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Unit PlannerChinese - Grade 4

OS/MAISA / Grade 4 / World Languages / Chinese - Grade 4 / Week 13 - Week 18

Common Core Initiative

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Overarching Questions and Enduring Understandings

What role does culture play in dining?

 

 

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Unit Abstract

In this unit of study students access prior knowledge about food. They identify food categories, meats, and utensils. They learn to order a meal in Chinese. Students also compare dining in an American and Chinese restaurant. In this unit, students design a Chinese restaurant menu and orally present a skit ordering a meal in a Chinese restaurant. They continue to develop recognition of characters within the context ofordering food as well as explore pinyin, radicals, and writing characters.

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Expectations/Standards
MI: World Languages (2007)
Novice High (N)
Communication
Exchanging Information
1.1.N.SL.i Ask for and obtain information in everyday situations in the target language about time, place, price, size, relating to restaurants, stores, transportation, and services
Interperpreting Written Language-Reading
1.2.N.R.a Demonstrate understanding of written classroom language in the target language including directions, commands, and requests
Presentational Language-Writing (W)
1.3.N.W.a Illustrate and present materials in the target language such as an advertisement, poster, or menu
Cultures
Understanding the role of family and community
within the target culture(s) (F)
2.1.N.F.c Describe how daily needs are met within a community or culture in which the language is spoken (housing, shopping, food preparation, transportation, health care, access to public services)
Comparisons
4.2 Comparing Cultures
Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.
4.2.N.a Identify basic target culture practices and compare them to one’s own
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Unit Level Standards
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Essential Questions
Essential/Focus Questions

1. What kind of foods are found in an authentic Chinese restaurant?

2. How is an authentic Chinese menu organized?

3. How do you order a meal in China?

4. How does dining out compare in the USA and China?

5. How does culture influence what people eat?

 

 

Content (Key Concepts)

1. Review food vocabulary from 1st grade, Unit 6 and 3rd grade, Unit 2.

 

2. Identify food categories, meats and utensils:

lěng cài/ lěng pán, rè cài/ rè chǎo, tāng, yǐn liào, shū cài, hǎi xiān, zhū ròu, niú ròu, yáng ròu, dòu fū, jī, yā, kuài z,i chā zi, dāo zi, sháo zi, pán zi, wǎn

冷菜/冷盘,热菜/热炒,汤,饮料,蔬菜,海鲜,猪肉,牛肉 羊肉,豆腐,鸡,鸭, 筷子,叉子,刀子,勺子,盘子,碗
 

 3. Order a meal:

  • Fú wù yuán, cài dān. 服务员,菜单。
  • Nín/ nǐ xiǎng chī shén me? 您/你想吃什么?
  • Yǒu shén me hǎo chī de? 有什么好吃的?
  • ...bú cuò, cháng cháng ba.   ...不错,尝 尝 吧。
  • Hǎo de, lái yí fèn. 好的,来一份。
  • Wǒ xiǎng chī/ hē.... 我想吃/喝...。
  • Hǎo chī jí le! Xiè xie! Qǐng mǎi dān. 好吃极了!谢谢!请买单。
  • Qǐng wèn cè suǒ zài nǎ lǐ? 请问厕所在哪里?

4. Compare dining in an American and Chinese restaurant:

  • Utensils
  • Table layout: round vs. rectangular, lazy Susan
  • Menu categories
  • One person orders for everyone at table
  • No tipping in China 

5. Identify characters: 鸡,鸭,蔬,菜

 

6. Introduced but not assessed:

  • Radicals: 鸟字旁 niǎo zì páng,草字头 cǎo zì tóu
  • Writing characters: 鸡,鸭,蔬,菜

7. Ongoing review of pinyin and strokes

 

 

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Unit Assessment Tasks

Sample Performance Assessments:

 

1. Assess students' current level vocabulary related to this unit of study (oral language).

2. Create and label your favorite Chinese meal using a word bank in both Pinyin and characters. (1.2.N.R.a, 2.1.N.F.c)

3. Create a Chinese restaurant menu using a word bank in both pinyin and characters.(1.3.N.W.a, 2.1.N.F.c)

4. Create and orally present a skit ordering a meal in a Chinese restaurant. (1.1.N.SL.i)

5. Using a Venn diagram, students compare dining in the USA and China. (4.2.N.a)

6. Given Chinese characters students match the pictures with the characters. (1.2.N.R.a)

Skills (Intellectual Processes)

Identifying

Describing

Comparing

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Lesson Plan Sequence
Lesson Plans (Sequence)
 
Resources

Recommended (not required) Instructional Resources:

 

Teachers Resources:

 

Chinese Treasure Chest, Volume 2, pp. 265-280

 

Monkey King Chinese, preschool B, Lesson 4, pp. 26-33

 

Monkey King Chinese, 1A, Lesson 5, pp. 26-31

 

World Young Learners' Chinese, Book 1, Lesson 3, pp. 21-27

 

Mandy and Pandy, Activity Book 1. pp. 12-17

 

Monkey King Chinese, 1B, Lesson 3, pp. 14-19

 

Monkey King Chinese, 3A, Lesson 3, pp. 14-19

 

YOUER HANYU, Book 2, Lesson 4, pp. 20-22

 

YOUER HANYU, Book 3, Lesson 3, pp. 14-18

 

The biggest Chinese restaurant in the world: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0VXQQrvEAY

 

Chinese Food- How to Order at a Chinese Restaurant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RKhp71XF-s

 

Chinese Restaurant Experience: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD6C_FCKVmQ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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