HS Chinese Guide

UNIT 5 COLORS, CLOTHING, PARTS OF THE BODY

CHINESE LEVEL 1

PACING

WL STANDARDS

RESOURCES

KEY LANGUAGE USE

5-6 Weeks

Novice Low

● HS DLI/WL PL Canvas Course ● USBE Standards ● World Readiness Standards for Languages

INFORM

WIDA Website

LEARNING PROGRESSIONS FOR NOVICE LOW PROFICIENCY LISTENING SPEAKING When students exhibit Novice Low listening pro fi ciency in Chinese, they understand:

When students exhibit Novice Low speaking pro fi ciency in Chinese, they can: 1. Use greetings and farewells. 2. Introduce themselves using memorized words and phrases. 3. Answer simple questions with words or short memorized phrases. 4. Name familiar people, places, objects, and classroom items. 5. Use practiced expressions to meet basic classroom needs. When students exhibit Novice Low writing pro fi ciency in Chinese, they can: 1. Copy and write familiar words and memorized phrases. 2. Write basic personal information (e.g., name, age, hometown). 3. Label familiar people, places, and objects. 4. Respond to simple prompts using words or memorized phrases. WRITING

1. Familiar words, greetings, and memorized expressions. 2. Simple classroom commands supported by gestures or visuals. 3. Basic questions about themselves when spoken slowly and clearly. 4. Frequently used words related to familiar people, places, and objects. When students exhibit Novice Low reading pro fi ciency in Chinese, they understand: 1. Familiar words and memorized phrases. 2. Labels, signs, and classroom vocabulary. 3. Simple words and phrases supported by pictures or visuals. 4. Very short texts containing familiar vocabulary. READING

END OF UNIT COMPETENCY WITH LANGUAGE EXPECTATIONS ● I can talk about color preferences (What’s your favorite color? ? ) ● I can describe colors of clothing. ● I can describe what people are wearing. ● I can describe family members: describe family member’s physical characteristics using colors, clothing, parts of body ( oral only) ● I can describe classmates: describe physical characteristics of classmates using colors,clothing, parts of body. SCAFFOLDING IN ACTION ● Use a variety of visuals to de fi ne Chinese characters for colors, clothing, and parts of the body . ● Use a graphic organizer to differentiate the Chinese characters, phrases, & images for students to make associations between objects & characters for body parts and clothing. ● Use Total Physical Response to review Chinese characters and calendar vocabulary. ● Group students to allow opportunity for them to practice Chinese. ● Before assigning students a conversation, model the conversation, and provide sentence frames or sentence starters (eg.What’s your favorite color?My favorite color is…. .... ) ● Use gestures and oral repetition of key phrases and words in multiple contexts. ● Ask and answer simple questions about color preferences. Skill Building