chinese language arts middle school - 8 th grade
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8th Grade Language GoalAdvance – Mid
Narrate and describe in the major time frames in connected, paragraph-length discourse.Handle complicated language situations on a variety of concrete topics.
In Middle School, not all the courses are taught in Chinese. So how can we
achieve the language goal?
Some Features About Curriculum• Use ACTFL Language Proficiency Standards
and Core Knowledge as the guidelines
• Use Singapore Chinese textbooks; adopt texts from China’s middle school Chinese textbooks; develop own texts for our Yinghua students.
• One level higher than the language goal
Assessment
In Class Assessments:• Informal: answering
questions, dictations• Formal: unit test,
term test
Beyond Class Assessments:• Speech Contest• Dictionary Contest• Chinese New Year
Performance• Academic
Performance
Proficiency level based classes
• Difference pace, same goal
• Apply different teaching methods to meet
different learning styles and needs
• There is no ceiling for the advanced students
•Will be adjusted base on students’ learning
progress
CLA Class Rules and Expectations
• Bring learning materials to class (Chinese notebook,
unit packet, planner, pencil box, water bottle)
• Participate in class actively and positively
• Be respectful and responsible
• Be on time: get to class & homework (Homework is
expected to be finished within 20-40 minutes every
day.)
Communication• Email: bo.liu
@yinghuaacademy.org
• Phone call: 612-788-9095
• Classroom page (twenty1516)
• Parent – teacher Conference
• School Newsletter
You can help with…
• Checking your child’s planner, homework, and projects• Clarify the reason and goal of learning
Chinese• Be your child’s cheerleader!
After 8th Grade? Online Immersion!
•Advanced Chinese 1•Advanced Chinese 2•Subject area Chinese
•AP Chinese
Language SkillsHigh Level Thinking Skills