你從哪里來Where Are You From

In this unit students will be introduced to the poem,悲憤詩Poem of Sorrow and Anger, by poetess, Wenji Cai from Eastern Han dynasty.
Learning objectives are: Students will be able to
1. Name different nationalities in Chinese.
2. Say "where are you from" in Chinese.
3. Use colors to describe physical appearance in Chinese.  
4. Tell reasons why people emigrate from their own countries.
5. Be able to relate immigrants' emotion in Chinese.
6. Write about peoples from different counties their physical characteristics and preference of drink
and food.
7. Be able to recite  靜夜思by李白in Chinese.
relevant videos:
Wenji's choice:    http://sites.asiasociety.org/chinaandglobalization/teach/%E6%96%87%E5%A7%AC-wenjis-choice/introduction/
Becoming American:    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mxaras-fc-c
 靜夜思(Quiet Night Thought)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEW-n20BFJg

04/05 Qingming Festival 清明節

清明節    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gfpF4620-w

林書豪Jeremy Lin defined the meaning of success.

林書豪    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JtUuVFlXkyo

全球共識-中國在哪兒Global Awareness-Where Is China

Learning Objectives
1. Be able to find where is China from a globe.
2. Be able to name the continent where China located.
3. Be able to name 5 countries next to China.
4. Be able to name four southeast  coast provinces in China.
5. Be able to name three big cities in the southeast coast of China.
6. Be able to write and to say the four directions E W S N in Chinese.
7. Be able to tell the difference of elementary school life in China from the United States.
relevant you-tubes
Geography of Asia:    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdmRYNNoDbQ
China's Geographic Challenge:     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8uWoBtCkg8&index=6&list=PLD985DC24042D71ED
Inside Shenzhen:    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mvYhIkl1q4
Primary School Life in China:    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGVwpLNKLWg

情人節快樂qing ren jie kuai le/Happy Valentine's Day

Learn to say "I like you," and "I love you," in Chinese.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpstE5KmZTY
The legend behind Chinese Valentine's Day
 http://www.goodorient.com/china-information/31/Legend-of-Chinese-Valentine-s-Day.html

Week 20, 21, 22, 23 春節 Chinese New Year

Learning Objectives
1. Students will understand the relationship between  二十四節令/24 Seasons and the farming society.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwMVBB3zKSI
Pictures to represent 24 seasons:    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFTbPP7zN5A
Watch 24 season drum     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJONx6WvWn4
2. Students will memorize the the Chinese Zodiac and the way of counting years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw0adpGLIdk
3. Students can tell the historical origin and family tradition for Chinese New Year
http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/chinese-new-year/videos/history-of-the-holidays-chinese-new-year
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noiouIzjJZE
4. Students will be able to tell  the common things Chinese people do over the Chinese New Year/Spring Festival     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L--pK6sG8rQ
5. Students be able to read Chinese lunar Calendar and identify the special seasons.

Week 16, 17, 18, 19 食物和飲食/Food and Eating

Learning objectives
1. Students be able to name the common American food in Chinese.
2. Students be able to name the common Chinese food in Chinese.
3. Students be able to tell the common utensils in Chinese dining tables and kitchens.
4. Students be able to appreciate the different eating culture in China.
5. Memorize the poem,憫農詩min nong shi     http://big5.soundofhope.org/node/507068/16K-mp3/
6. Learn the nursery rhyme--農夫nong fu/farmers.     http://mp3.xbd61.com/File_Show_294650.html
7. Knowing the food that Chinese people treasure is different from the western culture
 舌尖上的中國she jian shang de zhong guo      https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL06C69F1F2172F3F3       重庆小面chongqing xiao mian         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5VnmNaUcp4