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Unit PlannerChinese - Grade 5

OS/MAISA / Grade 5 / World Languages / Chinese - Grade 5 / Week 25 - Week 30

Common Core Initiative

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Overarching Questions and Enduring Understandings

How is Chinese painting unique?

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Graphic Organizer
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Unit Abstract

In this unit students access prior knowledge regarding colors and expressing likes and dislikes. They identify and describe Chinese painting and calligraphy. They use traditional Chinese tools and techniques to create an original Chinese painting. They exchange information about what they want to paint, what colors they use, what tools they use and how the painting makes them feel. Students continue to develop recognition of characters within the context of Chinese painting and calligraphy as well as explore pinyin, radicals, and writing characters. As a result of this unit, students gain an awareness of and appreciation for traditional Chinese art.

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Expectations/Standards
MI: World Languages (2007)
Novice High (N)
Communication
Exchanging Opinions
1.1.N.SL.j Share likes and dislikes in the target language with a classmate
1.2 Interpretive Communication
Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.
Interpretive Language -Listening (L) or Signed (SL)
1.2.N.L.a Demonstrate understanding of oral classroom language in the target language including directions, commands, and requests
Interperpreting Written Language-Reading
1.2.N.R.a Demonstrate understanding of written classroom language in the target language including directions, commands, and requests
1.3 Presentational Communication
Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.
Presentational Language -Speaking (S) or Signed (SL)
1.3.N.S.b Present brief personal descriptions on familiar topics in target language such as self, friends, family, home, and school
Cultures
Understanding the artifacts associated with family and community life within the target culture(s) (F)
2.2.N.F.b Identify products that were native to a community, region, or country in which the language is spoken
Connections
3.2 Point of View
Students aquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the target language and its cultures.
3.2.N.a Use audio, visual, and/or print materials available only in the target language to recognize that a topic or situation may be viewed differently in one’s own culture than in the target culture
Communities
5.2 Personal Enrichment
Students show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.
5.2.N.a Willingly use the target language within the classroom setting
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Unit Level Standards
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Essential Questions
Essential/Focus Questions

1. What are the Four Gentlemen of Chinese painting?

2. What are the Four Treasures of Chinese painting?

3. What do Chinese artists traditionally paint?

4. What is calligraphy?

5. How does Chinese painting make me feel?

Content (Key Concepts)

1. Review colors from Kindergarten, Unit 2 and expressing likes and dislikes from First Grade, Unit 6 and Fourth Grade, Unit 4.

 

2. Identify and describe Chinese painting and calligraphy.

  • Introduce:

中国画, 书法, 文房四宝, 人物画, 山水画, 花鸟画, 四君子,梅, 兰, 竹, 菊, 笔, 墨, 纸, 砚, 高兴,难过,放松,兴奋

zhōnɡ ɡuó huà , shū fǎ , wén fánɡ sì bǎo , rén wù huà , shān shuǐ huà , huā niǎo huà , sì jūn zǐ , méi , lán , zhú , jú , bǐ , mò , zhǐ , yàn,ɡāo xìnɡ , nán ɡuò , fànɡ sōnɡ , xīnɡ fèn

 

中国画有人物画,山水画和花鸟画。

Zhōng guó huà yǒu rén wù huà, shān shuǐ huà hé huā niǎo huà.

3. Ask and answer questions about painting and calligraphy:

  • Introduce:

Nǐ yào huà shén me ?
你 要 画 什 么 ?

Wǒ yào huà ________ 。
我 要 画 ________ 。

这是我的中国画,我画了 _________( 山水, 人物,花鸟), 我用了( 颜色 ) , 我用了 (工具) , 我(不)喜欢我的画,因为我觉得____(感觉)。
Zhè shì wǒ de zhōnɡ ɡuó huà , wǒ huà le _________ ( shān shuǐ , rén wù , huā niǎo ), wǒ yònɡ le______ ( yán sè ) , wǒ yònɡ le______ ( ɡōnɡ jù ) , wǒ ( bú ) xǐ huɑn wǒ de huà ,yīn wèi wǒ jué dé ____( ɡǎn jué ) 。

4. Identify characters: 梅,兰,竹,菊,笔

 

5. Introduced but not assessed:

  • Radicals: 竹字头
  • Writing characters: 梅,兰,竹,菊,笔

6. 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. Given the characters with pinyin for painting and calligraphy terms, students match the characters/pinyin with the corresponding pictures/English words. (1.2.N.R.a) 

 

3. Students create a Chinese painting project. They then orally make a presentation to the class telling what they painted, what tools they used, what colors they used and how their painting makes them feel. (1.1.N.SL.j, 1.3.N.S.b, 2.2.N.F.b)

 

4. Students orally survey three classmates for what they want to paint and orally present their findings to the class.(1.1.N.SL.b, 1.3.N.S.b)

 

5. Given a paper with the characters for the Four Gentlemen, students number them according to the the teacher's oral instructions, e.g., #1, 兰. (1.2.N.L.a, 1.2.N.R.a)

 


 

Skills (Intellectual Processes)

Identify

Describe

 

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Lesson Plan Sequence
Lesson Plans (Sequence)
 
Resources

Recommended (not required) Instructional Resources:

 

Teachers Resources:

 

1. Four Treasures: Inkstick and Inkstone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPgN4ectOf8

2. Four Treasures: Painting Brushes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-htyFTYKf7g

3. Four Treasures: Xuan Paper

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eCZsGSmKMs

4. Chinese Calligraphy Demonstration

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM4BuhTFxho

5. Chinese Calligraphy: History and Development   

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oO4xurhLIEw

6. Animated Chinese Painting  - Landscape, Animals, Figures, Flower & Birds   

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4mlYGAZgZs

7. Learn How To Write Chinese Calligraphy : Numbers 1-6

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTYIDS6rb8k

8. Bamboo and Bird - Chinese Brush Painting by Virginia Lloyd-Davies       

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr6HEm_kkPM

9. Panda Bears - How to Paint Animals in Sumi and Watercolor Tutorial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLQ0LKa0thY

10. Animated Chinese Painting  - Kungfu Martial Arts Panda       

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T-eAgs17No

11. Animated Chinese Painting Cartoon LU LING, part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzWSVlu4Tvw

12. Animated Chinese Painting Cartoon LU LING, part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hmROFYoAx8

13. Animated Chinese Painting Cartoon LU LING, part 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFxQdnmAL38

14.  Animated Chinese Painting Cartoon Little Tadpole looking for Mom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RCgNbfNTEs

15. Chinese Treasure Chest, Volume 2, Page 345-348

16. Free Chinese Calligraphy Models for Beginners & Non-Chinese  

http://www.art-virtue.com/models/


 

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