classmates guess the meaning of our sentences.

January 17th 2012 二零一二年十七日星期二- A

January 17th 2012 二零一二年十七日星期二- A

First Day of the semester. All of the classes received a new seating chart. We also played a short "name game" activity to help students get to know their classmates.

Period 1:


Vocab:
從cóng ………..裏li
走zǒu 進jìn
廚chú 房fáng
拿ná 出chū
又yòu
長cháng
香xiāng 蕉jiāo
一yī 只zhī 碗wǎn
一yī 把bǎ 刀dāo

After vocabulary, we constructed sentences using these new words. We played a short game with the sentences we constructed. Using these vocabulary words we constructed sentences as a class on individual whiteboards. Including the 都(dōu) construction.

Period 2:
Vocab: 從cóng ………..裏li
走zǒu 進jìn
廚chú 房fáng
拿ná 出chū
又yòu
長cháng
香xiāng 蕉jiāo
一yī 只zhī 碗wǎn
一yī 把bǎ 刀dāo

After vocabulary, we constructed sentences using these new words. We played a short game with the sentences we constructed.


Period 3: We reviewed the story from January 11th. We learned the following vocabulary words:

可(kě) 是(shì)

身(shēn) 上(shàng)

都(dōu) 是(shì)

身(shēn) 上(shàng) 都(dōu) 是(shì) 。。

房(fáng) 子(zǐ)

睡(shuì) 覺(jiào)

裏(li) 面(miàn) 快(kuài)

快(kuài) 地(dì)

We constructed sentences with our vocabulary words, then we played a game with our sentences. We drew pictures of our sentences and had our classmates guess the meaning of our sentences.

January 12th 2012 二零一二年十二日星期四- B

January 12th 2012    二零一二年十二日星期四- B

Students fill in citinzenship records and took a short term-ending quiz.

Period 6:  We reviewed the story from January 10th.  We learned the following vocabulary words:

可(kě) 是(shì)
身(shēn) 上(shàng)
都(dōu) 是(shì)
身(shēn) 上(shàng) 都(dōu) 是(shì) 。。

房(fáng) 子(zǐ)
睡(shuì) 覺(jiào)
裏(li) 面(miàn)
快(kuài) 快(kuài) 地(dì)

Using these vocabulary words we constructed sentences as a class on individual whiteboards.  Including the都(dōu) construction. 

January 11th, 2012 一月十一日二零一二年星期三- A

January 11th, 2012   一月十一日二零一二年星期三- A

1st Period: 

Vocabulary: 

住zhù 在zài

海hǎi 灘tān

 附fù 近jìn

在zài ……….. 工gōng 作zuò

一yī 家jiā 醫yī 院yuàn

秘mì 書shū

I read a story and students copied down the parts they understood.  Afterwards the students collaborated with fellow students to fill in missing pieces.  Then the class as a whole retold the story one sentence at a time. 
Story: 

______ 今jīn 年nián 四sì 十shí 六liù 歲suì 。 他tā 在zài 一yī 家jiā 醫yī 院yuàn 工gōng 作zuò 。 那nà 家jiā 醫yī 院yuàn 叫jiào ————醫yī 院yuàn 。 ——————是shì 秘mì 書shū ， 他tā 是shì 五wǔ 個gè 醫yī 生shēng 的de 秘mì 書shū 。 ————有yǒu 一yī 個gè 兒ér 子zǐ ，————沒méi 有yǒu 女nǚ 兒ér 。 ————的de 兒ér 子zǐ 叫jiào —————。

————是shì 一yī 個gè 中zhōng 學xué 生shēng ，今jīn 年nián十shí三sān 歲suì 。 他tā 們men 住zhù 在zài ————海hǎi 灘tān 附fù 近jìn 。 他tā 們men 的de 房fáng 子zǐ 不bú 大dà 不bù 小xiǎo ，是shì 棕zōng 色sè 的de 。

Students filled in the blanks with noun they felt interested them. 

2nd Period: 

Vocabulary: 

住zhù 在zài

海hǎi 灘tān

 附fù 近jìn

在zài ……….. 工gōng 作zuò

一yī 家jiā 醫yī 院yuàn

秘mì 書shū

Students were given 5 minutes on their own to transcribe the story using the vocabulary words they learned. 

Story: 

______ 今jīn 年nián 四sì 十shí 六liù 歲suì 。 他tā 在zài 一yī 家jiā 醫yī 院yuàn 工gōng 作zuò 。 那nà 家jiā 醫yī 院yuàn 叫jiào ————醫yī 院yuàn 。 ——————是shì 秘mì 書shū ， 他tā 是shì 五wǔ 個gè 醫yī 生shēng 的de 秘mì 書shū 。 ————有yǒu 一yī 個gè 兒ér 子zǐ ，————沒méi 有yǒu 女nǚ 兒ér 。 ————的de 兒ér 子zǐ 叫jiào —————。

————是shì 一yī 個gè 中zhōng 學xué 生shēng ，今jīn 年nián十shí三sān 歲suì 。 他tā 們men 住zhù 在zài ————海hǎi 灘tān 附fù 近jìn 。 他tā 們men 的de 房fáng 子zǐ 不bú 大dà 不bù 小xiǎo ，是shì 棕zōng 色sè 的de 。

Students filled in the blanks with noun they felt interested them. 

3rd Period:  We learned the vocabulary:

 在 zài 。。。上 shàng

一 yī  張 zhāng  床 chuáng

下 xià  大 dà 雨yǔ


爬 pá

樹shù


We used these words to translate the following story:
一yī 個gè 男nán 孩hái 有yǒu 一yī 張        zhāng 床chuáng 。  男nán 孩hái 不bù 喜xǐ 歡huān 在zài 床chuáng 上shàng 睡shuì 覺       jiào 。

一yī 天tiān ，男nán 孩hái 走zǒu 到dào 外wài 面miàn ， 爬pá 到dào 樹shù 上shàng 。男nán 孩hái 在zài 樹shù 上shàng 睡shuì 覺jiào 。 可kě 是shì 下xià 大dá 雨yǔ 了le 。  現xiàn 在zài ，男nán 孩hái 在zài 地dì 上shàng 睡shuì 覺jiào 。 

Afterwards we worked on the sentence 男(nán) 孩(hái) 走(zǒu) 到(dào) 外(wài) 面(miàn) and each student created 5 sentences practicing subject/verb/object construction.

We translated the lyrics of "Gong xi Gong xi."

每měi 條tiáo 大dà 街jiē 小xiǎo 巷xiàng  每měi 個gè 人rén 的de 嘴zuǐ 裏li

見jiàn 面miàn 第dì 一yī 句jù 話huà  就jiù 是shì 恭gōng 喜xǐ 恭gōng 喜xǐ

恭gōng 喜xǐ 恭gōng 喜xǐ 恭gōng 喜xǐ 恭gōng 喜xǐ 你nǐ 呀ya

恭gōng 喜xǐ 恭gōng 喜xǐ 恭gōng 喜xǐ 恭gōng 喜xǐ 你nǐ 呀ya

冬dōng 天tiān 已yǐ 到dào 盡jìn 頭tóu  真zhēn 是shì 好hǎo 的de 消xiāo 息xí

溫wēnǔ 暖nuǎn 的de 春chūn 風fēng  就jiù 要yào 吹chuī 醒xǐng 大dà 地dì

恭gōng 喜xǐ 恭gōng 喜xǐ 恭gōng 喜xǐ 恭gōng 喜xǐ 你nǐ 呀ya