Teaching Chinese
Characters:
Horror Movie
Theme
Bo Hao, Hunter College
Chinese Teacher Monthly Forum
New York University
October 22, 2010
Basic Principle
 To
teach characters under an
interesting and meaningful theme.
 Making connections between
American pop culture and
Chinese language.
Why Horror Movie ?
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Cultural phenomenon.
An interesting topic
that young
adolescents like to
discuss.
Non-traditional Topic
in the Curriculum.
Learning Objectives
15 new radicals:
尸、殳、犬、黑、酉、疒、血、車、走、足、
身、骨、頁、鬼、麻
 Corresponding characters:
屍、殺、狂、黑、死、醒、瘋、血、車、軍、
超、跑、跳、躲、骨、頭、鬼、魔。
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Question: What are the
main elements of a horror
movie?
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Introduce characters: 黑、血、死
Horror Movie Icons
Question 1：Similarities ？
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Introduce character：殺
Question 2：Differences ？
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Introduce characters：屍、骨
Question 2：Differences ？
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Introduce characters：鬼、魔
Question 2：Differences ？
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Introduce characters：瘋、狂
Question 3：What should you
do in order to survive ?
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Introduce characters：跑、跳
Question 3：What should you
do in order to survive ?
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Introduce characters：躲、車
Question 3：What should you
do in order to survive ?
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Introduce character：醒
Question 4：Who can you call
for help？
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Introduce character：軍
Question 4：Who can you call
for help？
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Introduce characters：超
Follow-up
1.
Fill the blanks
2. Storybook
3. List the elements in a
horror movie
Follow-up
Follow-up
Identify
Characteristics
Compare and Contrast
Follow-up

Writing a ghost story and present to your
classmates.
Follow-up
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Cultural comparison.
Conclusion
Thank You！