MS Chinese Guide

Chinese LEVEL 1

UNIT5 Colors, Clothing, Parts of the Body

PACING

WL STANDARDS RESOURCES

KEY LANGUAGE USE(S)

● Instructional Guides ● USBE Standards ● ACTFL website ● ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines ● World Readiness

5-6 weeks/unit

Novice Low

INFORM

Standards for Languages

ENDURING UNDERSTANDING

CULTURAL CONNECTIONS

Change/Continuity

● I can Identify signifcance of various colors in China, compare/ contrast Chinese fashion in various parts of China--urban vs. rural ● I can compare/ contrast clothing styles from different decades ● I can identify how fashion/textiles products have evolved (traditional, revolutionary, modern) ● I can compare fashions from American and Chinese styles.

● While China has rich and ancient traditions and history, its economic, social, and cultural patterns are changing rapidly. ● What practices, products and perspectives are changing in China? How will changes in China impact theworld? ● How will understanding processes of change in China help us better understand American culture? ● How will understanding how China is changing help us better communicate with Chinese friends and acquaintances?

END OF UNIT COMPETENCY WITH LANGUAGE EXPECTATIONS

Purposeful communication: Tell and ask questions using the following terms and language functions and features: ● I can talk about color preferences (What’s your favorite color? 你最喜 欢 什么 颜 色 ? 黑色，棕色， 蓝 色， 绿 色， 红 色，黄色，白色 ) ● 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 ( 好看， 帅 ，衣服， 裤 子， 颜 色， 头发 ，眼睛 oral only) ● I can describe classmates: describe physical characteristics of classmates using colors,clothing, parts of body. https://wida.wisc.edu/sites/default/fles/resource/WIDA-ELD-Standards-Framework-2020.pdf