Willmar Public Schools
Curriculum Mapping 7-12
Subject Area
World Languages
Course Name
Chinese II
Date
8/23/07
The following are national and Minnesota state standards for the teaching and learning of foreign languages. These standards will be indicated in appropriate lessons and time frame.
COMMUNICATION:
Standard 1.1: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions
Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics
Standard 1.3: Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.
CULTURES: Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Other Cultures
Standard 2.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the Chinese culture.
Standard 2.2: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the Chinese culture.
CONNECTIONS: Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information
Standard 3.1: Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language
Standard 3.2: Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures
COMPARISONS: Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture
Standard 4.1: Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own
Standard 4.2: Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.
COMMUNITIES: Participate in Multilingual Communities at Home & Around the World
Standard 5.1: Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting
Standard 5.2: Students show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.
Week
Content
Standards Addressed
1-3
Review of Chinese I and
essential vocabulary and
patterns learned
Standards 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1,
3.2, 4.1
Begin overview of Chinese
history and geography
4-5
Talk about the school day:
classes and activities
Continue overview of
Chinese geography
Standards 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1,
3.2, 4.1, 5.1
Skills/Benchmarks
Essential Questions
Assessments
Students will be able to offer
simple greetings, exchange
biographical information (name,
age, phone number), talk about
their families, express likes and
dislikes, and express feelings.
How do you tell about yourself in
Chinese? How do you learn
information about other people in
Chinese?
What are major similarities and
differences between the English and
Chinese languages in these aspects?
Oral conversations and assessments
Written quizzes and exams
Personal presentations by students
What classes are offered at my school
and how do I express those in Chinese?
How can I share with my classmates
what my schedule is and understand
what theirs are, in Chinese?
Oral conversations and assessments
Written quizzes and exams
Personal presentations by students
Students will learn the major
geographical features of China,
how the language reflects the
names of places, and how history
and geography have led to the
development of present day China.
Students will learn how to describe
their school offerings and their
schedules for the day.
Students will be able to describe
their likes and dislikes regarding in
school and out of school activities.
Students will learn the locations of
What are the geographical similarities
and differences between China and the
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Curriculum Mapping 7-12
6-7
Learn about food items in
Chinese
Standards 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1,
3.2, 4.1, 5.2
Begin learning about major
historical events in China
of the 20th century.
important geographical features in
China as well as learn the name in
Chinese and Pinyin spelling
Students will learn the names of a
number of foods, with a focus on
what are common in the Chinese
cuisine.
Students will learn how to request a
table, order a meal, and pay for the
meal at a restaurant.
Students will learn the backgrounds
of important Chinese dishes and
how they are made
8-9
Learn how to make
comparisons between
people and things using the
Chinese language.
Standards 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1,
3.2, 4.1, 5.2
Introductions to the
competition for power to
rule China after the
downfall of the Emperor
10-11
Share descriptions of
houses
Standards 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.2,
4.1, 5.2
Ask for and give directions
from one place to another
within a city
The Rise of the
Communist party and the
war with Japan
Students will learn about the
Warlords who divided up China for
rule and how this lead to the chaos
of the following years.
Students will learn the vocabulary
for the main features of a home and
how these compare with traditional
Chinese homes
Students will be able to describe
their own homes using Chinese
Presentation of how the
Nationalist Party tried to
defeat the Warlords and
reunify China
12-13
Students will learn how the fall of
the Imperial government led to the
chaos of the early 20th century in
China
Students will learn a number of
adjectives in Chinese and how to
use these to make descriptive,
comparative, and superlative
statements.
Students will learn who were the
main characters in Chinese history
before the Communist revolution
Standards 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.2,
4.1, 5.2
Students will learn vocabulary
needed to describe how to move
about in a city, as well as the
typical features of a city.
Students will be able to describe
how to go from their home to
various locations in the Willmar
area.
United States and how do these affect
the development of each country?
What are the names of typical foods in
Chinese? What foods are most
common and popular in China? How
can I order food in a Chinese restaurant,
using Chinese?
Oral conversations and assessments
Written quizzes and exams
Personal presentations by students
Classroom discussion
Visit a Chinese restaurant as a class
and order food together
How do I conduct myself and
communicate in a Chinese restaurant,
using the Chinese language?
How is Chinese food made, and how
can I make some basic dishes?
What were some of the causes for the
downfall of the imperial government of
China in 1911?
What are the basic and most commonly
used adjectives and how are they used
to make descriptive, comparative, and
superlative statements?
Oral conversations and assessments
Written quizzes and exams
Personal presentations by students
Classroom discussion
What caused the rise of Warlords in
China (1911-1927) and how did this
affect the country?
What are the main features of a
Western home compared to a Chinese
home and how do you describe these in
Chinese?
Oral conversations and assessments
Written quizzes and exams
Personal presentations by students
Classroom discussion
What were the strengths and
weaknesses of the Nationalist Party and
why did it ultimately fail to unite and to
rule China effectively?
What are the names of typical features
within a city and what are these called
in Chinese? How do you ask for and
give directions, in Chinese, around a
city?
Who were the main figures in the rise
of the Communist party and how did
Oral conversations and assessments
Written quizzes and exams
Personal presentations by students
Classroom discussion
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Students will learn about the early
years of the Communist party and
who the important characters were
in its rise.
14-15
Express plans for the
future in terms of travel,
profession, activities, etc.
Standards 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.2,
4.1, 5.2
Presentation of the main
events in the rule of the
Communist Party from
1949-1979
16-18
Review and synthesis of all
materials
Presentation of the
modernization of China
from 1979-present
Students will learn how the war
with Japan affected the fate of
China for the rest of the 20th
century
Students will learn needed
vocabulary for the expression of
future tense and future plans.
Students will learn about the major
developments of China under the
first 3 decades of Communist rule
Standards 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1,
3.2, 4.1, 5.2
Students will consolidate and
solidify all material learned to this
point
Students will learn about the
modernization of China and how
China is becoming a major factor in
the global scene.
they affect the direction of Chinese
history for the rest of the 20th century?
What was the affect of WWII on China
and its people?
How do I express future desires and
plans in Chinese? How does one
discuss immediate and distant future in
Chinese?
Oral conversations and assessments
Written quizzes and exams
Personal presentations by students
Classroom discussion
What were the major events under the
Chinese Communists in the first 3
decades and what affects did these have
on the Chinese people?
What have been the major successes,
failures, possibilities and problems in
the modernization of China in the past 3
decades?
Oral conversations and assessments
Written quizzes and exams
Personal presentations by students
Classroom discussion